The best golf courses in Clayton, North Carolina
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 13,049 rounds in North Carolina and rate what they played. These are the 20 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Clayton, North Carolina, ranked by those community scores.

Raleigh Country Club
Raleigh, NC, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Rich Mandell
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.3Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
Classic Ross design with bowl greens and lots of false fronts. Really not a major challenge off the tees, but the green complexes will eat you alive. Truly an immaculate course but hyper private.
Written by
@wftolber
- Must play
- Restaurant
- Challenging

Hasentree Golf Club
Wake Forest, NC, USAPrivateTom Fazio
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Mat range

Lonnie Poole Golf Course
Raleigh, NC, USAPublicArnold Palmer
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.6Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
The transfusions, practice facility, course layout, and greens were all tremendous. The quality of course you get for the price is pretty incredible. Also, some awesome views of the city skyline from some of the tee boxes.
Written by
@Young Tom Morris
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play

Carolina Country Club
Raleigh, NC, USAPrivateJohn LaFoy & Rees Jones
CCC is the flagship status course in Raleigh. It’s a good spot with some great greens. Raleigh CC is definitely better layout and routing, but still enjoyed this course. I thought it was fair and good test of golf.
Written by
@johnny
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Heritage Golf Club
Wake Forest, NC, USAPublicBob Moore
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
I think this course had some creative holes that made you work the ball both ways as well as playing to uphill greens and down hill greens. Additionally the use of the water and slopes on this course turned ordinary holes to extraordinary ones.
Written by
@Young Tom Morris
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Driving range

MacGregor Downs Country Club
Cary, NC, USAPrivateWillard Byrd & JMP Group
Scottish “tartan” theme is really cool. Back to back par 5s on 9 and 10 is a really fun stretch and 18 is one of the hardest holes in NC. Pro shop is awesome
Written by
@slover
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Pine Hollow Golf Course
Clayton, NC, USAPublicMaurice Brackett & Bob Moore
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.3Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 1.9Facilities
- Underrated
- Walkable
- Must play

Devils Ridge Golf Club
Holly Springs, NC, USAPrivateJohn LaFoy
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 2.3Scenery
- 4.9Facilities
This is a really good layout. Lots of changes in elevation. Being in a neighbourhood there is out of bounds left and right on most holes so you need to drive it straight. The greens really struggle in the Summer heat, bent grass can’t handle it.
Written by
@Bugsy5746
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Restaurant

River Ridge Golf Club
Raleigh, NC, USAPublicChuck Smith
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.5Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
Course is solid. Some fun holes and plenty of memorable holes. Great conditions for a public spot, but definitely can lose some balls if your aren’t hitting it well.
Written by
@johnny
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Friendly

The Club at 12 Oaks
Holly Springs, NC, USAPrivateJack Nicklaus
- 4.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
Was in good nick when I played it and overall enjoyed it. Putted off the green into a hazard on the 4th (I think it was the 4th, stupidly severe green).
Written by
@Bugsy5746
- Driving range
- Fast greens
- Restaurant

Wildwood Green Golf Club
Raleigh, NC, USAPublicJohn LaFoy
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Mat range

Lochmere Golf Club
Cary, NC, USAPublicGene Hamm
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.3Value
- 2.3Scenery
- 2.6Facilities
Really fun course with great Bermuda greens. My biggest knock on it is that the pace of play there is awful. Aside from that I think it’s a solid muni
Written by
@Young Tom Morris
- Driving range

TPC at Wakefield Plantation
Raleigh, NC, USAPrivateHale Irwin
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
Wakefield is a solid course. It is weaved through a neighborhood and is a typical 90s course. It is a solid place but not my favorite. The greens are usually good, but it does have a few funky holes such as number eight.
Written by
@johnny
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

The Neuse Golf Club
Clayton, NC, USAPublicJohn LaFoy
- 3.3Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.7Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
- Mat range
- Putting area
- Restaurant

Eagle Ridge Golf Club
Raleigh, NC, USAPublicTom Kite & Bob Cupp
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Great value

Reedy Creek Golf Course
Four Oaks, NC, USAPublicGene Hamm
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.5Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.2Facilities

Stockholder Course
Raleigh Golf Association
Raleigh, NC, USAPrivateGeorge Cobb & David Postlethwait
- 2.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 1.0Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Hedingham Golf Club
Raleigh, NC, USAPublicDavid Postlethwait
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.6Facilities

Public Course
Raleigh Golf Association
Raleigh, NC, USAPublicGeorge Cobb & David Postlethwait
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
- Great value
- Walkable

Paschal Golf Club
Wake Forest, NC, USAPublicDonald Ross
- NRConditions
- 1.5Layout
- NRValue
- 0.5Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Dog track
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Clayton, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Clayton, North Carolina.
The top golf courses in Clayton, North Carolina on Course Vaults are led by Raleigh Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.4. This page ranks 20 courses, including Raleigh Country Club, Hasentree Golf Club, Lonnie Poole Golf Course.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Clayton, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Clayton, North Carolina list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Clayton, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Raleigh Country Club is currently #1 among courses in and around Clayton, North Carolina on Course Vaults at 8.4 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:16 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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