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4.3
181 Reviews (181)
5 Stars
98
4 Stars
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3 Stars
13
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.9
97.5%
Recommend this course
176 out of 181 reviews
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4.5
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
96.1%
Recommend this course
49 out of 51 reviews
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4.4
75 Reviews (75)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
96.0%
Recommend this course
72 out of 75 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 6950 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.1

The 18-hole Deer Brook Golf Club in Shelby, North Carolina is a public golf course that opened in 1999. Designed by Brian Lussier and Rick Robbins, Deer Brook Golf Club features four sets of tees for different skill levels. The greens are bentgrass and the fairways are bermuda. Deer Brook is located in the rolling piedmont of Shelby, North Carolina in the southwestern portion of the state, nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Shelby is the gateway between Asheville and Charlotte and centered between two of the largest metropolitan areas of the Carolinas: Charlotte and Greenville/Spartanburg.

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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Architect Rick Robbins (1999) Brian Lussier (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

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  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in North Carolina (2015 #11)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2015 #15)
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Reviews

4.3
181 Reviews (181)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course

This place was in great shape. Fair play and the greens were rolling true. I will play again as soon as possible

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Outstanding

First time playing here with a friend of mine and boy did we have a blast. The greens were the best ive ever seen. It felt like we were out there by ourselves because the pace was smooth and we never felt rushed at all. I cannot wait go come back especially to try the food inside.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

Course was in very good condition. Greens were challenging and inconsistent.. but fun. Being from New Jersey it was wonderful being in such a rural area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 207
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

6-some

I play here pretty often. And it’s a great challenging course. A little longer than most from the white tree at just over 6400 yards. The course was in great shape. The fairways, tees, rough and even bunkers were really nice. As good as I’ve seen them. The only thing preventing a 4 or 5 star review is that I got stuck behind a 6-some. Yes. That’s right. 6 people in a group. That wouldn’t let anyway play through. This is something that should never happen on a golf course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course, Great Clubhouse

Absolutely enjoyed playing here for the first time. Well kept and great design.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 207
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Good

If you are looking for a good round on a challenging course then Deer Brook is a good place to go try. It’s longer than most courses around. And while the rough isn’t bad and there is plenty of room to hit the ball on most holes, the elevation changes, length, and areas on and around the greens make it very challenging. The course is in good shape except the bunkers which had not been raked since it rained the day before. Greens were smooth and fast. The bent grass hasn’t gotten beat up too bad this summer yet. Fairways and tee boxes in good shape as well. All in all a solid challenging course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good

Good, I like playing here....would play more, but ways to go for me....

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Sweet Track, Great for the money

For 45 on a weekday it’s hard to beat.

Solid fairways, only ding is people not filling their divots but the staff can’t control that.

Greens are good, some hallmarks but they rolled great with as much rain as we got the past few days. Not (((

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf

It was really kept up and really nice for the price to play I would definitely come back and ply

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Where have you been all my life…

Played every club in my bag on the way to falling in love with DB!

Great topography, fast greens, sand traps manicured, difficult and so satisfying- this isn’t for the faint of heart or the timid. Shotmaking is needed as you traverse the undulating fairways of a troubled youth only to be greeted with diabolical greens tempting you play above the hole on your way to a three putt bogey….

Enjoy, but don’t read this and think you’ll score the first time you play, it’s a learned course and by 18 you’ll want to play again and again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

Fantastic value! Enjoyed the layout and yardage from the white tees. Pace of play was fast until hole #14 where a group of teenage boys slowed everything down. They were literally sitting in the green for minutes “reading” their putts. I evenrtuslly drove around them and skipped a hole. I live near black mountain, NC and have played most courses within 75-minutes from there. Deer Brook has become one of my favorite courses and likely the most value. I only paid $36 to play 18 holes on a weekday afternoon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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