A view of a fairway at UNC Finley Golf Course.
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4.4
740 Reviews (740)
5 Stars
438
4 Stars
235
3 Stars
48
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.7
90.6%
Recommend this course
697 out of 740 reviews
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4.3
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
87.5%
Recommend this course
49 out of 56 reviews
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4.5
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
89.7%
Recommend this course
61 out of 68 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
740 Reviews (740)

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 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Solid course if you get a good deal

Played here a few days ago and it was the first time on the course. Overall it is a beautiful course with a somewhat challenging layout. It’s pretty short playing from the Whites or Blues and the greens were unbelievably slow for this time of year. The clubhouse grill was closed which was about the only negative thing along with limited “cart” options on course. I got a great deal on GolfNow which is why I played but I’m not sure if I would spend more than $85 to play this one again. They maintain the course pretty well but compared to other university courses this one is a little further down the list in NC but still a good play when you can find a deal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/08/2022

Thank you for your review, cochran87. We will pass along your positive experience and feedback to our team at UNC Finley Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
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 07/12/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u000008112452. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing UNC Finley Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/06/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, haym23! 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 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/05/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, oTdXzB08NDrZaxF2R3uD! 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
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/11/2022

Hi, u2023600. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at UNC Finley Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/30/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314162963092! 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 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/08/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314162922153! 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 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

great golf experience

I hosted 3 high handicappers and we played best ball. Everyone enjoyed their outing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/29/2022

Hi, u000006308800. 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 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, great conditions

A must play course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/28/2022

Hi, u314162927090. 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 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still good but overpriced

A very good design and the starter and staff were very friendly. Started on time with no issues but there were no rangers on course so even though we finished in reasonable time, waiting on every shot means somewhere ahead there is a slow poke! Compared to the other two school courses (Duke and Lonnie Pool), it is the most reasonable but i find paying $90 a round with cart too much, especially on a Thursday. Oh well, once a year isn’t terrible.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/28/2022

Thank you for your review, u000005687927. We are so glad that you had a positive experience overall and will pass along your feedback to our team at UNC Finley Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course in great condition

Really nice course. It was in good condition with no waiting at any tees. Looking forward to playing it again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/29/2022

Hi, u314160985808. 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 325
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Previously Played

Bent Grass Greens

Great layout, been playing here for over 20 years. As expected, the bent grass greens are being tested by the NC heat. Many greens being watered as we played, so inconsistent speeds. Sand traps could use some more sand....rest of course in great condition.
I understand they are converting to Bermuda greens in 2023.....hope they redo the bunkers too.
Go enjoy before July.....the greens will probably not be so good by then.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 06/17/2022

Hi, 1Morgan1. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at UNC Finley Golf Course, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/28/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Lancealot! 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 37
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

I was exited to play this course because my golf lessons are paying off and I now have a 12 handicap and you can score on this course. Everything was great, super friendly staff, good practice putting/chipping greens and range. The starter was super friendly and helpful. Before going out I grabbed some lunch there and it was disappointing to say the least. Burgers were already cooked in advance and honestly didn't taste like a burger but I was hungry. Finley has large greens that rolled pretty slow. I know they are going to work on them later in the year but one has to get adjusted to the slower greens. The bunkers could use some TLC (more sand, raked, better manicured, etc..). Other than that, the course was in really good shape and greening up nicely. I would like to comment on a general etiquette issue. There were several divots in the fairways and around the greens that players didn't replace or put down sand behind them in addition to several ball marks on most of the greens that folks didn't repair. I filled in and repaired ones around me as I played the round, but it's unfortunate that others don't do the same.

I will be back to Finley!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/17/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review us, dbirck72. Your feedback is valuable, and we will pass this along to our team. We look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. UNC Finley Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun round

3.5 hour pace of play! Enjoyable layout. Greens were not in top condition.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 06/10/2022

Thank you for playing UNC Finley Golf Course and glad you enjoyed a great pace of play. Our bent grass greens continue to be in great condition for the summertime. Bent grass is not as heat tolerant as they require more water and to be mowed at a higher height for maximum health. As we move into the Fall the greens tend to get firmer and faster as the heat dissipates. We hope you'll join us for another round again before we close for our renovation in mid-October.

Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful Fairways

The balls' lies were perfect every time. Enjoyed the day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 06/03/2022

Hello, rfennnell. Thank you for visiting us at UNC Finley Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Finley in great shape!

Course was in Excellent shape overall!
The fairways and bunkers were fantastic. . The greens rolled true, but had a few small holes remaining from aeration, but did not seem to effect the greens hardly at all! Would highly recommend this track!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/03/2022

Hi, u000001001017. 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 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Poor greens

Played this course on 5/31/2022. Greens were not healed at all from the recent aerafication even though their website reflected they should be healed after 2 weeks. Price of the greens is not worth the current rate. Second time I played this course, slow green speeds compared to the other 2 college courses. I would be very hesitant to return to this course again in the future. Positive notes are it’s a great layout, very good practice facility, staff was very polite and friendly. Just a shame the greens are not worth the price.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/03/2022

Hi, u000004417612! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/27/2022

Hi, u591126230. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing UNC Finley Golf Course.

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

Great course and staff

The staff was pleasant and efficient. The course was in great shape. The greens were just aerated Monday so putting was a little tenuous. The cart girl was great, although I thought $12 for a ham sandwich was a little steep, but it was good. . My visiting friends loved the course too.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/23/2022

Hi, u643503115. 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.

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