Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation: Clubhouse
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3.3
1442 Reviews (1442)
5 Stars
435
4 Stars
532
3 Stars
266
2 Stars
111
1 Stars
98
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
59.8%
Recommend this course
1093 out of 1442 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.7
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
63.2%
Recommend this course
12 out of 19 reviews
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3.2
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
6
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.1
55.6%
Recommend this course
25 out of 45 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6965 yards
Slope 142
Rating 73.4

Formerly known as Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Crenshaw Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Jackson

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.3
1442 Reviews (1442)

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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3.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

They have lost the greens due to all of the rain and high temps.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Greens are damaged

Good layout, friendly staff, slow round 4:45 with a 9 AM tee time. Greens are severely damaged. Course should be closed or on temps until greens are repaired. It is obvious that course maintainence has been neglected.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens

They had an issue with the greens. Very burnt up. Th rest of the course was great! I would recommend playing in September the green should be better by then.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Atrocious Greens

Hadn’t played this course in a couple years and there were craters on every single green. Horrible condition and way overpriced.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

The greens are DEAD and need replacement

The greens are GONE, done, dead, finished and large portions of every green need REPLACEMNET! They need to spend the money and repair it, The small discount is not enough as you cannot putt on the greens.

Love the layout of the course and the pace of play was fine (4 hours and 10 minutes); however, for a Saturday, too many twosomes amongst foursomes. When the greens are fixed (understatement) this is a very good course!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad greens

Love the layout of the course. Greens are some of the worst in the Charlotte area

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

olde sycamore

greens were straight dirt tracks.

couldn’t even play a real round of golf.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Shady on a Hot day, staff could've been better

We played on a very hot day, so the shade on the course was very nice. When we showed up to check-in/pay; the pro in the shop never made eye contact and came across rude. The server behind the grill was great and the rangers/starters were nice; but our first impression was the golf pro b/c we checked in first. The greens were terrible, we were warned before starting, and I do remember a "discount' or something related to course conditions when I purchased, but it didn't seem like a discount b/c I'm pretty sure it's always that expensive. A bigger discount would've been better

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible Greens

This is the 2 time we played this course this season first time the course was in great condition but yesterday all the greens were terrible… completely burnt out, dirt. Fairways were fine, but wouldn’t play again this year… maybe next season.

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

Greens unplayable

Love the course, love the layout. Definitely more challenging from the blue tees than the white. Tees and fairways were in great condition. Greens were unplayable. I would not play this course until they were.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Greens are in bad shape

Overall this was a fun course to play, the staff was very friendly and the course wasn’t very crowded so the pace of play was great. The only complaint I have is that the greens are in very bad shape. You almost can’t putt at all because of all the dead grass and patches of dirt. There were many times where I had a good putt but the fall hit a patch of dirt and got completely thrown off the line. I’ve heard that the greens are better in the fall so if I play this course again I will definitely wait a few months to play it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never will go back

I played yesterday Saturday and I will never play this course again. I paid $52.50 and felt ripped off. The greens were in terrible shape. I have pictures to prove it. It should only be $15 maximum to play this course the way the conditions is right now.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Need fixing

Course layout is great, but unfortunately the greens are horrible. I can't believe how they looked. It used to be one of the top courses in the Charlotte area.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Something happened to the greens. Tee to green is great but the greens are now garbage. One of last courses to still have bent grass greens and probably just too hot for that? Actually still putt ok, but large patches of dirt. Not sure is plan is to let them go and change out to a summer grass?

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Let's be honest about "the issues".

I am 60 years old and have never encountered worse greens in my life. If you decide to play here after reading this review, be forewarned that you will be putting on cratered and cracked mud (if its dry) or packed down mud (if it rains, which it did all day on and off today). This is way beyond a "maintenance issue". What we have here is years upon years of neglect. I could build a better green in my backyard with a shovel. STAY AWAY. This course is not coming back anytime soon. A complete rebuild is required.

It's a shame, because the rest of the course is 4 out of 5 stars.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

We had a great time at Olde Sycamore. The course was fun and beautiful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worst course in Charlotte

There are so many better courses in Charlotte, I payed $28 and still felt ripped off. Course was in terrible shape before it started pouring, then on the 4th hole when it started pouring at 3:30, I called about a rain check and it apparently was too late and was going to “clear up”. Other courses in the area would not give you this treatment and act this way when a flash flood happens. You probably couldn’t pay me to go back. Only a 5 star pace of play because of how few people were there.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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