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Description

Located just off Highway 321 five miles north of Lincolnton and easily accessible from Highway 16, Glen Oaks is a well-established, semi-private course that opened for play in 1967. The Management and Membership take great pride in landscaping, manicuring and maintaining some of the finest fairways, bunkers and greens to be found in the area. The course features a challenging and interesting layout with some severe doglegs and carries over water on 7 holes.

Notes

Claims to have the best junior golf program in the area. It begins in April with an 8-week instruction course and runs thru the summer with matches at Glen Oaks and other courses in the Catawba Valley.

B-Man's Take

I haven't played Glen Oaks yet, but due to regular rave reviews from other players, it's high on my must-play list.

Most Recent Reviews

• 9/9/25 - Review by Slick

  "Below average"

  Gone to Pot! Have always enjoyed Glen Oaks over the decades, however its now in the worst condition in my memory! A friend of mine who is a member has recently told me it was horrible, but I had to see it for myself! He also says the course is up For Sale. Bare dirt areas in many fairway, with greens having issues as well! Sad to see this! I guess they have been too focused on the huge Dog Fight Groups several days per week. They might need to refocus and hire a better Maintenance Manager. Hopefully at some point GOaks will return to its prior enjoyable conditions!

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• 3/29/25 - Review by Joe

  "Great course"

  Had a great time at Glen Oaks. Course is good shape, welcoming and fun atmosphere! There are a two greens currently under construction so there are temporary greens, however all others were in really nice shape. Very much recommend giving this track a shot!

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• 6/21/22 - Review by CarolinaGolfer

  "Great course"

  Have been playing here on & off for nearly 40 yrs. I’ve found it very hard to top… especially if you like golfing where it’s calm, clean, & neat with decent patrons around you. Much like the town of Maiden itself, Glen Oaks is a nice, relaxed family oriented facility where prices are reasonable. It’s actually a better bargain than all of its neighboring courses.. especially ones in the Statesville direction. The facilities here are top notch.., the clubhouse is relatively brand new as are the Golf Carts which are always spotless! Like many older courses that started small and evolved Glen Oaks has a few odd holes for sure… however I consider that to be ‘character’.

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• 4/16/22 - Review by The Good Son

  "Below average"

  Not worth the ~50min drive if you live in Charlotte. While I thought the layout of the course was interesting, the overall conditions weren't great. Beat up tee boxes, some patch rough and fairways, etc. The par 3 8th hole is currently using a temp green cut into an adjacent hill. They recently punched and sanded their greens fwiw. Likely won't be going back anytime soon.

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• 7/9/20 - Review by bobello22

  "Great course"

  Second time playing this course and I like it more and more every time. In my opinion the course offers a great balance of scoring holes with challenging holes. The greens and the fairways are in excellent condition. Pace of play was good, there were groups in front of us but overall we didn't have to wait and pace of play was right on average. Everyone has always been great, pro shop, snack bar, etc. Only issue is since I live on west side of Charlotte it's a 50 minute drive. If it was closer I would play here twice a week!

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Updates From the Forum

• 02/24/13 - Wulfpack posted "Glen Oaks Clubhouse Destroyed"

  First Emerald Lake. Now Glen Oaks. What a shame.
  
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• 07/02/12 - IM4DHERD replied to "Glen Oaks, Maiden NC"

  Can't post a review since it is not included in the listing, but everyone should know about Glen Oaks in Maiden, just north of Lincolnton. About 15 minutes further than Verdict Ridge and I rate it over VR in regards to conditions an even layout. A very lush, well established course with lots of water and very well tended traps. A number of holes with a little bit of funky to them, as has VR. Best greens and fairways I have seen in the greater Charlotte area and this has been the case every time I have been there. Greens were a little slow today, but with temps in the 100s, I would rather see a little slow than a little dead.
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