Raleigh Golf Association
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3.4
972 Reviews (972)
5 Stars
201
4 Stars
397
3 Stars
218
2 Stars
98
1 Stars
58
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.7
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.3
69.8%
Recommend this course
742 out of 972 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.7
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
85.7%
Recommend this course
18 out of 21 reviews
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3.3
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
9
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
67.7%
Recommend this course
44 out of 65 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

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Reviews

3.4
972 Reviews (972)

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 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fast Greens

Shorter course with very slick greens as it’s best defense

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 12/12/2017:
Thank you for the great review! We appreciate the great feedback and hope you enjoyed our greens today. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you a few more times before the holidays!
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Course in great shape - greens were fast

My friend a I play this course once a month or so and really like it. The course in general is in great shape, however, this last week the greens were like playing on a pool table with slopes and ridges. Once we adapted to them, yeah, no, still like a pool table. Had a good time anyway and we'll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 11/27/2017:
Thank you for the review. We appreciate the feedback and are glad you enjoyed your challenging round at RGA. Please come back and see us again this weekend.
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Enjoyable Walk

I always look forward to playing here as it is an ok course to walk, and it is usually in good shape. Right now, the greens are faster than I have ever seen them. Some pin locations made it impossible to hole a putt. Maybe that is why the round took a little longer than expected? Like any other course where a lot of " new golfers " play, course upkeep is a problem. Traps are not getting raked, and I fixed at least 4 ballmarks per hole. To be expected, but sad. There was a ranger/cart person riding around. All employees were very friendly - saw a lot of new faces. Hot dog was great! I have yet to see any big impact from McConnells ( sp? ) investment money, but always an enjoyable place to play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 11/27/2017:
Thank you for your honest review. We appreciate the great feedback regarding the speed of our greens as we have been working hard to maintain them. We try and reiterate proper course etiquette to our golfers when it comes to maintaining our bunkers and ball makers but it is a working progress. We appreciate the review and hope to see you again this weekend.
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 11/27/2017:
Thank you for your 5-Star review! Please come back and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

All good, except got in middle of tournament first nine holes, and play was very slow.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Average
Response from on 10/24/2017:
Thank you for your patience on this particular day as we did have a tournament that was finishing up. We appreciate you coming out to see us and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough

Pace of play was favorable and was a bargain for the price. Greens are not respected and fairways/rough not very well maintained.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 10/16/2017:
We appreciate your honest review, and apologize if your round with us was sub par. The course is currently transitioning into the cooler fall months, and most of the grass is starting to come in. We appreciate your patience and hope to see you again in a few weeks.
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friendly Staff

Really enjoy playing this course. The staff is always friendly and helpful. The course is tight but plays well. Good value for the cost!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/16/2017:
Thank you so much for coming out and playing RGA. We appreciate the great review and are so glad you enjoyed your round with us today. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again this fall.
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always a good one.

I play this course regularly with it being so close to home. It’s a good short course that offers plenty to keep you interested. Both 9’s start with straight forward Par 4s and get progressively more challenging. #5 is a favorite of mine with its big dogleg left with a fairly large tree that helps protect the green unless Bubba Watson is hitting some serious cut to get it around the bend. It’s not PGA tour condition, but it’s a good regular track.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 10/02/2017:
Thank you for the great compliments. We are so glad you enjoyed the course conditions are we are working hard on transitioning the course into the cooler fall months. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again in a few weeks. Thanks!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Average Course For An Average Golfee

I was in Raleigh for a wedding and had plenty of time to kill so I booked a round. When I first walked in an employee was sitting on her phone and didn't think it was necessary to greet me or assist me in any manner. I was standing at the counter for a couple minutes until another employee walked in and assisted me. Not at all pleased with the woman that didn't assist me, if you can't muster up the energy to assist a patron, then you should probably find another job!

As for my round, the fairways were good, some greens had patches of sand where apparently "foxes had dug up the greens." Some tee boxes were missing grass and according to the 3 gentlemen I played with, there hasn't been grass on said tee boxes in 13 years.

I would definitely play the course again but only if it is a hotdeal from GolfNow, I would never pay full price.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Response from on 10/02/2017:
Thank you for the review, we appreciate you making us aware of any customer service issues and as we will definitely address this situation. We appreciate you coming out and hope to see you again int he near future.
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great deal

Course was in great condition. For a weekday with great weather it was surprisingly not busy. The pace of play was terrific the staff was friendly. Over all this was a very pleasant outing.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Response from on 10/02/2017:
Thank you for the great review, we are so glad you enjoyed your outing with us today. Can't wait to have you back with us again in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

RGA Golf Course

RGA is a great course to play on. The course is in great shape and is challenging enough, but not overwhelming.

The staff are all friendly and the players that I have ever been paired with are friendly and Professional.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/07/2017:
Thank you for the review, we appreciate you coming out today and hope your round was challenging yet fun. Thank you so much for the feedback and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 09/07/2017:
Thank you for the 4-star review, we appreciate you coming out and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rating the Course

Always enjoy playing at this course as an intermediate golfer, I find the course fairly easy to play. Rates are fairly comparable with other courses as well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/01/2017:
Thank you for the review! We appreciate the kind words about the course layout and price, can't wait to have you back with us!
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Response from on 09/01/2017:
Thank you for the review, we hope to see you again in the near future so that we can increase your overall star rating. Thank you so much for coming out to RGA.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor greens and Tee Boxes

This public course has taken a beating. The tee boxes are horrible and the greens are in poor shape. NO WAY is this worth $42 for the round. Huge ball marks on the greens and dirt tee boxes. I only played here because they had an early tee time open, now I know why. If you get a deal under $20 play it otherwise don't pay too much for this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/01/2017:
Thank you for the honest review. We are aware of the ball mark issues we are currently trying to educate the public on the first tee about best practices when playing at RGA. We appreciate your concern and hope that you will give us another try in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/01/2017:
Thank you for the review! Please come back and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 09/01/2017:
Thank you for the review, we appreciate you coming out and hope to see you again in the near future so that we can increase your overall star rating!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/28/2017:
Thank you for the review, we appreciate the feedback and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/28/2017:
Thank you for the 5-star review, we are so glad you had fun! Please come out and see us again soon!
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Being a duffer hdc 20+ this is a fun course. I enjoyed it but was challenging for me but someone who can hit the little white ball consistently , it would bevery rewarding.

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/22/2017:
Thank you for the awesome review! We appreciate the great review and are glad you enjoyed the challenge of the course. Can't wait to have you back with us again!
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