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Conditions
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Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.4
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort/Public
Par 71
Length 6740 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.7

Editor's Note: Course closed in 2020 for redeveloped as commercial property.

Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Hybrid Bermuda
Greens Champion Ultra Dwarf
Golf Season Year round
Architect Architect Land Design, LLC (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Dana Rader Golf School"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes, at certain times
Dress code Appropriate dress attire includes collared shirt, Bermuda length shorts, no jeans or jean shorts, no halter tops.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in North Carolina (2015 #6)

Reviews

4.3
347 Reviews (347)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 23
Dinner 12
Patio Dining 11
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 33
Bunkers 27
Elevation Changes 26
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 30
Entertaining Clients 27
A Weekend Splurge 21
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 34
At a Resort 27
Worth the Drive 13

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Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Ballantyne

The course was good to play. We had a cart, but had to stay on the cart path, the fairways were not wet and there weren't any frost. We were told it was to prevent damage to the grass, we had a tee-time at 11:30. It felt like we walked, with the way the fairway sloped. We booked the tee-time on line, there was no note(s) or any indication it was cart path only. The greens had ball marks left from all the players ahead of our group, no one bothered to repair their ball marks.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

My favorite course in Charlotte

Excellent course, staff and amenities. 5 Stars all around.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Play It While You Can

This is a great course, but closes December 31st so they can build houses and corporate offices they don't need. The course is extremely scenic and the finishing holes are incredible. This is a gem you should play before it's gone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course, coming back.

Hope this course keeps on open. one of bests in the surrounding area. Good experience..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Not worth the money

I like the Ballantyne Resort and I have played there many times. When it is in good shape it can be worth the money to play. It is getting late in the season now and there were so many leaves on the ground you could lose your golf ball even in the fairway. The bunkers are in terrible condition and a lot of the tees are in bad shape too. I would say the greens are in pretty good shape though, but overall it isn’t worth the money right now.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
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
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic, except....

I don’t know what was on the go with the tee boxes today but they were the worst I’ve ever seen. 3 inches long??? With a bare spot down to the sand to tee off from.? Not sure if it has been way to raining for weeks to cut them but they were embarrassing for a club of such repute and fees. This picture was one of the better ones. Had a good laugh at them though, so there’s that.
Beautiful course, really enjoyed it.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

A Day with nature. Golf Day.

Nice Challenging course to play. Love the undulating hills and sloping fairways. It challenges your game management skills. Great Course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Sad to hear it’s going

Great layout and very challenging from the tips. Conditions were great after recent rain and greens were true. Staff member Tom was very nice/helpful for a first timer plying course and we spoke about the fact that this course will be gone in Apr next yr.
front nine is tough and long as no pay 4’s playing under 400yds Tight in some areas and back now is very scenic going thru all the buildings in area.
Pace of play was fantastic and we finished sub 4 hrs. Will be back before they close this track down.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Picnic at the Snack Bar

It was a beautiful day for a picnic on the golf course

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Post-Apocalyptic Bunker

They know they're closing soon so they've stopped taking care of things - just take a look at this sand trap:

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 109
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

The staff are very friendly and helpful. The course is in great shape fast greens and tee boxes and fairways are very good. Looking forward to playing again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Happy Birthday to me

My wife wanted to get me a gift certificate for golf since I am an avid golfer and I told her I would love to play at Ballantyne Resort. I used to play there years ago but I play 100+ times per year and those rates add up.
Yesterday was my birthday and I decided to take off to go play. I checked Golf Now to see what the rates and availability was and saw they were slow on a Tuesday as one would expect and the rate was listed as $56.
I arrived at the course to find that they were charging $62 despite my mentioning that they were online at $56. If it weren't for the gift card, I would have voided the transaction and booked through Golf Now but they had me over a barrel. It was a beautiful day and I wasn't going to let that sour my mood. I was paired with a couple of nice gentlemen and we had a nice round.
However, I was disappointed to see the condition of all the sand traps. They looked like there had been wrestling matches in them. They were unplayable and it wasn't just that they were not raked due to Covid. I play a lot of golf and even the cheaper courses will run a rake behind a mower through them.
I mentioned it to the 2 cart gentlemen on my way out that I didn't think their conditions matched their fees and they tried to tell me they were attended to the day before.
Next year, I'll pick another place to play for any special occasion.
Happy Birthday to me.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 74
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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