The Challenge Golf Club

This is an interesting public course with a friendly staff and a nice clubhouse. About half of the greens were severely damaged by winter weather and need a lot of work. I played 18 with cart for $23 on a weekend. It’s a good value for the money and pace of play was very reasonable, probably beacause of all of the recent rain, people stayed away. However despite strong storms the whole week before, course was well drained and Cart rule at 90 degrees. I would play again, but might wait until those greens are fixed.

3rd time playing this course this year..the layout is great but that's all I can say nice about the course,,the greens are mostly dirt and so are the tee boxes.i thought it would get better as the weather improved,,boy was I wrong..they need to shut it down and REDO the whole course

Overall, I enjoyed the course. Many of the greens were horrible. No shower facilities at an otherwise decent club. lay got backed up pretty quickly; but I still enjoyed the course and would go back.

The brand greens are terrible.

Something is killing them real bad. Greens are so bad i feel bad for them.

Also the course is all mid and around the greens os horrible. I hope they can fix it.

Worst greens ive played in years

The greens were in poor condition, and many of the bunkers could use some repair. I'm not sure if it was because of a late spring frost, but you don't want to see greens in poor condition. The staff was very friendly.

my concerns are the greens they could’ve been in better condition ,

I like the layout just wish there was grass in the fairway and on the greens.Got behind 2 jerks the last 4holes.There was work being done on the course.I'll wait until it grows in before I go back.

Great staff with friendly services. This course has the perfect layout to be a championship caliber venue. Needless to say it’s so far gone I’m not sure why this place is even open. No sand in the bunkers, 90% painted dirt and 10% grass on greens, bone dry, 100 yards from all holes is like hitting off the pavement. No driving range. If your going to warm up, do so prior to arrival. A net and mats are your only option here. Lots of time and money needs to be invested to make this course last. Very disappointed especially with the false advertisement on their website.

This track COULD be a championship caliber course. The layout is fantastic and offers an excellent challenge. Unfortunately course maintenance seems to be the biggest downfall. 1 green out of 18 was able to be putt on. The rest are literally destroyed. It is bone dry and there is little to no sand it any of the sand traps. The collar on most holes is all dirt leading to greens. Top dressing covers all tee boxes. Disease and lack of course management has claimed the challenge as its victim. If you want to warm up, do so prior to arrival. No driving range. 20 foot wide by 10 foot high net to hit in off mats only. A little time, money, and help and this could literally be a gem.

This course deserves the name and is a real Challenge with its rolling fairways and greens. The Bermuda greens and fairways really showed signs of the rough winter and soggy spring. The course is working hard to get them back with reseeding, which made them hard to read as well. Would love to play when the are in full repair. The pro shop staff were awesome and informative.

Many of the greens are still growing and are in rough shape currently. Give the golf course another month, maybe 2 and you will love it! Right now however it simply needs a little more time..

This course was in horrific condition... fairways were yellow, and dead. Greens were unplayable (and dirt painted green to make it look better).

There is zero drainage, so mud was everywhere. Worst of all, the ball cleaners at the tee boxes were bone dry. Other courses in The area have had the same amount of rain, but are playable and enjoyable.

We played this course in the summer of 2017, and the clubhouse told us they were replacing the greens, well nothing has changed. Don’t waste your money here

It had rained the night before and they just cut the fairways so they were wet and mucky. Overall it was fun and challenging. The green were fast and recently sprayed with seed. On a nice day this course would be even more fun.

The staff was extremely nice and the clubhouse was setup like a private club - very nice. They don't have a driving range but they do have a practice facility, with nets and mats - which really helps to get you warmed up. The pace was a bit slow - I think we finished in about 5 hours but it was really 2 threesomes in front of us that were slow.

The greens were in fair shape, probably due to the cool weather NC has been experiencing all this winter. Since the rough and fairways are bermuda, they hadn't really started growing but the course was in very nice condition. All in all, this course has a lot of potential and could be one of the hidden gems in NC with a bit more investment.

I felt like 40 dollars was a little high for the shape the greens were in. Course layout is fun and offers the opportunity to hit different types of shots. It is discouraging though to hit two good shots then have to putt on painted dirt. The dirt was fast then the grass patches on the greens ran slow so proper speed on the greens was nearly impossible. They are doing work to get the course into good shape and it will be fun and enjoyable when they get it there. I wouldn’t go back until it gets there though.

A snafu with booking left me as a single but they sent me out as a single and I played through the 2 groups in front of me and finished in 2 hours. Nice

Playing in mid-April I would have expected better course condition. This used to be a lovely course. I’ll try again in summer, hope for some green grass and fewer bare sand & dirt areas.

We really enjoyed playing the course. It is challenging. The course is in good shape.