Lonnie Poole Golf Course at North Carolina State University

A beautiful facility from top to bottom. Raleigh golfers are lucky to have a place like this in their area. I'd love another crack at the course since I didn't bring my A-game.

The course itself was in fantastic condition. This is a tough track with a lot of visually intimidating holes. But if you hit good shots, you'll be in good position. I played the red tees, and they played just a little too long for me. But I feel like if I moved up to the Wolfpack tees, the course might've felt too short and not challenging enough. Perhaps the right thing to do would be to shorten the reds slightly or lengthen the Wolfpack a little.

Very few complaints about this course. One of them might be that the type of sand they use in the bunkers. I wasn't in many bunkers, maybe 4-5 shots total, but every bunker shot was a fried egg which is tough to hit out of if you're not accustomed to it. Also, it would be great if they had a place to practice chipping and bunkers prior to the round. Maybe they did, but I didn't see it.

If you're in the area, play this place. It's worth the money, and it's in tip-top shape.

You'll use every club in the bag, especially if you're over 60 and a 15-22 handicap. There is a driving range and putting green, but no place convenient to practice chipping.

Bentgrass greens in good condition. Fairways greening up and filling in...still a little thin. Pace of play was not the greatest....had a foursome of younger guys ahead of us thinking they were on the PGA Tour....all dressed to the nines, playing bogey golf and taking way too many practice swings.

Guy at the counter could have been a little more friendly....

Growing the game, slowing the game seems to be the new thing at lots of courses.

I played for the first time at this course yesterday and walked the course. Conditions were quite windy at times and temperature in the 50s. Great course layout that is challenging for all levels of golfers (as long as you play from the right tees). Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. My only suggestion is to NOT walk this course as it is extremely hilly in several holes and the distance between holes in some cases is too long. I was pretty tired by the time I was done with the round and I'm used to walking in golf courses a lot. Other than that, it was a great experience overall.

Was hoping to get out by myself but they require you to join other groups if 2 or 3. Originally got paired with 2 other guys, then while we waited another 10-15 minutes to tee off a fourth joined us… could hardly get through 9 holes at twilight.

As long as I've been playing this course it's always been a perfect round and golf experience . Hat's off to all the staff !

I've been playing at Lonnie Poole literally since it opened. It's a great course, and I recommend everyone play it. It can be visually intimidating, but really isn't too challenging when played from the right set of tees. The layout is 2nd to none, there are a multitude of great individual holes and for that alone, it's worth you playing. Now the but... But I find the conditions to be average at best. The course gets a tremendous amount of play, to be fair, but still there are areas of the course that make you question the price you payed to play. They've struggled with green collars and bunker collars in specific. I personally wish they would not have messed with the long grass around the bunkers, that feature alone made the course truly unique, but they were totally renovated years back to make the course more playable. Overall, the course has been great for growth of the game in the area, so I'm not here to trash the staff or anyone, but I also feel like this fantastic Arnold Palmer layout deserves a bit more TLC.

Good thing i got a hot deal. This course is slipping big time.... Hitting off mats on par 3s??? Come on. Cart path only for no reason......$8 for a small bucket of range balls. Conditions mediocre at best.Pace of play terrible....annoying GPS on carts. Warning me that my group was behind 20minutes. Meanwhile we waited on tee boxes and faiways for upwards of 10 minutes at times. Never seen a ranger.

For the time of year, and coming off a day of driving rain, LP played beautifully. This is a challenge for any golfer. However, the number of tee boxes makes it so playable for almost any player.

Course was in good shape, greens weren’t as fast or in as good shape as I would have expected though. Somewhat understand coming out of winter. Pace of play was great and the layout, especially the back nine was beautiful. For what it cost to play, there are other courses that I think are better values (ex. Pine Hollow in Clayton). Will play again though if I get a deal

The gentleman in the pro shop was rude and did not barely talk very short and curt. I had to ask questions for everything and got a short curt answer almost like I was bothering him. I will not go back.