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3.7
778 Reviews (778)
5 Stars
167
4 Stars
326
3 Stars
174
2 Stars
73
1 Stars
38
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
78.9%
Recommend this course
608 out of 778 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.8
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.2
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
85.9%
Recommend this course
61 out of 71 reviews
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3.8
109 Reviews (109)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
48
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
85.3%
Recommend this course
93 out of 109 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6088 yards
Slope 123
Rating 68.8
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Course Details

Year Built 1929
Golf Season Year round
Architect George Cobb (1958) David Postlethwait (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.7
778 Reviews (778)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 16
Elevation Changes 14
Thick Rough 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 37
Walkers 35
Beginners 28
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 47
In the 'Burbs 8
Near Local Attractions 8

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Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

RGA Conditions

I have played this course multiple times over 25 years. It is in the worst condition I can remember. Crab grass in fairway, roughs, and on green. No fringe on the green, rough was unfairly long - we are not playing the US Open.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

great course

always a great experience at RGA. Eric, Robert, & Melinda in the pro shop are always very helpful and look out for regulars. Course is always in good shape too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Way better values in RDU

It’s really criminal that RGA charges as much as they do. The greens are some of the worst in the area with weeds and dead spots. Tee boxes are not well maintained. Pitch marks are worse than knights play. It’s not like they have a driving range to also maintain too. It wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t $40 a round during the week. Do better

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

TEACHING ON THE WEEKEND REALLY !

So we teed off and everything was good for the front 9 . The greens were in crab grass shape but not too bad . Then we had a choice on two back nines to go to . We choose the wrong one . There was a Lady out there literally teaching two golfers how to play on a Sunday . She first should have taught golf etiquette but she obviously did not know any and she calls herself a teacher . She slow played for 4 of the back wholes and we said something to let them know how slow they were . Then she came back to lecture us to be patient and she was keeping up with the people ahead of them which was farther from the truth . She was rude and came back and said if you have a problem with it then ask Robert about it . WTF was name dropping going to do . I thought she was coming back to apologize. Never never again am I going to spend 50.00 on a course that is not worth it . Be talked to like I was 4years old and then did not apologize for wasting a extra hour on a Muggy day . Horrible and made it to be our fault .

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not bad for the money

I like the layout of this course and it's really close to home, so I wish it were in better condition. If so, I'd play there a lot more often. Greens were really rough - some of them very overgrown with crabgrass, and tee boxes were pretty beaten up. A couple of the tee boxes looked like they hadn't been mowed in a few days. Otherwise, I enjoyed the course. Fairways were in good shape, staff was very nice, and pace of play wasn't bad.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The greens?

The front nine greens are in terrible shape. The back nine greens have allot of bare spots. Should charge less until they get them fixed.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

RGA 8/20

RGA is a decent course and for the price, and compared to the rest of Raleigh courses, it’s a steal. The pace of play was a little slow. I noted a lot of beginners playing from observation, even at an early tee time. No rangers to be seen anywhere to urge faster play. GPS on the carts is a nice feature. Fairways were fairly plush. Didn’t get in any sand so I can’t speak on the bunkers. Some tee boxes were bare and uneven. The greens…some had heavy crabgrass intrusion. Others had little around the apron to no intrusion. My main complaint about the greens would be all the unrepaired ball marks that ruined the greens. Like playing Plinko on the Price Is Right. These golfers can strike a ball with enough accuracy to hit a green but they don’t know how to repair a ball mark? Or they are that lazy, I don’t know. That’s not necessarily the course’s fault, but each tee time should come with a lesson on green repair by the starter.

Would play this course again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing

awful

green was unputtable, lots of weeds on green which I ve never seen at any courses.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

They have got to address the horrid conditions of the greens. Almost unplayable. Play here often.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

I liked the course. Wide open fairways. Course in very good shape. Green’s relatively good shape. Will come back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good day of golf

Conditions of the course were decent. Fairways were in very good condition but the greens were very inconsistent; some good some very bad. Excellent carts with GPS!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice course but some greens are in rough shape

Enjoyed playing 18 holes on a hot day. Fairways were in good shape but the condition of the greens was inconsistent. Some good some bad.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Value. Enjoyable Track

This was my first outing at RGA. I really enjoyed the course. Busy but not slow. Not too demanding and certainly not long. Greens were a bit rough but not unplayable.

Great place to work on your game. A good short game and decent putting can reward you with a lower than your average score card.

Give it a try.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow greens

The course is in great shape for such a hot summer. But the putting greens are inconsistent and slow. They are not a place to lower scores

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Greens need lots of help

Early morning tee time. Pace of play was excellent. Tee to green was in good condition. Greens on the other hand were in need of lots of help. Slowest greens I have played on this year. Not very well maintained. Ball marks not fixed correctly causing issues putting.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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