The Neuse Golf Club
About
Neuse Golf Club was ranked as one of the best public golf courses in North Carolina, second only to Pinehurst. The layout winds along the Neuse River across rolling hills that are dotted with rocky outcroppings. Towering, mature pines accent the landscape as well, especially along the fairways. Each hole provides a dramatically different challenge and unique scenery. Views of the winding river can be enjoyed on almost every hole. A variety of bunkers and doglegs are strategically placed throughout the golf course, demanding both accuracy and thoughtful strategy. The design closely follows the natural contours of the hilly terrain. Dramatic elevation changes guarantee that flat lies will be hard to find. The golf course is no easy feat but the beautiful scenery and interesting hole designs will appeal to any player.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6891 yards | 74.1 | 140 |
| Blue | 72 | 6448 yards | 72.0 | 137 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 6448 yards | 78.5 | 141 |
| White | 72 | 5953 yards | 69.6 | 128 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5953 yards | 75.7 | 135 |
| Silver | 72 | 5481 yards | 67.6 | 119 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 5481 yards | 73.1 | 131 |
| Silver/Forward | 72 | 4743 yards | 63.6 | 112 |
| Silver/Forward (W) | 72 | 4743 yards | 68.5 | 123 |
| Forward | 71 | 3931 yards | 60.6 | 106 |
| Forward (W) | 71 | 3931 yards | 63.9 | 113 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.1/140 | 385 | 401 | 186 | 524 | 371 | 345 | 197 | 528 | 386 | 3323 | 522 | 223 | 444 | 410 | 191 | 406 | 429 | 510 | 433 | 3568 | 6891 |
| Blue M: 72.0/137 W: 78.5/141 | 351 | 390 | 168 | 504 | 345 | 329 | 167 | 502 | 357 | 3113 | 491 | 195 | 407 | 393 | 172 | 381 | 403 | 478 | 415 | 3335 | 6448 |
| White M: 69.6/128 W: 75.7/135 | 329 | 351 | 151 | 471 | 315 | 300 | 141 | 474 | 326 | 2858 | 460 | 170 | 379 | 377 | 148 | 353 | 381 | 456 | 371 | 3095 | 5953 |
| Silver M: 67.6/119 W: 73.1/131 | 303 | 334 | 129 | 415 | 303 | 270 | 122 | 431 | 292 | 2599 | 445 | 153 | 352 | 343 | 136 | 321 | 355 | 435 | 342 | 2882 | 5481 |
| Silver/Forward M: 63.6/112 W: 68.5/123 | 303 | 334 | 124 | 329 | 303 | 220 | 122 | 431 | 179 | 2345 | 445 | 153 | 238 | 212 | 136 | 321 | 228 | 435 | 230 | 2398 | 4743 |
| Handicap | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 5 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by jdbrooke87 on 09/09/2025
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Photo submitted by bmwpack on 11/14/2022
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Photo submitted by leonardo70 on 09/24/2022
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Photo submitted by blamege on 05/03/2022
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Photo submitted by blamege on 05/03/2022
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Photo submitted by blamege on 05/03/2022
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Photo submitted by blamege on 05/03/2022
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Hole 10 par 5 Photo submitted by Houston4850410 on 04/22/2021
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Green side par 4 Photo submitted by Houston4850410 on 04/22/2021
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Par 3 Photo submitted by Houston4850410 on 04/22/2021
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Photo submitted by Pinseeker1965 on 01/16/2021
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Photo submitted by 01oHy3pNDWmc8W8QQq5p on 08/02/2020
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Tricky par 3 Photo submitted by logelin1948 on 07/20/2019
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Photo submitted by joshuashivar on 06/11/2014
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Photo submitted by rhurlbert on 10/28/2013
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Number 2 fairway. Photo submitted by Spencer15d on 05/29/2013
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Photo submitted by Spencer15d on 05/29/2013
Great layout
I love this course challenging but fair............Great layout as well. One of the better courses in the triangle.
The Neuse - Great course, great value
Very challenging golf course, you'll use every club in your bag. New mini Verde Bermuda greens, are fantastic. Putts run true. To score well, you must employ smart game management, if you do you'll be rewarded.
Note, holes 2 and 3 are near the river and putts have a pronounced break towards the river when your putt starts to loose pace.
greens are in excellent shape for being middle of winter!!! Staff very friendly and carts were in great shape. Best course in the county and blows the other 27 hole one around the corner away!!!!! Only complaint is that wish they would have opened a few of the fairway to carts. Always a first look when playing in that area!!
