Raleigh Golf Association
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3.3
951 Reviews (951)
5 Stars
194
4 Stars
391
3 Stars
214
2 Stars
95
1 Stars
57
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
67.2%
Recommend this course
724 out of 951 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.1
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.5
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
59.5%
Recommend this course
25 out of 42 reviews
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3.1
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
11
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.5
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
62.9%
Recommend this course
44 out of 70 reviews
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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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3.3
951 Reviews (951)
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Skill Advanced
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1.0
Previously Played

Garbage

This course is completely neglected. Maintenance is obviously not a priority here.. they seem to have given up in general. From what I’ve heard, this course used to be good back in the day. But now it’s just complete garbage. Greens are complete trash. Craters in all the greens. It’s a shame because the layout has a lot of potential, and could be a decent course if given the TLC it deserves.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

Beginner Course

If you are a beginner I think this would be a good course. The layout is decent but that’s about it. I played on a Monday and pace of play was still 4:30. The conditions are bad, weeds all over the greens and tee boxes to go along with patchy fairways. It had no interesting features and is super basic. I had fun, but if you want quality this isn’t the place. $40 is steep when there are better courses for the same price

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
3.0
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Previously Played

Public golf

It’s not the best. It’s not the worst. It’s an old designed course that sets up well for beginners. Every green is at a different point in life. For the price, it’s about what you’d expect.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

MEH

Course staff and snack bar staff were absolutely exceptional… friendly people. The course was ok with the exception of the greens… mostly terrible greens. I believe that 80% of the problem with the green conditions was due to the fact that NO ONE repaired their ball marks on the greens. With the quality of people on the course this day, it makes complete sense that the greens were garbage. You had to just take a deep breath and think that either golf etiquette has gone out the window or this was a nation wide beginners day event. Sorry but I’m not rushing back on the weekend.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Seems like it would have been a good course.

I live in Augusta Ga and was escaping the hurricane damage. I made this tee time and within an hour found out our water and electricity had been restored. We packed the car and left. I did call the course to let them know hat was happening.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 41
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

The rough areas need trimming

I always lose more balls on this course than any other despite the fact that it does not have many water hazzards. The reason is that the rough areas are too thick and if the balls goes slightly off the fairway, it is imposible to find it.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Find another place to play!

I have played this course for more than 20 years due to its closeness. It has always been average at best. But the conditions have deteriorated to completely embarrassing. The greens are destroyed. Don’t even consider trying to post a legitimate score as the greens are pitted, pocked, bare sand in places and unplayable. Your ball will roll and bounce in directions beyond your control. The tee boxes have little to no grass. Some of the closing holes are absolute hardpan in the fairways. The course has not been mowed or manicured. Balls are hard to find. No efforts or money has been spent to improve the course in recent years. Yet they are still happy to charge $50 on the weekend to play this slightly upgraded cow pasture. I am no golf snob and not happy to so bad-mouth a Raleigh legacy layout, but DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Old course and good location

The course is good for beginner golfer and since it's good location around 30mins closest course in downtown and bit crowded. We have to wait for 5 mins in every hole, The green need to be in maintenance speed around 7.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs some tlc

Greens are terrible,cart paths not great either.

Lots of fire ant hills

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 67
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course but greens need improvement

Good course but the greens need care. Fairways also need some work to address weeds and bare spots.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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