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Played on empty course after it had been raining most of the day. Good experience. Plenty of well-designed and great looking holes. Gets a little cramped in spots so couldn’t help thinking it probably gets really slow when crowded., but what place doesn’t?

Awesome course but can be a little pricey. Can usually get decent deals. Paid $35 for most recent weekend round, which is rare in my experience, but I would do every day and twice on Sundays. Worth the $85 or whatever normal price is if you don't mind paying that much or don't play that much. I'm personally pretty happy when I pay less than $50-$60.

Pace of play can be terrible, but you can also unexpectedly find yourself on a day when very few groups are out there. Played on a beautiful Saturday during a UNC football game and finished in 4 hours but have also played 4:45 to 5 hour rounds, which can be miserable.

Overall, always one of the first places I look for a time on Golf Now.

Played 9/17/17, and course was in great shape. Great experience other than pace. Greens pretty quick and true. Love the layout. If it was in this kind of shape all the time, I would go more often.

However, I did play here only because it was the most convenient place that had a reasonably-priced tee time the late-night before. I had pretty much sworn the course off because the last time I played (late February '16), condition was absolutely awful. That may have had something to do with the time of year, but there are plenty of courses around Raleigh that remain in good-to-great shape year-round, and I had run into iffy conditions here before.

If they can keep it in good shape at all times of year, it won't be 18 months between rounds for me again. Like I said, it's great and a great value if you catch them on their game.

Great course. Always in good shape. In the top 3 on list of courses I check first when making a tee time. Would play more often if not for price but definitely worth a splurge. Would be nice if they had more deals on GolfNow when they need to fill slots.

Used to have an awesome pace-of-play rule to keep things from backing up (1. warning, 2. move you up a hole, 3. invite you back for another day). Not sure if they still do, but seems to back up less than other courses that couldn't care less about 5 hour rounds.

Loved it. Will return.*

*Posted longer, detailed review that GolfNow denied in their generic language. Since I have no idea what, specifically, was wrong with my review. I have shortened it to ensure it passes muster.

Had my hopes up from reading the reviews here but wasn't overwhelmed. A few really nice holes but otherwise unexceptional. If I lived closer, I would probably be more inclined to return, but I likely won't go out of my way to make the drive from from Raleigh. Back 9 feels a little packed into a small area. I am probably being a little hard on it since it was in good shape, and the staff was awesome, but there are courses the same distance from Raleigh that I would return to first.

Was a little concerned when I read reviews elsewhere that this was going to be a five-plus hour round. Teed off at 8:30 AM and played in four hours. Couldn't have been happier. Thoroughly enjoyable course with a flat first hole and hills pretty much every hole afterward. Lots of large greens that can leave you with long, undulating putts if you miss it in the wrong spot.

There were lots of walkers going off as we were playing 15-18, so I assume it does get pretty slow. There are plenty of notices about pace of play posted in the carts, and there are clocks on a lot of tee boxes, so it at least appears they care about pace, though I can't say if they enforce it.

I will definitely be back and would consider joining (I played with a member who recommended it) if I played enough and wanted to to play in one place all the time.

P.S. If you are reading this and take longer than 4:15 to ride 18 holes, please speed up. You are holding everyone else up, and you are not good enough to take that long.