Eagle Ridge Golf Club

Absolutely NO rangers. The course is absolute chaos. It is clogged with 5 somes and other very slow groups… it brings new meaning to the golf adage, «While we’re young». The groups are rude, do not adhere to golf etiquette and ABSOLUTELY will not let you play through. I was a single and they would not let me play through. So, if you think you are gonna get in a few holes during lunch or between meetings… forget it. And don’t even think of taking a supplier or a client there.

This use to be a great course. Since Fred Smith Company has bought the course it has gone downhill. If you have played any of FSC courses you know what I mean. No starters. No rangers. Minimal upkeep on course and facilities. It is cheap as far as membership goes but you get what you pay for. It is a shame because this course could be one of the best in the area.

I hope people read this because coming from a big city where people use Unilocal as a great source for unfamiliar destinations I was a little worried that this course only had a few credible reviews. Needless to say my dad and I were in Raleigh for the NCAA tournament and we wanted to play golf during the break between games. We searched all over Unilocal and even asked people where we should play. Someone recommended this course and we made a tee time. Before analyzing this review please know that we didn’t expect much being that it’s in the end of March and usually courses around this time of year aren’t maintained as well.
However, my dad and I were absolutely appalled by the maintenance of this course. We expected brown fairways (Bermuda grass) but not just brown dry dirt in the middle of the fairways. It seems every shot that was down the middle came to rest on sections of the fairways without any grass. It was like hitting off a hardwood floor. Therefore trying to hit an approach shot was useless… The ball just came off the club without any trajectory or feel. Their tee boxes were awful and their greens were slow. Even the rough was just dry land grassless turf.
We were just furious that a great 77 degree day was ruined by a course that wasn’t maintained properly over the winter.
Also, for those of you who have never played this course don’t expect to have any idea where the creeks, water, or brush is located on the course. There are absolutely zero markings on the scoresheet or on the tee boxes. How are you supposed to know that about 230 yards dead straight there is a small creek that crosses the fairway? How many times did we hit a shot that we THOUGHT was perfect only to find out it came to rest in water or a brush of shrubs and weeds crossing the fairway. It was disastrous. Please PLEASE correct this… Give people some kind of idea what is ahead.
The staff was extremely friendly and the facility itself was nice but the course needs some work. I hope the summer months are much better for you golfers at Eagle Ridge.

I have played a lot of golf in the area and this is a solid course. The fairways and greens were rock hard but that is no fault of the management. Had a good round and a great time. A few observations:
Pros:
–overall good conditions, greens were true and well maintained, sharp and well kept bunkers
–plenty of yardage markers
–fair course, not tricked out, every hole is birdeable if played correctly.
–overall pretty good and varied design, back is noticeably better than front in my opinion
–price was OK ($ 50 on the weekend at 1:25 pm)
Cons:
–no set of tees between blacks (~6900) and whites (~6300, and even shorter because they were usually moved up)
–staff was ehhh, no ranger or starter, lots of tees left on teeboxes that should have been picked up
-#4 and 6 are both really weak holes, 4 is just very lame and 6 is gimmicky
–slow pace of play… proximity to Raleigh? No rangers? Beautiful weekend day? Round took about 5 hours
Recommended. Other courses in the area that are in the same vein but slightly better in my opinion: Heritage, The Preserve at Jordan Lake, Chapel Ridge. Duke and Finley a step above those

The course is usually in really good shape. One of the best public courses in Raleigh. That is the major plus of playing here. You can get a round for about $ 45 during the week. They have a driving range that is closed on Thursdays.
The con is that the staff can be very ehhhhh. Two weeks ago they didn’t make any attempt to be friendly, booked my twosome at the same time as another threesome, had no starter or rangers anywhere on the course, and play was slow behind a foursome that never waived our twosome through.

Eagle Ridge is a very well kept course with smooth, fast greens, generous fairways and plenty of challenge for golfers of all abilities. The staff is quick and friendly both in the pro shop and in the clubhouse bar and restaurant.
Designed and built by Tom Kite with Bob Cupp, the holes follow the hilly terrain, with plenty of elevation changes. Putting your ball on the right level of green is paramount to good scoring, as is staying in the wide fairways.
Eagle Ridge is longer than nearby Crooked Creek, has wider fairways and is in better overall condition. It is a semi-​private course built in the middle of a neighborhood built by the same developers as North Raleigh’s Wakefield Plantation.
Be careful on the tenth hole — members call it «Three Par Threes» because the Par 5 requires three well-​aimed shots to avoid disaster. #10 has three fairways, with a winding creek guarding the left side and in between all the way down. Not a driver hole!
#17, another Par 5, does allow long hitters to go for the green in two, but it has a narrow and sloping putting surface that drops about twenty feet into a creek as well. Good players can have a chance at eagle, average folks better lay up and use a wedge to get on.
#18 is the signature hole, with a lake on the left of the fairway and in front of the green, with the same creek that guards #17 on the right. Depending on the drive, the approach can be a long forced carry or a simple 8 iron. The green itself is divided by a drop in the front that requires placing the ball on the correct side in order to two putt. Bad approach shots are punished.
Eagle Ridge is usually pretty busy in the summer on the weekends, be sure to call early to book tee times. Getting there is an easy drive about 10 – 15 south of downtown Raleigh, slightly less from the South Saunders exit on I-​440.

Overpriced for $ 65.00. Tom Kite course with tough hilly holes. Had 10:00am tee time on Sunday 5÷3÷09. Course backed up on Par 3’s resulted in a six hour round. Saw one Ranger all day riding around not doing a thing to speed up play. There are better options in the area. Try Crooked Creek or the Preserve at Jordan Lake for better value.