Foothills

Golf Courses in Tryon, Lake Lure, Lenoir, Roaring Gap North Carolina

The Foothills of North Carolina is a region with a mixture of terrains stretching between the Piedmont Plateau and the majestic Appalachian Mountain chain. It encompasses a number of small cities and towns including Lake Lure and Chimney Rock, Rutherfordton, Tryon, Hendersonville, Mt. Airy, Lenoir NC, Wilkesboro and Roaring Gap. Many of these areas are located in low lying valleys that were carved out millions of years ago from ancient rivers.

The Foothills terrain includes small, rolling mountains which create ideal locations for award winning North Carolina Golf Courses.  With a temperate climate, including phenomenal Hendersonville Weather, wonderful attractions and things to do, this region of North Carolina is popular with retirees and those looking for affordable mountain getaways. Generally, land surrounding the mountains is more affordable than real estate within the mountain communities of Western North Carolina. Learn more about the Golf in North Carolina in the Foothills and browse information on a variety of courses and clubs like these great clubs: The Bald Mountain Golf Course and Apple Valley Golf Course at Rumbling Bald Resort, the Town of Lake Lure Golf Course, Bright’s Creek Golf Club, Cleghorn Plantation Golf Course, Old Fort Golf Course, Cedar Rock Country Club, Lenoir Golf Club, The Coves at Round Mountain, Orchard Hills Golf Course, Granada Farms Golf Course, Pine Ridge Golf Course, the Mount Airy Country Club, White Pines Golf Course, Beaver Creek Golf Course and the Silo Run Golf Course.