Pinetuck Golf Course

The good: This course has a fantastic, challenging layout that separates it from many other nearby courses. The back 9 is particularly difficult, but the front 9 is no bargain either. Also, it can be played at an extremely reasonable price. I like to use it as a practice course to see where my game is at. It will expose you quickly. The staff is also very friendly.

The bad: It pains me to say this because I have a great fondness for this course, but it needs lots and lots of TLC, and I really cannot recommend playing it now. The greens are currently unplayable (either burnt black, cut too high, weed infested, or a combination of all), many of the fairways need cutting (can be tough to differentiate fairways from rough at times), and the rough is US Open like. The "sand" traps really are just weeds and grass and dirt. The carts may not always work, and the cart paths are awful, although once you play there a few times you accept their condition as part of the "charm." There are also a lot of beer cans and bottles strewn around in the woods bordering some of the holes.

It's a shame, because this course could be special, but it would take a lot of money and that isn't likely to happen (it is apparently set for residential or commercial development in the next few years).

I liked the layout. The price was very fair. The fairways were in good shape. Most of the greens were eat up and bumpy. The sand traps haven't been maintained in a long time. No sand and overgrown. The staff was very friendly. The tee boxes were rock hard.

The pace of play was excellent because I only saw 3 other carts on the course until I finished round.

The weather was perfect. The course was worn and tired and begged for days gone by. First and last time playing it.

Pinetuck is pretty much the least expensive place to play in the Charlotte, N.C., region so if you manage your expectations going into a round here you will have a fantastic time.

I think a lot of reviewers forget about that when they leave their one-star reviews. I don't think they ever played Muni golf or scrounged for green fees as a kid.

I took some friends that hadn't played golf in a while, and who were hesitant to tee it up at a pricier place, and we all had a great time.

Sure the course needs work, as do many of the carts, but the layout is actually really good. Hole 17 might be one of the prettiest Par 3s in the area.

Staff is super friendly in the clubhouse and the pace of play was ridiculously quick. Snack bar is basic but inexpensive.

Greens are still a little patchy in a few spots but putting was not bad at all and the greens were receptive to approach shots. A couple other nearby courses have either punched their greens or are about to punch so I wasn't complaining.

You'll pay $10 to hit a really small bucket of practice balls at many courses in the area. Or you can grab a Hot Deal and play 18 with a cart at Pinetuck for just a little more.

I know which one I would choose.

I wish I could give this place negative stars it was that bad. Fairway in the front 9 looks like it had a ICBM missile detonate in the middle. I’m afraid there could be active land mines while I step onto the tee box. Cart path is so bad I may have CTE and whiplash. Greens? Forget about itttt. Your 10 foot putt for birdie will leave you dry with a par due to how slow and bumpy the greens are. Whoever is managing this place (if they manage it at all) should just sell the place and start all over again. This place could be really special but has been almost abandoned because of how bad the maintenance is. Trash all over the course and an abundance of cig butts that you can use as tee’s if you don’t have anymore. Oh yeah speaking of tee’s, you can get yours in the ground because of how hard the soil is! Some holes feel like you’re playing on concrete. The carts also have a slight camber in the front because the ball joint on the axle is broken so it makes steering impossible.

Played 18 solo on a Saturday in 2:45. Several groups let me play though, and everyone was friendly. Hasn’t been mowed in a while other than fairways and greens. Decent, easy layout. Have to move the ball a little on several shots to find good grass, but not a huge deal. Carts not very plentiful, and my brake didn’t work. Greens aren’t the smoothest, but take that with a grain of salt. Good place to work on shots, but not to record a serious round.

New owner clearly has no plans to do any work to the course. Shame.

If you are ok with some course imperfections and want to work on your game then this is a great value. Greens were better than I expected and I played 18 holes in less than 3 hours. Everyone is always friendly so it sets a good tone. Carts are always a wild card, but mine was fine this week. It will be interesting to see how much the fairways are mowed as the growing season is upon us. I will go back again.

Conditions aren’t great but the price is right. Great course to add if money is tight or you want to play multiple times in a week.

The course is a mess and needs a ton of work. They appear to be hanging on by a thread and yet they survive. The layout of the course is very cool and you know that "in its day" this was a very cool place to play. On the one hand, I greatly admire those who are keeping the course on life support and yet there is so much lost potential. Oddly enough I would recommend the course to a friend that I could explain it to first. If you are stickler for your score and need good putting surfaces, this is not the place for you. If you play for fun you can have some here.

First time playing, was greeted very friendly, good service. Course needs attention to detail, no hole info on tee-offs, no map, cart path had sections that need major repairs. Nice views, nice hole layouts, a couple challenging holes over water hazards that were fun, some nice short par 3s. Overall would go again given that it is affordable and you get your money’s worth in general.