Awards and Accolades

We don’t like to brag, so we’ll let others do it for us. The Lonnie Poole Golf Course is consistently ranked as one of the best places to play golf, improve your game, and host a tournament.

2023 #9 Top 25 Best Collegiate Golf Courses in the US – Golf Advisor
2023 #13 in NC for“Courses You Can Play” – NC Golf Panel
2021-22 America’s 100 Best Clubfitters – Golf Digest 2023
2019 #1 Public Course in the Triangle for Best Practice Facilities – NC Golf Panel
2022 #1 Public Golf Course in Raleigh – NC Golf Panel
2019 #1 Most Challenging Tee Shot in the Triangle – NC Golf Panel
2019 Sustainability Award – NC Golf Course Operator’s Association
2022 Best Golf Course in Raleigh – News & Observer Voter’s Choice
2019 CGA North Carolina Junior Championship
2019 Top 25 Elite Clubfitter in the United States (One of two at an 18-hole golf facility) – Golf Magazine
2019 Best Golf Course in Raleigh – WRAL.com Voter’s Choice
2018 Top 10 Arnold Palmer Designed Golf Courses in the World – Golf Digest
2018 Top 25 Rated in North Carolina – Golf Advisor
2018 Colonial Athletic Association Men’s Championship
2017 Director of Golf Maintenance Brian Green named to TurfNet’s Top Six Superintendents of the Year
2017 US Open Championship Qualifier
2016-2022 #1 Public Golf Course in Raleigh – NC Golf Panel
2016-2022 Best Golf Course in Raleigh – Midtown Magazine
2015 Best New Clubhouse (Nominee) – Golf Inc. Magazine
2015, 2020, 2023 NCAA Division 1 Women’s Regional Championship
2014 US Junior Amateur Championship Qualifier
2014 and 2018 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Regional Championship
2011-13 PGA Tour Rex Open Qualifier
2011 Best New Public Course in North Carolina – NC Golf Panel
2009-12 Jimmy V Celebrity Classic
2009-10 Top 40 New Courses – Golfweek Magazine
2009 Best New Courses – Links Magazine
2009-2022 Ranked Top 30 among College Campus Courses – Golfweek Magazine
Certified Silver Audubon International Sanctuary (1 of 2 certified college courses worldwide)
2019 First Tee Partner Facility of the Year – First Tee of the Triangle
2019 – 22 Top 25 Best Collegiate Golf Courses in US – Golf Advisor
2020 #3 Toughest Public Courses in the – Triangle Business Journal
2020 CGA Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship
2020 Finalist for Youth Development Award – Carolinas PGA Selection
2021 CGA NC men’s Amateur Championship
2021 100 Best Clubfitters in United States – Golf Digest
2022 # Facility in the Carolinas for Youth on Course by the CGA and HV3 Foundation
2022 US Men’s Amateur Qualifier