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4.5
1399 Reviews (1399)
5 Stars
715
4 Stars
489
3 Stars
129
2 Stars
33
1 Stars
33
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
94.7%
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1284 out of 1399 reviews
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4.8
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
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2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.8
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
24 out of 24 reviews
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4.5
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.6%
Recommend this course
65 out of 68 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7001 yards
Slope 133
Rating 75.4

Championship Layout by Arthur Hills. Links Style course over 175 acres traversing the French Broad River. Play along and over the river.

#10 Ranked Public / Private Golf Course (Golf Magazine)

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arthur Hills (1991)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required. Shirts must have collars and shorts must be Bermuda length. Tank tops, t-shirts and denim are not permitted.

Food & Beverage

Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

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4.5
1399 Reviews (1399)

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

MlH

Course in great shape, friendly staff. Pace of play was a little slow but they were really busy.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Value and Quality

A+ greens and fairways. A- tees. Rough is higher as you miss your shot further from the fairway. Rough is very high off of some tees if you worm burn it , top it, or pop your drive up - which is the player's fault. Course has made noticeable improvements as the year has progressed and is prioritizing what is most important. Friendly employees. Well worth playing it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fantastic Layout and price

This course is a top notch public track. All the holes were beautiful, and the fairways and greens perfect. Pace of play was outstanding for such a long challenging course. This venue needs to upgrade its clubhouse facilities. But don’t miss this place!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wonderful layout

Course was in wonderful condition. Challenging but fair. The fairways and greens were exceptional the staff and starter were friendly and helpful giving hints as to how to play the course. Can’t say enough about the staff absolutely great

Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great day by the water.

We had a great time playing. Greens and fairways were in outstanding shape and properly maintained. Greens played quite fast. Unlike the greens the pace of play could have been better with several larger groups taking their sweet time. Yet, it is what it is sometimes and we had a great day on the course. Bring some cheaper balls --- the water and tall grass will present quite the challenge for an ill placed shot.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Great and challenging course! If you aren’t in the fairway or the short rough then it’s very challenging and not forgiving but an awesome course! Can’t wait to play it again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful

The course is in great shape. Ive played here before so i know that the rough is deep and nasty and im ok with that. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the greens need cut down. They are absolutely beautiful in appearance but they need cut.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Scenic course

Scenic course with a good variety of holes. Greens in very good shape. Fairways mostly good. The rough was not well kept. Outside the rough the area was left uncut and too high. Naturalizing a course is fine but it looked like just high weeds.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Not Worth the $

Played here several times over the years. Love the holes along & over the river but it’s not well maintained. For the mandatory $60 upfront cost I expected it to be really well groomed & it was marginal. Seems like they are struggling…..

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Splendid Course

For this area it doesn’t get any better. First class course And First class people. Only drawback on this day was the workers creating noise around you on multiple holes. but they have to do it sometime Maybe they could kill the equipment till after your shot. Fairways and Greens are a 10 right now. Go Play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pace of play terrible.

Nice layout but Needs maintenance in rough areas, cart paths and bridges. Greens and fairways are in good condition.

NOT A COURSE FOR BEGINNERS. Lots of dogleg holes, blind tee shots and difficult par 3’s. Pace of play is horrible. If you enjoy 5+ hour rounds, this course is for you. Don’t think I’ll return in the near future.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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