Raleigh Golf Association
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3.4
983 Reviews (983)
5 Stars
204
4 Stars
403
3 Stars
218
2 Stars
100
1 Stars
58
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.7
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.3
70.8%
Recommend this course
751 out of 983 reviews
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3.8
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
86.7%
Recommend this course
26 out of 30 reviews
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3.4
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.7
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
71.6%
Recommend this course
48 out of 67 reviews
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Course Highlights
Consistently friendly staff and a fun layout with distinct front and back nine personalities make this Raleigh classic worth booking. Solid value for the price keeps golfers returning to enjoy the well-maintained tree-lined fairways.

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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
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Reviews

3.4
983 Reviews (983)

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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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bad golfer, good course

I shot an awful 119 but it had nothing to do with the course by any means. Well maintained and wide open on many holes. Pace of play was very slow on the front 9. Back 9 not so bad. Would definitely come back to play again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Couldn’t make it again

So I played here on my birthday weekend Saturday, April 3. I was supposed to play yesterday May 4 but was not able to and missed my teatime and still got charged. I don’t fault the course for charging me as they have a 24 hour cancellation policy but I paid ahead and I cannot play because I got called to stay at work. I am a flight paramedic and was not able leave on time because I had a last-minute flight for a trauma patient on the highway. I actually travel from New Jersey down to North Carolina to play and like I said was not able to leave work on time and make my flight from Newark airport down to Raleigh in order to play on Wednesday, May 4. I am playing Thursday, May 5 as I am down here now so hopefully all goes well at the course and I will write another review after I play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

You better putt

Slowest greens in wake county. If you teeth it don’t worry it will stop. If you chip to where you want it, it will not roll. If you are twenty feet out for birdie or par you better smack that ball. Every green has a mountain range on it.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

RGA Always Comes Through

Great central location in Raleigh, NC. Offers the perfect blend of difficulty while the openness of the course allows for errant shots. Would recommend this to any level of player! Set your tee time now!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice forgiving course

Good course for beginners, back 9 is harder than the front 9. It also moves slower on the back 9. Overall good time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Value course

Not super well maintained but for the cost was worth it for the day.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Inconsistent Greens

The front nine were slow, like putting through sand. The back nine was true.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 11
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Inconsistent greens

It seems the public front 9 greens had tons of lag to them. The back green rolled truer than the front. So far every time I go in the morning there is a guy mowing. Not sure if they can get out earlier to cut but putting on a freshly cut green definitely helped me out on the back 9. Greens are still beyond bumpy but I can tell, hopefully, in about two weeks that should be healed.

Take advantage of #1 and #10, almost drove both with a 3 wood.

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

Great course to practice

A forgiving course with a great staff. The greens were challenging. I always enjoy a day on RGA

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

SLOW...

Course played as usual...greens are still in rough shape. Biggest issue was pace of play. The pace was brutally slow, which made for a very unpleasant round of golf.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Played the 9 hole course

Played the 9 hole stock holders course, this was great! Good course and was able to work on my game!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Too much money for the conditions

There is a cash only nine hole course that has better greens than this place. It’s only $13 to play there too. RGA is not worth $20 for 9 holes. If the greens were good and the fairways had grass then I might tell people it’s worth the money. Best green on the grounds is the practice green at the clubhouse.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

RGA Golf course Review

Always a good experience playing at RGA. Greens have been air rated, this putting was not true.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

5.5 hour round...

12:50 Tee Time and finished at 6:20.

Had a group of five in front of us ( yes a group of five), and unbelieveavly, they were not the problem. The group in front of them, and the fact that apparently RGA doesn't employ a Marshall, were the problem. Most of the day, there were three and in a few cases four, groups on a hole at a time while the world's slowest foursome had a gap of two holes in front of them. I know there was a two hole gap, because on the fairway of the 11th hole, you are right next to fairway of the 13 hole ( 12 is a very short par 3), and when the slowest group in the world ( THAT NO MARSHAL EVER SAW, BECAUSE NO MARSHALL WAS ON THE COURSE), was teeing off on 12, while three groups were behind them on 11, there was no group on 13 at all.

Incredibly poor course managemnt on the part of the RGA staff.

A nice, short little course, which has some good spots. But apparently the staff is not interested in their jobs enough to manage the course so that everyone can enjoy it.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It's not worth the your money

Course is in terrible condition it's not worth $40.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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