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3.9
256 Reviews (256)
5 Stars
63
4 Stars
87
3 Stars
64
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.2
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
83.1%
Recommend this course
203 out of 256 reviews
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3.9
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
69.2%
Recommend this course
9 out of 13 reviews
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4.0
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.2
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
83.3%
Recommend this course
40 out of 48 reviews
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Course Highlights
This Charlotte muni delivers outstanding value with some of the best greens among local public courses and a layout that welcomes golfers of all skill levels. Friendly staff and a short course option make it an accessible and enjoyable round for beginners and experienced players alike.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6124 yards
Slope 113
Rating 68.6
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Course Details

Year Built 1952
Golf Season Year round
Architect B. Frazier

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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3.9
256 Reviews (256)
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Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

What you expect?

Some fairways need work everyone that you can fix your ball. The layout is challenging yet forgiving. Great learning course with elevated greens .

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs attention

Fairways and greens were in rough shape. No grass in the fairway in many spots. Greens may have recently been aerified. They were bumpy and rough with no consistent lines. Some tee boxes are too close to previous greens- we were hit into 3 times.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awful

I should be refunded my money. That course was straight trash. Greens were awful. Please refund my money

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Short black front desk employee is extremely rude

I have played this course a couple times and I think the course is great for the money. The course is great but the staff at the front desk in particular were terrible and rude. I went into the pro shop to pay for the 9 holes and the cart fee. The guy I checked in with already had a bad attitude and was snarky. I then grabbed my cart loaded up my clubs and me and my Gf hopped in the cart to go to the first tee. While I’m teeing off the marshal drives up all frantic and accuses us of stealing a cart and demanding we go to the pro shop now. I showed him my bank withdraw for the money but he insisted I didn’t and made me go back up. I then went back up to the pro shop and they accused me of lying then when I showed them the transaction they said it was because my gf was in the cart and I needed to pay extra for her just to be in it. I am new to golf so I don’t know if that’s a thing so I asked him why I had to pay 2 cart fees for one cart and he got very angry and cussed at me in a threatening way and told me not to raise my voice.Then the other guy came out and accused me of lying to them and said I knew what I was doing.after all that I didn’t even want to golf there anymore so I asked for a refund and the manager came out and was very polite and gave me one. But while this is happening the second guy keeps saying just don’t lie to us insisting that I was. Very unprofessional front desk employees. The manager was the only polite one there.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Front desk rudeness

I have played this course a couple times and I think the course is great for the money. The course is great but the staff at the front desk in particular were terrible and rude. I went into the pro shop to pay for the 9 holes and the cart fee. The guy I checked in with already had a bad attitude and was snarky. I then grabbed my cart loaded up my clubs and me and my Gf hopped in the cart to go to the first tee. While I’m teeing off the marshal drives up all frantic and accuses us of stealing a cart and demanding we go to the pro shop now. I showed him my bank withdraw for the money but he insisted I didn’t and made me go back up. I then went back up to the pro shop and they accused me of lying then when I showed them the transaction they said it was because my gf was in the cart and I needed to pay extra for her just to be in it. I am new to golf so I don’t know if that’s a thing so I asked him why I had to pay 2 cart fees for one cart and he got very angry and cussed at me in a threatening way and told me not to raise my voice.Then the other guy came out and accused me of lying to them and said I knew what I was doing.after all that I didn’t even want to golf there anymore so I asked for a refund and the manager came out and was very polite and gave me one. But while this is happening the second guy keeps saying just don’t lie to us insisting that I was. Very unprofessional front desk employees. The manager was the only polite one there.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Average Course

Course was about what we expected. Links course with mostly wide open play and minimal hazards. We didn’t realize our rate was due to aerated greens so that was a little disappointing. No rangers except at start. Play was fast until turn when they seemed to have let others in between our groups don’t slowed us down considerably, still on par at 4h15m

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
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
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

This course firstly had illegal pin placements and it just went downhill from there.

We started off at the driving range where we had a foretaste of what the rest of the 18 holes would be like. We discovered that rather than using grass this course decided to use sand at their driving range. Furthermore, despite our horrendous experience at the driving range we started playing this course with an open mind. However we then proceeded to discover that the greens were tiny with illegal pin placements as well as there no grass being present at the tee boxes. I would not recommend this course to anyone. Thank you.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

1st time, will come back

A friend and I played for the first time Friday morning. For this time of the year the course was exceptional. Great pace of play and a very friendly staff! Would definitely recommend playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Value at it’s best

The course was great it is under continued maintenance but absolutely playable and you cannot beat the value for a challenging but very fun course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun and a good deal

I played on a Friday and was able to go out alone for a very relaxing round. Turned out to be the best I’ve ever played! The course is relatively flat but still very fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Don’t waste your money

I’ve played this course 3-4 times as an intermediate golfer, and I cannot stress how bad this course is. Most of the tee boxes are not flat and are rock hard. The fairways are fine but all that separates each hole is a cart path, so you’re constantly waiting for someone to come hit their ball back into the correct fairway. The greens…dear god - they’re unbelievably small, and when you get to hole 18 it slopes downhill so hard that if you miss your putt by even a inch, your ball is rolling off the green every single time.

That being said, the staff is great. Very kind and helpful group of guys. But this course is not even worth the $40 tee time.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course!

I’ve played Sunset Hills a few times and now taking my 12-year-old son to learn to play. The course is well laid out with minimal obstructions. It is well-maintained and the staff was very friendly. The value for the money can’t be beat.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greta experience

Loved how casual this course is! My wife has been playing golf for about a year and too many courses are pretentious and stuffy. We played a slow front nine because of the foursome in front of us but the back nine was brisk and a lovely layout. Will definitely play again!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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