Best by region.

• Position: SPECIAL SECTION

MOUNTAINS

1. Grandfather Golf & Country Club, Linville

2. Elk River Club, Banner Elk

3. Linville Golf Club, Linville

4. Biltmore Forest Country Club, Asheville

5. Wade Hampton Country Club, Cashiers

6. Rock Barn Golf and Spa (Jones), Conover

7. Bright's Creek Golf Club, Mill Spring

8. Balsam Mountain Preserve, Sylva

9. The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Arden

10. Linville Ridge Country Club, Linville

11. Lake Toxaway Country Club, Lake Toxaway

12. Grove Park Golf Course, Asheville

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    CHARLOTTE METRO

1. Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte

2. Charlotte Country Club, Charlotte

3. The Club at Longview, Weddington

4. Myers Park Country Club, Charlotte

5. Gaston Country Club, Gastonia

6. The Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis

7. River Run Country Club, Davidson

8. The Golf Club at Ballantyne Resort, Charlotte

9. Carmel Country Club (South), Charlotte

10. The Point Lake and Golf Club, Mooresville

11. Providence Country Club, Charlotte

12. The Peninsula Club, Lake Norman

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    TRIAD

1. Old North State Club, New London

2. Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro

3. Old Town Club, Winston-Salem

4. Willow Creek Country Club, High Point

5. Forsyth Country Club, Winston-Salem

6. Grandover Resort and Conference Center (East), Greensboro

7. Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro

8. Alamance Country Club, Burlington

9. Tanglewood Part (Championship), Clemmons

10. Cardinal Golf & Country Club, Greensboro

11. Bryan Park Golf & Conference Center (Champions), Browns Summit

12. Grandover Resort and Conference Center (West), Greensboro

    TRIANGLE

1. Raleigh Country Club, Raleigh

2. The Hasentree Club, Wake Forest

3. Duke University Golf Club, Durham

4. Treyburn Country Club, Durham

5. Finley Golf Course, Chapel Hill

6. Governors Club, Chapel Hill

7. Old Chatham Golf Club, Durham

8. Hope Valley Country Club, Durham

9. Brier Creek Country Club, Raleigh

10. MacGregor Downs Country Club, Cary

11. The Heritage Club, Wake Forest

12. Tournament Players Club at Wakefield Plantation, Raleigh

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    SANDHILLS

1. Pinehurst No. 2, Pinehurst

2. Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines

3. The Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood), Pinehurst

4. Forest Creek Golf Club (South), Pinehurst

5. Pinehurst No. 4, Pinehurst

6. Pinehurst No. 8, Pinehurst

7. Forest Creek Golf Club (North), Pinehurst

8. The Country Club of North Carolina (Cardinal), Pinehurst

9. National Golf Club, Pinehurst

10. Pinehurst No. 7, Pinehurst

11. Mid South Club, Pinehurst

12. Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club, Southern Pines

    EASTERN

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