B-Man’s Review of Mooresville Golf Club on 5/15/22

Mooresville Golf Club

Date: 5/15/22 Sun Morning
Overall Rating:

"Great course"
Conditions: Good - normal wear/tear
Pace: 5 Hours
Cost: Not entered
Username: B-Man
Profile: Avid Golfer (about once a week)
Handicap: 11
Today's Score: Not entered
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Played Sunday in TheGrintTour’s Classic at Mooresville. Overall, the course was in great shape. The greens were typically immaculate, rolling quick and true – watch out for some of the pin positions near slopes! Tee boxes and fairways were lush and green, except for signs of heavy play. I did end up in one sand-filled fairway divot and a few of the par 3 tee boxes were divot minefields. Bunkers were in good shape and I didn’t notice any maintenance issues throughout the course.

My only *complaint* is the inconsistent markings of hazard areas. In a tournament, you have to play things very strictly. If an area of high grass or marsh is not marked Red, you have to play it as a lost ball if you don’t find it or unplayable if you do find it but don’t have a shot. This made the course play very difficult. I went through scorecards and probably 2/3 of the field had at least an 8 or worse – there was even a 13! I lost a couple of balls in the high grass, which comes into play on many holes: #1, #5, #8, #11, #13, #15, #16, #17, #18. Several of those are not marked as Red hazards. This slowed play tremendously and led to those high scores.

The other difficult aspects of this course are the long, forced carries from the tee on several holes: #1, #8, #10, #11, #16. In some cases, those carries are 175-200 yards to safely reach the fairway from the White Men’s tees. So, by no means is this a course I would bring a beginner or high handicapper to play.

If your game is in good shape and you can putt slick, Bermuda greens well, you will like this course. It’s kept in great shape and has top-notch amenities, including an excellent practice area.