It was 1994 that I last played this course. It has the distinction of being THE OLDEST public course in the State built in 1929. Built by a group led by A.E. Finley of Carter-Finley Stadium fame, the course was originally designed by architect George W. Cobb known for Quail Hollow in CLT. It's short but fast at 6,088 yards for a par of 70. I was in town attending a family function so me and Loren who worked at EAL going back to 1978 decided to play here. My friend made the Tee time on line using a 3rd party service so he did get charged $15.00 in on-line fees. To play 18 on Saturday morning with a cart was $47.50 per person. Check in at the Pro Shop with Robert was smooth. I got a Nike RGA logo golf shirt, 30% off. I talked to the lady at the snack bar who was real nice and she explained you can order on the GPS from your cart on the 8th tee box. Nice food selection on the menu and she said for 'hot dogs' no need to advance order. They have a Cart Crew that will help you find your electric cart and there was little mix up with our designated cart #41 not being in sight. One of the crew found it as it had just been cleaned even though there were about a dozen sitting out. Carts are electric with GPS, ours had broken plexiglass screen and I noticed several had the same problem. We were on guard for off target flying golf balls for the entire 18 holes. It had rained about 2 inches the evening before so we were disappointed it was 'cart path only'. The nice part was that it had cooled off considerably with an overcast sky and 71 degrees. We got paired with another twosome, Ryan and Arron, both local and great golf partners and we had quite a few laughs along the way. They have NO driving range. They do have a practice putting green and a separate chipping area but with no bunkers. They do have a Starter but we did not see a single RANGER at all. Even though they have a sign 'proper golf attire required' we saw that it was not enforced. Not a terrible course overall but the greens are in BAD shape. There are weeds, crabgrass and clover on every green. Dead spots all over in some cases. Don't expect your putts to roll true, they won't. They are in the midst of a course upgrade so you'll see heavy equipment and construction material scattered about the course. The tees boxes were a bit sketchy with patchy weeds and divots but every hole had a stone marker indicating the hole and the distances from the tee boxes. The fairways were in good shape for the most part, wide and wider and not a lot of trouble when OB. There were NO fairway way bunkers and VERY few green side bunkers. Very little water comes into play and one Par 3 over a pond on the back. One standout highlight on my card on hole #9, I chipped in a 'dunk' birdie from about 20 yards out which was a first for me. The PACE of play was awful, there were a lot of 'rookie and less experienced golfers' that impacted pace of play and with cart path only it made for a FIVE hour round. The word is they have $3.5M designated for course upgrades. I hope they invest it in green improvements. It's a great location, close in to central city and easy to find and only about 10 minutes from Gorman and I-40 ramp. read more

Excellent customer service! The course was very well maintained. For the price, it is definitely worth it! Wide fairways so its hard for you to lose your balls. Only downside is that it was raining hard on us so we didn't get to finish the round, but was so happy we were surrounded by lots of greenery! Club rentals were $25. They have different sizes of golf clubs for rentals. read more

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Beautiful sights nice fairways and side areas. Lots and lots of grass. Pine trees separating and protecting adjacent fairways. I do think that they should trim the grass a little more. Even on the fairways, the ball sinks into the grass bit. And if you hit to the sides of the fairway, there's a high chance it sinks so much the ball is hidden in grass. Some of the greens are meh. There's a descent amount of weeds to the point where it's fairly bumpy. Nothing detrimental for an amateur. read more

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amazing customer service very nice people. I like this place a lot. very nice grass too

Decent golf course at reasonable price. There many more higher value golf courses in the immediate area; River Ridge and the Neuse are two great alternatives. read more

Recently participated in a golf tourney at RGA. I had not tee'd it up there since slick willy was in office! Then and now, it is a good track, and value. I was too distracted to gather the 411 on greens/carts fees. My educated guess is, it is still affordable. We played the Stockholders 9, and the front 9. They are a fair test; not too long, wooded, bunkered, and medium sized greens. Speaking of greens, they rolled well, and were in good condition. Golf pro is the son of State's former wrestling coach, Bob Guzzo, and he was a proud host. Course is aging well, and it provided some great memories on a sunny autumn day. Thanks RGA. read more

Raleigh Golf Association - WPC Wrestling tourney! - Golf Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I posted a review about a week ago and even though I was disappointed with my experience I went back for another round. It is my home course and I play there more than anywhere else. But I must say it was obvious on my last visit that RGA is working to improve the experience there so I just wanted to point that out and give them more stars on this review. The course could still be in better shape but the service was obviously improving. I hear new greens are in the works I hope it doesn't raise the fees too much. read more

