7 Lakes Golf Club

In a region filled with heralded and expensive golf courses, Seven Lakes Golf Club presented an opportunity to go where the locals play.

I was not disappointed. This par-72 designed by Peter Tufts III in 1976 will never have the pedigree or acclaim of better-known courses in the sandhills. Nor does it have the requisite polish, but Seven Lakes does provide a very satisfying golf experience made even more-so by the reasonable greens fees that include a golf cart and lunch.

That’s fun factor with an exclamation mark, especially when one factors in the course design and execution, beginning with the choice of five different sets of tees.

Rough around the edges? Yes.

Engaging? Even more.

From the 1st through the 18th, every hole is good, challenging, and instantly memorable if not also beautiful in some cases.

The par-4, 261-374 yard par-4, 4th requires a strong tee shot left of a lake, then over that lake to an elevated, two-tiered green.

Many other holes on the course require strategy and also precision in execution. The looped, links design plays uphill, downhill, right and left. It challenges our proverbial, “every shot and club in the bag.” The holes are interesting. They’re quirky. They’re inspiring. They’re blind. Or, they’re all laid out in front of you.

This is a great course for regular folks.

It’s a good round compared with any course, anywhere.

Deserves some love.

Out of all the courses played on golf trip this course was one of the favorites. Starter gave us a great overview of course and expectations unlike some of the “higher end” courses played. ALL staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Golf personnel drove by a couple times on cart to make sure everything was good to go to include ensuring our speakers worked properly on cart. Heard the greens were not great from past years however they were beautiful. Course was well groomed, sand was great, and so were greens. Cart employee even gave us food to feed the beautiful turtles and fish while golfing a hole by one of the lakes. A meal and drink was included in price as well. Highly recommend for a chill golf day.

Cart paths are really really bad and could be dangerous with some of the bad dips.... would loved to play again next year if they repair the cart paths. Course is wonderful and very friendly to the weekend golfer. Thanks for asking.

Fairways a little ruff but greens were good. Your information on free breakfast is wrong.

The course layout is good. However the course conditions are not worthy of a $60.00 rate at this time. The greens were punched and the fairways has very little grass.

Got out first in the morning and played our round in 2.5 hours! Fun course, and a great deal included lunch and a beer served by the friendliest bartender in town!

Greens were as if no one that plays there has any clue how to fix a divot. Spotty, slow and full of crab grass. Definitely not worth the $80. Many course for less or same price with way better value.

This is a really cool layout. Great use of undulations and some holes where you really have to think about your strategy,

Conditioning was tough. Totally understand they are coming off a tricky winter and am sure are working hard to get it back. However, the course is suffering from fairways which are in a poor condition and very bumpy greens (although they were a good pace).

Overall, 7 Lakes makes a nice change from some of the older courses in Pinehurst. I enjoyed my round but felt the green fee was steep given the course conditions.

Staff were all very friendly and welcoming.

While a little off the beaten path. A very challenging course with picturesque views . Ithe course is in excellent condition the green are a little slow. Overall a great value

Great value for your money. Lunch and golf at a great price . Love playing here every year.

This place is unreal. The course is in great shape and has an incredible layout. You also get 2 beers and a meal included in the price of a round, so the value for your money is out of this world. If you come here once, you’ll be back for sure. To top it all off, the staff is top notch. Very friendly and quick. I can’t recommend this place enough. Go here if you have the chance!

Best deal in the Sandhills...lunch, two draft beers and golf for $40.

I highly recommend Seven Lakes to locals and travelers. This is a must play for our group every year and the food is fantastic. The course is a nice test for us as well!

Nice layout. Course is in great shape and is a great value. Lunch/2 free beers just adds to the experience. Must play if you are in the Pinehurst area.