Waterford Golf Club
Rating Snapshot
About
Waterford is a tranquil journey molded for players by Mother Nature and refined by Senior PGA star Hale Irwin. Since opening in 1997, this classic design has received rave reviews from local and national media, as well as golfers from all over the Southeast. It is nestled among dense hardwoods on rolling terrain, and is a true shotmaker's course.
The practice complex includes a driving range, large putting green, short game and bunker area. Waterford also features a comfortable clubhouse that houses banquet and dining facilities, and a well-stocked pro shop.
Waterford Golf Club measures 6942 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 137 and a 72.9 USGA rating. The course features 4 sets of tees for different skill levels.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winged Foot | 72 | 6942 yards | 72.9 | 137 |
| Inverness | 72 | 6513 yards | 71.2 | 130 |
| Medinah | 72 | 5810 yards | 69.7 | 126 |
| Medinah (W) | 72 | 5810 yards | 71.8 | 126 |
| Waterford (W) | 72 | 4937 yards | 67.8 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 72.4/132 | 414 | 548 | 376 | 480 | 158 | 349 | 438 | 149 | 596 | 3508 | 382 | 182 | 413 | 423 | 508 | 182 | 501 | 409 | 434 | 3434 | 6942 |
| Green M: 70.2/128 | 384 | 513 | 357 | 457 | 138 | 328 | 406 | 124 | 581 | 3288 | 352 | 156 | 393 | 401 | 489 | 146 | 494 | 383 | 411 | 3225 | 6513 |
| White M: 67.8/123 W: 71.8/126 | 357 | 495 | 349 | 382 | 107 | 287 | 365 | 114 | 425 | 2881 | 341 | 133 | 357 | 357 | 470 | 120 | 487 | 362 | 302 | 2929 | 5810 |
| Red M: 63.9/101 W: 67.7/114 | 273 | 396 | 216 | 248 | 93 | 246 | 280 | 92 | 404 | 2248 | 238 | 109 | 299 | 317 | 388 | 107 | 413 | 316 | 350 | 2537 | 4785 |
| Handicap | 13 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 14 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
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Not senior friendly
It's been 10+ years since I last played Waterford and found improvements to the layout. I was surprised at the number of cart path-only holes due to wetness. What brings their score down is the length made it tough on four seniors. Adding some forward tee boxes between the whites and reds would make the course more playable and enjoyable.
Green's!
The course was soggy but the green's were phenomenal
Good condition, mostly dry, speedy greens
Finally, a dry course, greens were good and speedy, but a little fuzzy. I have not played here in years but will be back. Front side cart paths repaired, back 9 is still needed.
With all the rain the course was in good condition
The greens are in great shape and don’t mind coming back
Work is paying off
I've been playing Waterford for several years now, though it had been a little while. We could see see that a lot of work was being done to improve the course since we last played, particularly the cart paths. The greens were really nice when we played on Oct. 27 and the fairways were in great shape.. Kudos to the management for the investments they have been making.
NO 100 YARD MARKERS!!!
Manager had all the 100 yard markers removed
MAKES ZERO SENSE
Well worth the money
Course was wet; but in good condition considering a lot of rain. Still a very good value.
Slow but fun
Course is in nice shape. Best I’ve seen it. Pace of play was my only complaint. 2.5 hour front nine. Seemed to get better on back nine.
Course is in great shape
No issues at all! Great layout, green grass everywhere, greens rolled true, staff extremely accommodating and our foursome played in about 3.5 hours. I hadn't played here in quite a while but it is now back on my rotation!
Waterford is a quality course.
The course is better than average. The fairways are in excellent condition as are most of the greens. There were several tee boxes that were a little ragged.
I really like the way the course played. The fairways are wide open and there is very little water that comes into play.
There is a driving range on-site as well as a putting area. A little interesting that there are no holes on the practice putting surface, they use markers with weighted bottoms that you can move around on the putting surface.
The carts were clean and worked well and there is plenty of parking.
It will be interesting to see what Mr Tepper does if anything to change or update this course.
Exceeded all our expectations
We had a very enjoyable round of golf at yesterday. Except for #10, all the tee boxes were in good shape. The shorter par 3s were heavily divoted of course, and #10 looked like it had been eroded by a flash flood from a nearby creek. Fairways were in great shape as were the sandtraps. The greens were amazing! Lightning fast and true, the slopes from Irwin's original design. We played in less than 4 hours but did not rush. Definitely on our short list of places to play in the Charlotte area!
