A view of a fairway at UNC Finley Golf Course.
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4.4
722 Reviews (722)
5 Stars
426
4 Stars
232
3 Stars
45
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.7
90.5%
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4.4
50 Reviews (50)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
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2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
90.0%
Recommend this course
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4.4
50 Reviews (50)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
90.0%
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45 out of 50 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7223 yards
Slope 138
Rating 74.9
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UNC Finley Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1949
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Fazio (1999) George Cobb (1949) Tom Marzolf (1999) Davis Love III (2023)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $22
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

Reviews

4.4
722 Reviews (722)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 24
Watching the Game 16
Brunch 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 46
Undulating Greens 38
Water Hazards 28
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 47
Locals 44
Walkers 37
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 50
On a College Campus 48
Worth the Drive 35

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/27/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Finley

Enjoyed revamped course. I need blue flag cart to play 18 holes. Hope option soon. RW

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/27/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 10/27/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/27/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course!

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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Under development but awesome anyway

Great greens, but you gotta be in the right spot or your facing a comeback putt that's gonna haunt you. The course has gotten a huge facelift and it's showing is fangs. Gorgeous but imposing and traps. Well groomed fairways with rough that seems to eat poorly hit shots. UNC Finley is a must-play course now!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

New and Improved

If you played Finley before the renovations; this is not the same place. Many tee shots look similar but there ahave been big changes to the bunkers and greens. It takes a few rounds to really get the hang of the new greens complexes especially considering all of the slopes especially on the back 9. Of note, it is cart path only until the spring, the range is off the mats, and there are currently no food/beverage operations on premesis. However, there are ongoing improvements and this will change in time. Overall this will shape up to be one of the best university courses around if not one of the most challenging as well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/27/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Fantastic renovation. Was good...now it's great

I always liked playing this course, and was happy to play again after they reopened after a year of renovation. Great quality. Challenging, but not punishing.

Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/27/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Ridiculous

120 Dollars was not worth it, as they are clearly not ready to be reopened for business.
Paid 30 dollars for a cart, not told it is cart path only in advance, nor when checking in. This will be the case until the spring, apparently…disclose that and let people decide what they want to do, not find out when they try to drive across the second fairway..

I would have happily planned to walk had I known in advance.

No food, nor beverage-told they would reopen those facilities in the spring -again, no warning…hope you read this review beforehand. Have some simple food and drink items available…it is the expectation of every golfer.

Clueless staff did not seem to have any idea that there was any issue with any of this.
The new layout is fine. Front nine starts w what used to be #11 across the street. Super short par 3 third, followed by a new short par 4. Added uphill par 3 sixth. Rest of the course is the old course with a new green on 8…and some upgrades to some of the green complexes.

Terrible customer service for a 120 dollar round at a place that is clearly not ready to be open.

Save yourself the time and effort…at least until the spring when they are actually open…theoretically.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
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
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyed the layout and course was in great shape. Can't wait to play it after the renovations coming next year

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

Nice track

Could have dropped the cart path only in the afternoon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 109
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

What a Privilege

I was so grateful to have the opportunity to play on this wonderful college course that had real Southern charm.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Course. High Price

Course was in excellent condition. Pace of play was slow. Cost to play is extremely high.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/16/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u000004788237. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting UNC Finley Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Way better this week!

Course was in phenomenal shape and the greens were pure. There appears to be a large cicada killing wasp issue on the #10 green so dodging those were fun. Only downside was my cart that died completely at the 18th green. Normally I wouldn’t be bothered by this but this happened last week to a playing partners cart on the 6th hole. Unacceptable for a course of this caliber. Tires were racing slick bald and the cart bucked a lot before it’s eventual demise.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/19/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, ifuller91. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting UNC Finley Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape

Course was in great shape. Greens rolled very well, rough was punishing on some parts of the course (3” easily). Only complaints would be 1 green on the back, think 16 or 17, always has an issue with cicada-killing wasps burrowing in the green and some of the tee boxes could be a bit more level but otherwise no complaints.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/19/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review us, rbk001. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. UNC Finley Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Morning Overcast

Everything about the play was great. Some overcast all morning. Walking 18 was nice and easy, right on pace of play. Greens are a little slower but really enjoyed the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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