Par 3 executive course is characterized by its short length, and overhead lights allow for relatively speedy play and evening rounds

Semiprivate club’s 18-hole course presents difficulties created by numerous ponds, streams, and the Neuse River

18-hole course stretches more than 7,000 yards and passes by the historic home of Francis Gillette, a 19th-century politician and reformer

Youths aged 6–15 play flag football, with practices once a week and Saturday games

Nine-hole round played alongside a PGA Class A professional allows for up-close scrutiny of course-management strategy

Club has hosted PGA pros Ben Crenshaw and Curtis Strange at a 6,642-yard course originally designed by legendary designer Dick Wilson

Duos or foursomes cart-pool across 6,591 yards of emerald fairways peppered with trees and bunkers at an 18-hole, par 72 course

Narrow, oak-lined fairways meander through rolling terrain on an 18-hole course at a club with a restaurant, clubhouse, and outdoor pool

Designed by Gene Hamm, an 18-hole course forms bermuda-grass fairways and bentgrass greens surrounded by rolling terrain and Carolina pines

Perched atop the Cumberland Plateau, an 18-hole course challenges golfers with undulating terrain, fast greens, and water hazards