Wade Hampton Golf Club

Cashiers, NC • Private

4.8

Panelists

124 Reviews

1 / 4

Stephen Szurlej

2 / 4

Stephen Szurlej

3 / 4

Stephen Szurlej

4 / 4

Stephen Szurlej

Overview

Built during the period when Tom Fazio was still working with the existing landscape rather than ignoring it, Wade Hampton is an exercise in restraint. The fairways flow through a natural valley between flanking mountain peaks. Some holes are guarded by gurgling brooks, but Fazio piped several streams underground to make the course more playable and walkable. Selected as Golf Digest’s Best New Private Course of 1987, it has never been out of the Top 40 since it joined America’s 100 Greatest.

About

Holes 18

Length 7395

Slope 146

Facility Type Private

Year Opened 1987

Designer Thomas Fazio, ASGCA

Awards

Ranking history:

100 Greatest: Ranked since 1991.
2023-'24 ranking: 32nd.
Previous ranking: 26th.
Highest ranking: 15th, 2007-2008.

Best in State: Ranked 1st in North Carolina since 2011-2022. Current: 2nd.

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.8

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options

7.8461

Character

7.9681

Challenge

7.7547

Layout Variety

7.909

Fun

7.71

Aesthetics

8.1965

Conditioning

7.888

Reviews

1 / 6

Review

“Great layout with several outstanding holes. Fazio did an outstanding job on this design. Must play."

2022

2 / 6

Review

“If you get the chance to play, drop everything and go. Club is an oasis in the North Carolina mountains. Superb conditioning especially the pristine bent greens which were some of the fastest this panelist has experienced. Beautiful routing throughout the tranquil property. Beautiful setting on every hole but the course will challenge players of any skill set."

2022

3 / 6

Review

“Spectacular course with great routing and immaculate greens complexes. One of Fazio's best."

2022

4 / 6

Review

“It doesn't get much better than this. If it isn't Fazio's best course, I'd like to see it. For a mountain course, it is brilliantly routed and even walkable if you're interested. The ambience is through the roof."

2019

5 / 6