Best golf courses near Raleigh, NC (2024)

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How many golf courses are near Raleigh? ›

There are 38 courses within a 15-mile radius of Raleigh, 24 of which are public courses and 14 are private courses. There are 28 18-hole courses and 9 nine-hole layouts.

Can you golf year-round in Raleigh? With many regulation courses open to the public, long and short courses, ones that are modest and that are hazard-lined fairways, as well as ones open till midnight, there are many different areas where you can play golf here in Raleigh all year round.

According to Tony Snoey, the club's general manager, 233 of the existing 250 homeowners bought back into the new club, paying a discount on the $100,000 initiation fee (which has since increased to $125,000). Annual dues, which cover the family, are an additional $14,500.

Old Town Club has served as the official home course of Wake Forest golf for many decades.

The Bergen County Parks System boasts six, expansive golf courses, each with their own characteristics and challenges, from Darlington Golf Course's rolling hills to Soldier Hill Golf Course's length and well-bunkered greens. Hundreds of thousands of golfers enjoy Bergen County's varied courses.

There are 5 golf courses in Cary, North Carolina, including 1 public and 4 private courses.

Golf carts are allowed on secondary roads with a posted speed limit of 35mph or less and can cross primary roads. All local and state laws that apply to automobiles also apply to golf carts and must be obeyed. The seating capacity of the golf cart cannot be exceeded.

The cold months in NC don't last too long and you can comfortable play golf for most of the year.

The PGA Tour will visit North Carolina three times in 2024, which is one more than usual, as Pinehurst No. 2 will host the U.S. Open. Not only will a major championship be coming to the state, but so will a PGA Tour signature event in the Wells Fargo Championship.

Initiation fees range from $40,000 to $100,000 — excluding monthly dues — with special pricing and payment plans available for young executives. “Generally, if we get someone to come out here who's interested, they join,” John Havens says of the clubs' approximately 400 members, plus an additional 35 young executives.

How much does the University Club of Portland cost? ›

Monthly membership dues at the University Club can be as low as $145 to $360, depending on the chosen membership level, in addition to an initiation fee.

Wake Forest University has an acceptance rate of 21%. Half the applicants admitted to Wake Forest who submitted test scores have an SAT score between 1380 and 1510 or an ACT score of 31 and 34.

Finally, in 2012, E. Carroll Joyner of Youngsville bought the defunct Wake Forest Country Club & Golf Course for a pittance—about $2,000 an acre—from Young. Toll Brothers had an option to buy the property for development as recently as last year, but the deal fell through.

The Rutgers Men's and Women's Golf teams play on the Rutgers University Golf Course. Over 6,300 yards in length, the picturesque, tree-lined, PGA sanctioned course is a par 71 and offers a challenging layout with four teeing areas per hole.

There are 566 golf courses in North Carolina, including 354 public, 44 municipal, and 168 private courses.

There are 26 golf courses in Charlotte, North Carolina, including 5 public, 6 municipal, and 15 private courses. There are also another 27 golf courses within 20 miles of Charlotte, including 14 public, 2 municipal, and 11 private courses.

There are 11 golf courses in Greensboro, North Carolina, including 4 public, 2 municipal, and 5 private courses. There are also another 25 golf courses within 20 miles of Greensboro, including 14 public, 5 municipal, and 6 private courses.

There are almost 16,000 golf courses in the U.S., spread across every state in the country. That's more green-grass locations at which to play golf than the total nationwide number of Starbucks or McDonald's stores. The following map details state-by-state golf course counts at the start of 2024.