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Description

Hidden among the farms in Union County, Charlotte National winds through the woods, with no neighborhood homes to intrude on golf. This course opened in 1996 and has a very diverse layout, with the full range of challenges: length, water, elevation, wind, and fast greens. The greens were redone in 2018 with Sunday Ultra Dwarf Bermuda grass and they are now consistently good year-round. In 2014, the course replaced their longtime trailer clubhouse with a modern, spacious clubhouse and full-service grill. The club hosts a very popular annual event called Margaritaville -- sign up early if you'd like to participate.

Notes

This course is very friendly and accommodating to all golfers and groups. Easy to get out as a single and they will often suggest a different starting hole for you so you can fit in with the groups on the course and enjoy a good pace of play. The twilight rates and weekday specials are the best value in Charlotte.

B-Man's Take

Fun course, off the beaten path. Good mix of difficulty throughout the round, but the last 3 holes are brutal. This course is kept in very good shape and the greens always roll true. My favorite hole is #15, a long dogleg left par 5 with a second shot over a creek and a big tree in the middle of the second fairway. I have a few hell holes on this course, including the closing 3 holes, but the one that always seems to get me is the #1 handicap hole, the long par 4 #5, with water on both sides of the fairway. The 18th can play like a short par 5 with water guarding the dogleg left, often leaving a 200+ yard uphill approach to the green. I can count on one hand the number of pars I've made on the closing hole in probably 50 rounds of play here.

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Most Recent Reviews

• 3/19/25 - Review by GinMillDJ

  "Great course"

  Winter condition fairways (dormant and pretty damp in a lot of areas) Greens are in excellent shape. Fun track.

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• 3/12/25 - Review by GinMillDJ

  "Great course"

  Aside from winter conditions/dormant fairways, CLT National definitely has several drainage issues on some of the fairways. Greens were in great shape. Bunkers and tee boxes were good. Fun layout.

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• 3/8/25 - Review by Joe

  "Great course"

  First time playing Charlotte National and really enjoyed it! Conditions were good, particularly for this time of year and the greens were in nice shape! Enjoyed the course layout and flow and will definitely be going back for more!

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• 6/22/24 - Review by Ace

  "Worth playing"

  Another solid round of golf at Charlotte National. The course is crispy and the greens are quite firm, but that is to be expected with the lack of rain recently. The greens did roll true and pins were in some difficult positions - several pins were just a couple yards on the green and some were right on the spine of slopes. The only issue on the day was the pace of play - 5+ hours on a 90-degree day was not ideal and I did not see a ranger on the course to keep the pace moving.

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• 12/22/23 - Review by cswan14

  "Great course"

  Finally made it out to play Charlotte National and absolutely loved it. The greens are pristine, even at this time of year when everything else is brown. The course is awesome and brings a good amount of thought into club selection and course management due to hazard placement, doglegs, etc. Really enjoyed playing out here where there isn't a house in sight and everyone was so welcoming. Can't wait to get out there again!

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Updates From the Forum

• 06/15/24 - B-Man replied to "Charlotte National"

  I haven't played the Natty in awhile but got this update from one of my X followers: "Play there at least every week in our league. We have Interclub too this year with Tega, Palisades and Highland creek. Greens look good each time, a bit fuzzy from all the rain last week Friday but temporary and definitely not lost in anyway. Good local course for the money."
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• 05/12/14 - B-Man posted "Plane crashes on Charlotte National 8th hole"

  I pulled up for my round yesterday just moments after this plane crash. Had to skip #8 and play #9 twice because they had the area taped off with police cars next to the fairway:
  
  Small plane crash in Union Co. injures 3 adults, child
  
  Crazier than that, though, was the fact that I tweeted a photo about it and got a reply from a lady whose brother and nephew were in the plane. She was asking me for updates (!). I think all is well, though, as w! e received word that the 4 people were in stable condition.
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• 03/11/13 - DrSchteeve replied to "Charlotte National allowing fivesomes?"

  Yes they routinely allow fivesomes, even on busy spring and summer weekends. One rumor is that the course owner plays in a fivesome regularly. I will say that even with fivesomes the pace is sometimes OK - they do ranger it fairly well.
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• 03/11/13 - Mike posted "Charlotte National allowing fivesomes?"

  First of all I love Charlotte National. Very nice people and the greens are always in great shape, I love the layout with some hard and some easy holes.
  
  With that said, the past few times I have been out there I have seen fivesomes on the course. One time there were 4 or 5 groups backed up behind the fivesome waiting on tees. The other time it was a fivsome going from 9 to 10 so no impact on me as I was just starting my round. I am hoping this is not a new policy and was allwed because it was winter, Hopefully this does not happen into spring and summer as my favorite course will be eliminated the first time I have a five and a half round due to a slow fivesome.
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• 07/11/11 - Jamie replied to "Charlotte National"

  Played for the first time at Charlotte National in over a year on Saturday 7/9/11. Course was in good shape except for the bunkers - some had little to no sand. Greens were recently mini-punched, and unusually slow. They rolled well, but you needed s sledgehammer on uphill putts. As for the clubhouse, still a trailer, so there still really isn't one. After 15 years in business - if the trailer continues to deteriorate, they will be forced to either build a clubhouse or shut down. At some point something has to give. Very strange situation for such a good course.
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