UNC Finley Golf Course

The course is in good shape, the pace of play was excellent. I love the layout and course updates.

I’ll start by saying, the conditions are solid.

However,

Get to course.. cart path only even though it was definitely dry enough to ride. Obnoxious since I tried to call twice before and nobody answered

No snack bar or place to buy drinks but staff was friendly.

The icing on the cake was waiting for UNC’s golf team to clear the green for a solid five minutes where they were clearly just playing around. What’s the point of the 18 hole putting course?

Overall, would give it one more shot but the “Carolina” attitude clearly showed.

The course played perfectly. Greens rolled true and conditions were perfect. Some amenities were not available as they were prepping for the NCAA tournament, but otherwise it was a great day of golf.

I'll start by saying that the old UNC Finley course was my favorite of the three major university courses in the RDU area. I had played it about 10 times over the course of a couple of years. I loved it. Just like before, the staff is fantastic and friendly, the conditions are great, and the practice area is a great spot to warm up and get ready for your round. The new putting course is a fun addition to the practice area.

Now for the redesign. I'd put it as the 4th best university course in the area. Yes, I'd even put Keith Hills ahead of it. I was hoping to be blown away, but I really hated what they did.

First, why start on a par 3? It's so weird and it's not a fun way to start your day. At the very least, flip the 9s.

Second, 3 par 3's in the first 6 holes? Who's idea was this? Was Davis Love high when he designed this? Just some of the most awful and cramped routing I've ever seen on a course. Tee boxes bumped right up against greens (Or close to it). The 6th/8th green area is literally going to get someone killed. You couldn't have placed two greens closer to each other if you tried. I felt uneasy putting on the 6th green while the guys on 8 were hitting their approach shots. The 3rd hole feels like "Hey, we ran out of room so let's just squeeze a 100 yard throwaway hole right here".

Truly not a fan and not sure if I'll ever be back. Luckily the holes that now make up the new back 9 haven't been tinkered with too much. But the removal of the old 11 and 12 is a huge mistake IMO. 11 was my favorite hole out there on the old course.

Overall, not impressed. The actual conditions were great and the people who work there were awesome, but the routing is a real turn off and turned a really fun course into a course that I'll likely pass up in the future. Especially for the price they're charging.

Had an amazing time playing this course. There definitely was put a lot of love & detail into making it a challenging yet achievable course. Will 100% recommend to play for any golfer wanting to experience the essence of Carolina golf. Will play it again 100x

Played here for the first time and it was such a nice setup. Greens were tough on me but it was a great experience.

Early April conditions were as expected. Sandy grrens. Cart path only. But a great layout and a nice practice facility.

UNC Finley is a well manicured course. Much thought and pride is visible throughout the course. The moment you drive into the parking lot, there is a sense of a common sense flow . The proshop is well lit and stocked with all possible needs. The green fees include use of the driving range, which has many stalls and a well marked distances, the chipping and putting greens can accommodate many golfers. The comfortable electric carts have a display with course layout and distance information. I look forward to golfing there again. If you haven't played a round at UNC Finley, you will wonder why you didn't go sooner.

First time playing since they reopened after a greens Renovation and a course redesign. The greens were great considering they’ve only be open 6 months. They are very firm still so be prepared for ball not to spin/stop quickly. Green complexes have more severe slopes than before redesign making for some interesting putts.

Course was not in great shape. The conditions were extremely wet and muddy. There was nothing to eat or drink and no cart staff offering snacks if any kind. We were told they have food trucks on Thursdays which didn’t add much value on a hit Saturday afternoon. They also indicated the snack bar would not be open until May. If I’m laying $125 for a round, I expect food and off course amenities to be available and they were not. Course changes were interesting - seems like they manufactured a couple of holes and starting on a par 3 which used to be home ten was odd. I will not be back until we’ll after May and feel like we should have been told there was absolutely no food or drink so we could have planned appropriately.