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Longest Golf Courses in North Carolina

The 25 longest golf courses in North Carolina, ranked by total yardage from the back tees.

The longest golf course in North Carolina on Stymie is Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, designed by George Cobb, stretching 7,618 yards from the back tees and a slope rating of 148. Anything over 7,000 yards qualifies as "championship length" by modern standards, and the layouts below all clear that bar — most by a wide margin.

The average maximum yardage across North Carolina's golf courses on Stymie is 6,470 yards. 48 courses play to 7,000 yards or more — the threshold most tournament setups use to ensure long hitters can't simply drive their way around the layout. Long courses typically pair the extra distance with wider fairways and larger greens so the round stays playable.

If you're a long hitter looking for a course that will actually test your driving distance, or you want to play the same tees the pros would, work your way through this list. Just remember: yardage isn't the same as difficulty — a 7,400-yard course with wide fairways and minimal water can play easier than a 6,500-yard target-golf design with hazards on every hole.

Ranked
25
Longest
7,618 yds
Avg back tee
6,470 yds
Over 7,000 yds
48
#CourseYards
1
Quail Hollow Club
Slope 148 · Par 72 · George Cobb · 1962Charlotte
7,618
2
Pinehurst No. 2
Slope 138 · Par 72 · Donald Ross · 1907Pinehurst
7,588
3
Midland Country Club
Slope 131 · Par 72 · Tom Jackson · 1984Pinehurst
7,483
4
Magnolia
Slope 139 · Par 72 · Doug Smith · 1972Pinehurst
7,455
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Charlotte Country Club
Slope 149 · Par 71 · Tom Doak · 1993Charlotte
7,372
6
Wade Hampton Golf Club#27 GD
Slope 150 · Par 72 · Tom Fazio · 1987Cashiers
7,347
7
Colonial Country Club
Slope 138 · Par 72 · Gene HammThomasville
7,334
8
The Heritage Club
Slope 147 · Par 72 · Bob Moore · 2001Wake Forest
7,319
9
Old Chatham Golf Club
Slope 135 · Par 72Durham
7,247
10
Farmstead Golf Links
Slope 141 · Par 72 · Willard Byrd · 2001Calabash
7,242
11
Anderson Creek Club
Slope 144 · Par 72 · Davis Love III · 2001Spring Lake
7,240
12
Pinehurst No. 4
Slope 140 · Par 72 · Tom Fazio · 1999Pinehurst
7,227
13
Finley Golf Course
Slope 138 · Par 72 · Tom Fazio · 1949Chapel Hill
7,223
14
River Run Country Club
Slope 143 · Par 72 · Robert Walker · 1989Davidson
7,214
15
Lonnie Poole Golf Course
Slope 142 · Par 72Raleigh
7,213
16
Crow Creek Golf
Slope 139 · Par 72 · Rick Robbins · 2000Calabash
7,184
17
Azalea
Slope 131 · Par 72Pinehurst
7,156
18
The Farm
Slope 152 · Par 72Greensboro
7,149
19
Duke University Golf Club
Slope 151 · Par 72 · Robert Trent Jones · 1957Durham
7,146
20
Sevierville Golf Club
Slope 137 · Par 72Sevierville
7,120
21
Raleigh Country Club
Slope 143 · Par 71 · Donald Ross · 1948Raleigh
7,110
22
Fox Den Country Club
Slope 135 · Par 72 · Clyde Johnston · 1996Farragut
7,110
23
12 Oaks
Slope 152 · Par 72Holly Springs
7,105
24
Cedarbrook Country Club
Slope 138 · Par 72 · Ellis Maples · 1962 · PrivateElkin
7,087
25
Woodfin Ridge Golf Club
Slope 139 · Par 72Rutherfordton
7,080

Frequently asked questions

What is the longest golf course in North Carolina?

Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina is the longest ranked course at 7,618 yards from the back tees.

How many courses in North Carolina play over 7,000 yards?

48 courses in North Carolina play to 7,000 yards or more from the back tees. That threshold is the common yardstick for a "championship length" course.

What is the average yardage of a golf course in North Carolina?

The average maximum yardage for golf courses in North Carolina is 6,470 yards from the back tees. Most full-length 18-hole courses fall between 6,400 and 7,200 yards at the tips.

Why are some golf courses so long?

Modern championship designs stretch past 7,200 yards to challenge pros who routinely drive the ball 300+ yards. Longer courses typically have wider fairways, larger greens, and multiple tee sets so average players can still enjoy the course from shorter yardages.

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