The Beauty and Diversity of North Carolina Golf

Brunswick Isles Golf Trail Group

When considering your next golfing weekend or vacation, most people would immediately think California or Florida. However, it may surprise you to know that some of the most diverse, strategic and most importantly accessible golf courses can be found in beautiful North Carolina.

If it’s a challenge you are looking for, than look no further. With the wide range of course selections here, the North Carolina golf trail affords you the luxury of playing from the mountains all the way to the coast without ever leaving the state. Some of the finest courses in the golf world exist here, such as Angels trace, located in Sunset beach or The Blue Ridge Country club, home to golf pro Wayne Downing. This particular course boasts semi-private playing. And, with optional advance tee time ensuring that you play exactly when you want to besides offering an amazing challenge, in the unpredictable setting of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

If it’s the sand you are looking for, and not just in the sand traps, then head over to Nags Head Golf Links, located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, in Nags Head Beach. This course takes the game of golf back to its roots in its purest form. Designed and laid out like the traditional Scotland courses of old, this championship course offers the rise and fall of natural dunes and ocean air that can only be found along America’s own eastern seaboard. And, you can make advanced tee times as far out as a year, making absolute certain that you and yours can have ago at this breathtaking Scottish link styled course.

Located just 20 miles south outside of Raleigh-Durham in Holly Springs North Carolina, you will discover the pristine well manicured layout of Devil’s Ridge Golf Club and Resort. This professionally challenging course promises to make or break you, with its seemingly endless rolling fairways, set amongst the heartland of the state. Gaze out mountainside backdrops in the distance as you watch your ball soar towards the beckoning green. This course is for the golf elite, and promises to throw a curve ball at you at every twist and turn. Don’t let its natural beauty fool you, for it truly is the devil in disguise.

If it’s an area steeped in America’s golf tradition, having played host to golf pros and the likes for years and years, then it’s Pinehurst that you’ll want to consider. The Pinehurst area along North Carolina’s golf trail is the crème de la crème so to speak of course settings, with over 40 different courses to choose from within the surrounding area. Having been around the block a couple of times, Pinehurst has it down in each and every area, from the game to the good night’s sleep you’ll need beforehand. Offering accommodations and amenities to suite any and every taste and budget, and having hosted the 2001 Women’s U.S. open, as well as the 2005 U.S. open, they above and beyond know exactly what they’re doing.

The courses are as open and inviting as their hospitality. So you can come to play hard, as well as relax and be pampered between tee times. All in all, when looking for the next place to put yourself to the challenge of a good round of 18 holes, North Carolina should find itself at the top of your list. Whether it’s majestic mountains, seaside breezes, or anything in between, this state offers the best of the best, and it’s not taking no for an answer. The green is calling, dare you answer?