Diamond Creek
Banner Elk, NC
Diamond Creek is an 18-hole, par-70 golf course in Banner Elk, North Carolina, playing 7,017 yards with a course rating of 74.8 and slope of 149. It is ranked #95 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Tom Fazio (2003); Beau Welling (2003)
Diamond Creek's course, designed by Tom Fazio, is built into the high-elevation terrain of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. The club has been part of The Friedkin Group since 2012, and Golf Digest consistently ranks the course among America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses.
Accolades
- Ranked #95, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #4, Best in North Carolina (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 25 Rockrose Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 70 over 18 holes: 5 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 4, 614 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 5, 184 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 9 (par 4, 506 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 16, about 185 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 6, 8, 9 and 17
- Doglegs: 1 left, 2 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 472 | 3 | 2 bunkers |
| 2 | 3 | 198 | 9 | plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 3 | 4 | 445 | 5 | dogleg right, 2 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 4 | 5 | 614 | 15 | 3 bunkers, plays about 110 ft downhill |
| 5 | 3 | 184 | 17 | 2 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 6 | 4 | 370 | 7 | water in play, 6 bunkers, plays about 55 ft uphill |
| 7 | 5 | 573 | 13 | 2 bunkers, plays about 120 ft downhill |
| 8 | 3 | 213 | 11 | water in play, 2 bunkers |
| 9 | 4 | 506 | 1 | water in play, 1 bunker, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| Out | 35 | 3,575 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 342 | 16 | 4 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 11 | 4 | 406 | 8 | 1 bunker, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 12 | 3 | 213 | 12 | 1 bunker, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 13 | 5 | 540 | 6 | 5 bunkers, plays about 75 ft uphill |
| 14 | 4 | 426 | 4 | 2 bunkers, plays about 50 ft downhill |
| 15 | 4 | 465 | 2 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 16 | 4 | 481 | 10 | 5 bunkers, plays about 185 ft downhill |
| 17 | 3 | 185 | 14 | water in play, 1 bunker, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 384 | 18 | dogleg left, 3 bunkers, plays about 75 ft uphill |
| In | 35 | 3,442 | ||
| Total | 70 | 7,017 |
Scorecard from the Championship tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Nearby golf courses
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Mountain Golf CourseSugar Mountain | 1.6 | 18 | 64 | 62.3 / 111 | Municipal |
| Linville RidgeLinville | 3.2 | 18 | 72 | 74 / 143 | Private |
| Elk River ClubBanner Elk | 3.3 | 18 | 72 | 73.4 / 143 | Private |
| Grandfather Golf & Country ClubLinville | 3.5 | 18 | Private | ||
| Beech Mountain ClubBeech Mountain | 5.1 | 18 | 72 | 70.2 / 136 | Private |
| Hound Ears ClubBlowing Rock | 5.5 | 18 | 72 | 70.1 / 133 | Private |
| Mountain Glen Golf ClubNewland | 6.0 | 18 | 72 | 71.3 / 138 | Public |
| Linville Golf ClubNewland | 6.6 | 18 | 69 | 66.4 / 124 | Public |
| Willow Creek Golf CourseVilas | 7.0 | 72 | 74.6 / 140 | Public | |
| Linville Land Harbor Golf ClubNewland | 8.3 | 18 | 69 | 66.8 / 124 | Semi-private |
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