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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 6950 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.1

Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Architect Rick Robbins (1999) Brian Lussier (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in North Carolina (2015 #11)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2015 #15)

Reviews

4.3
104 Reviews (104)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Brunch 6
Patio Dining 6
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 23
Bunkers 22
Elevation Changes 17
This course/club is great for:
Locals 24
Advanced Golfers 22
A Weekend Splurge 12
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 31
Convenient to the City 7

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Reviews 13
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Nice Golf Course

I really like playing at Deer Brook, it's close to home and the course is always in great shape and everyone is friendly and easy to work with. They could offer Golf Now more discounts for bargin hunters. overall a great experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens very tricky , 18 and 6 are ridiculous

Played course from time for several years now. Course has always been in excellent shape every time I've played it! Cold weather or hot weather. I like the course a lot, a few of the greens are border line unfair due to the slope and speed that they hav them running . I have never played the course when the greens are slow, the course has been very consistent in the way they have maintained it over the years. I would recommend the course to anyone, but a high handy is going to find the course difficult....

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value

Except for slow greens the course was in great shape. Very beautiful course.
Sunday buffet is to die for!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice!

What a nice course. I had a buddy recommend this course and we were not disappointed. New clubhouse. Huge driving range. Course was in great shape. I didn't love the layout as a lot of it was pretty straightforward and I like courses that make you move the ball. We played the tips and it was longer than most courses. Looking to play again in the next couple of weeks and its a little over an hour drive for us. Highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best conditioned course in WNC

Emaculate conditioned course in every way. Fairways and tee boxes were perfect. Greens very fast but true. Beware of pin position #3, as extremely challenging and resulted in several 3 putts in our group. Overall a great conditioned course and best value in Western North Carlina. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Favorite place to play in WNC!!!

Whether you book one of the great GolfNow offers or you contact the course directly, you will not find a better deal for your dollars. I have played here many times and have never seen it in bad condition. Even in winter, when most courses in this area have little to no grass in the fairways, Deer Brook's allow you to still get the ball up in the air. The greens are usually very quick and have lots of undulations, but they roll true. I like putting fast greens much more than slow to medium speed greens. So, if you are of the same mindset, you'll love them, too. Be prepared for some 3-putts if you get in the wrong position, especially on the back 9. I recommend you "play forward" on your first visit, and if possible, play with someone who knows the course. The course has some unique layouts and a "regular" could provide valuable assistance. The closing hole is especially challenging; in fact, I have nicknamed it "the par-4 from H*ll!!" It takes two very good shots to get you on an extremely sloping (back-to-front) green. Par here and the ride home will be a good one. Play this place once, and you'll be excited about returning ASAP!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best in the Charlotte area

This is the best Public course and the greens were very fast. The landscaping was awesome and the layout was great and challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great golf

this was a very nice golf course it was well manicured enjoyed playing it

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course

The staff was friendly, the course was in excellent condition, although some of the rough was so deep that it was quite difficult to find your ball (even more reason to keep your ball in the fairway).

Not the nicest course we have played, but a very good course and a good value. We would recommend this course to anyone that wants to go out and have a good time.

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

Testy greens...

Deerbrook is always in good shape. Wide open fairways for the bombers off the tees. Only two problems that hamper this course. No par 5 is reachable in two from the amateur tees and the greens are always slick and very undulating. Sometimes pace of play can be irritating, but that is hit and miss. Great course all year round other than those two issues. But give it a try, and decide for yourself.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course

I like 45 miles away and make the drive because of the course. Not many courses am I willing to do this for. Fairways were great and each hole has its on challenge. Greens contained a lot of ball marks and appears very few players repairs their divots. Otherwise the greens were in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Really like this course!!

I have played Deer Brook several times. It always seems to be in really good shape. It is challenging , but fair and offers the moderate handicap player a chance to make a birdie or two. When I played the back tees in the past it was all the golf course I wanted. But, these days I play from the white tees and it still gives me a stern test. Always great to play Deer Brook.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Sunday outing

Booked this for a group.Had to reserve with cc.Good course conditions and layout and we had a good time.A number in my group wanted to go back out there again before the season ends even though it's just over an hours drive for most of us.It was very busy both on and off the course on the day as there was a county championship and a Sunday brunch(which looked awesome but didn't try ).One of my group was a member who said he would buy me a beer if I didn't like it more than Verdict Ridge,jury is out on that one not sure you can really compare two really different courses.
I would definitely include this on our groups calendar next year.

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

Nice course

We had a good time playing this course. Fairways were I. Good conditions and the greens were smooth and rolled true.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Private club quality at a muni price

The overall feel of the course was much more like a high-end course than a small country course. The range felt like we were hitting off of fairway lies (no sand-filled divots to hit around!) and was in immaculate shape. Greens all ran quick enough, but not so fast that downhill putts fly away from you. We were never in bunkers, so that wasn't really an issue.

The greenside rough plays thick and is grabby, as it should be, and the fairways were all well-maintained. There were only maybe three or four rough patches on the course - one on I think #11's green on a severe slope comes to mind. However, compared to any course in the Charlotte area, you could easily pay twice the price in the metropolitan area and not be on as good of a course as Deer Brook. It plays on the harder side from the tips, with only one or two par 4's under 400, but the greens are well bunkered, requiring more strategy when hitting into greens. The par 3 course next door is a fun way to burn time and avoid traffic as well - albeit with slower greens. Their yardages were frequently 10-20 yards off, so if you know your yardages I'd bring a scope to be safe. Mostly from 80-120 yards.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great conditions

A friend & I played on Saturday morning and the course was in fantastic shape. The fairways were great; very green with good thick grass. The greens were likewise in superb shape, Very quick, but smooth & consistent from hole to hole. You can tell the course gets lots of play from number of ball marks on the greens but at these rates and conditions it's to be expected. The best value & conditions anywhere near Charlotte.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

exceptional lay out, well manicure greens

As always enjoyed playing deerbrook,thumbs up to them for keeping this course always looking top notch, it's worth the drive from charlotte, I'll recommend playing this course, it's a must!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
North Carolina Advisor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Don't pass it by

**Facilities were very nice.
**Driving range was excellent.
**Fairways were in great shape
**Tee boxes were in great shape
**Bunkers were nice and consistent.
**Greens were nice for the most part. They were shot and held shots nicely. A number of them were in great shape but there are a ton of unrepaired ball marks on the green causing some bumpy puts. REPAIR YOUR FREAKING BALL MARKS!!!! A couple greens had burned sections but overall they greens were nice.
FYI - the putting green near the driving range is much faster than actual greens. Putting green by club house is much more true to actual course speed.
** Carts are very nice
** Layout is fun. You use a lot of different clubs. Some holes on the back get a little tight. The course is mapped out well and marked well.
** Staff are very friendly and helpful.

Overall this is a very nice course and at an excellent price. I would recommend the course to everyone. It's not terribly challenging but makes for a fun and enjoyable day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Belmont golfer

Course in superb shape. Rain has been scarce lately and this place still looks awesome.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is a hidden gem!!!!!

This course has everything a golfer desires: outstanding conditions tee through green; moderately hilly terrain; wide variety of hole designs; undulating greens; excellently maintained bunkers; beautiful scenery; and friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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