GolfPass Icon
Rating Index Rating
Tooltip Information Icon
4.0
291 Reviews (291)
5 Stars
90
4 Stars
136
3 Stars
43
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
80.0%
Recommend this course
253 out of 291 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.8
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.9
77.8%
Recommend this course
7 out of 9 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.9
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
81.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 21 reviews
Read Reviews
frame.svg
AI summaries based on real golfer reviews
circle-star.svg
Course Highlights
The greens consistently stand out as firm, true, and fast, rewarding golfers who make the trip outside Charlotte. A challenging yet fun layout combined with outstanding value makes this course worth the drive.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6485 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.2

Lincoln Country Club has a scenic landscape of hardwood forests and meandering creeks. Although it might not seem like anything special on first glance, the golf course is actually one of the area's hidden gems. The traditional design has a surprisingly formidable test. The challenging golf course has a front nine with tree-lined fairways and small greens that demand accuracy. While the back nine is more open, it's no less challenging. Shot placement will still be an important factor when maneuvering the greens. Ponds and creeks come into play throughout and there are strategically placed bunkers lurking along many of the greensides. The Lincoln Country Club golf course finishes with a tough par 4 that demands an accurate tee shot with out-of-bounds on the right and a creek on the left. Don't underestimate the undulating green, it has seen many three-putts in its time.

Book a Tee Time at
Lincoln Country Club
Powered by GolfNow.com
Hot Deals at Lincoln Country Club
View more Hot Deals on

Course Details

Year Built 1946
Golf Season Year round
Architect Peter Tufts

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Catering
The Best Way To Book Is With GolfPass+ Annual
golf ball.svg
$120 in monthly tee time promo codes
waivedfees
12 rounds of waived fees
redeemtrophy
GolfPass Member Pricing
teetime protection.svg
Tee Time Protection

Reviews

4.0
291 Reviews (291)
Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Recommended
Handicap
Age
Type of Golfer
Gender
Played On
Reviews 178
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging course

Fairways and roughs in good condition. Some traps were hard packed, some were deep raked. Greens rolled true, held the approach shot, were medium speed. The course was very crowded, requiring waiting on every shot!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Nice course, bad experience

First of all the course has a neat layout and is a nice design. I found a few places with 6-12 inch rough, even around the greens but that’s the only issue with the course itself. Greens were probably aerated with the past month and they came back great. They were smooth and pretty fast. It’s a course where playing for the first time you don’t know what to do certain holes but over time you figure it out. So the course itself is a nice track

Unfortunately there was some type of event that day and some type of round with three people playing for score and there were several golf carts following them. I came up on them on five and the pace of play was brutal. Half because they are playing some type of tourney but made much worse because the spectators won’t move when they should, so they kept staying in the line of flight meaning you can’t hit. I had never played before and decided to try and see what happened on the back nine. I wish I hadn’t. There were people watching just parked in the way, no regard for anyone else. On 16 three spectator golf carts stayed at the green after it cleared apparently talking to the ranger (who never came by). Probably 5-10 minutes between swings, occasionally more.

I went into the pro shop to make two points. First, don’t sell tee times that are going to run into an event like this (they had other stuff going on as well). Just offer times later so people don’t run into it. Second, the people watching don’t know what they are doing and making it worse. They should have stuck with the players. Twice spectators were parked within range on a blind tee shot for example. Or hanging back when I could have hit and kept moved at least quicker. The guy in the pro shop didn’t care and rolled his eyes at me. When I said that there shouldn’t have been times offered and the tee sheet should have been blocked off he replied with “Onesomes can be difficult on the golf course”. I’d have preferred to know what was going on instead of running into that. I drove an hour to play there and I don’t appreciate that at all. There was no starter and no one on the tee box or around it at my time. Other courses have told me there were events and offered alternatives (go off the back, wait for other golfers for better pace of play, etc). This was just wrong.

