B-Man’s Review of Carolina Lakes Golf Club on 5/4/20

Carolina Lakes Golf Club

Date: 5/4/20 Mon Afternoon
Overall Rating:

"Best of the best"
Conditions: Perfect
Pace: 4 Hours
Cost: $37
Username: B-Man
Profile: Avid Golfer (about once a week)
Handicap: 8
Today's Score: 79
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My second perfect rating of the year. Carolina Lakes is in fabulous shape. The Bentgrass greens were immaculate and rolling true (and quick). Tees, fairways, bunkers were all good. I couldn’t find a thing to nitpick all day. Everything was in great condition. The layout is challenging yet scoreable and it includes several picturesque and memorable holes, including the par 5 13th (reachable in two if you challenge the water on the left with your approach), par 4 14th that follows it going up the hill and the short (driveable if you risk the water on the right) par 4 15th. Then there’s the murderous par 3 16th with a long water hazard carry to a green guarded by a huge bunker (it looks like a series of bunkers but it’s one continuous “trap”). Few courses have such an indelible layout like this – where you will remember so many of the holes. I love this course and the facilities are also top-notch with a great practice/learning area as well as a huge clubhouse / restaurant. Look for deals through GolfNow to book your tee times, though. I went through the course website and would have paid twice what I did through GN ($73 vs $37 for a weekday afternoon). Carolina Lakes is in my local Charlotte Top 3. Go play it!