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Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
3.8
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212 out of 227 reviews
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Value
4.3
Layout
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Pace
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5.0
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Value
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Layout
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Amenities
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4.9
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Course Highlights
The staff here consistently earns top marks for warmth and professionalism, making every golfer feel genuinely welcome. The fun, distinctive layout offers strong value and plays at a smooth, enjoyable pace.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6595 yards
Slope 135
Rating 72.6

Deercroft Golf Club is located just 20 minutes South of Pinehurst has twice been the site for PGA qualifying schools as well as PGA Senior tour qualifying events. Readers of golfweek have voted Deercroft one of "America's Best Courses" for six consecutive years.

The course features lush fairways, manicured bent-grass greens and views that are out-of-this world.

Probably because of the few extra minutes' drive necessary to reach the course, the green fees are among the most reasonable in the area, especially when you consider the quality of the golf.

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Course Details

Year Built 1984
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Williams

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Friendliest Courses in the U.S. (2023 #21) (2015 #1) (2014 #8)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in North Carolina (2015 #10)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2015 #5)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2015 #13)
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Reviews

4.1
227 Reviews (227)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 23
19th Hole Specials 13
Watching the Game 11
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 27
Bunkers 23
Narrow Fairways 13
This course/club is great for:
Locals 22
Advanced Golfers 20
Playing Multiple Courses 20
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 30
Convenient to the City 6

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Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Golf Experience!

Interesting course design..excellent shape especially the greens..good pace of play..friendly staff...GREAT VALUE for the money!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great quality at a great price

The course was in great condition! Not a long course but you have to think your way around it. The course is well maintained and I would've rated it 4 out of 5 stars but the cart paths are not in good condition which they admit and they told me they are going to re-do them. Also another reason for only 3 stars was I didn't see the cart girl until the back nine..although there is a water cooler every 3-5 holes so that was fine with me. All in all it was an awesome course for the price and remember this used to be a LPGA stop years ago and was also host to the PGA Q school in the mid 80's.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This is a great lay out

This was a great time at the golf course. The lay out is very interesting and fun to play. The staff was very nice and made us feel welcomed and appreciated. I will play this course any time I am in the Pinehurst area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friendly. Good rate. Nice layout.

My brother and I went to Deercroft for a fast 18 on a Saturday afternoon. Played in 3 hrs. Nice guy in pro shop. This course has a sporty layout. Greens are getting better, but you have to jam it; if you try to roll it you'll be short. Played it down, didn't pull many really poor lies. Had fun.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Straight forward course

The course was very straight forward, rather short from the back tees, I think it was a little over 6500. Hitting driver only three times. The greens were recently punched but really were not that bad. Driving range was a little rough, couldn't hit more than 3 hybrid, and it was like hitting out of the rough. The staff was great. Definitely going back!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good bones. Working on improvements

Very nice people run this course and they have been working on the course. Removed a lot of trees. Fairways fair condition but goes from fairway to waste area without any real rough. Greens the day we played were shaggy and a bit bouncy. Appeared to have been aerated about 2 weeks earlier and filling back in. I know these guys are working hard and I hopee all goes well for them.
The pace of play seemed slow but that seems to be a problem anywhere there are no rangers coming thru once in a while to be sure guys are keeping up.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value course. Very user friendly

This is an older course that had almost died, but is on the comeback. Very well maintained, super friendly staff. You can see the work that is being done. A work of love in progress. I only wish that it was closer to my home so i could play it more often.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

They are doing a good job of getting the course back into shape

This course had been going downhill for several years. It is a very nice layout and Ted and his crew are working very hard, with fine resuilts, to make it a top notch play

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great layout at a great price

