The Rock Barn Country Club & Spa

The only thing I have to complain about is my game. The course was great. Not my first time playing here and will not be the last.

Played as twosome at 11:00. Actually prefer Jackson over the championship course for my skill level, 13 handicap. Course in great shape, except a couple of fairways they were plugging. Greens also in great shape, moderate, fair speed. I'd play this course everyday if I could. Staff very friend and accommodating. Ate at Sues Grill at end of nine, during a brief rain storm. The food was outstanding! Highly recommend.

Greens pristine and rolled true. Fairways without a blemish. The rough was punishing. Everything you would want in a five star golf course.

Got to play on the Jones course at Rock Barn. It was outstanding. The course is in great condition, the greens were medium speed, rolled true. The pace of play was very good. Look forward to getting out there again when I can treat myself.

Greens plugged this week or would have given it a 5. Course was up front about the greens when tee time booked. Still well worth the money.

Played here a few times and love it. Cant wait to go back!

This is probably one of the most scenic and well maintened courses I've played in my 56 years of playing. It is the most difficult course for me to score well on but it continues to call me back time and again to attempt to do better. You must be accurate off the tee. Very friendly and accommodating staff. I played poorly but I can't wait to play the course again. Too bad it's 5 hours away from where I live.

The good - great course, course layout was awesome and conditions were awesome even though they Aerated the greens recently but it did not have a huge effect on putts. A must play course. Overall a fun challenging course.
The Bad - tee off at 9:18am and finished at 3pm. And unreal 6 hr round. Longest round I ever played. Every hole had a group on the green, one in the fairway, one on the tee box and one waiting. This was for every hole. Just unreal and really really aggravating. Only saw the ranger once and really im not sure if he was the ranger but it was about 5 minutes between each swing we took. Just awful.

Score - 82

This course as I said is one of my favorites. Great layout and very good shape. After you get past the long #1 par five the course gets a little easier. some great holes going over water and a lot of elevation change.

This is a tough course but fair. Watch out for those bunkers!!

Challenging course, well placed bunkers with fast greens!

The Rock Barn Jones course hosts the Sr PGA Tour for a good reason; it's one of the few courses in the area that cannot be overpowered and requires good players to hit every club in their bags. In short, it's terrific. I am personally not a fan at all of the Jackson course and believe it's in dire need of a full redesign and as such I will only play the Jones course at Rock Barn because again it is simply spectacular.

There is a world class/full service spa on the premises as well that is very highly regarded that's also worth mentioning.

This Winter was really hard on all of our courses in the Central and Western NC areas and Rock Barn took a beating too. The Winter burn damaged bermuda all across the region and like most Rock Barn is recovering but not back to 100% yet. Southern Bermuda grass responds very well to water & lots of heat and so it will be its usual specatular self as it should be in a few weeks (mid June) I'd think.

Players will face a number of forced carries so bring your "A" game. Tough track for lady players due to the forced carries that the players face. She's going to struggle too unless she's hitting it solid and fairly long. I played with my wife who is a high handicapper and some of the holes were simply just too tough for her to play due to her skill. It's not a place for beginners.

I played the tips as I always do and that course hands you all you can handle particularly on the longer par 4's.

The par 3 holes sadly are all 200+ from the back which I don't care for as I like to have variety and just because a player is playing the full course, each tee shot on a par 3 should not require the same club but Rock Barn forces you to hit a long iron (3, or 4 in my case) on each of those 200+ yard holes.

Greens are terrific and suffered no damage from the Winter. A few tee boxes were beat up from the Winter burn and a few fairways were rougher than I've ever seen them but this was the coldest Winter I can recall so it stands to reason.

Overall, with Golfnow the deal to play Rock Barn at a discounted rate is ALWAYS worth it and if you have not yet tried the Jones Course, do.

Course conditions are coming around. Greens are excellent but fairways are still growing in and there are some somewhat bare/thin grass areas in the fairways. No matter; this is still a great layout that's a joy to play!

Met three friends at the course for an afternoon round on Sunday May 4th. Pro shop was nice and staff was friendly. Loaded up and went off to the Jackson Course and began our round.
I expected a well manicured and well taken care of course. I was disappointed on both counts. Fairways were patchy. Overall the course is tight and errant tee shots are severely punished with ample OB around the course. Greens were very nice and fast with a true roll.
Overall I was not impressed with a supposed higher end course both with course condition and overall experience with amenities.
I probably will not go back and play the course again.

Recently played the wonderful Bali Hai course in Las Vegas. It is in the best condition I have ever seen it. The tee boxes , fairways and greens were impeccable. Bali Hai has a lot going for it from the location on the strip 5 minutes from any major hotel taking you easily from the tables to a tropical paradise you to a paradise you won't soon forget. If you want to bring back memories from Vegas, this is the place. When you factor in the lack of transportation cost and time to get to further out courses there is great value in Bali Hai.

Great golf course! Greens in great shape. Fairways and rough are coming in and will be great in a couple of weeks! I always love playing here! I like the Jackson design much better than the Jones design and it is always less busy!

We were a little bit ahead of springtime in North Carolina, but it was nonetheless a great day for golf. The course was about three weeks away from excellent, but we knew that going in. We had a wonderful day -- great staff, great weather, & great course...Tough, but great. We will look for this course on TV during the Champions Tour, and the next time we are in Charlotte.

I played the course before the Blue Grass had turned green. The course still was outstanding.

Even with poked green Rock Barn is a top quality place, both courses are first rate as is the entire facility.

Fantastic upscale course with super nice staff and great Golfnow discount. What more could one ask for?