Dobbins Rd,
Banner Elk, North Carolina 28604
The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Wooded hills.
Designer:
Tom Fazio
36.152551
-81.833907
75 mi NE of Ashville.
Diamond Creek
Diamond Creek Golf Club is home to one of the top-rated and finest championship golf courses in North Carolina. The excellent tree-lined and open parkland layout contains a wealth of wonderfully crafted, memorable and challenging holes. Definitely a course that will challenge your all-round game. However, this is a private course generally playable only by members and their guests.
Private club; visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member.
Good
North Carolina's 4th best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 77th best course (Golf Digest, 2023).
175 Linville Ave, Linville, NC 28646
+1 (800) 742 6717
Visit websiteWith just 24 rooms and suites, The Eseeola is able to offer an excellent level of personal service. Breakfast and dinner are included with your stay, and each room has a private bath and private porch or balcony. In addition to the well-appointed rooms, guests can enjoy the Lodge's library, lounge, bar, spa and fitness center, and the surrounding beauty of the grounds and championship golf course.
Linville
Grandfather (private).
Diamond Creek (private).
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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