Oh my gosh these greens are terrible. Do not pay for this course the man at the desk was rude and the greens are filled with weeds. The greens are barley playable. This is mid July and it looks like they haven't been touched since the spring. Ball is bumping and bouncing all over. Very disappointed. Take your business elsewhere very crappy and slow. read more

Played this place a bunch of times. It's pretty beat up, but now is everything else at this price. I would play here more but pace of play is so slow for such a short course. 5hour rounds on a weekday afternoon is just crazy, and this has happened more than once. read more

2.5 stars. Place is in a decent shape, solid price and you can usually get a tee time a day or two ahead. Friendly staff. Could try harder with their tee boxes definitely. It's always backed up here especially during the warmer months. Also, they're always super slow making your food though so don't order without expecting the wait at the turn. read more

on the turn the food/drinks takes 1 hr! this is very frustrating, its every weekend too read more

Great course for the money. Pro shop knows what they are doing. Eric/Erick goes above and beyond.

We have been looking forward to playing RGA. It was as advertised, challenging for us beginners. We played 9 holes with our 84 year old parents. They loved it. However, we got bombed from behind TWICE and the guys said, quote, "wow we've never hit it that far in our life". Twice. Avoid this course if you want to have a casual round without being threatened and intimidated by other players. No marshal or starter. If you don't care about being hit from behind, or even better, if you like to target other players in front of you, this is the place read more

Good course for the money. Open fairways on most holes. Greens were very slow. Be realistic, for half the cost of other area courses it's a solid round of round. read more

terrible service, led by Justin, guy does not give 2 sh-** about service.

Over priced for a course that is constantly in a rough shape. I've played here several times and not once has the greens been not awful. Horrible. No driving range - this has always been a huge shortcoming for this course. I normally don't play here by choice, it's usually some event or invite. Each time I'm reminded of the horrendous greens. This course is way way over priced. read more

Non snotty golfers of the world rejoice!!!!! RGA is great for those of us who enjoy a nice afternoon on the links but aren't too hip with the 'I can't believe Rory wore those pants to the course' crowd. No collared shirt? No problem. No pants? No problem. RGA has progressively upgraded over the years, but is very affordable compared to most of the courses around town. Plus it's not a goat track like some of the 'cheaper' courses. Of course RGA is not Prestonwood but for what you pay you get a nice round of golf. They also offer you the option of walking ANYTIME which hardly any courses offer. A tip to the wise..... rather than paying the $15ish cart fee, just rent a pull cart for $3 from the pro shop and walk the course. You'll get some exercise and won't break the wallet to boot. Another tip..... go after 5 during the summer and you can walk 9 holes for between $14 and $17 depending on the day. Make sure to go to RGA at non-peak times. They DO NOT take tee times so it can be very crowded early in the morning, right at 2 when the rates go down, or on extremely nice weather days. read more

I was very impressed by the condition of the course considering it POURED rain the night before. Usually public courses can be quite rough (no pun intended) but everything was in good order. We were restricted to the cart paths, but they could have opened it up. The old man serving as the ranger was a little ambitious at times, giving us hell for bunching up (we had 5, so he wanted us to play 3 & 2). We weren't holding anyone up, so it really shouldn't have been a big deal, but whatever. I paid $49 on a Saturday morning to golf and ride a cart. I thought that was a little high for a municipal course, but again, since it was in good condition, I felt better about what I had paid by the end of the round. From a competition level, it probably isn't too challenging to the seasoned golfer, but it wasn't so easy or basic that I would call it boring. The sand traps could use some work (and to be a bit more plentiful, instead of just grass bunkers). read more

I like playing here simply for the convenience. No practice facility besides a spare green that I think used to be a hole. From the back tees, it's mostly driver/flip wedge with a couple longer par 4's. Par 3's can be a little tough, but it needs a challenge. Par 5's are all easily reachable if you hit the ball 270 plus. I don't even know if they take official tee times. We booked one through a 3rd party online, got there an hour early on a packed weekend, and they just said to "fit in line where we could." read more

Played here yesterday while in town for work. Yes, this is not a meticulously maintained Donald Ross designed championship course, but it doesn't pretend to be nor does it charge as such. For the price, this is a great course to get out and practice, take new players too, and get yours kids into the sport. The staff was very friendly and I enjoyed my short afternoon there. read more

