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Capon Springs Golf Course is a private golf course owned and operated by Capon Springs and Farms in West Virginia. The course is open to overnight guests, and selectively to daytime guests in the afternoons.

The course is in the best shape I've seen, and I visit Capon Springs annually each July. The tee boxes are a touch long, but the grass isn't long enough to hinder your tee shots. The fairways are in great shape, and the greens are probably the best I've played on all summer.

In addition to being in great shape, the Capon Springs Golf Course is great for beginners. Capon Springs stocks their own clubs (old clubs donated by guests) that beginners can use. The course is also set in a rolling mountain valley so you'll see plenty of wildlife, especially when playing twilight golf.

UNC Finley was one of the better courses I've played in the Triangle. The course was in great shape from tee boxes to greens. The greens lacked consistency, probably based on recent rainfall, but coupled with elevation and drainage, it was difficult to adjust to different green speeds.

Generally, the course was free of major water hazards though a few holes played along and over water or shrubbery. If you cleared the hazards, you have very large and well-maintained fairways to play from Be careful of the fairway bunkers, they're placed in the perfect spots to screw up a long drive.

Overall, this was an excellent course and one that I would love to play again. Some of the holes were quite challenging and made me really consider some of my club selections. As one of the previous comments stated, the effects of the heat and lack of rain were evident on the fairways and some of the tee boxes, but the greens were in great shape.

I will absolutely play this course again!

I played 7 Lakes because I scored a deal to the course, and far from disappointed, I absolutely loved the course. 7 Lakes is built in a private community and it wasn't uncommon to see golf carts cruising around some of the side streets within the gates of the community.

The course itself was in excellent shape from tees to greens. Many of the holes had water hazards of varying size and placement which necessitates good shot placement.

Simply put, Duke University Golf Club is annually rated one of the top public facilities in the state of North Carolina for a reason. The course is in immaculate shape, the staff is top notch, and the amenities are second to none.

I would recommend this course to anyone. Also, try to go with a Duke staff member during the week because it knocks the cost down to $35/person.

I have no doubt that Paschal Golf Course was great back in its hay-day. That hay-day, however, has long since passed.

From the moment you arrive, you can see the lack of resources available to the staff. The tee boxes are in terrible shape and the fairways and the rough blend together so seamlessly, both in type and length of grass, that you cannot determine whether you are in one or the other. The greens are the worst I've every seen and are actually missing large patches of grass, making putts impossible to read since the ball skips and hops as it rolls over patches of grass and dirt.

If I lived closer to Clayton, I would play this course every weekend. It was that good. Everything about the course was excellent. The starter was the friendliest and most informative starter I've ever met. He was jovial, provided some tips about the course, and even cracked a few jokes. I don't think I've liked a starter before, but this guy was great. From that point on, this course was great. The course was in great shape, even though the greens had been aerified a few weeks earlier.

I will be back to play this course again.

I enjoyed nearly every aspect of my round at Greendale aside from the score I posted. Every physical aspect of the course was in fine working order; the greens, the tee boxes, and the fairways were in great shape.

My only complains about the course were minor. First, this was a LONG course...or at least it felt that way having walked it. A few of the Par 4 holes were borderline Par 5 length so be warned that your score will suffer as a result. The second issue I had was with the flags in the middle of the fairway on doglegged holes. I'm sure the flag was meant to serve as a fairway marker, but I don't understand the point of them and just wish they'd taken them away.

East Potomac Park Golf Course could be so much more than it is, but for a variety of reasons it is a pretty average to downright bad golf course.

East Potomac Golf Course is a must for any local golfer. The course has a very nice driving range structure and three different courses so that all types of players are able to get out and enjoy a round. Some of the scenery on the course is excellent (e.g. teeing off on 16, I think, you just aim for the Washington Monument.). It is also one of the few places in DC where you get a good breeze in the summer months too! Once you get beyond these two items, however, the course rapidly loses its appeal.

The course conditions are below average at best. Due to the course's location out on East Potomac Park (which itself is basically a low-lying island), the course suffers from poor drainage throughout the year, a problem only exacerbated by heavy rains. When the Potomac River and Tidal Basin rise after it rains, the course becomes downright unplayable as water fills low-lying areas on the course, including cart paths, bunkers and even forming large pools in the middle of fairways.

