North Carolina's Best Golf Courses

The state rankings section lists the Gurus' favorite golf courses state-by-state and is limited to courses that both Gurus have played.

1. Tobacco Road Golf Course (Mike Strantz 1998, Sanford)
2. Dormie Club (Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2010, West End)
3. Forest Creek (North) (Tom Fazio 2002, Pinehurst)
4. Pinehurst No. 2 (Donald Ross 1907/Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore 2011, Pinehurst)
5. Eagle Point Golf Club (Tom Fazio 2000, Wilmington)
6. Cape Fear National (Tim Cate 2010, Wilmington)
7. Pinehurst No. 4 (Donald Ross 1919/Tom Fazio 1999, Pinehurst)
8. National Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus 1989, Pinehurst)
9. Pine Needles Golf Course (Donald Ross 1928, Southern Pines)
10. Forest Creek (South) (Tom Fazio 1996, Pinehurst)
11. Cape Fear Country Club (Donald Ross 1896, Wilmington)
12. Bald Head Island (George Cobb 1974/Tim Cate 2010, Bald Head Island)
13. River Landing (River) (Clyde Johnston 1996, Wallace)
14. Porters Neck Golf Club (Tom Fazio 1991, Wilmington)
15. Mid Pines Golf Course (Donald Ross 1921, Southern Pines)
16. River Landing (Landings) (Clyde Johnston 1999 original nine/2006 full routing, Wallace)
17. Olde Point Golf Course (Jerry Turner 1975, Hampstead)