Best golf courses near Raleigh, NC (2024)

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Pebble Beach Golf Links™ (California)

Located on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula, south of San Francisco, Pebble Beach is surrounded by a selection of incredible courses, but this picture-perfect links is the pick of the bunch.

Much like its southern neighbor, North Carolina is a popular hotspot for golfing trips, with some of the most picturesque courses in the world. The state is perhaps best known for Pinehurst, however, the neighbouring town of Southern Pines is possibly the best location for a golf vacation on the east coast.

Denim, jeans, cargo shorts, yoga pants, and other athletic pants aren't allowed in a golf club. Pants or shorts that are too long are to be avoided at all costs as they look sloppy. Wearing them too tight is a major fashion faux pas and another thing to keep away.

For a round, it costs about the same as your normal PGA Tour venue open to the public. Depending on the exchange rate, the peak green fee for 2024 is £320, or roughly $408, in the high season from mid-April to mid-October. During the winter season, it falls to a low of £150 from November 1-March 31.

Mainly, beginner clubs have fewer sophisticated characteristics than advanced clubs. For example, beginner clubs have wider clubfaces and shorter shafts, making it easier to get the ball into the air. A beginner set of golf clubs should include a driver, a 3-wood, iron sets of 3, 5,7, and 9, and a pitching wedge.

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Spring in North Carolina is the nicest time of the year to play golf with the weather being between 70-80F from around April to mid June. The summer months of NC can get quite hot with the peak temperatures being in August reaching over 100 degrees on some days.

Wendell Country Club

This Raleigh golf course is open year round thanks to the area's mild winters.

Course Rating indicates the difficulty of a course for a “par” or scratch golfer. For example, if a course has a par of 72, the Course Rating might be 71.4. This is the score the scratch golfer is expected to shoot on the course. The number goes up with the difficulty of the course.

Golf holes should have variety, but also should feel like they belong within the family of 18. Changing bunker styles, drastic or distracting topographic features, inappropriate locations for water or improperly sized tee surfaces can ruin the aesthetic and systematically detract from the beauty of the golf experience.

The Slope Rating can range from 55 (very easy for a bogey golfer) to 155 (very difficult), with 113 being the average slope. Who rates the courses? Each course is rated by a team from the golf association in their region.