The best courses you can play in Highlands, 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 6 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Highlands, North Carolina, ranked by those community scores.
High Hampton Inn & Country Club
Cashiers, NC, USAPublicGeorge W. Cobb
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Halfway house
Old Edwards Club at Highlands Cove
Highlands, NC, USAPublicTom Jackson
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.7Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
The course is meh but enjoyable. Downhill par 5 6th is the highlight. Doesn’t have the charm of HCC which is the other track I played up here. The course was in good shape but the staff was unbelievably rude to me as an unaccompanied guest. No need to play this one.
Written by
@txmidam94
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Mat range
Sequoyah National Golf Club
Whittier, NC, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones II
- 3.7Conditions
- 3.9Layout
- 3.3Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
One of the most scenic courses in the country. Super tough course as it’s extremely narrow and ball either lands in the fairway or off the mountain. It is not really set up for long hitters and is a lot of target golf. Layout is interesting as it’s got 5 par 5’s and 5 par 3’s.
Written by
@Tootalljoiner
- Mountain
- Views
- Driving range
Sky Valley Golf Club
Sky Valley, GA, USAPublicBill Watts
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
Smoky Mountain Country Club
Whittier, NC, USAPublicThomas Walker
- 2.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Cool course in the mountains of western Carolina. Lots of elevation changes and fun downhill shots at greens. Greens weren’t in the best condition and driving range was a sand pit but good enough for pre round warmup. Hotdog was fine but I’ve had better at other courses.
Written by
@josh
- Driving range
- Strategic
- Bar
The Rock Golf Club & Resort
Pickens, SC, USAPublic
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
- Fast greens
- Strategic
- Underrated
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 Highlands, 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 Highlands, North Carolina.
The top public golf courses in Highlands, North Carolina on Course Vaults are led by High Hampton Inn & Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.4. This page ranks 6 courses, including High Hampton Inn & Country Club, Old Edwards Club at Highlands Cove, Sequoyah National Golf Club.
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 Highlands, 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 Highlands, North Carolina list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Highlands, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
High Hampton Inn & Country Club is currently #1 among public courses in and around Highlands, North Carolina on Course Vaults at 8.4 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:01 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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