Lochmere GC
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4.1
1244 Reviews (1244)
5 Stars
326
4 Stars
574
3 Stars
199
2 Stars
81
1 Stars
64
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
83.9%
Recommend this course
1028 out of 1244 reviews
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3.6
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
73.3%
Recommend this course
22 out of 30 reviews
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4.0
57 Reviews (57)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
80.7%
Recommend this course
46 out of 57 reviews
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Course Highlights
Lochmere consistently delivers well-maintained greens, lush fairways, and a fun layout featuring multiple doglegs that reward strategic play. Exceptionally friendly staff, solid amenities including a range and short game area, and strong value make this course a reliable choice.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6627 yards
Slope 132
Rating 72.1

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1985
Fairways Bermuda
Greens Bent grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gene Hamm

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
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
Dress code No cut-off jeans, swimsuits or tank tops are permitted. Men must wear shirts with a collar at all times.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Showers, Lockers
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Reviews

4.1
1244 Reviews (1244)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 23
Patio Dining 10
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 52
Bunkers 44
Narrow Fairways 30
This course/club is great for:
Locals 47
Walkers 44
Seniors 37
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 54
In the 'Burbs 20
Worth the Drive 13

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Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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First Time Playing

Save your money

If you like dry conditions, little grass, much dirt, terrible tee boxes, painful pace of play and ok greens then play here....otherwise pick another course....but not Falls Village!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good time!

This is a good course for the beginner or the advanced player. I always enjoy playing at Lochmere. I will warn that if it has rained within the couple of day before your round the course grounds get very wet and take a while to dry out!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad conditions

Tee boxes have no grass .most fairways are mud or hard pan . No fun hitting from bad lies in fairway. Getting too late to blame the Weather.will avoid this course!

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

Great time.

Excellent course. The staff was friendly and the course had the best greens I have putted on for years.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cow Path

This place is dreadful. Fairways are barren, not brown grass, no grass. Tee boxes full of weeds, no water cups, no tees on cart, no bag people. Slow, slow, slow. Do not play. Can’t believe this is a Club Corp facility. Literally worst course I have ever played.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Play elsewhere

If you would have asked me about Lochmere 2 years ago, I would have said that you MUST play there and it's a great public course. I played the course last night for the first time in about two years and I can tell you that I do not think I'll be back anytime soon.

I experienced friendly service, but that's a given. What I also did experience were poor course conditions. The fairways were basically dirt and mud. A golfer would have more luck hitting it out of the rough. Course was brown, brown, brown. When I played it the last time I don't remember it being like that. For spending that kind of money on a week day I'd expect much better conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not great...or good

Course is obviously suffering from a lack of rains/watering but to hit fairways and still be playing off of a sand or hard mud surface was a little frustrating.

Play pace was slow - don’t think this was VFM

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unfriendly starter

No group in the immediate hole behind us (4 in my group) and definitely none ahead of us but still We were Made to skip the 14th. No other group was behind or ahead of us after the round. We finished in about 4hrs and 15 minutes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
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 38
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Old time shotmakers course! Harbor Towne feel.

Great Course. 2.75 for a Cup of Warm Coffee is Unsat. I bought Me and my golfing partner a large bucket of balls to warm up on range. Balls cost me 24 dollars for 2 buckets! I feel this is unsat! If I came just to hit balls and practice that's okay. But if I came to play on the course I would say 6 bucks for a large bucket is cool. A lot of courses give you a small bucket because you choose to come and play their course and they know you had other options/choices. Nice Course and one more thing....Course is played a lot and a lot of spots on fairways are hard packed soil due to carts being used on fairways. This course does not drain very well.

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

Too dry

Courses was very dry (too dry) would like to play again when there is green grass

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

great price

Lochmere for $13, one could play 18 with a cart. The greens were good but there was very little grass to hit off from, mostly dirt but for the money it was a fun experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout, will be better when fairways fill in

Played as a single on Monday morning, so not a problem with pace of play. Greens in great shape, but fairways are still dormant and thin. Still, a good round

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course for the money

Always enjoy playing at Lochmere. Course is in decent shape. They always struggle with flooding and some of the greens still have tarps over them. Wouldn’t pay full price but hot deals make it worth it

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I’ve seen better

Course was really bad in that the fairways seem like they had experience a monsoon or mudslide. The greens were better but left much to be desired especially for the price.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Poor Course Maintenance and Mgmt Rushed Us

Disappointed in the course condition, then had the Marshal rushing us throughout the round. Will not be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
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 32
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Great course - bad conditions

It was our fault. Raining for days before, the course was in, well not the best condition. Had fun, but the un-fairways challenged us every hole. We will be back because it is a great course, it just needs the sun to shine more than it did on our day.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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