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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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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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 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cleghorn golf and sports club

Really like the course it is challenging to all will play it again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 63
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Best

I play several times a week and play a wide variety of courses. This is the best course I have played in the past couple of years. My group got a great price on Golf Now ay $29 each. This is a must play course just over the SC NC line above Spartanburg SC. Tough layout, large greens, great condition. I can’t think of one complaint that my foursome had except for some of our own golf. Lots of elevation changes and challenges. I will go back. We are just under 2 hours away but we’ll worth the drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great track

Had a great experience with my GolfNow booking at Cleghorn. This was a getaway opportunity, playing with my wife, her from the bronze and I from the gold tee boxes (6100 yds). There has been a lot of heavy rains recently so there were some areas with wash out but none of which effected the fairways, bunkers or greens which were in great shape. Some holes were very unusual and challenging. All in all this was a great value and we would return again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

No rain and the course was wide open

Played at 12:30 and the rain didn't come until 3:30. Course was wide open and I played in 2 1/2 hours. Great layout and conditions. The only problem was that most of the tee boxes were rock hard and difficult to get the tee in the ground. Beware that #18 is a 3 shot hole including a layup (par 5). It plays longer than it looks. Play it this way and you will avoid the water.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Fantastic Course

Course had 3 inches of rain yesterday; therefore, we were on cart path only on the second nine. Greens were bumpy and slow because they had recently been punched. Great course that I will absolutely play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout and value

A great golf course for the money. Greens were recently aerated (reflected in price). Rest of course was in VG shape

Will play it again!

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

Nice course

Course was in great shape except that they plugged the greens last week.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great track for a great price!

What a bargain!. My wife and I paid the Hot Deal $18 to play. The regular rate for the week was $20. TAKE THE DEAL!!! This is a very well maintained course with great scenery. The aerated greens were not a big deal given the excellent condition of the rest of the course. Challenging layout but certainly fair. We played in about 3 hours as there were very few on the course. Gem of a course!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great comeback

I haven't played this course in years but I will go back frequently. After lots of uncertainty about what would happen it's the course it has comeback in style. Conditions are excellent. Fairways are well covered and they run nicely. Greens are firm, moderately fast and true. It is a delight. The Pro Shop was warm and welcoming. We arrived very early and he sent us right out. Congratulations for bringing this challenging treat back. Go play Cleghorn, enjoy the test and send your friends.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Staff and Great Greens.

Staff was so helpful and genuinely glad to see us. True family atmosphere where we saw the Golf Pro helping the staff with food preparation for the members 4th celebration. Will keep bringing all friend that come to visit to this great course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 208
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Good shape! Tough Course!

Played for the first time in a long time at Cleghorn this morning. First the course is in really good shape. If you are not hitting it well this course will absolutely eat you up. It did me especially on the front 9! The greens are near perfect. Firm and pretty fast but not overly so and really smooth. The fairways and tees were mowed or in the process of being mowed and were in good shape. Only thing that stops it from being 5 Star is there are a few spots on the fairways and tees with winter kill still and there are some spots around the edges that are rough. But you can see evidence that they are working on those areas. I had the first tee time off on a Friday morning and thought it was a good value for $36

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good round

I was disappointed that the back 9 was closed due to flooding. Otherwise, it was all good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/05/2018

This was my 1st time playing Cleghorn and I have to say I was disappointed that the back 9 was closed due to flooding! The front 9 looked great and I was having a great round until me and my friends got to the 7th hole and found the grounds grew cutting the greens and did not stop and move off the green for use to play thru. So we got thru then played the 8th hole and got on the 9th hole and there was the grounds crew on the 9th green again. Needless to say I was very unhappy it was 2 in the afternoon and they only had 9 holes that golfers would be playing why did they not cut the greens early in the morning! None the less why would the grounds crew not get off the green when there was golfers on the tee box. I voiced my thoughts to Mr Long the manager of the resort and he was a super nice gentleman and told us to play as much golf as we wanted the rest of the day and gave us vouchers to return and play 18 holes for free at anytime. I was disappointed but the pro shop staff was super nice and accommodating. I can’t wait to go back and play the whole 18 holes and I think things were said to the head grounds keeper and the grounds crew will be more respectful to golfers from now on. Thank u Mr. Long!!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful setting with rolling hills

Very challenging course but in great shape. Definitely a place to return. Staff very friendly. The only negative was playing the same day a tournament was scheduled.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

can't wait to go back to Cleghorn

Don't forget to pack your camera with your clubs! Incredibly true greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Disappointing

Had a good friend visiting from Michigan and looking for a challenging course to play in western NC. After visiting the website and reading reviews, most of which were favorable we decided to give Cleghorn Plantation a try. Upon arrival we were greeted by an attendant in the parking lot who brought us a cart, so far so good. Couldn't believe that the round was only $33 and that the course was nearly empty at 9 A.M. proceeded to the 1st hole and lost my tee shot to the left after hitting the fairway and watching my ball slide off to the left and into the woods. Unfortunately we were to soon discover that the majority of the holes had severe slopes with little grass to hold a shot. I live and play on a mountain course in the Asheville area and am very familiar with a challenging track, but Cleghorn is ridiculous and hardly what I would describe as fair, more like penalizing. Greens had recently been punched and were hard and fast. Most of the tee boxes were devoid of grass and signage was poor. Aside from the staff and views, there is very little to recommend here. Save your money and look elsewhere for a mountain course, there are plenty in western north and south Carolina that far outshine this one.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really INTERESTING course

I and from Pinehurst and have played a TON of great courses and this was by far one of the most interesting. The course elevation made things quite difficult and made for some amazing views! Pretty tough course!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Many improvements

You can see they have put a lot of work in on condition of the entire property. It is paying off. Best shape I've ever seen it. And ive played it many times over the last 9 years

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It’s a difficult course, with lots of ups and downs. But it was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Challenging Mountain Course

The course is a typical mountain course with very hilly terrain and tight fairways. The course condition was typical for a mountain course for this time of year. Fairway grasses had not come in yet so were hard with a lot of roll and lays were generally poor. Tee boxes could use a lot of work when weather conditions improve. I think this would be a good play in another month or two and into the fall. Would be a good location for a group outing as there accommodations and fairly extensive sports facilities available on site..

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

I make it to western North Carolina 3-4 times a year and Cleghorn Plantation has been my must play every visit since I discovered it 2 years ago. It's a challenge. I'm a 4-5 handicap and can enjoy a relaxing fair challenge from the middle tees or move to the back tees and be tested. It offers great views with challenging elevation changes. The greens have been in great condition every time I played. This last visit was the 1st time that the pace of play was a little slow for my liking but I still finished in 4 hours and 20 minutes. From the picturesque drive up to the club house, the driving range, practice green, club house, food and great course this place offers everything you need for a great day of golf.

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