Rock Barn Golf and Spa - Jackson Course

About
Rock Barn Golf & Spa offers two championship courses, one designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and the other by Tom Jackson. Nestled within the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the golf courses are provided with swiftly moving brooks and sparkling lakes that accent the wooded hills and lush, grassy meadows. The Jackson Course tumbles across picturesque valleys, offering both dramatic elevation changes and beautiful scenery. The layout is shorter and less demanding than the Jones Course but it is a challenge nonetheless. The undulating terrain demands accuracy and perfect ball placement. Fast greens are balanced by generous fairways. Water hazards also come into play. The course starts out intimidatingly with a narrow, uphill par 5 but the rest of the course is not quite as daunting.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Tournament | 71 | 6427 yards | 71.9 | 135 |
Jackson (W) | 71 | 5926 yards | 74.8 | 141 |
Jackson | 71 | 5926 yards | 68.9 | 132 |
Member | 71 | 5433 yards | 66.7 | 126 |
Member (W) | 71 | 5433 yards | 72.2 | 134 |
Club | 71 | 4856 yards | 64.2 | 117 |
Club (W) | 71 | 4856 yards | 68.5 | 127 |
Forward | 71 | 4363 yards | 62.2 | 114 |
Forward (W) | 71 | 4363 yards | 65.8 | 118 |
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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Gold M: 71.9/135 | 555 | 341 | 208 | 362 | 424 | 202 | 327 | 506 | 217 | 3142 | 514 | 359 | 400 | 170 | 390 | 398 | 145 | 506 | 403 | 3285 | 6427 |
Blue M: 68.9/132 W: 74.8/141 | 518 | 293 | 173 | 334 | 397 | 173 | 303 | 477 | 188 | 2856 | 491 | 333 | 379 | 143 | 367 | 379 | 129 | 477 | 372 | 3070 | 5926 |
White M: 66.7/126 W: 72.2/134 | 463 | 274 | 146 | 305 | 358 | 149 | 279 | 447 | 173 | 2594 | 467 | 300 | 357 | 122 | 344 | 339 | 115 | 453 | 342 | 2839 | 5433 |
Green M: 64.2/117 W: 68.5/127 | 425 | 243 | 112 | 288 | 316 | 106 | 249 | 422 | 147 | 2308 | 437 | 261 | 335 | 84 | 320 | 260 | 102 | 428 | 321 | 2548 | 4856 |
Red M: 62.2/114 W: 65.8/118 | 282 | 238 | 106 | 283 | 390 | 85 | 244 | 415 | 95 | 2138 | 380 | 223 | 291 | 78 | 288 | 228 | 90 | 374 | 273 | 2225 | 4363 |
Handicap | 1 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | |||
Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Handicap (W) | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 4 |
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Reviewer Photos
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grass growing in traps. Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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bad Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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does this look like a $70 course? Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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horrible tee boxes Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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Photo submitted by Winsam3 on 06/19/2025
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Photo submitted by u000003922969 on 05/13/2025
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Photo submitted by u000003922969 on 05/13/2025
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First hole Photo submitted by tjdemski on 06/29/2023
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Photo submitted by okstatepokes96 on 04/15/2023
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Photo submitted by okstatepokes96 on 04/15/2023
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Photo submitted by Cr8zyboutgolf84 on 03/01/2023
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Photo submitted by Cr8zyboutgolf84 on 03/01/2023
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Photo submitted by Cr8zyboutgolf84 on 03/01/2023
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the kids tees off on the 16th Photo submitted by hoosierdaddy on 10/23/2021
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All you need Photo submitted by uYXTV9348YX on 06/17/2021
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Beautiful par 3 Photo submitted by u000001694190 on 10/14/2020
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Photo submitted by DenisDotson on 08/10/2020
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Photo submitted by DenisDotson on 08/10/2020
Course conditions were good for late summer play
We love the layout of the Jackson course. Its layout is good and plenty of challenges along the way. Wide fairways and nice putting on the greens. It’s our favorite course when we can afford it. We’re Senior husband and wife golfers who have to find good deals to play there at their rates. Using Golf Now helps.
Great golf course!
Very nice course, challenging, beautiful. Staff was very friendly
All great except for the greens
Beautiful layout, friendly staff and the course layout was great and challenging. The problem was the greens. There was an apparent fungus on most of them that was unsightly and made some putts very bumpy and irregular. When they get that figured out it is a place I would definitely go back to. Bonus was range balls were included with the round
Amazing course
I was traveling for work and found a hot deal for this course and took it. Out of all the courses I’ve played on the road this has to be the best one. Staff was extremely nice and helpful, nice driving range, great course layout (Jackson) There were a couple greens that had some dead spots but I was thoroughly impressed with the track. I would absolutely recommend this course to anyone around this area. I will absolutely play here again when I’m nearby. 10/10
Fun layout
First time playing the Jackson course. The course was on the shorter side but that didn’t make it easy. A lot of tricky tee shots and elevation change made it a fun challenge. Course conditions were good. Staff were very friendly and accommodating. Cart girl came by frequently. Food at the turn was good. Easily a top 6 turkey sandwich I’ve had. Overall a good day on the course and worth the money.
Back 9 - Awesome
Tale of two courses. Back nine is fantastic. Course needs work. Bunkers were lacking sand in spots and other players didn’t take care of them. Divots unrepaired, fairway divots everywhere, and bunkers need work. Cool spot and staff was great.
Cart GPS pain in a$&$s
Very nice course, staff was nice, BUT the GPS nagging at me for 18 holes was horrible. At one point it locked up my cart automatically and my cart slid sideways down a hill, I was concerned it might topple over. It stayed locked for about 10 minutes. Not to mention the cart stopping about a dozen other times and needing to go backwards. There’s no indicators on the course to know when this will happen. Idiotic implementation of the current technology.
8/19/25 Greens a bit tattered
I have played this a lot. It’s a go to course. I love the set up, staff, and availability. For some reason greens are a little beat up in the Jackson course right now. Could be a bad mower knicking it up or a disease. Either way some bare spots on edges
Other than that really enjoyed the round.
Good Layout...Club Damage and No Resolution From Staff A Huge Negative
Played this course last week with my family.
No complaints about the course, but my bag was loaded up by their staff. Putting full faith in them that their staff had done this many times before I went on my way to play my round.
My bag was not properly secured and my clubs went flying out onto the pavement of the cart path after driving off the first tee. My driver sustained damage in addition to scratches on my irons.
When I went to the pro shop afterwards seeking a resolution, I was offered no immediate solution, instead handed the director of golf's business card. I received no response back after multiple emails and voice message unreturned. I have no resolution.
I wont recommend this club to anyone.

