Lake at Carolina Trace Country Club

I realize there is a lot of dormancy in the area still in early April but this place was horrifically maintained. Clubhouse was nice and staff was nice. Lunch was decent although service was a tad slow but the Carolinas are more laid back obviosonrhats fine. Myself and my group chose to play on the way to Pinehurst. Big mistake. There was a. Made of grass in any tee box. It looked like a barren West Texas desert track. Super disappointing as the layout is actually good! Never again.

Great Course , Good Views, Holes well rounded for all skill levels

I have played this course many times and it never fails to impress. Would highly recommend

layout had good use of water features. Played the Lake course - first time - and will definitely play again.

The lake course is a great layout. Solid greens, consistent speed and in great shape. Fairways are nice and overall the course is very forge giving with only a few spots of water that are easily avoidable. Lots of bunkers to get you though. Nice oar 3/ with elevated boxes

This is an awesome course it has a test for all with working around water and bunkers, very well maintained and awesome staff will come to play again.

The Lake Course at Carolina Trace has been around since the early 70's, but I had never played it. Living about 45 minutes away, I had always played courses closer to my home in the Raleigh area. 16 of us included it as a course we would play on a 3 day golf excursion on the way to Pinehurst. To a man, the vote was, "Wow, how have we missed this course". Tees, fairways, traps and greens were in excellent shape. With the wind blowing up to 15 mph at times, this beauty was all that we wanted and more. Friendly staff upon arrival, and range balls were complimentary. Many elevation changes, especially on the Par 3's, added to the course's character. Several holes built around Lake Trace added to the enjoyment. Would highly recommend to anyone. Lots of fun to play!!

Great place and I will go here 10 times before I ever go back to Tobacco Road especially at their new rates. If you can get this for $150 or under do it. Under $100 you'd be insane not to

I can handle some slow play. Especially if I am on a nice course and have no where to go.

Had a 2:03 start time and finished the round at 7:58. This is absolutely unacceptable anywhere. A 6 hour round at a place that costs $150 on the weekend. No ranger or starter in sight. Players yelling across the golf course (honestly I love players having a great time, but this is not what I expect for the price that they are charging).

This experience would have been ok at a $20 Muni. Because I simply would hav walked off the course after the 3 hour front nine.

I talked to the golf shop attendant at the turn and he just shrugged his shoulders and said that 3 hours for nine holes wasn’t too bad. Made it sound like this was common and routine at Carolina Trace.

I cannot recommend this place and would avoid it at all costs. Too many great options in the Sanford Pinehurst area and for that price, you could play Tobacco Road and have an awesome experience.