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Youngsville, NC
Handicap
15-19
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a week

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4.1
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First Review
03/17/2014
Last Review
09/20/2023

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Bacon Park Golf Course

Played On 09/14/2023
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Donald Ross Would Be Shocked

I was excited to play a Donald Ross course and because it was the pride of Savannah, Georgia, and its only municipal course, was sure I would have a great time.
The staff was nice and there didn't seem to be very many players. They had fairly new carts and the club house was adequate.The course had no yardage books nor did the scorecards have any pictures of the hole's layout.
When I drove to the 1st tee, there was no tee number or yardage marker and I had to decide whether the tee box markers about 40 feet to the right of the dirt cart path was the place I was to tee off from.
The fairways were not terrible but could have used a closer mowing. They had patches of crabgrass and poa anna in many places.
The rough had a lot of damage from mowers that had apparently been stuck on several holes.It was also quite deep and full of crabgrass and weeds.
I finally found a restroom on #14, that was hidden from view and I got directions from a crew member who was driving around in a gator.#9 does not take players back to the clubhouse.
The bunkers had no drainage and were either water hazards or mudslides.
The greens had poa Anna on many and a couple were like playing obstacle golf reminiscent of the Plinko game on the Price is Right. Most of the greens had severely damaged patches where they were either not properly watered or insects and fungus was not killed quickly. On some greens the drainage looked as if someone cut a ditch into them.
The website said the course had been reconditioned to the old specifications Donald Ross built. Usually the fairways are tree-lined and narrow, but these were mostly like a links course.
Savannah should be embarrassed that their "Gem" municipal course is in this condition. It is hard to believe a city like Savannah won't put up the money to fix this course into the quality Donald Ross designed it to be.
I would probably have scored at least 6 or seven strokes lower if I could have putted or didn't lose golf balls in the fairways.I don't know if the maintenance crews are inexperienced, underpaid, or understaffed.
I play a 1919 Donald Ross course in Wilson that is in much better shape and only $30 on the weekend. And their municipal course is immaculate.
I will drive down here next year and see if the City of Savannah has fixed this course. If they don't, I'll play somewhere else.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 09/25/2023

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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Fun and Tight

Left, Right, Up, Down, Narrow and Trouble waiting around each turn. It takes well placed shots to navigate these fairways. Well protected fast running, varied surface, greens. Interesting shots, beautiful scenery, and just plain fun. Love the course more each time I play it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 07/31/2017:
Excellent! We're glad to hear how much you enjoyed our challenging but fun layout. We hope to see you out here for many more rounds to come!

Wedgewood Golf Club

Played On 05/08/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A Muny Gem in Wilson, NC

We played last weekend and though the greens were starting to grow in, the fairways were excellent and well groomed. What appeared to be a wide open course ended up being a bit more tricky than it looked. It has some holes where you must work the ball around and a few nice water holes. A couple doglegs will require some shaped shots to score well. This course is a little gem and Wilson City is taking excellent care of it. The staff was friendly and the Starter explained the history of the course to us. That was a nice touch. Pace of play was surprisingly quick even though we ran into a slower group on 14 and followed them through 18. We'll be going there again soon because it was a lot of fun

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Keith Hills Orange->Black

This course is used by Campbell University. It is always in good condition. The Orange course is a moderately difficult course and quite fun for amatures (of which I am one). I didn't play particularly well but I had a great time. The greens were extremely fast and if you didn't get spin or land your approach soft, there was a good chance to skip off the back. Putting at first was difficult due to the speed but I would rather have hard fast greens than soft spongy greens anytime. Fairways were in excellent condition and the rough was slightly high where unless you had Tiger Wood's fans out in front pointing out your landing spot, you could wind up in trouble quick trying to find your ball. It was best to keep the ball in the fairways. I have played this course a number of times in various weather and conditions. It is always fun. We played the Black as our back nine. This is a much more narrow course with encroaching tree lines, doglegs and some serious bunkers to contend with. My brother calls me the "sandman". There are challenges for everyone who plays from young to old, good and not so good. If you can't have fun here you don't like golf. I would recommend this course Orange, White or Black to anyone who plays. Dennis Snyder

