Lochmere Golf Club

Gets a little soggy after it rains, but still the best course open to the public in Raleigh besides lonnie poole. Decently priced and well maintained. 8/10.

Course in good shape for Feb. Greens in great shape. Down hill down grain very fast.

It’s a solid course, very flat and open. Makes it easy to walk, which it seems most people take advantage of. Only thing is I do not think it is worth the price at $45 I paid. Granted, it is January so I’m sure the course conditions are typically better, but I just cannot justify spending that money on this course in particular. Would much rather play a cheaper course that would be similar in quality or just paying a bit more for a nicer course.

Excellent greens and staff does a great job keeping the cups clean. Nice layout for a dormant winter golf round. Overall good value.

We paid less than forty for the round so was a good deal. Course conditions were OK coming out of winter but the greens look to have been aerated recently. Will play here again for the right deal.

Course is in great shape and greens are rolling smooth and quick.

Friendly staff. Challenging and Fun course even for a 13hcp like me. Water and/or creeks perimeter every hole so accuracy rewards over distance on a majority of holes. Will definitely be back again to see how it plays in the Spring/Summer.

Challenging and fun course. Will definitely be back. Accuracy rewards way more than distance here.

Great course but be wary after a day of rain . Other than that, great course good layout and challenging.

Lochmere's pace of play is absolutely painstakingly slow. They have starters on the first tee and also roaming about the course, but this doesn't seem to make a difference in helping players finish a round in under 4 hours. It took 3.5 hours to play 13 holes, before darkness set in. Mind you, this was on a Monday afternoon in November (it would be slightly more understandable to have more of a wait between shots on a public/semi-private course on the weekends where the courses are much busier...but to be subject to this on a Monday afternoon was quite frustrating). This could have more to do with the type of player that Lochmere seems to attract - lots of beginning players who seem to have very little clue about golf etiquette and pace of play considerations, as well as senior players who are primarily focused on getting their exercise via walking/using a push cart rather than actually observing pace of play. I used to live in the Triangle and played Lochmere consistently, mentally preparing myself in advance of each round that pace of play very well could be much slower than what I would prefer/expect. That seems to have remained the case.

The greens are in great shape and have been improved significantly since the last time I played at Lochmere 2+ years ago. Give credit where it is due - the course was in very good shape and seems to be less impacted by water than it used to in prior years, where standing water accumulated and sat for weeks on end during the rainier times of year.

Considering it’s the height of leaf season, the course was in excellent shape and leaves weren’t a problem for us. Thanks go to the ground crews for clearing the fairways of leaves. I played another local course a few days earlier and we lost several balls in leaf covered fairways. Makes the round more enjoyable and quicker when leaves have been cleared as they are doing at Lochmere. One tee box was under repair where we had to hit from a mat but it wasn’t a problem. They are clearly investing in improving their product for the players which is nice to see. Greens are in great shape.