Not only does the course suffer from poor maintenance, but the range at the driving range is in absolutely terrible condition. The driving range complex (the area you hit from) is a wonderful, two story structure open longer than nearly any other I've been to. The bays are excellent and provide users plenty of space. The range itself (the area your ball lands) is atrocious! Picture, if you can, indoor/outdoor carpet torn up and folded on top of itself by ball retrievers and windy conditions. The range is in such terrible conditions the ball retrievers wouldn't even go to ever area to retrieve balls.

All in all, the course is cheap and playable. If you have access to a car, however, why not get out and try the dozen or so other municipal courses withing a 30 minute drive in the same price point.

Burke Lake is an excellent par-3 course that challenges your short to intermediate game. All in all, not much has changed from he last time, some of the back tee boxes are fixed, but one remains a problem.

All in all, good value for your money and a fun course.

THE GOOD: The greens were in great shape given the weather Durham has had. Greens were fast, well maintained, and had difficult pin locations making the short game the most challenging part of the round. The fairways were wide and forgiving.

THE NOT SO GOOD: IN a number of places throughout the course, sections of grass on the fairways were gone. Instead of hitting off of grass you were shooting off hard, packed dirt and tree roots.

OVERALL: I will certainly go back and really enjoyed the course. I'll be curious to hear if/when the fairways will receive a little TLC but other than that it was an excellent round.

THE GOOD: The course was in great shape, all things considered. The greens were well-maintained and fast. The course wasn't crowded, even on a perfect spring day either.

THE BAD: Downed tree branches lined the rough along a handful of holes. Not sure if this was a project done by the staff that will be fixed or something unintentional that will not be, but it made any stray shots that much more troublesome.

OVERALL: I loved the course and will probably end up calling this my home course.

I'd lived just across the river from ANCC for half a decade and each time I'd take I-395, I'd be jealous of the folks out on the course. This past Christmas season, I had the opportunity to play ANCC and loved it. Now, it was Christmas so the course wasn't in the best shape (we had a few temporary greens and some of the fairways were in rough shape), but I still thoroughly enjoyed the course.

If you ever get the invite to Army Navy, don't even hesitate, just go play because you won't regret it.

The title says it all. This is a cheap local course located just outside of Chapel Hill proper. This is a no frills course. Don't expect much in terms of service and amenities.

The course was in somewhat poor shape, and the fairways are simple mowed local grass (no Bermuda grass or anything special). the Tee boxes are of similar quality. The greens are actually quite nice, however.

The best parts about this course are that it is 1) convenient to town and 2) kind of a hidden course. During my trip out, I was one of about 8 people on the entire course. I will be bringing my spouse back with me so she can learn the game without worrying about faster, and more serious players rushing us during her early rounds.

This was one of the better public courses I've played in the DC area; the greens, tee boxes and fairways were in excellent shape. The course wasn't particularly challenging, but had enough in terms of hazards and elevation changes to keep me guessing on how far my shots would carry.

I had been warned about the conditions at Rock Creek Park Golf Course before I played, but living in the nation's capitol at the time, I felt compelled to play it at least once. Unfortunately for me, the course was in terrible shape. The greens, fairways and tee boxes were scorched by the summer heat leaving everything a straw brown/golden color even in late September while the rough was still lush and green.

The course itself had some fun challenges as it dips in and out of Rock Creek Park, but those challenges didn't make up for the course conditions. I've heard that since Rock Creek Park Golf Course is on federal lands, there are restrictions in place regarding how much the course can be altered. Suffice it to say that it is not properly irrigated and after a summer of extreme heat, the course is in pretty bad shape.

I will probably play again, and on the recommendation of friends, will try to play in the spring when the ground is in much better condition.

The Plantation Course at Reynolds Plantation was my first private members course. I was astounded with every aspect of Reynolds Plantation from the service and amenities to the course conditions. The courses are well-maintained and in excellent condition. A few of the courses offer challenging lakeside shots and others require forced carries or conservative club selection based on power.

I would recommend the Plantation Course to anyone.

Burke Lake Golf Course is a pretty easy and straightforward 18-hole, Par-3 course.

A few holes feel challenging as the trees provide a psychological challenge and make the greens feel smaller and harder to hit than they are. In other locations, the holes feel wide open and offer a great opportunity to practice long approaches.

A few of the early holes (3-5) are hidden in a dark, well-shaded corner of the grounds. These tee boxes receive little light and coupled with the recent rains, the tee boxes were washed out and are in need of repair.