The Preserve at Verdae

We played today and it was my first time to play the course. I happened to be in Greenville for the day and saw it on Golf Now. The course was in great condition for winter golf. The greens were just uncovered, receptive and putted exceptionally well for early in the season. You better know how to play the grain as they were extremely fast down grain and slow into the grain. The staff was friendly and got us out about 30 minutes ahead of schedule as there were a few open tee times.

The only issue I had was the cart path to fairways. There were several holes which has cart paths on a hill and are played cart path only. It is easy to see that they need to protect the fairway. However, at 63 years of age and needing a hip replacement, it was very difficult to walk down the hills to the fairway and from the path to the greens or tee boxes where stairs were required. For the physically impaired it is hard to play and there is very little they can do about it as there are few options which would let you into these fairways and close to the greens or tee boxes.

Can be a bit tricky.

Rewards shot placement.

Tee boxes still need levelling.

3rd hole (formerly the 12th) the most challenging

The course layout is fun and beautiful, with well manicured greens and fairways

The course was in great shape for it being winter. The greens rolled very well.

This course is always in great shape and my favorite to play in Greenville. My best friend and I meet to play here every once and a while because it's halfway between us in Charlotte and Atlanta. The biggest disappointment came from the clubhouse staff and the restaurant/snack bar staff.

IF you plan to use the GolfNow hot deal, prepare to be treated like a second-class citizen. $25 is insanely good to play this course but it doesn't mean you deserve to be treated any less than full paying customers. After us both driving about 2.5 hours to meet there, we were about an hour early, we asked if there was any way to tee off early. We even stated how far we'd came and it was just to not drive back in the dark. The pro shop attendance response was literally, "Not a chance." Okay, I thought they must be busy and I also understand that the hot deal tee time is set in stone. Didn't think a lot about it. Later when we never saw anyone in front of us the entire round, we realized the "not a chance" was likely due to the hot deal purchase.

We're all solid golfers and get around a course quickly. The range attendant came up to us at the turn and suggested we were playing slow (2:10 pace for 9) and that they wanted to send a single out in front of on the turn. No problem we said. Went on with the round.

At about the 14th hole, the cart girl came and two in our party purchased alcoholic beverages. She said she could take cards but had to swipe it at the clubhouse and would bring it back out. She never came. When my buddy went in to get his card, she was very rude and bothered saying that since they'd closed the shop, she had to close out his card. He mentioned to her that she said she'd bring it back. She denied that even though we all heard her say it. She gave herself a 20% tip. Pretty sure that's legal. At least unethical.

Great course but we'll be looking somewhere else to play in Greenville where they appreciate people that choose to play their course.

Had a beautiful day, great partner, and an OK round on a course that is in excellent condition for this time of year! The course is challenging for an average golfer like me, with a good mix of both wide and narrow fairways, both short an lengthy par 3s, and large greens that putt true but some are difficult to read (at least for me). A beautiful course, particularly the approach show from top of hill on #17. One caveat ... good chance you will lose a few balls if you miss the fairway ... high rough will penalize you severely!

Loved the course, perfect weather, overall great experience - but the one detractor was the extreme slow play by two groups ahead of us who refused to let anyone through. It took 3 hours to play the front nine, end of story.

We had snow last week and it was just a little soggy, but not bad enough to warrant "cart path only"! I guess we all suffer for those who don't respect the course. That said, it was 78 degrees in the middle of January! We had an awesome day!

I've never played this grass when it isn't dormant so I don't know what it is supposed to play like, but it was more challenging than most courses I play to take some grass with my irons. The greens were fast and undulating with tough to read breaks. I lost several strokes due to my inability to read the greens and adjust to their speed. I enjoyed myself and would play here again at this price point.

Starter sent us off on back nine due to issues with front nine-ok. But evidently pro shop delayed groups who were there ON TIME for groups who were late creating a 5/6 group pileup delaying again the groups who were ON TIME. Ended up cutting my round short after it took 2 hours 45 minutes to play 9 holes. I enjoy this course, suited more for mid to lower handicap as rough is penal & greens are fast.

I have been visiting the Greenville are for many many years and have wanted to play since it opened. This was my first time but not my last. I started as a single and ended up joining another single who plays here often and was helpful with course knowledge. It has been a very, very dry summer for us in the upstate but the course was green and in good shape. The staff was very friendly also. I have nothing but praise for the course and look forward to my next round here!

Great course. Excellent condition. Poorly marked if at all yardage distances in the fairways. Pins marked with same color flag whether the pin was deep or shallow on the greens. No GPS on carts. Bring your own. Otherwise challenging layout with beautiful fairways and greens

Played as part of group outing. Weather was excellent.

People at course were very nice. Greens were somewhat slow.

Be sure to hit the fairway if you want to have a great round. Have fun!

Love the changes made to the course in the last couple of years. Staff was outstanding from check in to a relaxed drink at the end of the round.

Great value- got a senior rate on Golf now that you couldn't beat anywhere!

The only issue that we ran into was over watering in certain areas of the course that caused some problems.

Charity does a great job with the drink cart. She made the rounds in great time to keep us hydrated on a hot day.

First time playing the course, had the yardage card, course GPS on phone, but still hard to know the course. After 2 holes I was minus 4 and finished even. That's in lost balls, not score! Played alone a spotter would've helped greatly.

From tee to green 5/5 stars. Enjoyed it. Tight course, put the driver away if you are the least bit wayward with it. Played the blues using my 5 wood on the second 9. That's a 225 club for me. So not a long course, but the undulations of the course can wreak havoc on shots just a few feet off target.

Super intendent talked to me between 9's and was very nice. Asking what I thought, how I liked things, what I didn't like. Cart lady was kind, young lady in dining area was nice, check in lady was kind as well. Starter was nice as well. Super staff.

Almost no one was on the course the day I played. Course was in descent shape for the summer. They had aerated the greens not too long ago, so they were very slow. It was acceptable since I got the hot deal on Golfnow. I like the layout of the course and would play again for sure.

I've played the preserve 4-5 times so far this year. The course is excellent. The greens are faster than average (which I love). They just punched the greens this week, but they still roll and play better than average.