Southport, North Carolina is home to some of the top golf courses in the country, Coastal North Carolina offers a spectacular landscape and an ideal climate to enjoy the game. Here, winding fairways, lush greens, water views and championship play abound. Nine golf courses in North Carolina are certified as Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries. You’ll find four of these courses in the St. James Plantation and Winding River Plantation communities. This honor illustrates a commitment to preserving our land and natural resources—two unique qualities that make living here so rewarding. Designed by some of golf’s greatest names, these signature courses offer challenging play to meet every golfer’s game. Whatever your handicap, these courses provide the utmost in unique design, superior play and sheer golf enjoyment! Whether you’re just learning, or want to take a few more strokes off your game, you will find experienced PGA-Certified Professionals at all these courses. Impressive clubhouses offer a range of services you would expect to find at courses of this caliber: pro shops, practice facilities, locker suites, fitness centers, pool and tennis courts. Golfers and non-golfers can relax on verandahs overlooking the course. Enjoy fine dining, or head to the grill room for a more casual atmosphere. Planning a special event? Check out the clubs’ ballrooms. All this and more await you at the golf clubs of St. James Plantation and Winding River Plantation. Come see what all the excitement is about!