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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

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in North Carolina (2015 #6)
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Reviews

4.3
347 Reviews (347)
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Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Good course, but pace is not managed

Course is in good shape, but expect a 4.5-5 hour round as there is no marshal to keep pace of play. For an $80+ round fee that is unacceptable.

Assume this is due to the course closing in the next year or two, no extra attention.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

I CRIED

Bought my 1st house to be here

Spent 7 years playing this course

Taught my nephews & GFs how to play here

I'm gonna miss every blade of grass

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great place to play round of golf

I have played here before, I would recommend this course to anybody who is visiting Charlotte and wants to have a good course to have a round of golf, Great place to play, staff was very friendly, golf course is in excellent shape, It was very hot when I played, they had facility for water, which was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good challenging course

Tight layout that is challenging. Tee boxes have seen plenty of traffic. Best practice area in Charlotte of any course. Will definitely go back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I will miss this place!

Bought my first house just to be next to this course. Played 700 rounds here since 2005. Taught my nephews how to golf here. Very sad to see it go. Wish all the employees the best.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What happened to my favorite Charlotte track?

The Ballentyne legacy has come to an end. Even though the rates are still high, the course and all amenities have been neglected since there is talk of the course closing in a years time. That is the excuse I was given for the poor conditions and shaggy greens. That’s a very very insulting excuse. Nevertheless I still have the memories of when Ballentyne Resort was a premiere course to play. I highly discourage play here with the conditions the course has been reduced to.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Let me explain why I rate Ballantyne only 3 stars

Ballantyne used to be the prettiest 5 star Charlotte course and still should be but let me tell you why it isn't anymore:

They lose a star for being 3x the price of other courses which are actually in better condition - Eagle Chase has better tee boxes, fairways, bunkers and greens yet I play there for only $20 and that includes the motor cart!

Ballantyne also loses another star for having lost most of its beauty by placing an office building on almost every other hole!

I attached a pic:

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rumored that course has been sold for development, unfortunate

Good course. Fairways in good shape overall as were the greens but high priced relative to other area courses of similar condition. Good mix of very challenging holes and not so challenging. A few sand traps were unplayable due to packed surface and standing water.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Seems like they’re not trying anymore

Ever since news broke about the course being bulldozed it seems like they gave up on course maintenance. I’ve probably played this course two dozen times over the last 3 years and it used to be much better maintained. I’ll cut them a little slack for the COVID pandemic, but they haven’t raked most of the bunkers in what seems like months and they’re essentially unplayable. The greens were the slowest I’ve ever seen them and hadn’t been rolled in a while. Not worth $82 when there are so many good courses in the area who are actually trying to warn your green fees.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Queen of the City

Hubs and my first time playing Ballantyne, won’t be our last. Course is beautiful, set up is tough but fair. We definitely had a few shots we’d like to have back but as is for a first time round. Pace of play was good and I appreciated the attention to detail from the time we arrived. Patience is rewarded, keep it in fairway and you’ll have a solid round!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Perfect condition, greens and fairways were immaculate

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Course was in excellent condition besides some thinning around the greens. Will hate to see this course go.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Played during COVID restrictions. Ballantyne has great bar and facilities. Unfortunately not able to utilize these. Great course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 123
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Even though it was busy we were done in just over 4 hours. The greens are fast and tricky. Great value, friendly and safe staff, will definitely play again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great track

The course was in good condition. Somehow, they didn't have mine and a friends confirmation on our free round so we had to pay to play. I had called and talked to Leo at Golf Now and he was very helpful giving my code back for me to use. He also helped me get a credit back on a charge that I had cancelled because it wouldn't take my code over my phone.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great Day

It was a great day. Our twosome played in just over 3 hours, staff was a "6" on the 1-5 scale provided by GolfNow and the course was in great shape! Greens looked a little rough but rolled fast and true, no complaints! Thanks and I will come back soon!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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