"Average"
Course was in OK shape given the amount of rain we have gotten. Several areas with drainage/moisture problems. A few tee boxes were aerated and sanded. Bunkers were solid and greens were in better shape than typical at this course and rolled decent.
I played yesterday at Ballantyne for the first time. Really enjoyed the course and would love to play there again. Which leads me to my question.
Does anybody know when the best time to play there is on the weekend to get a good rate? Do they have a twilight rate after 2pm or 4pm or something like that?
I can never find any online discounts for this course on clickitgolf.com and the like.
Ballantyne Resort is one of the most expensive public courses in the Charlotte, and rarely gives good discounts.
However, and this is unprecedented, on clickitgolf.com, 2 for $70 Mon-Thu or 2 for $110 Sat-Sun, rounds must be played this month so there is only one week left.
If you work in the Ballantyne Corporate park you can get 20-25% percent off everything, still pricey. It is a nice course but not that nice.
Once in a while they offer a weekday twilight rate of under $40.
They have just started showing up on clickitgolf and so I am hopeful that we will see more deals soon. I work and live near it so I would love to see that.
There is no place on this site to review this course, but I played today! (01/24/12) at 1 pm right when the sun came out, the course was wet, busy, slow (4.5 hr), but only $35. I love the layout, the tees were green and the greens firm. Their greens are usually fast, tough and true, but today not so much, but not bad for the season.
phatdba: You need to create a profile first, then you can post reviews for any course. Here’s the link:
I have a profile, but the courses is a list of values and does not include Ballantyne Resort, and I couldn’t figure out how to enter it.
phatdba: Gotcha. The problem is that the official name of the course is “The Golf Club at Ballantyne” now. It’s no longer referred to as Ballantyne Resort. So look for that next time you want to post a review.
"Average"
Course was in OK shape given the amount of rain we have gotten. Several areas with drainage/moisture problems. A few tee boxes were aerated and sanded. Bunkers were solid and greens were in better shape than typical at this course and rolled decent.