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4.0
478 Reviews (478)
5 Stars
211
4 Stars
171
3 Stars
54
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.5
78.9%
Recommend this course
407 out of 478 reviews
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4.7
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
3.5
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
83.3%
Recommend this course
5 out of 6 reviews
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4.6
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.3%
Recommend this course
12 out of 13 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6543 yards
Slope 138
Rating 72.5
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Tot Hill Farm Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round. High Season: March - November
Architect Mike Strantz (2000) Michael Gleason

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in North Carolina (2016 #23)

Reviews

4.0
478 Reviews (478)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 64
Undulating Greens 59
Forced Carries 49
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 48
Advanced Golfers 46
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 31
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 58
In the 'Burbs 11
Near Local Attractions 6

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Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A mountain course in the forrest

Amazing course. 18 unique holes, that you will never forget. Just wish it was not 90 minutes away or I would have played it more than the 5 times I did this year

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tot Hill

The course is usually a beautiful course to play as I have played it several times. The greens were in terrible condition with sand, no grass, just overall bad shape. The fairways were in very good condition

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Overpriced for the conditions

I played 11/7/2021 and the conditions were pretty bad. Many of the greens on the front nine were under repair but the cost was $64/18 holes. This seemed way overpriced for the conditions of the course. Also, the 14th hole had an illegal pin position. The ball needs to be able to come to rest next to the hole but this hole was more like putt putt. I chipped about 5 ft past the hole (from right side) and my ball came straight backwards past the pin and off the green. I later tried to position a ball next to the cup and the ball would not come to rest, it would immediately go off the green. This is not acceptable for any course!!! Either they need to fix the green or position it in a better area.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Sooo disappointed

Heard how great this course was for years. Finally got to play it back in the spring and loved it. (That's the only reason I gave it 3 stars instead of 2 right now.) Fast forward to November... Wow, how fast it has fallen to just another hacker's course. They completely lost their greens (mainly on the front) over the last few months. Some were unputtable. Our group decided that it was an automatic 2-putt if the first put didn't get lucky and fall in. Some tee boxes were not great either, but fairways were still decent. I really hope I find out things are back to normal there next year, but it definitely isn't worth anywhere near an hour's drive as of right now even at discounted rates.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great layout!!

Tot Hill Farm has a great layout in a beautiful setting! Will definitely play here again!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs some help.

The fairways were the best I've seen them, the traps needed attention, several greens were rough. The pin placement on no. 12 was unplayable. There are like maybe 2 ball washers and the cart paths need help. If they don't pay attention to some of the details and get the greens in shape they will never sell the place or stay in business. The course can only ride so long on it's past reputation and that is nearing an end. I love the place and hope they can pull it out.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Another Fun Round

Introduced the course to two new playing companions. They thought the course was beautiful but challenging. They're not in a real hurry to play it again. Played from the yellow tees for the first time which made the round more enjoyable for me. I have always played the whites on previous rounds. Some of the pin positions were unfair given the speed of the greens. Several greens were in bad shape with large bare spots. Didn't detract from the overall experience as far as I was concerned.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tough greens

Several of the greens were not in good shape, and they were fast enough that if you were on the wrong side of the hole, you were dead. I still like the challenge even if the greens cost me 5-10 strokes. Not your typical round of golf.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not as good as I expected

I had heard such wonderful things about Tot Hill Farms. First time there (and I love Mike Strantz courses like Tobacco Road) but was very disappointed. Not very friendly staff - no general info on the course by the starter. The course is "tricky" and tough, that is fine - but the upkeep of the grounds is terrible. Granted, I heard 3 greens were not in good shape (true) but the rest of the course was not great. Cart paths are so bumpy, pot holes, lack of signage on where to go for next hole. Also, not a fan of a tee box having to tee off OVER a green (in use). Another tee box was ACROSS a road (I played the tips). I can't say how disappointed I was. Charge some more and keep the place up a bit. this could be fantastic but is barely average. I won't be coming back. Bryan Park in Greensboro is a facility that knows how to run a great golf course - go there instead.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 112
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Very challenging needs some TLC

This was a golf experience with a very challenging layout . Many of the holes are blind to the pin until your approach shot. Greens on the front 9 were quite rough and damaged. I’d still recommend this course as it’s layout is very unique and enjoyable. Take your time and don’t go fast.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Whacky, but worth the trip (once)

I love Donald Ross and Tom Fazio courses like no one's business. I am a traditionalist, but don't mind stepping out of that box from time to time. But this course is wackadoodle/bananas in so many ways. At times I think I would describe it less creative and more like, "hey, I forgot to put a hole in so how might I squeeze it into a piece of real estate where it has no business going." There is a real difference between architectural creativity and just outright odd. I think a feng shui designer might go mad on this course. It just does not make a lot of sense and it is crazy how it is rated so high by reputable golf ratings' sources. Part of the problem is the greens our almost unplayable in some areas while being good in others. They, like many courses need to transition to greens more appropriate to the NC summer heat or figure out a way to get more air flow to greens that get little sunlight. This time of the year they should be much better. Lastly, it was really annoying that as we were teeing off on the first hole the group behind us was already at the cart path area waiting for us to tee off. We arrived to the tee on time and nearly ever hole and shot they were right on our tail and we were on pace with the group in front of us. You would think retirees might live into their available time differently, but patience and pacing they had little of! Our experience was good and it was a beautiful day. I will check this one off the box of played it once and that is plenty.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

The course is a NC treasure

as always the sheer beauty of this course made for a great time even though I wasn't playing well. I really hope they can continue well into the future and not sell out to developers.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

What happened?

5 hour round...ugh! I played the course 7 weeks ago and the greens were great. Pretty good shape and quick! Today, many greens have no grass in several areas and were slow. Not sure how they can go bad so quickly but not going back until they are fixed.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were terrible!!

Two out of the 18 greens were ok. The rest of the greens were terrible. The course should have been closed!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Green Issues

Greens were very bad on several holes. Too nice of a course, hope things aren’t going downhill. Overpriced for the conditions of the greens

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Bad condition

Course is in bad shape. Greens are unplayable. Price is too high for condition it’s in.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Don't play here for a while

When we got there they had us tee off on hole 10. The back half of the course was beautiful. Great greens and fairways. Then we got to the front nine and saw why they started us on the back. Almost all the greens were in miserable shape and there was no warning or acknowledgement from the course Staff about it. They even put flags in the middle of the fairway to make makeshift holes. This experience completely ruined my game. They charged me full course money for a course that wasn't worth half what I paid. I will not be going back and I will not be using Golf Now anymore, they failed to make sure the course was in playable shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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