Private Clubs in the Charlotte Metro Area

The Peninsula Club is a private, member-owned golf club founded in 1990 within the 2,500-acre Peninsula residential community on Lake Norman in Cornelius, North Carolina. The 18-hole championship course was designed by Rees Jones, stretching to 7,054 yards with seven holes bordering the lake, and underwent a complete green complex renovation by Jones in 2016. The club has hosted notable regional competitions including the 2012 Carolinas Amateur Championship.

River Run Country Club is a private 18-hole golf club situated in Davidson, North Carolina, opened in 1991 and designed by Robert Walker. The course plays to 7,058 yards from the championship tees with a slope rating of 138, and features a distinctive island green on the 11th hole. River Run has hosted multiple U.S. Amateur Qualifying events, underlining its standing as one of the more challenging private layouts in the Charlotte region.

NorthStone Country Club is a private 18-hole golf club established in the late 1990s within a master-planned community in Huntersville, North Carolina, just north of Charlotte. Designed by P.B. Dye, the par-72 championship course stretches to 7,318 yards and carries a slope rating of 143, reflecting the demanding terrain and signature Dye-family design hallmarks of elevation changes, natural streams, and wetland features.

Trump National Golf Club in Mooresville, North Carolina is a private 18-hole championship course set along the shores of Lake Norman, the largest manmade lake in the state. Originally designed by Greg Norman when it opened as Point Lake and Golf Club in 1993, the course was acquired by the Trump Organization in 2012 and overhauled by renowned architect Tom Fazio, stretching to 7,495 yards with a demanding slope rating of 142. The redesign preserved the property's signature peninsula setting, with numerous holes playing along the lake and offering dramatic water views throughout the round.

The Club at Longview is a private golf community in Waxhaw, North Carolina, distinguished as the first Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course in the Charlotte region. The par-72 championship layout stretches to 7,065 yards and incorporates the rolling terrain and natural streams of the North Carolina Piedmont. The course has hosted notable Carolinas Golf Association events, including the 2012 North Carolina Amateur Championship.