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

River Golf & Country Club, The

Played On 09/28/2014
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

More Difficult Then You First Think It Is

The River Golf Course, between Louisburg, Bunn and Spring Hope, NC, is beginning to mature into a challenging place for a golf outing. I believe you will find it worth the drive from Raleigh, Henderson, Warrenton, Wilson or Rocky Mount and even Clayton.The trees which were short and small a few years ago are now really shaping this course. If you are looking for a wide open easy course layout, some of these fairways can get real narrow really quick. The fairways twist and turn following the Tar River as it winds throughout the course. There is a decent amount of water in play and often par is the difference between risking a long shot over water or laying up. There are several risk/reward shots over or around trees on the course. I have seen very low handicap golfers pile on the extra shots taking the risks but the tempting rewards can cut a shot or two off a score. Don't get fooled on hole number 9. Yes you can reach the pond with a great fading drive but it's a lot easier to roll a shot into the Bern that divides #9 from #1 if the ball doesn't turn right. The fairways are usually in pretty good shape and they were on this outing. The greens which are a type of Bermuda Grass, had been freshly mowed and were not as quick as glass, but were able to roll smoothly and were quite fast There is very good undulation on the greens as this course has aged. You can forget about a lot of straight putts and if the greens keeper tucks the pins, you might find some very long putts to reach the hole. This was a fun outing. I actually made some great iron shots and a few putts...to make up for the horrendous drives I was hooking that day. One of the strongest and weakest points of the course is the bunkers. Most are positioned in strategic locations to make shaping shots quite handy on this course. Unfortunately the drainage for the bunkers often leaves a few extra water hazards in their place after rains and several need additional sand. I will say there have been a lot of improvement over the past 2 or 3 years. I play this course several times per year and now with the closing of another local course, I play it even more often. The price is very reasonable and is in line with the playability of the course. The Golf Pro, Rich, is a friendly and cordial host and provides good lessons to those who need them. I think I better talk to him soon! Golf Here! You'll enjoy it. ...Golf-owl

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Crossings at Grove Park, The

Played On 03/02/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

The Crossings Tough but Fun!

I've played The Crossings 3 times. Two times on Cart path only. You need to be able to keep your shots close to the cart path unless you enjoy the walk. Trouble is everyone is enjoying the walk and the rounds get a little stretched out. During normal weather (We sometimes see) this is one of the top courses around the Raleigh-Durham Area. The course lay-out is tougher than it looks. It is a pretty course with a good snack/lunch bar in the clubhouse. The staff is always friendly. You can find some very good bargains early in the spring in the pro shop. The only negative is the course needs a yardage book.
If you haven't golfed here you can find yourself in trouble quickly. There are quite a few bends in the fairway and if you shoot left when you should have shot right, good luck making par. If you have played the course once though, you will want to play it again. It is fun from any tee position.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Pine Acres Country Club

Played On 05/31/2013
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Pine Acres "A Gem in Penn's Sylvania"

I'm writing an ongoing review of this Golf Course rather than a one time outing... I was 10 years old in 1965, the first time my father handed me a little canvas bag with a small persimmon wood, 2 irons and a putter. He took me to this rocky, hilly, wide open little 9 hole Golf Course out in the woods, somewhere along the road that went from Bradford to Warren. It was so new that the "old clubhouse", actually a little dark brown, wooden house, was moved from one of the old villages, now #then# under the water of Pennsylvania's newly built Kinzua Dam. He told me the name of it was Pine Acres and he had purchased stock in it. That's what started my golf debut.
My dad, Gene Snyder, actually caught a hole-in-one on what was then the Number One hole, with a pond right of the tee-box, a near right angle dog-leg about 200 yards away, and 100 or so yards from the green. He made a long, high-flying shot over the woods in direct line with the green #where he always did#. We looked for his ball on the front right side of the green #where it always landed# at an opening between the trees and green. ??? No-where to be found? "Never to be seen again?" He put another ball in play and chipped onto the green, but I had the first putt. When I went to take my ball out of the hole, I found my dad's ball in it with mine. He actually had to double check to make sure. It was his old Acushnet ball alright! It was the first hole-in-one I had ever seen. Those trees were fairly young and not over 40 feet tall.
Now to present time: The little wide open 9 hole course added nine more holes, it's fairways grew in and the small trees grew up over the years creating what is now one of the best 5 courses I've ever played. You can get the slope and difficulty ratings from the course or online, but the fresh air, the clean woods lining the fairways, #now a serious challenge for any golfer#, and the beautiful landscaping added over the years, will refresh anyone's outing. The greens are exceptional. They are hard, like putting on glass, and you better have spin if you want to hold them. Putting is fast and tricky if you don't play this course often, and then there's the slope.
I missed the past 2 years playing there but will definitely be at the course this year.
Pine Acres is a great Golf Course and for me... it takes me back to a time when a 10 year old kid remembers his youth and time spent with his dad. I'll update this review later after I strive to find my way around this extraordinary course once again. Dennis Snyder

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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