Duke University Golf Club
Durham, NC
Duke University Golf Club is a public 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Durham, North Carolina, playing 7,146 yards with a course rating of 74.8 and slope of 142. It is ranked #44 on Golf Digest's Best in North Carolina (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1957); Rees Jones (renovation, 1994)
Duke University Golf Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and opened to the public on September 26, 1957. His son Rees Jones led a renovation of the tees and greens in 1993 and 1994, and the course hosted the 1962 NCAA Men's Golf Championship.
Accolades
- Ranked #44, Best in North Carolina (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 3001 Cameron Blvd, Durham, NC 27705
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 7, 573 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 4, 160 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 17 (par 4, 439 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 11, about 75 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 4, 11, 12, 13 and 16
- Doglegs: 3 left, 2 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 456 | 4 | dogleg left, 3 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 430 | 6 | dogleg left, 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 3 | 4 | 389 | 10 | 6 bunkers |
| 4 | 3 | 160 | 18 | water in play, 2 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 5 | 4 | 399 | 12 | 4 bunkers, plays about 60 ft uphill |
| 6 | 4 | 401 | 8 | 6 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 7 | 5 | 573 | 2 | dogleg right, 7 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 8 | 3 | 173 | 14 | 3 bunkers |
| 9 | 5 | 493 | 16 | dogleg left, 6 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| Out | 36 | 3,474 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 454 | 11 | 2 bunkers, plays about 40 ft downhill |
| 11 | 5 | 573 | 13 | water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 75 ft downhill |
| 12 | 3 | 181 | 15 | water in play, 2 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 13 | 4 | 406 | 9 | water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 14 | 5 | 551 | 17 | 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 15 | 3 | 216 | 5 | 2 bunkers |
| 16 | 4 | 397 | 7 | dogleg right, water in play, 8 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 17 | 4 | 439 | 1 | 4 bunkers, plays about 50 ft uphill |
| 18 | 4 | 455 | 3 | 4 bunkers, plays about 35 ft uphill |
| In | 36 | 3,672 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,146 |
Scorecard from the Black Tees tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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