UNC Finley Golf Course

About
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.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 72 | 7223 yards | 74.9 | 138 |
Gold | 72 | 6781 yards | 72.9 | 134 |
Blue | 72 | 6186 yards | 70.4 | 130 |
Blue (W) | 72 | 6186 yards | 76.1 | 140 |
Blue/White | 72 | 5909 yards | 68.7 | 127 |
Blue/White (W) | 72 | 5909 yards | 73.9 | 133 |
White | 72 | 5541 yards | 66.9 | 122 |
White (W) | 72 | 5541 yards | 72.9 | 132 |
White/Red | 72 | 5405 yards | 66.2 | 118 |
White/Red (W) | 72 | 5405 yards | 71.1 | 126 |
Red | 72 | 4942 yards | 63.6 | 109 |
Red (W) | 72 | 4942 yards | 68.8 | 120 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 74.6/141 | 210 | 468 | 159 | 331 | 508 | 185 | 467 | 519 | 489 | 3336 | 499 | 329 | 554 | 482 | 224 | 567 | 437 | 169 | 487 | 3748 | 7084 |
Gold M: 72.1/136 W: 78.7/146 | 186 | 436 | 152 | 307 | 466 | 175 | 442 | 502 | 450 | 3116 | 435 | 318 | 518 | 410 | 182 | 536 | 401 | 161 | 452 | 3413 | 6529 |
Gold/Blue M: 70.5/133 W: 77.1/143 | 160 | 436 | 152 | 307 | 435 | 165 | 378 | 502 | 434 | 2969 | 404 | 318 | 518 | 396 | 182 | 536 | 368 | 161 | 402 | 3285 | 6254 |
Blue M: 69.6/130 W: 75.7/140 | 160 | 373 | 121 | 296 | 435 | 165 | 378 | 483 | 434 | 2845 | 404 | 297 | 488 | 396 | 168 | 506 | 368 | 137 | 402 | 3166 | 6011 |
Blue/White M: 68.0/127 W: 73.8/137 | 144 | 373 | 121 | 296 | 408 | 155 | 304 | 483 | 380 | 2664 | 372 | 297 | 488 | 371 | 168 | 506 | 311 | 137 | 375 | 3025 | 5689 |
White M: 67.2/123 W: 72.4/133 | 144 | 326 | 101 | 282 | 408 | 155 | 304 | 440 | 380 | 2540 | 372 | 288 | 462 | 371 | 145 | 462 | 311 | 127 | 375 | 2913 | 5453 |
White/Green M: 66.1/116 W: 70.7/129 | 144 | 312 | 101 | 282 | 380 | 147 | 304 | 440 | 348 | 2458 | 341 | 288 | 462 | 371 | 114 | 462 | 253 | 127 | 347 | 2765 | 5223 |
Green M: 65.0/114 W: 69.7/126 | 125 | 312 | 92 | 262 | 380 | 147 | 277 | 421 | 348 | 2364 | 341 | 268 | 439 | 343 | 114 | 428 | 253 | 116 | 347 | 2649 | 5013 |
Green/Silver M: 63.6/112 W: 67.8/122 | 125 | 312 | 92 | 262 | 338 | 83 | 237 | 421 | 310 | 2180 | 304 | 268 | 439 | 316 | 95 | 428 | 253 | 116 | 285 | 2504 | 4684 |
Silver M: 62.6/110 W: 66.2/119 | 115 | 246 | 88 | 195 | 338 | 83 | 237 | 389 | 310 | 2001 | 304 | 236 | 395 | 316 | 95 | 405 | 228 | 103 | 285 | 2367 | 4368 |
Handicap | 12 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | |||
Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 70 |
Course Details
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ClubhouseAccolades
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by u1697460224 on 08/12/2025
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Photo submitted by agmaghirang on 02/03/2024
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Photo submitted by agmaghirang on 02/03/2024
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Photo submitted by agmaghirang on 02/03/2024
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18th hole tee box Photo submitted by blamege on 04/26/2022
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17th hole approach shot Photo submitted by blamege on 04/26/2022
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16th hole tee box Photo submitted by blamege on 04/26/2022
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15th hole tee box Photo submitted by blamege on 04/26/2022
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3rd hole approach shot Photo submitted by blamege on 04/26/2022
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1st hole approach shot Photo submitted by blamege on 04/26/2022
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Photo submitted by mariomejiamm on 03/21/2022
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Photo submitted by MarkBoegel on 10/24/2021
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Photo submitted by mbrooks87 on 09/02/2021
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15 approach Photo submitted by SamPro220 on 07/16/2021
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Walk to back tees on 13 Photo submitted by SamPro220 on 07/16/2021
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17 two tiered green Photo submitted by SamPro220 on 07/16/2021
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Par 3 5th Photo submitted by SamPro220 on 07/16/2021
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Photo submitted by ThomasMayes on 05/27/2020
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Photo submitted by gousgouni55 on 08/30/2019
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Photo submitted by EthanZimman on 08/07/2013
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Photo submitted by Lairdt on 09/25/2012
Playing experience
Had a great day to play. Was able to start earlier than my tee time.
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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.
Liked it
About menu doesn’t seem to credit Davis Love III
with the current design

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.
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.

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

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.
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.

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.

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!
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.