North Carolina's top 100 golf courses.

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NORTH CAROLINA'S TOP 100 GOLF COURSES Par Yardage Course Stars (back tees) slope/rating 1 Pinehurst No.2, 72 7,252 75.9/138 ***** Pinehurst 2 Old North State 72 7,102 74.8/142 ***** Club, New London 3 Grandfather Golf and 72 7,085 74.3/145 ***** Country Club, Linville 4 Pine Needles Lodge & 71 7,015 73.5/135 ***** Golf Club, Southern Pines 5 The Country Club 72 7,204 75.5/140 ***** of North Carolina (Dogwood), Pinehurst 6 Quail Hollow 72 7,396 75.0/140 ***** Club, Charlotte 7 Forest Creek Golf 72 7,067 74.6/143 ***** Club (South), Pinehurst 8 Elk River Club, 72 6,826 73.4/141 ***** Banner Elk 9 Charlotte Country 72 6,764 73.3/136 ***** club, Charlotte 10 Pinehurst No. 7, 72 7,117 74.5/136 ***** Pinehurst 11 Linville Golf 72 6,946 73.4/139 ***** Club, Linville 12 Biltmore Forest 70 6,606 73.4/139 ***** Country Club, Asheville 13 Pinehurst No. 8, 72 7,092 74.2/135 ***** Pinehurst 14 Wade Hampton Golf 72 7,154 74.0/144 ***** Club, Cashiers 15 Forest Creek Golf 72 7,139 74.7/144 ***** Club (North), Pinehurst 16 Cape Fear Country 72 6,856 73.4/135 ***** Club, Wilmington 17 Eagle Point Golf 72 7,170 74.5/137 ***** Club, Wilmington 18 Rock Barn Golf and 72 7,126 74.4/141 ***** Spa (Jones), Conover 19 The Country Club 72 7,212 75.1/137 ***** of North Carolina (cardinal), Pinehurst 20 Sedgefield 72 6,737 72.9/130 ***** Country Club, Greensboro 21 Bright's Creek 72 7,392 76.1/143 ***** Golf Club, Mill Spring 22 National Golf 72 7,125 75.1/143 ***** Club, Pinehurst 23 Old Town Club, 72 6,825 73.2/132 ***** Winston-Salem 24 Balsam Mountain 70 6,859 73.0/145 ***** Preserve, Sylva 25 Raleigh Country 71 6,816 73.4/134 ***** Club, Raleigh 26 The club at 72 7,068 74.5/140 ***** Longview, Weddington 27 River Landing 72 7,009 73.5/141 ***** (River), Wallace 28 The Hasentree 72 7,074 73.9/139 ***** Club, Wake Forest 29 Duke University 71 7,105 73.9/141 ***** Golf Club, Durban 30 Willow Creek 72 6,972 73.9/139 ***** Country Club, High Point 31 The Cliffs at 72 7,278 74.7/138 ***** Walnut Cove, Arden 32 Tiger's Eye Golf 72 6,849 73.3/141 ***** Links, Sunset Beach 33 Treyburn Country 72 7,070 74.5/140 ***** Club, Durham 34 Leopard's Chase, 72 7,055 74.3/140 ***** Sunset Beach 35 Finely Golf 72 7,119 75.2/141 ***** Course, Chapel Hill 36 Governors Club, 72 7,062 75.1/144 ***** Chapel Hill 37 Pinehurst No. 7, 72 7,216 75.5/149 ***** Pinehurst 38 Bald Head Island 72 6,855 73.8/137 ***** Club, Bald Head Island 39 Linville Ridge 72 6,775 72.8/136 ***** Golf Course...