Lochmere Golf Club
About
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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Cart path only
Still really wet on the course. Greens were wonderful but the majority of the tee boxes were really wet. Hard to keep your stance
Shouldn't have been open
Admittedly, my experience is partially my fault as I went to play the day after it rained...but the course had zero business being open that day. Sopping wet, large puddles in every fairway, wherever the ball landed it immediately plugged. Came to find after my round it has a reputation for poor drainage. Layout is fine enough. Don't play here if there's been rain in the last week.
Great property!
Staff are very kind and helpful. Love the course, some tight fairways, great undulation in the greens that left me scratching my head. Hats off to the SI. Maybe more drainage in the fairways could clear the easily? May cause the streams to overflow? Not an engineer. I digress, thank you for such a nice facility. Quite conveniently located for me and nice to be open to the public.
Great course for price
Played here many times, and overall it is solid. Main downsides are if it has rained recently it will still likely be wet in a lot of places and the pace of play can be slow sometimes. Other than that, greens are in solid shape and the course is fun.
Good for average weekend golfer
Just wet and slow usually but if that’s not a problem then having fun and playing well is quite easy. Wouldn’t recommend for someone that takes golf seriously.
Don’t play it after its rained
Overall a nice course but the 3 times I’ve played this course has been after rain. This course does not drain well at all and you’ll be playing a lot of wet shots. Apart from that it’s a nice course, doesn’t play particularly long but we’ll placed trees and bunkers make you think about some shots.
Excellent Course When Dry!
Excellent course but drainage wet conditions still exist which makes the course conditions ratings low. Other than that a great course!
Best Winter Greens around
Lochmere does it right. They cover the greens daily and take great care of them. Greens were in great shape. Course is short but perfectly placed hazards makeup for the distance. You have to think your away around the course. Took us 4hrs 35 minutes to play today, which I think is slow but other think is right on pace. Definitely plan to go back. Only negative that I will say is that there was a lot of ground under repair along the course, and although it hadn’t rained in a while the course was muddy and holding water in some areas. I would assume it will be virtually unplayable later this winter.
What is the problem with the back nine?
Fantastic greeting by the ranger and he found me two wonderful partners as I was by myself. The front nine of Lochmere is probably the best in the region however, the back still remains inconsistent with its tee boxes and especially the areas around the greens. If only we could rip it all up, elevate it ( i.e, Finley) it would be partner with the front.
Close down the back this winter. Make it right .
Easy tour
My only complaint was the starter was sending 9 holers off the back side so our second nine was slower than molasses.