Top 100 NC Golf Courses

In 2019, out of nearly 600 golf courses throughout North Carolina, courses in the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen area earned 17 spots in the list of Top 100 Golf Courses in the state, as determined annually by the North Carolina Golf Panel. Once again, Pinehurst No. 2 tops the list — as has been the case since the panel was founded in 1995.

The Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen region is home to four of the Top 10 golf courses in North Carolina, and eight of the Top 25, as indicated below:

1. Pinehurst No.2
4. Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
5. Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood)
10. Pinehurst No. 8
15. Country Club of North Carolina (Cardinal)
17. Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club
19. Pinehurst No. 4
24. Forest Creek Golf Club (South)

Rounding out the Top 100 listing were:

Number 19 in the Top 100 - Mid Pines Golf Course in Southern Pines, NC.

30. Pinehurst No. 9
34. Forest Creek Golf Club (North)
44. Dormie Club
51. Pinewild Country Club (Magnolia)
52. Mid South
59. Pinehurst No. 7
92. New Course at Talamore
95. Southern Pines Golf Club
98. Pinehurst No. 6

This year the Golf Panel also ranked the Top 50 Courses You Can Play, top picks for public and semi-private courses. Fifteen of the Top 50, or 30%, are found in the Sandhills.

Top 50 Courses You Can Play:

1. Pinehurst No. 2
2. Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
3. Pinehurst No. 8
4. Pinehurst No. 4
5. Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club
6. Pinehurst No. 9
13. Mid South Club
15. Pinehurst No. 7
28. New Course at Talamore
30. Southern Pines Golf Club
32. Pinehurst No. 6
39. Legacy Golf Links
38. Longleaf Golf & Family Club
40. Tobacco Road Golf Club
46. Seven Lakes Golf Club

This year the Golf Panel also ranked the Most Fun to Play and the Best Practice Facilities, by region.

Sandhills, Most Fun to Play:

1. Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club
2. Legacy Golf Links
3. Southern Pines Golf Club
4. New Course at Talamore
5. Seven Lakes Country Club

Sandhills, Best Practice Facilities:

1. Pinehurst Resort & Country Club
2. Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
3. Country Club of North Carolina
4. Forest Creek Golf Club
5. Pinewild Country Club

The rankings, published in the April 2019 issue of BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA, are compiled based on votes cast by a panel of golf industry experts. For the complete list please visit the North Carolina Golf Panel.

Related Link: See Golf Packages available for Pinehurst, Southern Pines and Aberdeen Golf Courses.