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 |
| 2021-22 America’s 100 Best Clubfitters – Golf Digest |
| 2022 #16 in NC for“Courses You Can Play” – NC Golf Panel |
| 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 |