Raleigh Golf Association
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3.4
969 Reviews (969)
5 Stars
200
4 Stars
396
3 Stars
217
2 Stars
98
1 Stars
58
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.6
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.3
69.3%
Recommend this course
739 out of 969 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.7
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
83.3%
Recommend this course
15 out of 18 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.3
63 Reviews (63)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
9
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
66.7%
Recommend this course
42 out of 63 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
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Reviews

3.4
969 Reviews (969)

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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great staff and great course!

This seems to be a golf course of all skill levels with the amenities of pro clubs. Very forgiving layout with just enough risk/reward on their long par 5’s. Very confidence inspiring for someone who shoots in the mid 90’s. I would still play this golf course regularly even if my game improved drastically. Convenient location and very accommodating staff. Thank you!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Greens absolutely Must be addressed

Back 9 greens are the possibly the worst on Planet Earth. Ball craters into mud and probably stimp to a 3. Absolutely needs to be addressed but RGA refuses to do anything. I hope tree removal and bermuda greens somehow find their way to this lot.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Much Improved

This course is getting better year after year. The front nine is in good condition and the other 2 nine hole tracks are in fair condition. The layout is fun and shorter holes make it easier to hit your approach shots in. Great for the money.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Friendly staff, bad greens

You may as well just pick up once your on the green. Fun short course otherwise and the staff is very friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Wanted to decide for myself

I read some of the reviews after I booked the course on Golf now. Unfortunately the comments about the poor greens were true. I would hope someone who is in charge of the course reads the reviews and takes them to heart because with the right ingredients this course could flourish

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Greens are horrific!!!!

Waste of time. Greens were terrible! Not at all worth playing!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very Pleasant Experience

This is actually my 2nd time playing. Forgot to review the first. Very nice little track. The front has very open fairways & greens in very good condition. Back is much tighter, more challenging & a couple of greens have air circulation problems due to being surrounded by woods on 3 sides and leads to greens being thinner. I will definitely return. Overall a very pleasurable experience.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the money.

Paid good money at a discounted price so I'm assuming the normal price is more than I paid. Wow, greens and tee boxes were absolutely horrible and visibly ignored. Pitch marks are a players responsibility but cracked green and unlevel tee boxes that could cause a mechanical ankle injury is just plain wrong. I play recreationally and shouldn't have to worry about twisting my ankle because of unlevel tee box. 18 tee boxes and 18 greens and over 70% of both were simply pitted. Golfer Beware!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Golfing

I golfed with my husband and we both thoroughly enjoyed our play. The staff was very friendly. The starter most helpful, we definitely will play again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

good course,, greens bad for the most part.

RGA has been in raleigh since 1929 as a golf course. Over the years it has been updated and thing added and changed.

the one thing that has not changed in the past 10 or more years is the bent grass green. RGA is one of the and most likely the only courses in the Raleigh with Bent grass greens in use today.. Other has gone to the heat resistant mini verde grass greens.

RGA greens are showing the black mold that is not a good sign for the health of the greens and some have large bare spots on them. . Between the hot humid days and sometimes buckets of rain the bent grass green is not able to hold up to the riggers of heavy play like they get.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Very disappointing

I have driven by RGA many times and always wanted to play there so I decided to go play with one of my buddies today and try it out. Man what a bad decision that was. $32 is way over priced for the round. The greens were absolutely horrendous, I can live with not great tee boxes and fairways for the most part, but I hate bad greens and man were they bad. They had crabgrass all over them, some had what looked like root rot, just not very well kept up. I don’t recommend this course to anyone except maybe a family outing if you don’t care about conditions of the greens. Easy layout but they need to fix the course up quick.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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