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4.9
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4.8
Amenities
4.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6930 yards
Slope 132
Rating 73.6

Course Details

Year Built 2000
Architect Carl Holston (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area No
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required. No denim or T-shirts.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in North Carolina (2021 #14)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2016 #15)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2014 #21)
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4.8
370 Reviews (370)
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Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great golf

Great course and great layout. Excellent clubhouse and staff. Greens are still being worked on but I really enjoyed it. I will definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Almost Perfect, Golf Aside

We drove over from Charlotte to see whether the excellent reviews we'd heard were merited. I would say they were spot on, including the disclaimer that right now the greens are not in great shape. In spite of this I enjoyed the course which, from the Gold tees, is a nice test of my current game. Once new greens have been installed (over the summer), I'll be up anxious to make the occasional road trip. Beyond the greens, the course was in good shape for the time of year. It's an enjoyable layout and the courtesy and friendliness of the staff is first rate. With the above noted caveat about the greens, I highly recommend this course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Finally got to play it!!!

After hearing about the course for a while, I finally got a chance to play it for myself. I hate that it was NC winter golf, high temperature ~48, but I really enjoyed it and can't wait to get back!

After traveling over an hour to get to the course, it didn't disappoint! Even though the greens had some rough spots, I hear they are being replaced this spring), it was still worth the price! A great layout with some blind shots, some elevation and water...I'll definitely be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

To be mid-winter the course was in great shape. We received 2" of rain the day before and it still played well.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great. value

Greens were in bad shape but loved the layout. Can't wait till spring so I can play it again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tillary.....nice course..but..

Tilliary is a very nice course.....the staff is very nice..my wife and I did a hot deals special to play.

We only played the front nine so I do not know the course condition on the back. They have just about lost their greens on the front. Hopefully they are able to get them back before long. I highly recommend this course when the greens come back. My overall rating of excellent is based on play before the greens were in poor shape....I am sure they are working hard to repair them.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Greens were unputtable

This course lost their greens during the summer, and as I'm not a Greens Manager, not too sure if they can bring them back before spring without re-sodding them. 2 were temporary, and the other 16 were in sad shape. Would advise calling ahead prior to booking

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worst greens I have ever played.

I drive an hour to play this course and it is normally a very nice, scenic, and challenging course. The greens are apparently diseased and have more sand covering the bare spots than grass. We were not told about the issue before we teed off, or we would have left. I will not be going back until I know the greens are up to par.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Disappointing Greens

We bought what we thought was an excellent value for a course we have played several times before. But when we arrived at the course we found the parking lot nearly deserted. Then we found out why---the greens were in terrible condition!! There were dead spots on all greens and they were nearly covered in sand. We think courses should with greens in this conditions should put this information on Golf Now. No mention of the conditions occurred when we checked in either. Needless to say, this round of golf was quite disappointing!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Lost it!

Let me first say I've played this course several times in past years and have always loved it. Great layout and in the past always great conditions. Unfortunately this summer apparently got ahead of someone with the bent grass greens and they have lost them all. There are two holes with temporary greens, the remainder have medium to extreme damage due to heat. Some greens will need to be re-sodded as there is no hope of these coming back with seeding. It was sad to see, and it hurts to write this review but I had no idea until I'd already paid to play. Be warned, it's rough! The tee boxes, fairway are all in great shape. The sand traps, although mostly decent have not been raked in days. The lazy golfers clearly had been in them days before we played.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Country Club Experience

I really enjoyed playing this course, with one exception. At least four of the greens showed signs of distress. I was informed of this prior to teeing off, and it was obvious the management was doing all that it could to address this issue. Otherwise, it was a wonderful morning on the course. Nice layout, and well maintained. Staff was the friendliest that I have ever encountered. Somewhat off the beaten path, but well worth the effort to get there. I had a great time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Golf at Lake Tillery

It is probably the prettiest place I have ever played and I have played many of the local courses. The staff are nice, and it's surprisingly laid back for such a nice course and club. The scenery is beautiful. I saw some deer out there. The difficulty is difficult enough that it challenges you without frustrating you.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Beautiful layout

Tillery Tradition is a beautiful course and the clubhouse was very elaborate. My boys and I played together and had a great round. Due to the heat, some of the greens aren't in the best of condition.

You need to play this course a few times though as there are some blind shots and dog legs in which you really can't determine what clubs to hit on the first round.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Gotta switch to Bermuda.

Course is in great shape, except for the greens.

20+ consecutive days of 90 plus degree weather has just murdered the bent grass greens.

Not really the management's fault, but we are in North Carolina.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Same ol' Tillery

Pretty much the standard condition of Tillery. A couple years ago the greens were completely lost, they are mostly back now. The problem is they are very bumpy, to the point of your putts really have little chance of making past 5 or 6 feet. The tees were not bad, little high. The fairways were average with a couple holes being treated with aeration to try and save. The bunkers were okay with a fair amount of sand. It is a standard, average course. It features a large amount of blind tee shots so you may struggle if you are unaware of the landing zones. The course is not bad for your buddy rounds if you catch a good deal on a website.

I believe the clubhouse was given the bulk of the money the club generated, so the course came in third behind it and the pool.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

five star

you need to play this course 2 or 3 times to know where to hit right or left of flag . the more you play it the better you score ex..cond,,

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Had the day off and wanted to play something new. Had heard good things about the course and wasn't dissapointed. Nice layout, very fair from where we played (6000 yds) and no gimmicky holes. Nice elevation changes and mix of short and long par 4's and reachable par 5's. Greens in real good shape. No complaints here and will definitely play again. Better than most in the same price range.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

frustrating

Got there on time even early paid at course Was told to go to the box and tee off. We get to the first tee four groups at first tee members on Marshall 35 minute before we tee off . The members were having a tournament and they took all day to play 6 hour day worst day i even had at this course. So be careful when you book this course. The young guy in the pro shop had nothing to say.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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