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Lochmere Golf Club
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Located near the banks of Swift Creek, Lochmere Golf Club has plenty of water incorporated into the layout, coming into play on nearly every hole. The golf course stretches across a lush, gently rolling landscape sprinkled with mature trees and ponds. The terrain showcases the best in Triangle golf. At just over 6,600 yards it is not particularly long, but it provides plenty of challenges. It is a tight course that will test your accuracy with narrow fairways lined with trees. The small greens that are heavily protected by well placed bunkers demand thoughtful strategy and pinpoint control. The golf course offers a fair challenge but it is still accessible for beginners, especially from the forward tees. Lochmere G.C. is a favorite among Cary locals, both for its enjoyable design and its affordable rates.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6627 yards | 72.1 | 132 |
| Blue | 71 | 6136 yards | 69.8 | 128 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5632 yards | 73.3 | 131 |
| White | 71 | 5632 yards | 67.8 | 121 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4677 yards | 70.0 | 110 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.6/140 | 405 | 360 | 169 | 386 | 373 | 410 | 170 | 430 | 549 | 3252 | 380 | 157 | 491 | 367 | 353 | 360 | 522 | 187 | 367 | 3184 | 6436 |
| Blue M: 69.5/133 W: 75.5/137 | 380 | 337 | 152 | 361 | 348 | 368 | 161 | 403 | 536 | 3046 | 364 | 148 | 475 | 333 | 322 | 346 | 496 | 160 | 336 | 2980 | 6026 |
| White M: 67.5/123 W: 72.7/130 | 350 | 310 | 124 | 342 | 335 | 334 | 152 | 371 | 505 | 2823 | 344 | 139 | 455 | 317 | 290 | 309 | 451 | 135 | 316 | 2756 | 5579 |
| Gold M: 64.8/116 W: 69.8/124 | 318 | 302 | 99 | 290 | 314 | 295 | 143 | 311 | 449 | 2521 | 275 | 130 | 439 | 300 | 282 | 260 | 379 | 127 | 285 | 2477 | 4998 |
| Red M: 63.7/111 W: 68.0/122 | 310 | 247 | 91 | 284 | 306 | 287 | 136 | 308 | 441 | 2410 | 269 | 124 | 356 | 278 | 255 | 254 | 374 | 107 | 279 | 2296 | 4706 |
| Handicap | 5 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
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Charlotte, NC
The course was too wet to play and there was a golf group of about 100 before us. They should have called me and told me that the course was just to wet to play on. First time playing there I could see that it was a really good course to play under better weather conditions. I will definitely go back when I'm in the area.
Solid value
Excellent greens and staff does a great job keeping the cups clean. Nice layout for a dormant winter golf round. Overall good value.
Good course
We paid less than forty for the round so was a good deal. Course conditions were OK coming out of winter but the greens look to have been aerated recently. Will play here again for the right deal.
Eroding away
It’s true that this course gets very wet if it has rained in the past month. The runoff ditches are eroding and in about 10 years it will overtake the property. The greens are good and the course is well maintained.
Very Good Shape
Course is in great shape and greens are rolling smooth and quick.
Good course
Gets a little soggy after it rains, but still the best course open to the public in Raleigh besides lonnie poole. Decently priced and well maintained. 8/10.
Winter Golf Review
Course in good shape for Feb. Greens in great shape. Down hill down grain very fast.
Good course, Overpriced
It’s a solid course, very flat and open. Makes it easy to walk, which it seems most people take advantage of. Only thing is I do not think it is worth the price at $45 I paid. Granted, it is January so I’m sure the course conditions are typically better, but I just cannot justify spending that money on this course in particular. Would much rather play a cheaper course that would be similar in quality or just paying a bit more for a nicer course.
Accuracy over Distance
Friendly staff. Challenging and Fun course even for a 13hcp like me. Water and/or creeks perimeter every hole so accuracy rewards over distance on a majority of holes. Will definitely be back again to see how it plays in the Spring/Summer.
Stay in play, Water and/or creeks perimeter a majority of the holes.
Challenging and fun course. Will definitely be back. Accuracy rewards way more than distance here.
Lochmere - slowest pace of play in the Triangle.
Lochmere's pace of play is absolutely painstakingly slow. They have starters on the first tee and also roaming about the course, but this doesn't seem to make a difference in helping players finish a round in under 4 hours. It took 3.5 hours to play 13 holes, before darkness set in. Mind you, this was on a Monday afternoon in November (it would be slightly more understandable to have more of a wait between shots on a public/semi-private course on the weekends where the courses are much busier...but to be subject to this on a Monday afternoon was quite frustrating). This could have more to do with the type of player that Lochmere seems to attract - lots of beginning players who seem to have very little clue about golf etiquette and pace of play considerations, as well as senior players who are primarily focused on getting their exercise via walking/using a push cart rather than actually observing pace of play. I used to live in the Triangle and played Lochmere consistently, mentally preparing myself in advance of each round that pace of play very well could be much slower than what I would prefer/expect. That seems to have remained the case.
The greens are in great shape and have been improved significantly since the last time I played at Lochmere 2+ years ago. Give credit where it is due - the course was in very good shape and seems to be less impacted by water than it used to in prior years, where standing water accumulated and sat for weeks on end during the rainier times of year.
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