I don’t expect anything to be done different next time. At least block off the tee sheet or explain what is going on so I can decide what to do. No way in heck would I go back. At least listen to what happened and do better next time. I usually play in the weekend games at my home course so if I get time off during the week I like to try somewhere else and I’m a single. Stuff like this makes me want to not put up with trying new courses because you fall through the cracks.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course Rules

If you have not you are missing out. Play this course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable

After the rain it was great even though it was cart path only it was fantastic!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Do Not Waste Your Money

I have more grass in my pocket than this place. It is a true goat track and pace of play is ridiculous with no oversight. 5 hours on a weeksay? No money is put into this course. 18 is a carnival hole. Spend your money elsewhere.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Early golf

Fairways need alot of growth. Driving range had very little Grass to hit from

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 178
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in winter condition

Fairways and roughs in dormant condition. Sand traps in good condition. Greens rolled true, were medium speed, did not hold the approach shot.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

The course is nice and well kept. My only isuues were the last two holes pin placement. I was waiting to see the windmill. The only way to get the ball to stop was to putt it off the green then hit the hole.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Good Layout

The Lincoln Country Club golf course is a good layout and the greens and fairways are in excellent shape. The pro shop staff is very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor pace as always

Forced to start on 10. Pace was great until the turn to go to 1 when a college team was not forced to start in 10 to play 9 holes ... 4 groups of 4 walking then took us nearly 3 hours to play front 9. Not sure why we couldn't start at 1 and no issue would have been had. Course seems to always find ways to cause the pace of play to be terrible as stated in another review last year. Probably be at least another year before I give this course another chance unless something can be done

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of the best

Great layout that makes you play smart golf. Can’t miss too big!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Aeration Sucks

Yesterday, was the first time I was made aware that the course had completed aerating the greens. Usually, that is on the website when booking the tee time. There was not any notification. I understand the courses do this for upkeep. A lot of courses have been doing this during the summer months but they do two things. They notify the public and the discount the round. We still paid $57 which was unacceptable. The greens were basically sand. I’m not sure for the excuse about cutting the rough. We lost several balls 2-3 feet off the fairway. If you’re going to let the rough grow like this we should be provided spotters. I was very disappointed and embarrassed because I brought a out of town guest.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Course has some potential. They just areated greens so hard to score those.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course, bring your A game and make shots.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Nearby Courses
Maiden, North Carolina
Semi-Private
2.3561759729
198
Cherryville, North Carolina
Semi-Private
0.0
0
Denver, North Carolina
Resort
4.1333333333
21
Mount Holly, North Carolina
Public
3.8
5
Denver, North Carolina
Semi-Private
2.064811143
571
Newton, North Carolina
Private
4.0
1
Stanley, North Carolina
Private
4.5
2
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Public
2.3655462185
10
Gastonia, North Carolina
Public/Municipal
2.875
8
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Semi-Private
4.1179956427
332
Cornelius, North Carolina
Private
4.0
4
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Semi-Private
3.5
10
Golf Packages

Talamore Golf Resort Stay & Play Package

FROM $137 (USD)
SOUTHERN PINES, NC | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Talamore Golf Resort and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Mid Pines Golf Course, Mid South Course, Tobacco Road Golf Course, and The New Course.

Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club Stay & Play Package

FROM $167 (USD)
SOUTHERN PINES, NC | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Mid Pines Golf Course, Pine Needles Golf Course, Tobacco Road Golf Course, and The New Course.

Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club Stay & Play Package

FROM $167 (USD)
SOUTHERN PINES, NC | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Mid Pines Golf Course, Pine Needles Golf Course, Tobacco Road Golf Course, and The New Course.

Charleston Golf Experience Stay & Play Package

FROM $239 (USD)
CHARLESTON, SC | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Francis Marion Hotel and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of RiverTowne Golf Course, Charleston National Golf Course, Wild Dunes – Harbor Course, Wild Dunes – Links Course, and Stono Ferry Golf Course.

Wild Dunes Resort Stay & Play Package

FROM $369 (USD)
CHARLESTON, SC | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Wild Dunes Resort and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Wild Dunes – Harbor Course, Wild Dunes – Links Course, RiverTowne Golf Course, and Charleston National Golf Course.
Now Reading
  • Home

  • Memberships

  • Library

  • Account