US Golf Course Registry

How Many Golf Courses Are in North Carolina?

According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, North Carolina has 582 golf facilities (648 courses): 194 public, 27 municipal, 88 nine-hole and 521 eighteen-hole — the oldest established 1896.

MetricCountShare of courses
Public19430 %
Private18028 %
Semi-private20532 %
Resort619 %
Municipal274 %
9-hole8814 %
18-hole52180 %

Course construction by decade

DecadeCourses built
1890s3
1900s2
1910s12
1920s38
1930s29
1940s24
1950s44
1960s127
1970s71
1980s73
1990s142
2000s68
2010s8
2020s4

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