Golfing in Charlotte
North Carolina golf courses come close to being national treasures, and the Queen City in particular loves her links. The incredible demand for golf across the country is reflected in Charlotte, where a number of new courses most with adjacent communities have been built in recent years.
Whether you’re an avid golfer or just want to live this luxurious lifestyle, there’s a development in or around Charlotte to suit you. Many of the homes are custom-built and admittedly pricey, but you can find some production homes that fit a more modest budget.
Charlotte has always had posh golf-course neighborhoods. The original golf-course communities are now elegant in-town neighborhoods that abut established courses such as Myers Park Country Club and Charlotte Country Club. Other sites a bit farther out of town include Quail Hollow, home of the Wachovia Championship on the PGA Tour and a place where you can find truly exclusive living in nearby Seven Eagles. In addition to Quail, Carmel and Raintree provide a complex of reasonably priced contemporary homes and condominiums off N.C. 51.
I-485 (the outerbelt) is making south Charlotte communities even more accessible to other parts of the city including Piper Glen off Rea Road and Providence Country Club near the Union County line.
Ballantyne includes an 18-hole championship course, a clubhouse and a swim and tennis center. The community, which has plenty of elegant neighborhoods to choose from, also offers something different a neotraditional community with cozy, bungalow-style homes.
In northeast Charlotte, Highland Creek’s popularity continues to soar. This 1,800-acre multi-builder community off Ridge Road includes not only golf, but also running trails, parks and other amenities.
North Mecklenburg includes a wonderful and growing collection of beautiful golf-course communities. The Peninsula, a 1,000-acre custom community off Jetton Road, blends exciting golf with the beautiful shore of Lake Norman. River Run, off Davidson-Concord Road, boasts a gracious Jeffersonian-style clubhouse and a convenient location near Davidson, a swimming pool, indoor and outdoor tennis court and walking paths.
Birkdale is a 610-acre master-planned community that includes elegant homes by several select builders. One of Birkdale’s top features: an Arnold Palmer-designed championship golf course that’s open for daily fee play. Southwest Charlotte will soon welcome The Palisades, a 1,500-acre community with an 18-hole Nicklaus Design championship course and country club.
In York County, River Hills offers an 18-hole course and country club on the shores of Lake Wylie. Tega Cay’s nine-hole golf course has opened up in addition to the 18-hole course already in place, and the surrounding Lake Shore on Lake Wylie offers homes and town homes with gorgeous views of the lake and golf course.
From legendary North Carolina Golf Courses such as Pinehurst Resort and Country Club or Wade Hampton Golf Club, (each are rated among the top one hundred golf courses in the nation by Golf Digest), to the stunning new Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed course at Rock Barn Golf and Spa in Hickory NC, North Carolina Golf Courses are, well…..just about perfect. Here are a few you might want to visit:
Pinehurst Resort – Village of Pinehurst, NC
(800) 487-4653
www.pinehurst.com
Wade Hampton – Cashiers, NC
(828) 743-5465
www.wadehamptongc.com
Rock Barn Golf and Spa a Robert Trent Jones Golf Course – Conover, NC
(828) 459-1125
www.rockbarn.com
Sunset Hills Golf Course – Charlotte, NC
(704) 399-0980
www.charlottepublicgolf.com
Paradise Valley Golf Course – Charlotte, NC
(704) 548-1808
www.charlottepublicgolf.com/paradise-valley
Renaissance Park Golf Course – Charlotte, NC
(704) 357-3373
www.renaissancepark.americangolf.com
