The NC Golf Panel has just released their latest rankings of the top 100 golf courses in the state and for the first time in history, a Charlotte golf club ranks among the top 5.
The new 2022 ranking bumped up Quail Hollow 2 full spots from number 7 last year, to number 5 this year.
The Club has made some significant upgrades over the past few years and they were recently selected to host the PGA Championship for the second time in history.
Some other notable ranking shifts for Charlotte-area clubs include; Waxhaw’s Club at Longview moving up from not ranked to number 46, the Charlotte Country Club moving down 1 spot from 13 to 14, the Myer’s Park Country Club moving down 2 spots from 38 to 40, and Trump National taking the biggest hit, moving down 5 spots from 35 to 41.
According to the NC Golf Panel, these are now the top 50 golf clubs in the state:
TOP 50 COURSE RANKINGS ( 2022)
Ranking | Year Prior | Course | Location | Par | Yardage | Course Rating | Slope |
1 | 1 | Pinehurst No. 2 | Pinehurst | 72 | 7,588 | 76.5 | 138 |
2 | 2 | Grandfather Golf and Country Club | Linville | 72 | 7,085 | 74.3 | 145 |
3 | 4 | Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club | Southern Pines | 71 | 7,015 | 73.5 | 145 |
4 | 3 | The Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood) | Pinehurst | 72 | 7,204 | 75.2 | 134 |
5 | 7 | Quail Hollow Club | Charlotte | 72 | 7,396 | 75 | 140 |
6 | 5 | Mountaintop Golf and Lake Club | Cashiers | 70 | 7,126 | 73.9 | 145 |
7 | 6 | Elk River Club | Banner Elk | 72 | 6,826 | 73.4 | 141 |
8 | 8 | Pinehurst No. 4 | Pinehurst | 72 | 7,227 | 74.9 | 138 |
9 | 10 | Sedgefield Country Club | Greensboro | 71 | 7,117 | 72.9 | 130 |
10 | 9 | Old North State Club | New London | 72 | 7,102 | 74.8 | 142 |
11 | 11 | Cape Fear Country Club | Wilmington | 72 | 7,005 | 74.3 | 139 |
12 | 12 | Old Town Club | Winston-Salem | 70 | 7,042 | 74.5 | 140 |
13 | 15 | Wade Hampton Golf Club | Cashiers | 72 | 7,154 | 74 | 144 |
14 | 13 | Charlotte Country Club | Charlotte | 71 | 7,335 | 75.9 | 146 |
15 | 14 | Pinehurst No. 8 | Pinehurst | 72 | 7,099 | 74.1 | 137 |
16 | 19 | Old Chatham Golf Club | Durham | 72 | 7,210 | 74 | 131 |
17 | 16 | The Country Club of North Carolina (Cardinal) | Pinehurst | 72 | 7,212 | 75 | 141 |
18 | 17 | Eagle Point Golf Club | Wilmington | 72 | 7,170 | 74.5 | 137 |
19 | 20 | Raleigh Country Club | Raleigh | 71 | 7,394 | 75.9 | 143 |
20 | 33 | Dormie Club | West End | 72 | 6,927 | 73.7 | 138 |
21 | 18 | Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club | Southern Pines | 72 | 6,732 | 71 | 126 |
22 | 21 | River Landing (River) | Wallace | 72 | 7,009 | 74.1 | 141 |
23 | 22 | MacGregor Downs Country Club | Cary | 72 | 7,003 | 73.4 | 134 |
24 | 25 | Forsyth Country Club | Winston-Salem | 71 | 6,784 | 72 | 136 |
25 | 24 | Biltmore Forest Country Club | Asheville | 70 | 6,606 | 71.5 | 127 |
26 | 23 | Rock Barn Country Club (Jones) | Conover | 72 | 7,126 | 74.4 | 141 |
27 | 26 | Governors Club | Chapel Hill | 72 | 7,062 | 75.1 | 144 |
28 | 27 | Forest Creek Golf Club (South) | Pinehurst | 72 | 7,067 | 74.6 | 143 |
29 | 29 | Country Club of Landfall (Dye) | Wilmington | 72 | 7,026 | 74.3 | 142 |
30 | 28 | Prestonwood Country Club (Highlands) | Cary | 72 | 7,082 | 74.4 | 138 |
31 | 30 | Pinehurst No. 9 | Pinehurst | 72 | 7,125 | 75.1 | 143 |
32 | 31 | Treyburn Country Club | Durham | 72 | 7,175 | 74.1 | 137 |
33 | 34 | Forest Creek Golf Club (North) | Pinehurst | 72 | 7,139 | 74.7 | 144 |
34 | 32 | Country Club of Landfall (Nicklaus) | Wilmington | 72 | 7,100 | 75.7 | 144 |
35 | 36 | Linville Golf Club | Linville | 72 | 6,946 | 73.4 | 139 |
36 | 37 | River Landing (Landing) | Wallace | 72 | 7,112 | 74.2 | 134 |
37 | 46 | Starmount Forest Country Club | Greensboro | 71 | 6,728 | 72.7 | 140 |
38 | 40 | Mid South Club | Pinehurst | 71 | 7,003 | 73.8 | 144 |
39 | — | Champion Hills | Hendersonville | 71 | 6,510 | 71.7 | 144 |
40 | 38 | Myers Park Country Club | Charlotte | 71 | 7,120 | 74.3 | 138 |
41 | 35 | Trump National Golf Club | Mooresville | 72 | 7,037 | 74.2 | 140 |
42 | 39 | High Point Country Club (Willow Creek) | High Point | 72 | 6,972 | 73.9 | 139 |
43 | 41 | The Hasentree Club | Wake Forest | 71 | 7,074 | 73.9 | 139 |
44 | 43 | Greensboro Country Club (Farm) | Greensboro | 72 | 7,302 | 75.1 | 140 |
45 | 45 | Balsam Mountain Preserve | Sylva | 70 | 6,859 | 73 | 145 |
46 | — | The Club at Longview | Waxhaw | 72 | 7,065 | 74.5 | 140 |
47 | 42 | Finley Golf Course | Chapel Hill | 72 | 7,223 | 74.9 | 138 |
48 | 44 | Bald Head Island Club | Bald Head Island | 72 | 6,855 | 73.7 | 143 |
49 | 48 | Country Club of Asheville | Asheville | 71 | 6,672 | 72.3 | 134 |
50 | 47 | Pinehurst No. 7 | Pinehurst | 72 | 7,216 | 75.5 | 143 |