- Cape Fear National at Brunswick Forest (capefearnational.com)
- 1281 Cape Fear National Drive, Leland, NC 28451 910-383-3283
- 18-holes of premium public golf
- Known as a premier retirement golf community
- Cost per round: $62 a.m. / $52 after 11 a.m. / $39 after 2 p.m
- Named “#11 Best Course You Can Play in NC – 2014” by GOLFWEEK
- Crow Creek Golf Course (crowcreekgolf.com)
- 490 S Crow Creek Dr, Calabash, NC 28467 (910) 287-3081
- 18 hole public course designed by architect, Rick Robbins.
- Magnolia Greens (magnoliagreensgolf.com)
- 1800 Tommy Jacobs Drive, Leland, NC 28451 910-383-0999
- 27-hole public golf facility opened in 1998
- 419 Bermuda fairways & a natural grass range
- Has been the venue for several PGA tour & USGA qualifying events
- Voted “Best Golf Course in the Cape Fear Region” 3 years in a row
- Standard 18-hole rate = $79, $37 after 3 PM
- Ocean Ridge Plantation (oceanridge.com/golf)
- 6877 Highway 17, Sunset Beach, NC 28469 800-556-6570
- Award winning courses feature challenging holes for all levels, beautiful landscapes, elevation changes, diverse fairways and sloping greens.
- Old Fort Golf Course
- 3189 River Rd SE, Winnabow, NC 28479 910-371-9940
- The course was designed by Rayford Trask and opened in 1989.
- Oyster Bay (oysterbay.legendsgolf.com)
- 614 Lakeshore Dr, Sunset Beach, NC 28468 910-579-3528
- marsh-oriented holes, two island green par threes, and strategic freshwater lakes
- The Pearl (www.thepearlgolf.com)
- 1300 Pearl Blvd. Calabash, NC 28467 910-579-8132
- The Pearl East is a traditional course and The Pearl West is a links style course.
- cut through the southern North Carolina forest and border the coastal marshland and Calabash River
- $55 per round
- Sea Trail Golf Resort & Convention Center (www.seatrail.com)
- 75A Clubhouse Road, Sunset Beach, NC 28468 888-321-9048
- Three different courses, designed by Rees Jones, Dan Maples, and Willard Byrd can be enjoyed by players of all levels
- South Harbour Golf Links (www.oakislandnc.com)
- 4188 Vanessa Dr. Oak Island, NC 28465 910-454-0905
- woven within South Harbour Village, a marina and golf community in the mainland section of town.
- $20 per round