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Conditions
4.2
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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Reviews 42
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Hate to see this course go

I absolutely live this course and layout . Staff is always friendly and courteous. Always in great shape!What a waste of a beautiful golf course!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good challenging course

Tight layout that is challenging. Tee boxes have seen plenty of traffic. Best practice area in Charlotte of any course. Will definitely go back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Seems like they’re not trying anymore

Ever since news broke about the course being bulldozed it seems like they gave up on course maintenance. I’ve probably played this course two dozen times over the last 3 years and it used to be much better maintained. I’ll cut them a little slack for the COVID pandemic, but they haven’t raked most of the bunkers in what seems like months and they’re essentially unplayable. The greens were the slowest I’ve ever seen them and hadn’t been rolled in a while. Not worth $82 when there are so many good courses in the area who are actually trying to warn your green fees.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Course was in excellent condition besides some thinning around the greens. Will hate to see this course go.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great outing

Staff was excellent and the course is the best around here

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

2020 Visit

Course in great shape & fun to play, fast greens. Range was closed so tough to warm up on cool mornings! Last year course can be played before being converted into office space so enjoy this great track while you still can.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Wasn’t allowed to play

Unfortunately due to the covid19 restrictions I wasn’t able to play. My girlfriend and I were looking forward to playing, but were turned away after driving a half hour to the course. Pro shop employees refused to allow my girlfriend and I to play. We even offered to pay for a second cart. Please let me know what I should do.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Lovely course

The course was excellent I will be back to play it with my friend, staff was grate I love it

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Do Not Pay More Than $35

Course is in rough shape, especially when they want $60+ to play. People in pro shop were very polite, but the course has fallen into bad shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Still the best course in Charlotte

I've played this course dozens of times, and I never regret playing here. This time was a little different, but speaks to the staff that works both at the golf course and resort.

I had booked a tee time a few weeks prior, and a few days before, received an email stating that because of a tournament being overbooked - they could no longer honor my tee time. While frustrated, I said I understood and asked if they had anything else available that week. They did not, but they offered me two complimentary rounds to make up for it to be used at any time.

As a single, I usually am paired up with the variety of golfers this course brings out - and I've never had a bad experience with anyone. I arrived for my 8:20 tee time around 7:50 thinking I'd hit some putts and a few chips. The starter politely asked if I wished to tee off ahead of everybody and could play alone, or if I wanted to wait and join a group of 3 at my scheduled tee time. I went out and played alone, and finished in under 2.5 hours.

The fact that this course is going to be closing is disappointing to say the least.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Where was the Ranger!?!?!

5 hours in the fall/winter is too d@mn long. Group in front was a hole behind and the ranger never says anything to the group. People passed us giving up as they knew they would not finish 18 holes before dark. Lack of pace of play is bull $@?!&@ Heard the course is closing at the end of 2019. Looks like they don’t give a $@!! about pace of play. Plus this place is always too d@mn expensive for the course and area. Only play when deals can be found. Might be a good thing if it does close by the end of the year.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

She's gonna miss this place!

The first course she ever played. She loves Ballantyne! We're both gonna miss it big time.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Gonna Miss This Place

I hate Hate HATE that they're gonna be closing!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Place of play too slow

I was so pleased with the condition of the greens. This long hot summer had little effect on these well kept greens. Place of play was terrible. Had a 20 minute late start and got worse from there. Only saw the Marshall twice but that was on the 13th and 15th, by then it was too late. Round took 5 1/2 hours with a three some.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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 course was in great shape, it was Hot out there , the course sent out ice cold towels for everyone.Hope to play again soon

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 99
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Excellent resort course, but pricey without a deal.

I play this course via Golfpass free hot deal (monthly). Large staff keeps course in excellent shape, but all those guys cost money and rack rates are high. Fairways are good and greens are speedy most of the time. Good mix of holes, but some are fairly short. Don't know how long this course will be open, as new owner/developer takes over.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Still worth it...

The only bad thing i can say is that i am disappointed how slow the greens have been the past couple times i have played here. My favorite aspect of this course is that the greens usually run 11 or 12. Lately its been 8 at best. They still run true and are in good shape just so much slower than they once were. Staff is still super friendly and the amenities are brilliant.

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