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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.4
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort/Public
Par 71
Length 6740 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.7

Editor's Note: Course closed in 2020 for redeveloped as commercial property.

Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Hybrid Bermuda
Greens Champion Ultra Dwarf
Golf Season Year round
Architect Architect Land Design, LLC (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Dana Rader Golf School"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes, at certain times
Dress code Appropriate dress attire includes collared shirt, Bermuda length shorts, no jeans or jean shorts, no halter tops.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

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Reviews

4.3
347 Reviews (347)
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Reviews 40
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

very nice golf course

Course condition excellent. Greens fast and challenging. Pace slow, but I expect this on a nice course and on a nice day. My group was better golfers, and I know that lower level golfers can't play as fast. Difficulty of the greens should add to play time, as one needs to spend more time green-reading on these greens than on most other places.
Price review of "excellent" was given based on deal through a discount golf website. Review of food and beverage only based on one Powerade. I had some complications booking tee time through website, so course pleasantly surprised my group by giving free beverages at #10 snack stand.
Highly recommend playing this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great golf course

My wife and I played. They paired us with another couple and we enjoyed it.
Great greens and closely mowed fairways.
There may not be a straight 5foot putt but the greens are well maintened and fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

More Expensive Than It Looks

The GolfNow discount is not what it appears. Ballantyne charges $15 PER player for a cart (so $30 for a twosome). The GolfNow check out receipt claims $92, but cost out was actually $122. It was a pretty annoying start to an otherwise nice day and round. The course is beautiful. Pace was tough, at Hole 14 there were five carts backed up at the tee box.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very nice

The course was in great shape. This is a cry tight course be prepared to hit some irons and woods off the T box.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course! A must play!

This was a beautiful and challenging course. This is one to definitely put on your golf bucket list. My group was stuck behind a group of guys all day goofing off and ended up making a bottle neck of four groups behind us. It would have been nice for the Marshall to get them moving it took is almost 6 hours to play 18. Other than that it was a great course that I plan to play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Ballantyne Golf Course

Really nice golf course, Staff was very friendly and helped us with anything we needed. The golf course has a pretty good layout and the condition of the course was good, the fairways were cut very short and were thin in some places. The greens were punched a couple of weeks earlier but you couldnt really tell. The greens were a little grainy but they rolled true and kepted their line. With the golf now price of $35.00 it was a good deal. I would play it again at that price but I dont think I would pay the full rate to play here and would recommend this course to play at least once.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great Track

The best public course in Charlotte. Great condition nice staff and super bloody marys

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing course!

I heard great things about this course before I played it, and everything I heard was true. The course was in amazing shape and I couldn't have asked for a better experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Deceptively Challenging

The course is in excellent shape. The fairways are very open. It appears from the looks, it will be two on and two put. However, it is a lot more challenging than that. I will play the course again when I am back in Charlotte,

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Stop reading reviews; book a tee time right now!!

Why are you still reading? Book a tee time for Ballantyne!

Firstly, I was amazed by the staff.. all professional, welcoming, and want you to have a great experience.

Secondly, the course was emasculate! It provides good challenges and holes to make up the lost strokes. The greens are in great shape, fairways are nice, and the roughs are quality too.

Lastly, the perks. Just kind, little, gestures go a long way. First timers are given a logo-ball. The person with the lowest score gets a free drink at the bar after the round. Loading your cart for you. Cleaning your clubs. All of these things made for a complete resort experience.

I was weary that the price was a little steep when I booked it, but it was 100% worth every dime!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course for all

This is an excellent course, set up for both beginners and the more advanced golfers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great course

Great course, challenging layout. On most days a great overall experience. This happened to be a jammed packed weekend so pace of play was off. Course conditions very good, could probably use a beverage cart on a hot day as the only way to get a drink is at 10 and 1. Overall great stuff.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Well Worth The Price

Excellent resort course. I had expected a more difficult layout, however the course was moderate in difficulty and actually forgiving off the tee. Although the greens were a little quick, they rolled perfectly and would hold when hitting a long iron or hybrid. The large office buildings which surround the course helped frame in a few holes, which gave this course a very unique and picturesque look. This is one of the best courses I have played in the Charlotte area. If you have the opportunity to play, do yourself a favor and go! I will be back! Highly Recommended!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Used cart

Not worth the price

Maintained well. Nice views of surrounding businesses. City golf at it finest. Every hole is the though. They're all simply straight holes. No doglegs, no water hazards in play, all just plain hit it straight holes. Grounds are maintained well though. Nothing really wrong with this place it's just worth $40, not the $79 the usually charge. I shot the second best career low but still left unimpressed because it was just the shot after the same shot.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/14/2014

Wow,

Surprising review. This is a country club layout with conditioning to match. Many of the holes have subtle turns and the elevation changes make this course a solid track. It is 79.00 because people in the area are willing to pay this price for quality golf.

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

Great course

Very nice course and the staff was great. Greens were fast but great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best course in the state

This came highly recommended. I got a great deal on GolfNow.com. Course was very well maintained, fairways, bunkers and greens were all top notch. I would say the greens were rolling around a 9 or 10. Highly recommend it!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Beautiful course

The course is one the more picturesque courses in the South Charlotte area The price is generally a little high for my taste but received a good rate on GolfNow for the round. They were doing quite a bit of maintenance around the tee boxes so the tee boxes were moved up or back on some of the holes. The greens were in excellent shape. Will definitely go back in the future if the price is right. Our foursome started on time and moved through the course in less than four hours.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not an everyday course

Ballantyne Hotel Golf Club is not your everyday public course. Start off with excellently maintained practice putting green, practice chipping green and driving range all within steps of each other to loosing up before you head out to the first tee box. There are 2 restrooms on the course located so that they are reached easily after #3,#6,#13 and #15. There is a refreshment stand located after #10 as well as before you head out at #1. Course conditions are the finest around. Well maintained fairways,rough and greens are what truly make a course good and Ballantyne has them all. The only negative about Ballantyne is the cost. But the saying goes "You get what you pay for" and Ballantyne gives you your moneys worth.

One more thing EXCELLENT staff!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice layout but conditioning needs work

For the premium you pay to play this course you would expect the conditioning to be top notch. It wasn't. Tee boxes were in horrible shape. No excuse for this. The course layout is nice. Fairways look nice and green but it's like hitting off hardpan and not carpet.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best public course around

Great facility all around. Love this place and will play it whenever I get the chance. Greens are very fast and very tough, read your putt at least twice and you may make it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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