The best courses you can play 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 12 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Clayton, North Carolina, ranked by those community scores.
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
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
Pine Hollow Golf Course
Clayton, NC, USAPublicMaurice Brackett & Bob Moore
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.3Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 1.9Facilities
- Underrated
- Walkable
- Must play
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
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
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
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 public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public 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 public course rankings in Clayton, North Carolina.
The top public golf courses in Clayton, North Carolina on Course Vaults are led by Lonnie Poole Golf Course with a Course Vaults score of 7.8. This page ranks 12 courses, including Lonnie Poole Golf Course, Heritage Golf Club, Pine Hollow Golf Course.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public 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 public 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.
Lonnie Poole Golf Course is currently #1 among public courses in and around Clayton, North Carolina on Course Vaults at 7.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:03 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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