If you want to play the worst golf course in Raleigh, play RGA. The fairways are filled with areas without grass, and anything off the fairway is unplayable because of the rocks, tree roots and dirt. The greens are bumpy and filled with broadleaf weeds. Many of the tee boxes are just dirt and sand, no grass. And the cart paths will kill you if you're not careful due to the huge bumps and eroding pavement. They should pay you to play here, it's that bad. Added to all this is the fact that most of the people playing are terrible, so you constantly have balls flying into your fairway from adjoining fairways, and the play is slow because people in front of you are hitting their shots 30 yards at a time. Play ANYWHERE other than here if you want to enjoy golf. read more

I don't know what's really going on with this place, but it is borderline unplayable right now. The greens are terrible, the rough has barely been mowed, many of the tees are close to bald, the drainage is bad...I don't know, it wasn't this bad in the spring, it's almost like they've just let it go. Yes, it's cheap, but right now it's not even worth the bargain price. read more

You get about exactly what you pay for. This course is great for beginners and average players. It's extremely short so don't expect to even need the driver. The greens were very slow but well maintained for the value of the course. I enjoyed playing here and it's fairly open except for some tough finishing holes. My only complaint is that the pace of play was very slow. I ended up behind a group that formed a 5some and what would have been an enjoyable round turned into a long and slow 5 and some hour round. read more

The course with the exception of the greens and sand are tolerable and the price is usually fair. You can use a senior or student discount if you are eligible and get the price down to 17$ to walk during the week or 29$ to ride. I suggest using their website to prepay and save a few bucks. Make sure to check their rates first though because some of them aren't a deal at all. The greens play like a sandpit. You need to slam the ball to get it to move at all. I don't play that much golf and maybe when I do I have just been spoiled but it almost messed up your putting game playing here. The rest of the course is fairly easy but fun enough for the price you pay. read more

Fun local golf course. Friendly staff. No tee times. The back nine wears me out!

We had an 11:20 tee time and when we arrived yhey didn't have anymore carts. They over book tee times to the point that 1-2 groups were waiting on each tee box we went to. Marshall didn't control play because there was nothing he could to speed up play. Took 5.5 hours to play 18. read more

Terrible Golf Course. They charge $30 green fee regardless of age. No Senior discount. This is only a $22 course at most. Greens are terrible. Divots all over the green. Looks like a bunch of hackers with no golf etiquette play here. Appears very few people repair divots. One of the worst courses in the area. read more

For $38 with a cart on a Saturday early afternoon it's hard to beat. The fairways were in moderate to good shape especially after the large rain showers in the last week. The rough was acceptable though missing grass in more locations than not. The greens while in good shape were exceptionally slow to the point of feeling as though it was well overdue for cutting. Moderately busy but a fairly quick round. Not a difficult course, wider fairways backing to other fairways, mishits are not treated with penalty as you can play off most areas. read more

Great old school course for beginners and advanced players. I would suggest playing during the week but if you have to play on the weekend expect a long round. Greens are always in great shape and are consistent. Only down side is that they do not have a driving range but they do have a nice putting green and chipping area to warm up on. read more

We made a tee time online for 2 for 9 holes but got there early. They were more than willing to let us go then as it wasn't busy which was great. However, didn't realize they didn't have a driving range. as we would have liked to have hit a bucket first. We did like their putting green which was big and well maintained. Overall, the course was well maintained and no water hazards. I'd play it again. read more

Nice course at a reasonable price. My game could have been better but I can't dock them for that!

What a rip off..... $45.00 to stand in line for 1.5 hrs to start our game. The fairways are like a "cow pasture". The greens were in decent shape, but the course is in no way worth the price you pay. Too many other courses around Raleigh to play for less money and better course. Please do not waste your time or money. read more

staff friendly, golfers friendly, nice walk, but golf course is poorly maintained, layout is uninspired, do not recommend if you love golf, but decent deal for beginners read more

It is an ok course but their customer service is the worst of any course in the area. They let members without tee times cut non-members with tee times right in front of them. This may keep members there but it will certainly keep prospective new members away. They don't allow coolers on the course even though the only other courses in the area that do this are expensive and much nicer. They arrive late many times on the weekend. You can't schedule tee times at 7:20 if you don't even make it to the course until 7:20-7:30. They force singles to combine carts even if they are not together which is a recipe for disaster as well. I was out in front of everyone by myself and they came to hole #4 with another single and had him start there and combined us into one cart. They actually cost themselves money on that one since I was going to play extra but did not because the other single slowed me down. They would be a gold mine with better customer service. Not all, but many have horrible attitudes! read more