- "Average"
 I've always enjoyed this course, but the conditions are not great right now. Greens are very firm (too firm) and full of poa annua, so while the speed is ok, they're very bumpy. Fairways are dry and hard and not much rough - goes from fairway to dirt on most holes. Not terrible, but far from the best around. I'll give it another chance later in the year. Read The Review
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- "Great course"
 Greens are in excellent shape - very full and smooth and speed is decent. Fairways are great for being dormant, and most tees are in very good shape and bunkers were excellent. Fun layout with a wide variety of holes.
Great customer service in the pro shop and snack bar. We played in 4 hours on a busy day.
Would highly recommend Waterford. Very good experience. Read The Review
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- "Below average"
 Most greens have 10-20% damage from what appears to have been fungus. Greens crew has added sand to the bare spots to try to keep things playable, but they're a challenge. Fairways are good, tees are average and rough is dormant but fairly full. The crew has done a good job removing leaves and significant work was taking place on the course to remove and thin out small trees and scrub brush.
It appears they're working hard to improve course conditions and I haven't played the course in about 18 mos, so I'm not sure if it's significantly better than some of the negative reviews posted in the past 6-9 mos.
Very good customer service from the pro shop, starter and snack bar. Really like the layout here and it's a fun course to play, so I'm pulling for them to keep up the improvements. But - greens are the most important part of the experience when playing a new course and those need to be better. Read The Review
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- "Best of the best"
 Having moved to Charlotte in October '23, I'd say Verdict Ridge is the best public or semi-private course I've played. Excellent condition - greens, tees and bunkers were really nice. Staff was very friendly and helpful and for the senior rate of $55, it's fantastic value. Enjoyed the layout - lots of variety and several sets of tees to choose from. Nicely stocked pro-shop, good snack bar/restaurant as well and excellent practice area I could play this course every day and never get bored - lots of elevation changes, green undulations and uneven lies. Overall, very challenging but fair golf course. I would highly recommend playing here. Read The Review
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- "Great course"
 Good layout with many doglegs. Challenging layout that tests every part of your game. Fairways were perfect and aprons and chipping areas around the greens were in excellent condition. Bunkers were all raked and in very good condition. Most tee boxes were excellent; however a few of the par 3 tees were pretty thin. Customer service in the pro shop, restaurant and the beverage cart were all outstanding. Well-stocked pro shop and decent food menu. The only negative comment is regarding the greens - lots of brown spots, some fungus and burn spots and a large number of ball marks. Speed was decent and they rolled fine - but they were a long way from great or perfect. Unfortunately, this time of year with high temps and high humidity, bentgrass greens are tough to maintain in the south. Will definitely play Olde Sycamore again, but will likely wait until fall when the cooler weather will give the greens a chance to thrive. Hopefully, down the road, they are considering replacing bentgrass with bermuda. Read The Review
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- "Great course"
 Enjoyed playing the Tradition. Fairly tight course and challenging off the tee - it could be a long day if you're spraying the driver. Fairways were in very good shape and greens were smooth and decent speed. We teed off at 11:00 am on a Sunday and got around in just over 4 hours - we only waited on one hole. A few of the par 3 tee boxes were a little rough, but overall very good course conditions. Very challenging layout and a course I'll definitely play again. I would recommend playing this course. Read The Review
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- "Great course"
 First time playing Eagle Chase - great golf course and challenging layout. Very hilly layout - felt like I was in the Ozarks in southern Missouri. Several elevated tees and greens with lots of variety. Par 5s are all fair and challenging and the course has a very good set of par 3s. Greens are firm (I think that's just they way all Diamond Zoysia greens are), but were in great shape at a decent speed and rolled true. Tee boxes and fairways were both in very good shape. Holes 11-13 are super challenging and beautiful (par 5 over water, long par 3 with trouble left and right and a short par 4 where you drive over water with a tricky green waiting). All in all a very solid golf course that I will definitely play again. Weekday rate of $49 was very fair. Not much of a restaurant/snack bar if that's important to you. Practice area is excellent. Read The Review
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- "Worth playing"
 First time playing Birkdale. Loved the layout - lots of variety and the course overall was in great condition. The new greens putted great - both speed and condition. New bunkers look and play great. They're in the process of building luxury apartments and a hotel nearby, so no driving range for the time being and a temporary parking area with a shuttle to and from the clubhouse. Decent pro shop, excellent service all around and a nice tavern to have a cold one after the round. Golf carts appear to be new also. I'd definitely play it again. Read The Review
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