Lake at Carolina Trace Country Club

We were really excited to play this course given that it is a semi private course is located on a lake and had good ratings on the site. The good was a friendliness of the staff. The bad: 1. Incredibly difficult course- very hilly, sand traps everywhere, streams in water on almost every hole, Large amount of rough everywhere, and very narrow fairways. Par threes routinely 170 to 190 yards. Not for almost all every day golfers. 2. The greens, while they were in good condition, were truly tiny. 3. They charged $130 per person to play here. No other private clubs in this region charge anywhere close to that amount. Buyer beware next time based on an alternative view.

Everything about this was great. Awesome experience, great course would recommend to everyone

Great track, challenging, scenic, fair, and the greens were fabulous. The Lakes is the better of the 2 courses but both are very nice. Less than an hour from Raleigh too, I'll be back soon.

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Nice course in great condition. Clubhouse closed at 3p, so there weren't any workers around at the end of the round. Seemed like much more member play than anyone else. Other than that, definitely worth the trip.

Staff were excellent to deal with, paid $60 which included some range balls, very nice layout with some very pretty water holes. Greens were about a 9-10 on the stimp meter, but in good shape. A good value!

Very nice course, well cared for, very friendly staff. Pace of play was way TOO SLOW. One group that was several holes ahead was holding every one up, no ranger to keep them moving, I liked it a lot but SLOW pace will discourage me from coming back.

Excellent track excellent value for your money played all 36 in one day.

Played with my wife and another couple recently and had a great experience. The course was both challenging and fair. Visually the course was special. The staff was very helpful and extremely friendly.

I like the course a lot. There is a distinct difference between the front and the back. Course can be a bear from the back tees. Elevation changes abound, especially on front side. Tight fairways, in places, felt dictatorial. Abundance of grass around the greens give lesser players opportunities to recover, There are some very good technical holes and also some strategic ones---the par-5, 14th in particular, in deciding how to play that second shot. Cool hole. The three memorable par-3's are all downhill water holes. Despite the many elevated par-4 greens, there is some decent variety in their routings. Typical of Jones, Sr. the tee shots, while fair, are also demanding. The bunker placements are dead-on for players using appropriate tees.