The 500 Club

Father's Day, of course a little wait. Teed off at 4:30. Play Larkin 6-7 times a year. Course is always in excellent condition. Would recommend it to anyone. Western NC course so it has alot of elevation changes. Off I-40 or I-77. Staff is always top notch. Love this course.

Nice course well worth the drive up to Troutman from Charlotte. Fairways and greens are in excellent shape. First time back since hole #s 10 and 11 were back to normal from construction.

Only negative was we only saw the cart girl once. Stopped at the turn for drinks and snack shop wasn't open. Took some time to pay for snacks since we had to wait for golfers checking in at the pro shop.

Best fairways around Charlotte! Greens and tees are in fantastic shape as well. Fun course, Will absolutely play again!

Larkin has some of the best playing greens in the state. They hold your approach shots nicely and are as smooth as you can imagine. The ball rolls beautifully on them. Fairways are in great shape and the rough is not too thick. I've been playing here for 11 years (started when it had a different owner) and the staff is great. Not a fancy place at all but a wonderful value.

Course was amazing. There were four of us and our tee time was 7:27 AM. Course was in great shape, and have to say some of the best greens I have ever been on. They were fast, and held every approach, and you could really spin the ball out of the fairways. We will definitely be back, and I will tell anyone who wants to play a great course to go to the larkin.

I"ve played Larkin over a dozen times but it was in the best condition ever for this round. They finally have all the holes opened up & the course was in fabulous condition. Especially the greens. Can't wait to play again!

Great course, especially for the price. Friendly, helpful staff. Always enjoy playing here.

The course is a fun layout except #10. The whole experience is ruined by the construction.

I’m from Pittsburgh and was here for the weekend. We played Larkin Golf Club for the first time and I was impressed. The minute we got out of the car, the cart staff had a cart waiting for us in the parking lot where he gave us some tips about the course. We were about 40 min early for our tee time do we hit some balls at the wedge rage (which were free) and pitted for a few min before we tees off. The course was in great shape and pace was awesome. No one behind us and no one in front of us for a hole or so. The course was in great shape and for the money was a fantastic bargain. We paid about $35 each for 18 and a cart, and the same experience back in Pittsburgh would cost me at least double. I would definitely recommend this course!

Great friendly helpful staff. Despite the home construction all around, the greens and fairways are excellent.

I can’t say enough great things about this course. The staff is fantastic, the course is awesome and the overall experience leaves nothing to be desired. I really really enjoy coming here.

Course is in very good condition overall. The greens are some of the best around for a public course. They hold an approach shot well and putt very smoothly. There is a nice mix of fairly easy and moderately difficult holes. Numbers 5 and 6 can wreck your scorecard if you aren't careful. Number 9 is a great challenge. 17 gives you a possible eagle from the white tees. Staff is very friendly. If you pay attention to directions, you won't have any problems navigating the housing construction areas.

Fairways, rough and bunkers are in rough shape compared to other courses in the area. Paid $33 for early Sunday. Disappointing the one group ahead didn’t fix any ball marks or rake their sand. The snack bar consists of candy, nabs and drinks they no longer have a grill. Signage for 1 and 10 tee poorly marked. Also #10 is a blind tee shot with no guidance of what/where to hit. #11 no guidance of how to play form the left of the cart path. Is it a lateral hazard? OB? Free drop?

Positives first

* The staff is very friendly.

* The layout is pretty good. Lots of risk reward shots. Plenty of tee boxes for varying skill levels.

* The condition was good compared to other local courses in the same price range.

* Clubhouse was nice and equipment (carts etc) were in good repair

Negatives

* LOUD LOUD LOUD they’re completely redoing the entire landscape with streets and streets of new houses. While it only directly impacted a few holes of the course, it seemed we were literally playing in a construction zone. I’m not a big fan of “neighborhood courses”, I think when the construction is done it’ll be a really nice place to play.

* Totally not the courses fault, but I was behind a threesome that was behind a foursome. Since I was al single I just settled in for a slow nine (both groups in front of me only played the front). The three jacka$$es behind me seemed to think that hitting into me on three occasions was the answer. I spoke with a course ranger and it didn’t happen again.

Would have been great to know greens aerrated in past week. Also would have been great to know back nine is not normal and under construction prior to reserving tee times.

Had been wanting to play this course for a couple of years but was waiting until all 18 holes were open. Finally got out on 3/31/19.

The course layout was interesting - especially after the 3rd hole. As other reviewers mentioned, the greens were still trying to recover from aeration and seemed to have more sand on them than other greens that I have played after aeration. Time should fix this.

There's a lot of home development construction that affects holes 10 - 12 and to a lesser extent 15-16. Biggest impacts are actual changes to the playable course on holes 10 and 11.

I read recent Golf Advisor reviews so wasn't surprised by any of this -- but I sure would have been if I hadn't read ahead. The dude in the pro shop didn't say a peep to me about any of these conditions -- and there was not a soul in there other than he and I. Pretty shabby.

I would also recommend a little better signage, even if temporary, to help first-timers navigate around the construction related detours.

Overall, a decent outing on a decent track, but I came and I saw -- and given the multitude of other options - I likely won't be back again.