The best courses you can play in North Carolina
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public courses across North Carolina, ranked by those community scores.
+2129.1(#2) Pinehurst Resort & Country Club
Pinehurst, NC, USA
+728.9(#10) Pinehurst Resort & Country Club
Pinehurst, NC, USA
+2388.6Tobacco Road Golf Club
Sanford, NC, USA
+1368.5(#4) Pinehurst Resort & Country Club
Pinehurst, NC, USA
+1258.5Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club
Southern Pines, NC, USA
+58.5(MacKay) Thistle Golf Club
Sunset Beach, NC, USA
+1018.4Southern Pines Golf Club
Southern Pines, NC, USA
+1188.3Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club
Southern Pines, NC, USA- +58.3
(Stewart) Thistle Golf Club
Sunset Beach, NC, USA 
+948.3Tot Hill Farm Golf Club
Asheboro, NC, USA
+208.2Sequoyah National Golf Club
Whittier, NC, USA
+78.2Old Edwards Club at Highlands Cove
Highlands, NC, USA
+1038.0(#8) Pinehurst Resort & Country Club
Pinehurst, NC, USA
+68.0(Cameron/Stewart) Thistle Golf Club
Sunset Beach, NC, USA
+717.8(#3) Pinehurst Resort & Country Club
Pinehurst, NC, USA
+537.8Duke University Golf Club
Durham, NC, USA
+217.8(Champions) Bryan Park Golf Club
Browns Summit, NC, USA
+87.8Bald Head Island Country Club
Bald Head Island, NC, USA
+407.8Lonnie Poole Golf Course
Raleigh, NC, USA
+207.7Rivers Edge Golf Club
Shallotte, NC, USA
+97.7Boone Golf Club
Boone, NC, USA
+57.7Cutter Creek Golf Club
Snow Hill, NC, USA
+947.7(The Cradle) Pinehurst Resort & Country Club
Pinehurst, NC, USA
+137.7The Grove Park Inn Resort
Asheville, NC, USA
+377.6(#7) Pinehurst Resort & Country Club
Pinehurst, NC, USA
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. State pages include public golf courses across North Carolina. 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 North Carolina.
The top public golf courses in North Carolina on Course Vaults are led by Pinehurst Resort & Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.1. This page ranks 25 courses, including Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Tobacco Road 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. State pages include public golf courses across North Carolina. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The North Carolina list ranks public golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public or guest-friendly courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Pinehurst Resort & Country Club is currently #1 among public courses in North Carolina on Course Vaults at 9.1 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 6:25 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
Cities in North Carolina
- Pinehurst
- Sunset Beach
- Charlotte
- Raleigh
- Southern Pines
- Durham
- Sanford
- Browns Summit
- Chapel Hill
- Clayton
- Clemmons
- Greensboro
- Hampstead
- Huntersville
- Matthews
- Powells Point
- Shelby
- Wilmington
- Winston-Salem
- Aberdeen
- Advance
- Archdale
- Asheboro
- Asheville
- Bald Head Island
- Bolivia
- Boone
- Burlington
- Cary
- Caswell Beach
- China Grove
- Chocowinity
- Concord
- Corolla
- Four Oaks
- Graham
- Grandy
- High Point
- Highlands
- Indian Trail
- Kitty Hawk
- Lexington
- Locust
- Maggie Valley
- Marshville
- Mebane
- Mooresville
- Mount Gilead
- Nags Head
- Ocean Isle Beach
- Pine Knoll Shores
- Pittsboro
- Raeford
- Shallotte
- Sneads Ferry
- Snow Hill
- Sugar Mountain
- Summerfield
- Wake Forest
- West Jefferson
- Whispering Pines
- Whittier
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