Carolina Lakes Golf Club

Rock Hill, SC · 5.8 mi away

Waterford Golf Club is a public course in Rock Hill, about 25 minutes from uptown Charlotte, designed by three-time U.S. Open champion Hale Irwin and opened in 1997. The par-72 layout reaches about 6,940 yards from the back tees, set among dense hardwoods and rolling Catawba River terrain with water from lakes and creeks in play on 16 of 18 holes. The large, undulating MiniVerde greens make it a true shotmaker's course.

Fort Mill, SC · 7.2 mi away

Fort Mill Golf Club is a tree-lined 18-hole course a short drive from Charlotte. Donald Ross designed the front nine, which opened in 1948, and George Cobb added the back nine in 1959. Clyde Johnston led a renovation that was unveiled in 2008. The par-72 layout plays to 6,801 yards through oaks and pines, and it is friendly to walkers. Leroy Springs & Company, a local nonprofit, owns and runs it, and the course sells memberships alongside daily play.

Charlotte, NC · 8.7 mi away

The Golf Club at Ballantyne Resort is an 18-hole, par-71 course in south Charlotte, North Carolina, designed by Rees Jones in the mid-1990s and renovated in 2016 with new bunkers, tees, and greens. The course runs through the rolling hills of the Piedmont with tree-lined fairways and several water features. It anchors the Ballantyne Resort development, which also includes a hotel, conference center, and spa built around the course's 18th hole. As a resort course, it is open to hotel guests and outside golfers for daily-fee play, with a pro shop, driving range, and practice greens available, and it regularly hosts group outings and tournaments.