Lonnie Poole Golf Course at North Carolina State University
About
Lonnie Poole Golf Course at N.C. State University was designed by Arnold Palmer with the help of N.C. State graduates Erik Larsen and Brandon Johnson. It's home to the university's men's and women's golf teams but it's open to the public as well. It's a favorite among locals who claim it's one of the toughest golf courses in the Triangle. The course sprawls across more than 200 acres on the southernmost portion of Centennial Campus, a location that is easily accessible from I-40 and offers scenic views of the Raleigh skyline. The greens can be difficult to read and they are often framed by rough
areas and strategically placed bunkers that make them even trickier. It's an especially tough golf course to play on windy days. Lonnie Poole G.C. is a beast from the black tees but the shorter tees make it accessible for high handicappers.
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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by clubmanager74 on 09/21/2026
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Photo submitted by crmoralz on 06/14/2025
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Photo submitted by Joshua8244795 on 11/07/2024
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Photo submitted by adaberne7 on 04/28/2023
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Photo submitted by adaberne7 on 04/28/2023
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Photo submitted by adaberne7 on 04/28/2023
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Photo submitted by adaberne7 on 04/28/2023
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Photo submitted by u2447860 on 03/19/2023
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Photo submitted by u2447860 on 03/19/2023
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Photo submitted by u000007508967 on 07/08/2022
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Photo submitted by pyattbl on 06/03/2022
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Photo submitted by blamege on 05/03/2022
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Photo submitted by blamege on 05/03/2022
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Photo submitted by blamege on 05/03/2022
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Photo submitted by blamege on 05/03/2022
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Photo submitted by JaxxGuevarra on 06/06/2021
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Photo submitted by Duck3deep on 03/31/2021
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Photo submitted by jlbarbour on 02/06/2021
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Photo submitted by u6904719 on 10/02/2020
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Photo submitted by James9485342 on 08/27/2020
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The biggest annoyance on the course... Photo submitted by Marc4715521 on 05/13/2020
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Photo submitted by Joshua8244795 on 04/30/2020
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Photo submitted by wkndhakr20 on 03/06/2020
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Photo submitted by Howard61965 on 05/20/2019
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Beastly no. 11. Photo submitted by downtowndanny6 on 09/18/2013
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Photo submitted by u000005879860 on 08/27/2013
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Not a bad view from the fairway of downtown Raleigh Photo submitted by EthanZimman on 08/05/2013
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10th Hole Photo submitted by MyDivot on 01/08/2013
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Photo submitted by Lairdt on 10/05/2012
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Photo submitted by Lairdt on 10/05/2012
Golfer Reviews
Fair fun and challenging!
Well laid out course with challenging holes. Take a couple time to play to adjust to contours and placement on greens. Loved them. Great condition greens true and fair. Can't wait to play again!
Great Course
Great Course, excellent condition, greens were perfect and fast!
Good layout, expensive and can be slow
Good layout but over priced compared to local courses, greens are pacey but let down by players lack of pitch mark repairs making them bumpy
Par 3s are strong
7300 off tips is a real challenge, the blues @ 6500 will give a good challenge
A must play course
Lonnie Poole is a must play course with tees boxes to fit the games of scratch players to beginners. Conditions were very good. Only down side was drink and snack bar does not open until 9AM and was late. Service at turn was a little slow which hurts pace of play. Prices for food and drinks are very fair.
Raleigh skyline on back side is a unique feature. Great proton, well stocked and service is friendly.
Wonderful layout, very cool bunkering
Despite being quite crowded, pace of play was very good. Really enjoyed this layout. Feels like a Coore/Crenshaw design with the shaggy bunker edges and undulating greens. Some great views here and no homes/development on the course really make this a great experience. Greens were in excellent shape as were the fairways. Highly recommend this and Duke University Golf Course when in the area.
A Must Play in RDU
Lonnie Poole is a must play course if you live and/or are visiting the Raleigh Durham area. I had a few guys coming from Southern NC and had the responsibility of picking the course so Lonnie Poole (and UNC Finley) are my go to selections. Lonnie Poole plays long and offers a great challenge for advanced golfers. Picking the right tees is key here as that will set the tone for how course is played that day. The course elevates at various points and offers some great views of the Downtown Raleigh skyline along the way.
Championship Course
This is simply an awesome course. Beautiful facilities, challenging course, and great scenery. I would probably have given this course a 5 star rating but some time near the end of the front nine a marshal, not so kindly, told us we needed to pick up the speed. Well we were in a threesome, I shot 73 from the tips and the other guys played a couple tees up and shot in the mid-90's. There was no one pushing behind us at all, and to that point we were waiting regularly on a foursome in front of us who were CLEARLY struggling around this course. I understand the cart said we were a few minutes behind but it was obviously it wasn't our fault and it left a very bad taste in my mouth that he was so rude to us without assessing the situation. I will say the rest of the staff was nice and helpful.
Very good course
Excellent condition and beautifully designed with numerous elevation changes and views of the Raleigh skyline.Challenging and fun course to play even with the abundant strategically placed bunkers .Nice amenities like friendly staff and reasonable prices at the snack bar. A little pricey but worth it!
Great Course
Great course, tight fairways on some, wide on others, long par 4s, and scorable par 4s, short and long par 3s, its a players course.
One dig, and its not the course's fault, if your playing at a nice course like this, fix your ball marks you goons, and pick your feet up when you walk on the greens ! Nothing worse than people with spiked shoes that drag their feet all over the green and wont fix a ball mark, because they paid to play there !
Excellent and challenging
Amazing course
Red tees were more than enough distance
Watch each other's shots because errant balls are hard to find
Take your time and measure the shots
Awesome layout- awesome staff and food in the new clubhouse also excellent
Can't wait to play again
A true gem with unique city views
Visitors to Raleigh must check it out!
Good track
I love playing this course. If you're ever in Raleigh do yourself a favor and play this one.
Watch out for bad attitude staff
Lonnie Poole is one of the best courses in Raleigh in my eyes, great layout and almost always perfect course conditions. Its just a shame that they have some of the worst/mean people working in the pro shop, who give attitudes almost everyday. I also hear the same review from most of the people playing there. The starters are fantastic and nice, just not so much the people working the register in the pro shop.
Beautiful Course but Overpriced
Course was beautiful as always. However the tees were not in good shape at all. The course layout is tough but fair. I do think for what you get there are other courses in the area that are comparable for a much better price.
In the future if Lonnie could bring those down to a little more reasonable price it would make for once a month customers rather than most who I play with who maybe play once a year.
Lonnie Poole a Great Layout
Have played Lonnie since the day it opened (literally). A very fun, interesting layout....if you play from the proper tees. Bent grass greens get sketchy come August (they were a bit shaggy, slow on 7/12/17).
My only issue is the sand in the bunkers....too much, too heavy. Great play using Golf Now Hot Deal.
Rest of course in very good condition.
Think the course flow would be better if they started play on the current #10 hole.....things can back up now with players going back to clubhouse for drinks/food at turn.