The Cleghorn Club: #5
View from the 6th tee box at The Cleghorn Club.
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3.9
361 Reviews (361)
5 Stars
149
4 Stars
149
3 Stars
44
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
79.7%
Recommend this course
325 out of 361 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.6
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
65.9%
Recommend this course
27 out of 41 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.8
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
74.5%
Recommend this course
41 out of 55 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 71
Length 6821 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.8

Formerly known as Cleghorn Plantation Golf & Country Club and Cleghorn Golf & Sports Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1972
Fairways Tifway 419 Bermudagrass
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect George Cobb (1972)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Polo-style shirts ONLY. T-shirts, screen printed shirts, halters, tank tops, tube tops, or bathing suit tops are prohibited to play golf or practice. Denim, cargo shorts, jeans, sweatpants, swimwear, yoga pants or other athletic pants are prohibited.

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  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in North Carolina (2018 #22) (2016 #11)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2016 #8)
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3.9
361 Reviews (361)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

A lovely ’old school’ course

The layout had the ‘feel’ from the 70’s and 80’s. The course was beautiful except for the cart paths were pretty beat up, a few greens were in kinda rough shape, and hole #16 was closed.

Even with those issues, I would definitely recommend this course! The practice areas were nice, too (driving, pitching, and putting). I had such a great time that I paid to replay another round!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

First play

Beautify course with excellent fairways. A few of the greens were in por shape

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Mountain Course does not dissapoint!

Cleghorn is a picturesque mountain course that continues to improve under the new ownership. Other than the 16th hole which was totally destroyed by Hurricane Helene, the conditions are very good. They do, however, need to add fresh sand to the traps (much of it was washed away) and the cart paths need to be repaired in places. (It would also be nice to have some ball washers on course but that's never been a deal breaker.)

What this course lacks in length it makes up for in terrain changes requiring self, and course, management.

Hopefully #16 will be rebuilt and the traps refilled in the near future.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good course

Good course, greens in good shape, fairways in good shape, hole 16 is the only issue since it is closed down

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Course is in awful shape. 16 th hole closed. Greens are bad. Bunkers are awful. Place has become a rip off

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 67
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Beat the rain

Rain was in the forecast, so the course was empty. Played in 3 1/2 hr. Mountain course with never a flat lie. Greens were moderately fast and many had some kind of turf rot in areas. Fairway grass was a little thin. It would help if they had divot repair bottles on the carts that were full.

Definitely a fun and challenging course. We'll be back

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course and layout. Hole #16 still closed due to Hurricane damage.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great conditions

Course is in awesome conditions. Greens was a little slow but that’s expected this time of year. Staff is always pleasant and courteous.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was not in good shape

This course probably used to be fantastic, but those days have passed. Uprooted trees in multiple locations, severely damaged cart paths, weeds growing up everywhere including bunkers, not to mention hole 16 was completely missing (staff did not mention that when we arrived). For $68 definitely not worth it.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cleghorn could be nice

Pace of play was painfully slow. Cart battery died near club house. Could have been much worse if we had been further from clubhouse. Staff did not seem concerned and there were no apologies. Hole 16 still closed and cart paths are in bad shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

One hole has been closed for eight months. Cart paths are in terrible shape. Tee boxes lacked grass. Greens and fairways were good. Bunkers were lacking sand and many were full of weeds. The teenage golfers behind us were lacking any golf decoram.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow pace rough conditions

Slow pace, rough conditions lots of heavy rough and mud. Greenskeeper stayed with me from like 11-18 it was super distracting. Won’t be rushing back. Will say I’ve played here before and never had any of these issues. Overall good course just a tough day.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Way better than to be expected

Everything about this course was great. The only complaint I have is, the greens were slow but true. Customer service was awesome. I expected this course to be good, but it ended up being pretty amazing. The layout is awesome with pretty wide fairways! The variety of every hole being totally different from one to the other and great elevation changes as well. I would definitely play here again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Longer course than one would expect

Very nice gentleman in the pro shop. Easy check-in with GolfNow. My partner and I were paired with 2 people - good fellows. Pace of play? 4 hour round - not much waiting between shots. No ranger or beverage cart on Saturday but plenty to choose from at grill at the turn. Nice variety of holes. Played Gold tees from 6200yds. Course definitely plays longer than yardage. Par 3s were very enjoyable. Tee boxes were scruffy, grass had not fully developed in fairways, bunkers had not seen any attention (had not been raked by course maintenance), greens very slow on 75% of holes but were in good shape. Many holes had several uphill shots. *Hole16 closed tldue to damage from Hurricane Helene - understandable. Cart paths were broken in several areas. Rate was $68.00 but would suggest a $55.00 rate on weekend fee. Overall, 3 star rating.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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