jdlish

First time playing Lane Tree. Really enjoyed the course. Can’t wait to play it in the summer when it is plush. Typical winter conditions for NC. Greens were fast and true. My only issue was that what I booked was for $45 per person including cart fee.. When I paid for my round and a small bucket for the range in the pro shop, the fee was $65. Did I just pay $20 for a small bucket of range balls?? Otherwise, enjoyed the round.

RGA is a decent course and for the price, and compared to the rest of Raleigh courses, it’s a steal. The pace of play was a little slow. I noted a lot of beginners playing from observation, even at an early tee time. No rangers to be seen anywhere to urge faster play. GPS on the carts is a nice feature. Fairways were fairly plush. Didn’t get in any sand so I can’t speak on the bunkers. Some tee boxes were bare and uneven. The greens…some had heavy crabgrass intrusion. Others had little around the apron to no intrusion. My main complaint about the greens would be all the unrepaired ball marks that ruined the greens. Like playing Plinko on the Price Is Right. These golfers can strike a ball with enough accuracy to hit a green but they don’t know how to repair a ball mark? Or they are that lazy, I don’t know. That’s not necessarily the course’s fault, but each tee time should come with a lesson on green repair by the starter.

Would play this course again.

Clubhouse staff was great. Frost delay for about 30 mins. Not a big deal. Starter let a twosome off in between a foursome and our foursome. The twosome had a much later tee time and starter still let them go (gave me heartburn). Course was cart path only. Could have easily just said cart path only on select holes. Worst part was that the turf around a lot of the greens was under repair (maybe related to sprinkler work?) and most greens had several bad spots and a bit of Po grass creep. If the green fees were $40 I’d be cool with it, but $60 for an almost 5 hr round and poor playing conditions, I can’t get behind it. I will look elsewhere in the future. In my opinion, not one of NC’s best golf courses, as their website claims.

Course conditions were pretty good. Fairways were plush. Greens were a little grainy but not bad at all. I’ll warn you to be prepared to encounter individuals playing this course that have little understanding of pace of play or knowledge of golf etiquette in general.

11:28 tee time on a Sunday. Sunday golf pace was to be expected as the course was busy. We were waiting a minute or two for each shot but still on pace for a 4hr round through 9 holes.

There was a single playing behind our foursome. I'm sure he was frustrated at the slow play but he was playing as a single. Letting him in front of us would have gotten him nowhere and would have pushed my foursome back. The single jumped in front of us at the turn (on #12) without asking to play through and then waited on #12 tee while the foursome that was in front of us cleared the green. Of course, this was with us waiting at the #12 tee box as well.

We waited for him to clear the green. While we were teeing off on #12, another single just skipped past us without asking if he could play through. We get to #12 green and can see the next tee and there are both singles waiting on the tee box. Think they would pair up? Nope. We watched the two separate single players for the rest of the round waiting on every shot behind each other and the same group that we followed on the front 9.

On #15 tee, a ranger pulled up and asked how it was going, after a brief explanation, he just drove off. Nice guy, but he didn't ask the singles to pair up. Really, they should have been paired up on #1 tee to help fit in with the pace of play.

All in all, I still recommend the course, but just be warned of what you might encounter.

We had a mid-morning round on Monday. The pace of play was great. The fairways were really plush. Some of the tee boxes were a little uneven. The greens were a little grainy which would affect your putt if you weren’t aggressive with the pace of your putting stroke. For the ~$30 price, Wedgewood would be hard to beat in the area!

We played an early round on Saturday morning. It had rained a couple of inches the night before so we were bummed for the cart path only which made for a sluggish but still under 4-hour round. However, the course itself made up for the soggy track. I don’t think I had any shots where there wasn’t plush grass under the ball (except for my two punch outs!). Fairways were really smooth as well as the greens. The greens weren’t as fast as I hoped but they putted true to the read. Maybe they didn’t get a mow in due to the rain the day before. Aside from the hour drive from Raleigh, I would recommend this course to anyone who is looking for a scenic and challenging 18-holes of golf on a well-manicured course. And the price sealed the deal. Will definitely come back to play this track again! Thanks Belmont Lakes

Course was in great shape. The greens were ridiculously smooth. Fun round! Would be glad to play here any time!

Decent value for the price. 5 hour round with no rangers to be seen. Waited 2-3 mins on every tee box. Some fairways needed some attention due to broadleaf infestation.. Greens were pretty nice with a bit of undulation.

Great round of golf! Some of the best greens I’ve ever played. Fairways were plush when I found them. Play was a little slow. Almost a 5 hour round. All in all, an excellent experience! Even for a UK fan! By chance later that evening, I happened to be on the other side of Raleigh at a restaurant sitting beside the Finley superintendent. Carl was super cool and really wanted to know what I thought about the course. Great guy that really cares about his work. Def recommend giving the track a run if you haven’t!

First time in months that the course was fairly dry. 18 was still cart path only. Course is greening up nicely! Greens were rolling well. Bunkers were in good shape. Pace was a little slow due to time mismanagement at the turn, but not terrible. 4:25 round.

This was my first time playing this course so I wasnt sure what to expect. The design is long but is somewhat forgiving. The greens were rolling pretty well. The fairways are suffering from neglect. Each fairway had several worn places with red clay exposed. I cut a gouge in my 7 iron playing out of the fairway. Not cool! The bunkers need some attention. It was a little pricy at $45 for the condition. Not sure I would give this track another go with all the other options available in the area.

Layout of the course is great. Really challenging. The course is still recovering from the wet winter. Fairways were a bit thin. To be expected considering. Greens were rolling well. A group of five started in front of us, but the staff broke them up after the first hole. $59 was a little steep for the course in my opinion. I will def play it again after the fairways fill in this spring.

Super friendly staff. The course conditions were a little rough due to water and lots of play. Slower foursome walking in front of us. This course should be great by mid spring. Would def play here again.