The Challenge Golf Club

Played here about 8 years ago when in area for work. Loved it then. Still do. Played firm and fast. Greens were in excellent condition and course is well maintained. The carts could use some upgrading but other than that it was an excellent experience.

Played as a single and got 18 played in 2 and a half hours.

Golf is fun when you can play at that pace.

Played the way I used to 15 years ago when I was actually good..

The course is in good shape. Greens were relatively fast and rolled true. Fairways and tee boxes were equally good. Due to all the summer rain and no rakes, the traps were packed sand, but all courses are that way, due to Covid. The people in the clubhouse were great. Overall, a great experience.

The Challenge consistently offers great beauty, excellent conditions, terrific value, and a friendly staff.

I put The Challenge in my top public courses in the area.

Always fun, providing a "challenge" on every hole!

The staff is always friendly, helpful, and professional.

The Challenge is doing everything to ensure customer safety during the Covid-19 pandemic.

I highly recommend The Challenge to everyone!

Mildly tight with pretty big trees. Lots of humps if you miss fairway also. Fairways and greens are in great shape. Greens were firm but sticky and quick. Rough is not very thick.

The Challenge is in great shape, except for the sand traps which are not being taken care of, like many other courses in the area. But the fairways are fine while the greens are smooth and fast. Though it was crowded the pace was good and there wasn't much waiting. Food is good in the clubhouse. And the price is as good as you can get for a course this nice.

Could be very good, if not for pace of play and cart conditions. With multiple rangers on the course, not sure why the round was 5 hours vs 4 hours. And the carts sorely need replacement (torn seats, cracked windshields, worn shocks).

Beautiful course which is truck but well laid out First time but got to know the course now and looking forward to play again. All our group meme era lives playing The Challenge. Greens are super fast.

greens and fairways were very good. challenging layout from black tees. would definitely play again

Course in great condition and a fun play although somewhat challenging. We were second group and were told to tee off second. After warming up and watching the first group tee off another twosome jumped in front of us on the first box and did not play particularly fast throughout the day. Pace of play on front was fairly slow because of this. We were finally able to make a decent enough gap between group in front and behind us by hole 9 and upon arriving on the box at the tenth hole, a single jumped in front of us. Again, we were backed up for the back 9 and were even hit into by the group behind us multiple times. Will not be returning.

I stopped playing here a couple of years ago because the greens had all died. I recently took a chance and what a surprise. New greens are perfect! I’ve been back a couple of times since and although the greens had been aerated recently, I know where they’ll be soon enough. Happy to have this course back in my rotation and an easy drive from Chapel Hill.

Loved the course. Will be playing it a lot more often.

The Challenge is a delight little setup off I-40. The Pro Shop is stocked, but not with an abundance of items. The putting greens are great. There isn't a range, but there are hitting bays, next to the practice area. It is a fun course that has open fairways, and plenty of vegetation to lose balls. A downside is on hole #9 they have a posting about the golfer paying for damaged property. Thought the HOA covers stuff like that.

Let me start by saying that the Challenge is a fabulous course and I always had good rounds playing there with friends and introducing friends who have never played the course. That being said, in this COVID 19 scenario and I having to take care of two immune compromised elderly parents, it is unreasonable to ask me to pay an extra $10 on top of what I have already paid for the round and cart just to have a cart to myself. The policy at the course is two a cart. It is not a deal breaker for me and I will come back to play but I rather walk than have to double up even though I already paid for round and cart.