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Oak Valley Golf Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7033 yards | 74.1 | 143 |
| Blue | 72 | 6682 yards | 72.0 | 133 |
| White | 72 | 6036 yards | 68.9 | 122 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6036 yards | 74.4 | 133 |
| Gold | 72 | 5672 yards | 67.9 | 115 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5672 yards | 72.5 | 123 |
| Red | 72 | 4857 yards | 63.9 | 103 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4857 yards | 68.2 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.5/139 | 438 | 524 | 431 | 397 | 376 | 181 | 550 | 157 | 417 | 3471 | 371 | 199 | 437 | 445 | 420 | 574 | 176 | 391 | 549 | 3562 | 7033 |
| Blue M: 71.5/133 | 413 | 483 | 411 | 378 | 351 | 144 | 534 | 146 | 403 | 3263 | 361 | 185 | 404 | 433 | 410 | 551 | 165 | 374 | 536 | 3419 | 6682 |
| Blue/White M: 69.8/129 | 394 | 483 | 386 | 378 | 351 | 144 | 534 | 146 | 334 | 3150 | 361 | 168 | 360 | 362 | 314 | 514 | 165 | 374 | 536 | 3154 | 6304 |
| White M: 68.7/122 W: 74.0/131 | 394 | 428 | 386 | 347 | 324 | 120 | 505 | 130 | 334 | 2968 | 341 | 168 | 360 | 362 | 314 | 514 | 140 | 361 | 508 | 3068 | 6036 |
| White/Gold M: 67.9/119 | 370 | 428 | 369 | 334 | 324 | 120 | 486 | 130 | 334 | 2895 | 315 | 168 | 351 | 340 | 314 | 495 | 140 | 330 | 473 | 2926 | 5821 |
| Gold M: 67.0/116 W: 71.8/126 | 351 | 428 | 369 | 334 | 303 | 104 | 486 | 117 | 327 | 2819 | 315 | 142 | 351 | 340 | 307 | 495 | 113 | 330 | 460 | 2853 | 5672 |
| Red M: 63.6/108 W: 67.6/114 | 291 | 385 | 324 | 310 | 279 | 72 | 437 | 92 | 298 | 2488 | 268 | 121 | 318 | 287 | 261 | 382 | 78 | 249 | 405 | 2369 | 4857 |
| Handicap | 9 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
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Photo submitted by u314159976383 on 10/02/2023
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Photo submitted by BENDUKE on 01/16/2022
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Photo submitted by Debhoov on 10/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Debhoov on 10/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Debhoov on 10/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Jeff7912065 on 10/01/2020
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Photo submitted by DenisDotson on 05/02/2020
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Photo submitted by DenisDotson on 05/02/2020
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Photo submitted by DenisDotson on 05/02/2020
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#5 Tee shot. Photo submitted by jdtarheel2009 on 04/08/2020
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Photo submitted by Forereal on 01/20/2020
Average Palmer Design
This course does not have any of the typical Palmer characteristics and the overall design is just so so. It traverses thru a housing development that is very upscale for the area. The course was extremely wet the day we played with 6 holes being cart path only. The 7th hole is a par 5 that's just a design disaster. It's built in on one of the many low points of the property and the fairway was a quagmire. Bentgrass greens that were full but slow (maybe a 9 on the stimp) and bumpy. Staff was friendly and helpful. Small snack bar with limited food options (bring your own). Practice range is small with "irons only" signs everywhere. Range balls are worn out and in dire need of being replaced.
OV 3/24/23
Greens had been aerified 3 days prior to the round. No warning was given beforehand from the course or the website. Snack bar was closed on an 80 degree day with perfect weather. Very disappointed to have wasted vacation days to play on a course that was unplayable.
Nice, but tough course
Played here yesterday. Nice course with friendly/helpful staff. The course was wet as it got a lot of rain the day before., but still in overall good condition. I would like to play it in the spring/ summer when the grass is nice and green. I will say, it is a tough course. I played the blues at 6,682 yards and a 133 slope rating. I feel the slope rating should be more like a 138-140, as it was more difficult than other courses of that rating. Overall, it’s a nice course and definitely a great value for the $
Great!
Was wet but the course drained pretty well for the most part. Greens fast and rolling nice. Love the layout. Typical rolling hills with lots of elevation change in this area of the Triad.
Good Golf for January
Love this warm weather in Carolina in January. Greens slick but in good shape. Fairways wet but had good areas of base dormant grass. Only complaint was a foursome that refused to let us through even though there were 2 or more holes open for the whole back nine . Yes we were a twosome but these guys plodded so slowly you expected one of them to keel over. 4.5 hour round just too slow.
Course Condition
Course is in excellent shape for this time of year!
A great course
Course is in great shape for late November. The greens are excellent right now and very quick. I play Oak Valley every chance I get as I find it one or the best layouts in the area. I drive 45 minutes to play here and it’s worth it.
Great course
Slow play due to a captains choice tourney of 20 club members from another course
Great course
This is a great course. I always enjoy playing here. They keep everything in great condition. The tee boxes, fairways, rough, bunkers, and greens are always wonderful. The greens are fast and roll true!
Wide open with good challenges. Play smart or go big for that possible sub score...
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