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4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
95.1%
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4.4
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4.5
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4.5
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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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4.4
196 Reviews (196)

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 13
Skill Intermediate
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5.0
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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
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
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4.0
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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
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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
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Reviews 1
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Spring Golf but Terribly Slow

What a great day to get out for an early spring round. The course is in remarkably good shape despite being a bit softer than usual due to rain the day before.

This course should be a 3-3.5hr course but that would require course marshals to keep the pace of play up. At the very least there should be some instruction in course etiquette prior to teeing off that keeps hackers, especially older ones, off of the tips, carts on the paths at the greens and tees, and allow faster groups to play through. The back was ruined for me by having to wait up to 20 minutes on each hole. This is a wonderful course that is well maintained but could be great with better guard rails imposed on the golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great day in Shelby - Deerbrook

Slow play due to large group that started the day.

20 players that lead to a group falling 1 1/2 holes behind. 5+hrs round.

Golf director had to push then along.

Otherwise, great track. Always in good shape from fairway to greens.

Worth the value!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Awesome and fun

I played a outing here and had to return. The greens are the best I have played so far in the area. The speed is fast the pins placements are crazy hard. The putts are never straight always break. The layout is fun and open I will play here alot this season.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

A challenge

Course is in good condition, gets better with better weather. Greens are insanely tough. Have to crisply plan your shot around the green lol. But the course is awesome, I’ll definitely come back and try to beat my score from last time!

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

Deerbrook golf

Really enjoyed our round course was in good shape. Pace of play was real sketchy. When we made the turn at 9 there were new golfers on the tea box at 10. Course is challenging. Greens putted well but had some trouble spots.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 218
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Slow

Deer Brook is a great layout. Pretty long from the white tees for me. But the fairways are pretty wide and so are the greens. The greens are very undulating and often divided into 2 or 3 distinct sections. If you are above the pin or in the wrong section three putts are easy to make. Today was extremely windy and the greens were very firm and fast making it a tough day on a course that is pretty tough anyway. The fairways are still dormant and they were firm today too. It was a really tough day to control the ball. The only complaint is it was a very slow round. I expected it on Saturday afternoon. So I knew what was coming. But I tied off slightly before 2 and we finished at 7. 5 hour rounds are really tough especially in today’s conditions. I have played there a lot in the past. And I will say that this course is usually in really good shape. And I believe it’s a great layout. It’s definitely worth the going rates that they are charging in comparison to other courses. Just know if you go on the weekend it’s going to be a long slow round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Really fun course. Staff very pleasant but they need to check the high school team for etiquette. They started on the front 9 but lo and behold, we our foursome ended up finding them on hole 17 where there trailing (walking) 5 "got a lot of practice!" Unfortunately, we were unable finish the last two awesome looking holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course…needs new white tee rating

Such a great course. Always in great condition and play is always fast. My only critique is the rating of the white tees. It should be a 72 😝…it’s a tough course…especially the greens. There are very very few flat putts on the course and many of the greens have major undulations. For the price, it’s one of the best courses in the Charlotte area!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Avoid

AVOID THIS COURSE. This course is not worth paying full price. Riverbend (also in Shelby) has much better greens and manages their course better. Deer Brook’s Pro shop is unprofessional. I prepaid for a tee time (hot deal)… my playing partner and I drove an hour (separate cars) there only to find the course was closed - with no notice. The assistant pro said they would call me back, but I never heard from them. We weren’t able to play golf that day because of their screw up. They tried to blame GolfNow, but it was clearly their fault… not GolfNow’s. No accountability. No apology. No resolution. I recommend playing somewhere else.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/01/2025

The reason this happened to you s because they do not have a PGA professorial staff at this club. A couple of guys who pretend to know what they are doing when running the club. This club is pretty much run at the whim of the members.

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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fast Greens

The greens were fast. Words of advice, “stay below the hole”. Downhill putts will not stop

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