Country Club of Whispering Pines - River Course

This is the third time I have played Whispering Pines.
Its an easy drive from my home in Apex (1 hour) and close enough to Pinehurst that we can enjoy the village.
The course price was ridiculous at $13 and we were the first few to tee off at 11:50 with the course filling up behind us. After we warmed up we never saw the twosome in front or anyone behind. Course conditions were fine with dormant fairways; , greens had been punched so putting was a wash. It really was the best medicine for an early year warmup. The course is basic and we enjoyed the layout. Other golfers were polite and friendly. I will play it again when they offer such generous greens fees and we find the greens in better condition.

We scheduled for the 9 February worst time to do that with hauling unbearable winds and very cold temperatures.
Our two lady's quit during the round.
May be we reschedule at a later

Nice course

After reading some negative reviews, I was pleasantly surprised to find the fairways and greens in very good shape on this course. The recent weather has been pretty good for growing grass, landscaping, etc. too. My golf buddy and I had a very good time and would recommend this course! FYI: I have not played Pines Course yet.

Played the River on 9/25/16. The layout of the course is very nice but our golf experience was not due to the condition of the course. Height of grass in the fairways was basically the same as the first cut of rough at every other course I've played. Greens needed serious work as there were many place where intrusion was pretty fair along. Some of the cart paths reminded me of dirt roads in Pakistan after a monsoon. I suppose it was a good value but I am not interested in a return to the River. If you can't play Pine then go somewhere else.

The RIVER COURSE Greens and fairways terribly bad CONDITION. We played 18 and at rhe turn it was just a beverage machine which didn't work very well. COME TO FIND LOCALS said they PINE COURSE has all new greens and beautiful.

The course is grand old dame! Great layout atypical Sandhills design, plenty of pines, sand and just enough water to keep your attention.

Local rains had the fairways and greens a bit fuzzy but still played fair. The par threes are all you want and hole #4 is a world class par 4.

Shop staff was helpful and very friendly, offered some course tips that payed off too!

Make this a stop on your next trip to the area.

Bob, Greenwood Indiana

Excellent pace of play, very nice day to be in N. Carolina

This was the first course our vacationing foursome played away from the Foxfire resort at which we were staying. My rating is comparable to the Red Fox course at Foxfire with a slightly more interesting layout but not quite as good condition. The river provides some very scenic views. Pace of play was a little slower than the other courses we played, but with the nice scenery you didn't mind too much. Once again, it was an enjoyable round on a course I would definitely recommend.

we played this course in the middle of the week, they were busy but not crowed, which was great, we didn't have to wait on anybody and did not have anybody pushing us. course was in great shape. tee boxes and fairways had been over seeded and were thick and green. very nice. greens were very fast . overall a great course to play. will play again in the near future.

Had a great time
We will definitely play this course again

The staff is very friendly and helpful with this being my first time to play there. The back nine is scenic with it winding by canals.

This golf course was in bad shape. Fairways hadn't been mowed, greens were incredibly slow and bumpy, the food and beverage amounted to a vending machine. Spend your money elsewhere.

Not a bad course at all, but greens were in bad shape. Extremely slow and full of dead spots.

We were given an uncharged cart...inevitably it died on the back nine.

A groundskeeper was watering the green as we sat in the fairway 150 yards out waiting to hit. She didn't stop so we just went ahead and hit. Apparently this didn't phase her, as she continued watering the green along with our balls.

We were also stuck behind a fivesome.

Fairways and tee boxes good
greens very bad, they used to be really good.

First time playing the river course after playing the pines twice. River is easier and looks better aesthetically but I would play the Pines course again first because it's more challenging and plays to 72. Can't go wrong with either. Only complaint is the recently aerated greens. I will be back.

We played the River Course, which was in great overall shape. I would've given the course 5 stars if the sand traps were in better shape. Greens were in excellent shape and course design is challenging. We will be back!

Beutiful course and in great condition! The greens were fast and the fairways had nice grass. We will be back!

Played the course and found it to be very good on all aspects. Greens, Tee boxes, fairways groomed just as they should be. Pro shop, club House and course staff friendly and helpful.

Shorter than the pines course but was in great shape and the greens rolled true