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4.3
543 Reviews (543)
5 Stars
313
4 Stars
181
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
91.6%
Recommend this course
514 out of 543 reviews
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4.0
11 Reviews (11)
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Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
81.8%
Recommend this course
9 out of 11 reviews
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4.3
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.5%
Recommend this course
23 out of 26 reviews
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Course Highlights
Oak Valley's challenging and rewarding layout, with excellent bent grass greens, consistently earns high marks from recent players. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and strong value make this a standout hidden gem in the Triad area.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7033 yards
Slope 143
Rating 74.1

Oak Valley Golf Club boasts the only Arnold Palmer-designed course in the Winston-Salem area. The course sprawls across what used to be old dairy farmland, nestled in the North Carolina foothills. Palmer utilized the rolling, wooded terrain and transformed the site into one of the Triad’s most scenic golf courses. The layout presents many challenges, including strategically placed sand traps along the undulating greens. You will also come across a fair amount of water hazards throughout the golf course. Palmer, known for his "go for broke" playing style, incorporated several interesting risk-reward holes and it has become what the course is known for. Good drives will be generously rewarded while an errant shot will make it tough to even get a bogey. Oak Valley Golf Club is a favorite among local golfers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1995) Ed Seay

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.3
543 Reviews (543)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 25
Bunkers 22
Elevation Changes 22
This course/club is great for:
Locals 22
Advanced Golfers 18
A Weekend Splurge 9
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 18
Convenient to the City 15
In the 'Burbs 14

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
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
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

stolen rangefinder

played course on March 31st and left my rangefinder at the course ( brother had just passed away 2 days earlier) I realized I had left it there when I got home (50 miles away) I called the course and they said that they had it and that they would put my name and number on it.(much appreciated) a week later some guy (didn't leave his name) from the course called me and said it was still there. replayed the course on 5/19 and ask for my rangefinder but they couldn't find it, came back into clubhouse after round and a different guy looked and found the paper with my name and number on it that was wrapped around my rangefinder but No Rangefinder, basically they Stole my rangefinder ( no matter if they gave it away or kept it for themselves) with NO Apologies. Larry Pyrtle

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Group behind rushing

Group of a few guys who were experienced were pushing my group the whole day. Not a fun experience when you’re trying to enjoy yourself out there and keep getting rushed and almost getting hit by golf balls.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Course is in great condition

Cource was in great condition,probably still is. Teed off at 3pm on a Friday off the course by 7.

First time I swung my clubs in almost a year and it showed, it was my partners 5th time out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Jammed up

It was so jammed up the last 3 holes that I went home.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Oak Valkey, good layout good value

Found the course in good shape this time of year, the greens had been punched a month or so ago and still filling in nicely.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 115
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Still Recovering

Greens punched a few weeks ago and are still a bit bumpy and slow. Some of the fairways still sloppy with rain a few days ago. Grass on fairways and tees still waiting. Good course, usually in excellent shape, but not there yet.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

LJ

Good course, greens not completely healed from aeration, but relatively smooth. Started at 2:30, no beverage cart, and halfway house (restaurant) closed by the time I finished 9, so that was disappointing. Good layout, would like to play again when greens were in better shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 53
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sandy greens.

Greens were very Sandy but still rolled good. Weather ws perfect. All in all a good day. 74. Off the white tees

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

First Visit

You could tell the course is well above average even when the fairways are still half dead. I got a great deal on GolfNow, but I would pay full price to play this course again. Only down down side was the pace of play, but other than that I give this course an 8.5 out of 10.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent Course

I truly enjoyed playing this course for the first time.

The weather was perfect and the course layout is outstanding!

I look forward to playing there again soon!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Oak Valley

One of my favorite courses. Fairways still dormant, lots of divots, cart path only due to recent rain and fairways a little wet. Got mud on ball several times throughout the day. Very slow play due to number of golfers, especially about 3 groups ahead of us that were playing golf for 1st time. Warm breezy day. Greens were in good condition.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good, not great

Was a good course, and you can tell it is a well maintained course. Had the unfortunate pleasure to play after a couple of days of rain, and everything was soaked. I was honestly surprised they were open, as it was so wet I feel like one hole on the back 9 actually gained a water hazard just to the front left of the green. The greens were unusually fast and dry, which was puzzling with as wet as everything else was. Either way, layout was nice, staff was great, but $65 seemed a tad overpriced, felt much more like a $50 course. Even with all that, I’ll be back when its “prime season” just to see it and play it when conditions are at their best.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

give it a few weeks

This is a great course but I caught it on a day when a lot of maintenance was happening which affected play. They were fertilizing and doing something to rough up the fairways which made them very grainy - not smooth. Also many of the bunkers were very full of new, deep sand. Greens were good as always - very fast. .

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Nice Course

Course was in very good condition. Greens were in very good condition. Fairway was in good condition for this time of year. Pace of play was great for the front 9 but slow on the back. People complain about price but it is the standard for this area. Much better than most other places like Raleigh, Charlotte, or places up north. One of the regular courses I play in the area. Very nice and challenging layout.

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