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4.4
191 Reviews (191)
5 Stars
102
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
94.8%
Recommend this course
184 out of 191 reviews
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4.2
9 Reviews (9)
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.9%
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8 out of 9 reviews
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4.4
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.2%
Recommend this course
55 out of 59 reviews
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Course Highlights
The challenging layout stretching over 6,400 yards consistently earns high praise, with well-maintained fairways, tees, and bunkers impressing regular visitors. Friendly and professional staff combined with strong value for the green fees make this course a worthwhile destination from the Charlotte area.

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

Accolades

  • 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

4.4
191 Reviews (191)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Brunch 6
Patio Dining 6
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 23
Bunkers 22
Elevation Changes 17
This course/club is great for:
Locals 24
Advanced Golfers 22
A Weekend Splurge 12
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 31
Convenient to the City 7

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Reviews 37
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 218
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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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
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Reviews 7
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
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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 3
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 22
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
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

DEER BROOK

Place looks like a $100 course in charlotte for half the price…..not too easy but not too challenging….couple holes are dangerous for slicers but overall great place definitely will be back again!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
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 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hidden Gem

This course is definitely worth the green fees. It's a drive from Charlotte area but worth it. It's in excellent condition. The greens keeper definitely knows what he's doing. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

The greens are quite a bit faster than I am used to. Fairways are in very nice shape already. Fun course that is generally hard to lose balls in. (I did it though!)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of the nicest public courses in this area.

We were a 2some behind a 4 some of nice old guys having a great time. They were right behind another 4 some, so they couldn't go anywhere. The round was less than 4 hours.

It was an enjoyable day. Everyone was friendly and helpful. Gaston CC was closed and gave my wife and myself a chance to play. I'll probably play this course again for a change of pace.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Surprise at check in

Staff was great! Friendly , professional, however, front nine was closed for aeration of the greens. Frustrated that this was the first time to play this course but had no idea. I paid for a twosome to play the back nine twice. The course was in good shape, fast undulating greens and good challenging layout. Wish we could have enjoyed the entire 18. back nine was being punched the following day. We Will be back to play in a month once both sides are back to peak.

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