UNC Finley Golf Course

The course was in excellent shape and is very fair. A couple of the holes are pretty hard but if you can keep it in play, it is a great course to play. We played cart path only so it was a little slower and wetter than normal but it was in great shape. The greens were very soft so you did not get much roll after it hit. The last few holes are very tough. I played on a Saturday morning at 8:30 and the grill was closed before the round. I was hoping to get a snack before hand. It was hot but they had plenty of drinking water on course. Very spoiled to have this quality of a course within driving distance.

Second time playing this course. Told my friends who tend to put prefer to the Duke course that Finley would be better. Love the layout. Course conditions from Teebox to fairways pretty good ; but greens too slow and sloppy and too many divots unfixed even for the price that we're paying on golf now.com despite what the golf pro say that the greens were OK. At the turn after the 12th hole we needed to get some drinks and get on with on the 13th but the young lady at the snack shop in the clubhouse were too content to talk on the phone rather than Acknowledge our presence and serve. We have to ask her to put the phone down so that we can buy drinks. Had a good round but mixed experience.

Best course in the area - well maintained and well managed - pay a little extra but you get what you pay for.

Fun, well conditioned course. Friendly staff. No 10 layout was gimmicky, otherwise, this course is 5 stars!

Course layout was really nice. Pace of play is ridiculous. If you have time for an all morning or all afternoon round then this is your course. Going to take 5-6 hrs on the weekend. Marshals didn't appear to move anybody. No beverage cart at all and if you wanted anything you had to wait until after 11th hole to preorder so you didn't lose your spot if the traffic jam of golfers backed up. The greens are bumpy and nobody appears to replace divots, making the greens rough to putt on at times. Do yourself a favor and only play on discounts or Golfnow. Prices are way over priced for what you get. Better courses in the area for a better price and pace of play!

The course was in spectacular condition, not a brown spot or burnt grass anywhere. And in NC Summer heat, that's a big challenge. The greens were true. Long hitters should play the further tees. The starter was a little "amped up" but it was very minor. A great course and it felt, to me, like I was playing in the Caribbean.

This was my first visit and all I can say is that I was great! The course was in fantastic shape from tee boxes to greens. Fairways were well manicured, and the greens rolled true. Course was challenging but very playable from the blue tees. I wish people fixed their divots on the green as some par 3's had too many unaddressed ball marks. Value for the money and staff friendliness exceeded expectations. I'm definitely a fan and will make it part of my usual rotation.

Great layout, meticulously maintained, beautiful bent greens in excellent shape. Our round was painfully slow on this particular day. We couldn't quite figure out how we had so many groups backed up in front of us on a light rain/drizzly day. The course layout is one of the best in central NC and the conditions are always top notch, not unlike some of the private courses in the area. Makes it easier to accept the occasional slow round.

Very nice course, very nice folks, play was too slow

Played this course while attending my daughters graduation from Duke. In spite of the rivalry between duke and UNC the starter was great and we felt very welcome. Layout of the course was very interesting and challenging. Greens were in good shape and rolled very well.

Would definitely play again.

Excellent course - fairways, greens were in great shape. Will play again. Little slow due to twosomes on the course.

The layout is great, the conditions are wonderful and the Marshalls were wonderful. Great place to play and you will enjoy it.

Challenging and interesting. Holes well laid out. Could lay up and be safe but if you went for the green, you had to be accurate. Well bunkered. Some water that did come into play. Greens were really fast but rolled very true. Old time course and very walkable. Most players did so. Can't wait to play it again.

The fairways, greens, and tee boxes are green and in good shape. Layout is nice - wide fairways. The rough is too long - lost a ball rolling one foot off the fairway because I lost track of exact location. It unnecessarily slows the pace of play.
No food/beverage cart on week-day.

Started out very odd when checking in I overheard some regulars trying to get out a little earlier to include a forth that came with when my T time came up I found myself not being paired up with anyone when booking there was only space for one could of brought my buddy with as for the guy behind the counter basically just handed me my receipt no info about carts starting marshals not even where to go pace of play was slow when the marshal came bye treated it as normal as for the course a good test especially the back nine would of enjoyed it a whole lot more if it hadn't come across so clicky

My 15 yo daughter and I played to finish off her HS season. It is a challenging course even when played from the tees correct for your driving distance. Enjoyed the round.

The course was in great shape. A little soggy, but overall very good. The rough this time of year is BRUTAL! Just don't hit it in there. One negative comment would be the range mats. They need replacing badly! They are like hitting off of concrete. Usually, the grass is open, but I think that they were overseeding. Please replace the mats!

I use the Finley range all the time and play the course when I can get a good deal. The course is always in fantastic shape and the greens are the best in the area at rolling true. They are bent grass, so they get a little marked up, but no other greens I play roll as well.

I had a 440 tee time as a single and was hoping to be able to get 18 in, but it was Friday afternoon and there was a line to tee off. The starter/ranger offered to take me out to the 6th hole where it was open, that way I would be able to get ahead of the Fri afternoon crowd and finish my round. Such a big deal and such a smart thing to do. It was really appreciated.

Was able to get all 18 in walking because of that.

The front 9 (IMO) is really easy. The 9th hole's second shot is tough, but that's about it. The back 9 is a whole different story. It has 4 very tough holes (10, 11, 15 and 16 IMO).

Anyways, had a great round, had a great day and really appreciate Finley and its staff helping me out.

I've wanted to play this course for some time and finally got the chance. The greens had been punched two weeks prior and we're in superb condition. The fairways were cut down and was in awe every time I got to the next hole. I did hate the ruff though. The rough will swallow your ball up and allow for you to have to take a drop more than once if you don't track it. I would play this course more often, but the long drive doesn't permit for it. You won't be dissapointed when you play here. Truly an amazing course.

I had high hopes coming to UNC but it was nothing special. I think Duke and NC state have superior golf courses and facilities. The course here was fairly easy given its a University course. The overall conditions were pretty good, some winter kill here and there, being more prominent on the greens. The whole experience was just lackluster given that this course is rated very highly in the state. The practice facilities were in my opinion subpar given its "UNC". If you can find a good deal on golfnow I would recommend but I would never pay rack rates for this course, I would however pay rack for Duke and NC state.