IM4DHERD’s Review of River Oaks Golf Club on 7/27/12

River Oaks Golf Club

Date: 7/27/12 Fri Afternoon
Overall Rating:

"Great course"
Conditions: Good - normal wear/tear
Pace: < 3 Hours
Cost: $20
Username: IM4DHERD
Profile: Avid Golfer (about once a week)
Handicap: 12.1
Today's Score: 89
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I Live in Huntersville. Normally play Verdict Ridge, Glen Oaks, Fox Den, Birkdale & Skybrook (although am not a fan of CT mgmt’s lackadaisical attitude towards conditions),Rock Barn and Warrior, sometimes Red Bridge. River Oaks is now definitely added back into the rotation. Have played here often, back through when it was Buffalo Shoals National, but gave it up a couple of year ago when there was no grass anywhere but on the some tees and greens. Had read that new management was making great improvements and saw a recent good review here so gave it another chance today. Fairways were all in really good shape, greens the same for the most part. Certainly hardpan in a lot of the rough and some on some fairways, but if you’d seen this place a couple of years ago, you’d never believe it now. Traps were in great shape. Where it’s thin you can see where they are planting to make it better. Definitely one of the best layouts within an hour of Charlotte (10 minutes from 77 off 40 at Statesville – JUST off
I40 Exit 141)…I’d put the layout itself up against the Jones course at Rock Barn.