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Conditions
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Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7005 yards
Slope 137
Rating 72.5

Formerly known as Fox Den Country Club and Larkin Golf Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Clyde Johnston (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Shorts must be mid-length and males must wear collared shirts.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

4.2
617 Reviews (617)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 11
Water Hazards 7
Forced Carries 6
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 6
Locals 6
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 9

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Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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First Time Playing

Try it

Liked the layout , greens were fast considering they are killing the greens to redo them , no food available in club house , The staff is awesome . We will return once they finish the renovations.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Excellent Play

Great play. Little slow move on back 9 Course is under construction new ownership’s making great improvements. Will be closed 2 months and to reopen with great amenities we hear. Highly recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Lots of work needed

Course vs value isn't there anymore compared to many years before , it's definitely not a 30, 40 or 50.00 course , front 9 is ok good shape . But back 9 is going away fast , they don't tell you the work they are doing , fairways are shaved down to nothing ...no fringe or rough , just basically hard weedy ground . Workers on every hole mowing , what I don't know. Needs alot of watering and fertilizer. Course going down hill fast , not worth the money you have to pay. . Pay of play was horrible no rangers , had 2 twosome in front that took 5.5 hrs to play. One group playing from the tips and couldn't even score from the Sr tees. Other group just so extremely slow at everything.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Reviews 109
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
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5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 34
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Trending Positively

Though still not a fan of its few "quirky" holes (6,7, and 8), overall conditioning of the course is getting more attention. The staff was very friendly, and the re-opening of some amenities and continued property improvements, under new ownership, will further improve the attravtiveness of this venue.

Conditions Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 4
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Course under construction

I heard course is under new management and construction. I wasn’t told that when I booked reservations. Were a lot of workers on course while trying to play. One hole there were so many workers we skipped it in fear of hitting someone. The back 9 was like a swamp.
Have played here before and conditions were good. So hopefully the new course will be even better.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Back 9 crazy

Unless you have played the back 9 at Larkin many times, it is trick and unfair. There are many streams that cross the fairway and because of no experience, blind shots, and hills, you have no idea of what club to hit. You can be a 12 hdcp, hit every drive perfect, and shoot 48 easily.
Maybe give/sell golfers a sheet on what is going on on the back side and suggested clubs to hit and distances. We do enjoy the front side and it is good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not Impressed

Tried this course for the first time and will not go back. Not good value for the price. One side is shoe-horned into a neighborhood, and the other side is actually a nice ride through rolling hills. The ammenities are non-existent, and the course just wasn't in that good of shape. Much better value for the money at other public courses.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/28/2023

You must be confused… your description doesn’t fit this statesville course.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Farther,son and grandson outting

Course was in good shape and the greens were very quick. The staff was very helpful and friendly

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great things are happening at Larkin

Although there’s construction going on the course and all of the sand traps, essentially are out of play once they’re finished this will be a really nice golf course for the intermediate to advanced golfer. We met with the supervisor and it turns out his daughter was working the cart service, which was excellent for beverages out on the course, which is hard to find nowadays. We would recommend this course to anybody except somebody who really wants to work on their bunker gear, but they should be done I think by mid summer or after summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Solid Golf Course

Have played Larkin a handful of times now. Roughly 40ish minutes from Uptown, course has always been in good shape, and price point good for the Charlotte area. This round in particular was incredibly slow as we were playing behind a group of new golfers that 1) weren’t very skilled & 2) did not know course/golf etiquette (2 holes behind, basically parking on the green on Par 3 12th.) All good though nothing they could help. Not the most beginner friendly course as there are several blind shots, forced carries, and side hill lies. Overall, highly recommend this course for the price and the condition. They are also under new ownership that are putting a good amount of money into renovations.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
5.0
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Previously Played

One of my favorite courses and the work they’re doing on it is incredible. They put new sand traps on the backside in about a week. I heard there’s new owners and they’re really putting a lot of money into the course in the clubhouse. I hope the price doesn’t go up to much but I’m sure it will be worth whatever it goes up. Great course close to my house love it. Great job by the staff and the superintendent.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Shaved turf

Greens good , most tee boxes are ok except on back 9. They are working on bunkers yet paying no attention to the turf around the greens or fairways ...this used to definitely be a 4 star course ....now needs alot of work. Don't understand why shave the grass down to almost nothing . Especially around the greens . Heard they will be closing for 3 months for changing the greens. Which are the best feature. Hope this course improves better in time with new ownership ...staff is great just don't understand the course management Especially of the turf

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Course needs a lot of work

They are doing a lot of work to improve the course. Right now mostly sand traps and planting trees and bushes which will help.
My biggest complaint is the greens. They do not hold a shot. I am a 5 handicap who has been a scratch golfer and can spin the ball well. The ball marks on the greens were all very strange. They were all just round depressions. On good greens the front of the ball mark is shallow and gets deeper toward the back with almost a flat vertical ledge at the back. These greens do not absorb any of the impact but some how remove a lot of the spin.so well hit shots roll out much too far.
We caught up to a foursome on the 11th hole. They would sit in their cart next to every green much too long after finishing a hole. Rude and frustrating

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fine for the money

The course is fine for the money but overall conditions of the course weren’t great. The greens were bumpy, and off the fringes were not in good shape at all. Gives an option online to walk if you have 2 or 4 people, but the pro shop employee said walking isn’t allowed “because the manager says so”. No starter or anyone monitoring the pace of play on the course. Didn’t use the driving range but it looked it poor condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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