Living in the area I play a lot of high end courses. A friend suggested we play Deercroft so we gave it a chance. The area around the course is being renovated but doesn't interfere with your game. The greens were the best I have ever played in the entire area. If you give it a try you won't be disappointed. Additional plus. It's owned and run buy the nicest people. You will have a great time here.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

best value for golf in the Pinehurst area

Deercroft is far and away the 'best value' for golf in the Pinehurst area and I am confident it will continue to improve and eventually will become worthy of charging even higher fees. When I travel (from New Jersey) to play resort golf, the one thing that can ruin a day is 'poor quality greens' - well rest assured that will not happen here at Deercroft, the greens are beautiful. I played 5 rounds of golf in 4 days (early May 2013) mostly on Midland Road and Deercroft took a back seat to nobody with regard to the condition and speed of the greens, and combined with smaller than average greens, it makes for a great challenge and will get you ready for the rest of your trip. It is the perfect 'opening' round for a golf trip in Pinehurst especially when 8 guys fly in from various destinations and are looking for something 'not too tough' to start the trip and have the real tough ones planned for later in the week. Please do not be fooled by the yardage on the scorecard, the course plays a lot longer than listed because there are very few (if any) straight holes, the course has quite a bit of character. I have been planning trips for 8-12 guys for 20 years and we have been going to Pinehurst at least once every year for the past 16 years. This is the first time I played here but I will definitely use Deercroft as my opening round (straight from the airport) on every trip going forward. We played on a rainy day and since it was not crowded, we had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with the owner who took over less than 2 years ago. He is a very personable gentlemen who seems dedicated to turning this course around and return it to the form it had years ago. He is off to a great start already with fabulous greens and bunkers that were in fine shape despite the prior 2 days of rain. Sorry for the long review, but since Deercroft is the best $25 round of golf I have ever played anywhere, I felt compelled to write my first review at golfnow.com.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great golf course

Great golf course to play. Weather conditions made the golf course a bit challenging to play. Will play this course again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens are true and roll nicely

This is a great value with a nice friendly challenge but fair.
Greens held the ball on the second or third shot and putted true.
Staff couldn't have been nicer . Great day!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is a diamond in the rough.

Greens are slow, but true. Bunkers are pristine. Fairways OK. The current staff is trying to rebuild this once beautiful course and bring it back to life.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

nice layout

we found the course typical of nc courses this time of year. we found. the greens to be superb but needed to be cut a little shorter the tees needed some work and there were some areas that needed attention,but overall i enjoyed my experiance. thank you

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Wooded and hilly

Wooded and hilly, but not overly difficult. Had a great time. Will be back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Front 9 wet.

Golf course greens were very good. Course was wet from rain. Back 9 was relatively dry.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

course on its way back, nice greens good layout

This course has as very nice layout and the greens roll very good. Not super long but I enjoyed it very much. This course had gone down hill the last few years but sounds like the owner committed to making it a very good course again. About 30 min drive from Pinehurst and even though I expected more I am glad I made the trip down. Just go there with an open mind and give it a try. You can't beat the price.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Course conditions improving, especially the greens.

Always enjoyed playing Deercroft since the holes are isolated from the others so you don't see anyone playing on other holes. And any time I've played it (always off season) it has not been busy. But the course conditions started going way down hill so it has been several years since last playing there. There is still room for improvement, but over-all the course is in much better shape than the last time I played it, especially the greens. I am not the straightest off the tee, so I find keeping it in play on these tree lined fairways a challenge. For the $15 bucks cart and green fee hot deal, it is definitely worth the trip from Southern Pines/Pinehurst.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course for the money!

The course was in great shape for the winter. The highlight of course conditions were the greens. They were maintained well enough to grab the ball when you hit them but were greased lightning when putting. The greens were a blast to play on!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

The greens are worth the price of admission.

The greens on this golf course are nothing short of spectacular. They rolled fast and true and were a pleasure to play.
If new management can carry the quality work they've exhibited with the green complex to the rest of the golf course it will be a regular destination for me and my group.
To find as good or better puting surfaces, in our immediate area (Pinehurst vicinity) you would have to spend alot more money, alot more.
Can't wait for the warmer weather to see how the rest of the physical plant fills in.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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