Excellent Greens
Neuse continues to be one of the best courses in the RTP area. New Bermuda greens are in excellent condition....not too fast, very true. Dormant Bermuda rough is long and dense. Great, challenging par 4's on the back 9.
Must play!
Weather was great, the course was in excellent condition, what more can you ask ? Fun course, lots of risk/reward shots. You'll use every club in your bag and face every lie imaginable. This is a gem!
Nice layout
We had a good time except that the pace of play was very slow and no Marshall insight. Just finished before darkness.
Great Challege.
New greens rolling expectionally well. Great hole designs, several unique. Residential routing, but elevation changes and consistent conditioning make it worth the cart ride amongst the houses. Nice staff... efficient even on busy weekends.
Insanely slow play
The last 6 times I’ve played the neuse I’ve actually finished one round. There are large groups and pace of play is beyond slow as other reviews have mentioned. Today I drove to the first tee and saw 3 foursomes waiting to tee off and literally left without playing a hole. Be forewarned, if you book on golf now you will not get a rain check.
SLOWWWW
Play here all the time not normally this bad, but this day it was an excruciating 5.5 hour round. My playing partner bailed on me leaving me as a single. They paired me up with another threesome who were slow beyond belief. Don't mind being paired up but a ranger out there would have helped. If they would have allowed me to keep my own cart I would have left this group in the dust after the second hole, but they had me join their 3rds cart, so I was stuck with them.
Maybe because it was observed Veterans Day......I have never seen foursomes play so slow....usually the pace of play is great but Friday was a mess...I literally left the course after 9 holes and I never leave a course until Friday....
Jewel of Raleigh
What a great find! This course has exceptional imagination, not for the weak of heart. Not real long, but the layout carves up and down through the community. I've played quite a few courses in the area, but I'd rank this up at the top.
One caution, stay out of the rough. It is exceptionally deep (might do well to trim it down a little) as I lost 2 balls that must have sunk so deep me and my partner could not find.
Good Course
New greens, good overall condition, and excellent pace of play. I enjoyed my round there.
Hidden Gem
While this course is a bit out of the way from the Raleigh area, it is worth the drive. Course is in fantastic shape. Extremely reasonably priced for the beautiful course that it is. Several very challenging and unique holes.
Still excellent
Excellent greens
Excellent food
The rough is no joke and a few bunkers are dusty aka: not up to par but everything else including the staff is awesome. The greens are perfect and once the rough is trimmed and the traps raked- she will be perfect.
Amazing course and a challange
Wow . This course is amazing for the money and there was no waiting . The only thing that i did not like . If you did not make the fairway . You lost your ball . The ruff needs to be a little lower . Ball sinks in and unless you are standing on top of it . Good luck finding it ! Other then that it is a beautiful course . 7th time i played it . Lot of bunkers and some amazing views too.
Red is the New Black
Reversing the colors on the scorecard is a great first step to get people to play forward tee's. Only problem is those beautiful metal tee plaques, on each hole, that still list Black for the back tee's.
Now, let's get serious on playing it forward. Your course needs to build two more tee boxes for ladies, super seniors & kids, if you truly want to grow the game. Since your course is hilly and fairways are lush you get very little roll out with tee shots. I played with my friend who is seventy four and he played from the up tees and he still was hitting 3 Metal on most of his second shots into par 4's. Think 200 yds. to 275 yds for most par 4's. Even senior players should have the opportunity to hit some 7irons to 9 irons into some par 4's. That means having tee boxes 50 to 100 yard further up the fairways on #1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 15, 16, 18. And, on par 5's like 4, 8, 10 & 17 you might want to move them even more than 100yds because of the difficulty of the hole. Driver, 3 metal, 3 metal and 7 iron to just get on the green is not having fun. And, I'm talking about a player that hits the ball straight but only carries his driver 150 to 175 yds on the level. We need par 5's to be 375 to 400 max on your hilly course. Come on' this isn't difficult to make some extra tees, which can also be used by youngsters and beginners, no matter what age. Oh, and did I mention that this will also speed up play and just maybe bring some golfers back sooner because they had some fun !
Diamond in the rough
I paid $12 to play here which simply cannot be beat. I thought perhaps the greens or fairways were under repair but they were perfect. The new greens and work they have done is excellent. The fairways are lush and the rough was as penalizing as you want with the club championship played the week before we played. Monty and the staff are excellent and the food very good.