The Preserve at Verdae

This was my first time playing here & let me tell you I will be back. The course is in pristine condition & the greens were rolling. The staff were very friendly. The range, putting green, & chipping area were all amazing! Overall 10/10 experience!

Great environment. Such a beautiful and pleasant round of golf. I have definitely payed a lot more and gotten a whole lot less. (Just to provide reference for the review, I play 1-2 times/week, from tees in the 6500 yard range, handicap index 9-10) Despite being a public course that gets a pretty good amount of traffic, the greens are in very good shape. Smooth, consistent, challenging but not punishing. If you feel like the speed of the greens are inconsistent, I welcome you to Bermuda greens. Direction of the grain definitely matters and it makes reading a putt more challenging than only paying attention to slope. Only negative feedback about the greens is that a few of the cups seemed to be cut a little “rough”. Public courses typically don’t “cut” new holes everyday, but it would be nice if they would clean up the edges from time to time.

Fairways are in good shape. Fairway bunkers are well maintained and unless you have an unfortunate lie, you can typically get over the lip and take a shot at the green

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Tee boxes are level and not chewed up with divots. Never struggled to have to find a place to tee off from, even on par 3s.

Course layout is challenging enough to keep you thinking the entire round, but not punishing. A slight to moderately off line tee shot is more likely to find a bunker, relatively thick rough, or be blocked out by a tree than it is to find a water hazard. Obviously severely miss hit shots can find all sorts of trouble, but that’s golf. Beware of poison ivy though. If you know you can’t make a play on the ball, just leave it…. Your ankles and shins will thank you the next day.

I have played 4 rounds here. 2 mid morning and 2 mid afternoon. Pace of play has been good each time, however it has rained or drizzled at least a portion of each round which probably kept some people off the course.

They have courtesy coolers and ice you can get from the pro shop when you purchase beverages. Water coolers are provided throughout the course and bathrooms are available on each 9. They might have hotdogs or cold sandwiches available but don’t expect much from a food standpoint.

The practice range, short game area, and putting green are all in good shape. The putting green is large and accurately represents the putting surface you will see throughout the course.

Overall, The Preserve at Verdae is my favorite course in Greenville that is open to the public. I have to drive a good 30+ minutes to find anything comparable.

The course is in great shape. No issues with pace of play. Challenging course so if you have a hard time hitting your shots, bring some extra balls.

Fun layout, always in great condition, hazards beware but open most holes for high risk reward shots

I only played 10 holes as I had five foursomes ahead of me as a single and was not able to move along very rapidly.

The Preserve at Verdae is a beautiful golf course which is in excellent condition. The greens are very smooth, always consistent and putt at a nice pace. The fairways are better than most private clubs and the staff in the pro shop are always welcoming and accommodating. It’s the best value and one of the top courses to play in the Upstate.