Hard to understand how unsecured clubs are able to make it all the way to the first tee without falling off, then suddenly fall off while driving off the first tee.

Alert patrons alway check on such before driving off… especially since you’ve already gotten clubs from it prior. In fact I use my own bungie strap in addition to the carts strap!
Poorly Maintained
Played this course years ago and decided to take a buddy and drive up from Charlotte. I was very disappointed in how the maintenance had fallen. Tee boxes were rough, several greens had large bare spots, fairways were in good shape. I would much rather play Deer Brook in Shelby for $42 and it's in much better shape. Skybrook in Charlotte is in much better shape as well. Defineatly not a $70 course and not worth the drive from Charlotte. I can drive to Grandover in Greensboro in the same time for a much better course that is impeccably maintained.

actually grandovers traps were rough all summer. as was the west course fairways..
Good track
Ive always wanted to play here and finally drove west to miss the rain east and had an enjoyable round. The course has some beautiful par 3s, one even tees from what looks like a cliff from the the first tee. Lots of par 3s it seemed. Fairways and greens were perfect, some bunkers look washed out. Overall, great track. Birdie friendly and some gorgeous homes throughout the round

not sure which course you played… the greens and conditions were nowhere near ‘perfect’. See recent reviews.
What the heck happened !!!
Unbelievable how fast this course went from good to very bad! I’ll let this week's photos do the talking!
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grass growing in traps. Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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bad Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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does this look like a $70 course? Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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horrible tee boxes Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025

Does this look like a $85 / $70 course? pitiful !
Great except greens
Played Rock Barn for the first time today. It is a wonderful layout. Beautiful scenery. A lot of elevation changes. And a lot of really pretty holes. I would have rated it much higher-4 or maybe even 5 stars. But the greens were not in good shape. Almost all of them had bad spots. Bent grass is just so hard to keep in good shape in the heat and humidity of NC summer. Other than that. The tees, fairways, and rough were in great shape! The bunkers were washed out and unplayable. But it stormed here bad last night. And several trees were down around the course. All in all worth a play. Especially if you can score a hot deal on golf now.

but they still roll WAY Better than Bermuda greens which are sanded constantly in mid summer! not to mention punched!
Bent looks odd or bad to many people who are unfamiliar.
Wonderful day
Another great NC track…. I really enjoyed the undulating fairways.
Note to course- please send someone around to fix the ball marks on the greens… far too many not repaired for your caliber of course.
This is an easy drive from CLT, nice lunch spot across from the pro shop and a nice selection of merch.
Enjoy the included range balls and get ready because number 1 will challenge your skill.
I’ll definitely be back for another round!
GPS screen on each cart clearly shows restricted areas where carts will lock up. Most notably near the greens and tees.
Any experienced Golfer would realize these Cart stop because you have entered a restricted area! In fact, the display screen shows you in detail where these restricted areas are, as well as the exact current location of your cart! All you have to do is put the cart in reverse and back-out of the restricted area!