UNC Finley GC
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4.2
862 Reviews (862)
5 Stars
491
4 Stars
278
3 Stars
64
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
86.3%
Recommend this course
797 out of 862 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.9
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
69.0%
Recommend this course
20 out of 29 reviews
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4.2
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
85.7%
Recommend this course
60 out of 70 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7223 yards
Slope 138
Rating 74.9

UNC Finley Golf Course is one of the top 20 collegiate courses in the country. The club offers a well conditioned comprehensive facility with a driving range, putting green, and chipping. Tom Fazio designed this challenging layout that is diverse enough to appeal to players of all skill levels. He included his trademark false fronts and greenside bunkers. To keep the golf course approachable, there are several different ways to play the bunkers and there are numerous risk-reward opportunities. Seven sets of tees ranging from about 5,000 to 7,300 yards make the course even more versatile. The 15th through the 17th are a beautiful stretch of holes that provide a formidable test as well. The excellent conditions are another feature of the UNC Finley golf course that has made it popular.

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Course Details

Year Built 1949
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Fazio (1999) George Cobb (1949) Tom Marzolf (1999) Davis Love III (2023)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $22
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.2
862 Reviews (862)
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5.0
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Playing experience

Had a great day to play. Was able to start earlier than my tee time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
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5.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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4.0
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Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 3
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Plays Once a week
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5.0
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Reviews 3
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Great course and it will only get better

Finley Member

This is a terrific course and it's only going to get better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/08/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course.

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Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Ridiculous

120 Dollars was not worth it, as they are clearly not ready to be reopened for business.

Paid 30 dollars for a cart, not told it is cart path only in advance, nor when checking in. This will be the case until the spring, apparently…disclose that and let people decide what they want to do, not find out when they try to drive across the second fairway..

I would have happily planned to walk had I known in advance.

No food, nor beverage-told they would reopen those facilities in the spring -again, no warning…hope you read this review beforehand. Have some simple food and drink items available…it is the expectation of every golfer.

Clueless staff did not seem to have any idea that there was any issue with any of this.

The new layout is fine. Front nine starts w what used to be #11 across the street. Super short par 3 third, followed by a new short par 4. Added uphill par 3 sixth. Rest of the course is the old course with a new green on 8…and some upgrades to some of the green complexes.

Terrible customer service for a 120 dollar round at a place that is clearly not ready to be open.

Save yourself the time and effort…at least until the spring when they are actually open…theoretically.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 12/08/2023

Hi, u314163139888. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing UNC Finley Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 12/08/2023

Hi, u314164690390. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing UNC Finley Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/08/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Finley Member

I love this course and it's only going to get better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/08/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 12/08/2023

Hi, u314164690390. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing UNC Finley Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Liked it

About menu doesn’t seem to credit Davis Love III

with the current design

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 11/22/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Great course, Staff is exceptional & welcoming! Course is in great shape. Very good Tee box set up for walking 18. Good degree of difficulty with the sand traps & greens but a pleasure to play this course. Would recommend to anyone in the RDU area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/22/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Yardage markers

Beautiful course, but disappoint the course lacked any on course yardage markers for walkers.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great shape.

Hard to give a real opinion do to 40 degree temperature and 30 mile an hour winds. But courses was in tremendous shape. Greens were firm and fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/22/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

4.98 star round.

Great round and conditions. The course talks for itself. I understand the new ways of the club and trying to stiffen up rules with people using amenities but maybe use better wording when asking for golf bag tags. Rather than asking my name and secretly find out if I have tee time, maybe ask hey what time is your tee time? Just felt weird to have a conversation across the putting green about my name as he tries to find if I’m in the right spot.

As members told me how college kids would treat the place before, I get it. I truly do but maybe ask directly what my tee time is and name. Felt like I was being tracked/watched before my round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/22/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, Cstutz56. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting UNC Finley Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
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 Average
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Commented on 11/22/2023

Hi, gopher2. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at UNC Finley Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

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