Have to shout out to Deer Brook in Shelby. Play there once a quarter or so and have never been disappointed. Played this afternoon (18 holes – 2 hours) on a Golfnow.com $22 deal. I put these fairways, teeboxes and greens right up there with Glen Oaks as the best in the area. Looks like they have recently re-done their sand traps as well. All full and fluffy.

A bit further out, but consider that it is not much further for someone in, say, Ballantyne than Red Bridge is for someone in Gastonia.

Addendum: These were (or seemed to be) the fastest greens I’ve played in a while. Fast is a good quality in good greens. These were not punitive, but if like me you shoot to be a foot long rather than a foot short, you will wind up as often as not 6-8 feet past. I lost 8-10 strokes to putting…Can “blame” myself for 3-4 of those and the rest to the greens being faster than I am used to.

I’d like to nominate Deer Brook Golf Club to be included in the course listings. A great layout, always in great shape, full clubhouse and very affordable. I’d put it in my top 5 if it were in the listing.

Awesome, I am playing there ( for the first time), Fox Den ( for the first time), and Emerald Lake this weekend. Unfortunately no one knows hwo good/bad Emerald lake is due to what seems like someone working there is posting the reviews of this course. I mean three usernames only reviewing Emerald Lake?

Ask and you shall receive:

Deer Brook Golf Club

Review away!

Now we just need Rock Barn added 🙂

Anyone played Deerbrook lately? Haven’t been there in awhile and was wondering about conditions.

Not lately, but have played it plenty of times in the winter and as always it has been in as good or better shape as anywhere in the area.