"Worth playing"
The last time I played this course was in 1999. It was somewhat new at the time and built on re-claimed property from a land fill. I was most impressed by the driving range and practice area for chipping and putting. Nearly every course I have gone to in the CLT area...
I am looking for a rare commodity. I need to find a place to go out once a week, walk 9 or 18 holes, get a good workout and keep my game fresh. I don’t get alot of time to play on the weekends, but I have decided that one morning per week I am going to take some time ‘off’ and go walk a round. I would really like to find something really slow in he mornings, quiet, solitude, that doesn’t cost much at all. I am from Pittsburgh originally, we always had plenty of municipal cources (not the best, but great for weekly smacking the ball around) that you could walk and get a hot-dog for under $15. Any advice out there? Also, close to Ballantyne would be great!
“Close to Ballantyne” is somewhat limiting. Nearby (20 min or less) would be Charlotte Golf Links, Renaissance Park, Fort Mill Golf Club, Springfield, and Regent Park. Of those, Links and Fort Mill are very walkable. At Links you could get a Players Card that will get you discounts on regular play. You’d have to check Fort Mill’s prices. Renaissance is also affordable for Meck Co. residents. Another place that I know is nice, quiet and affordable is Stonebridge. I think with backroads (check Google Maps) you could get there from Ballantyne in 20 minutes.
If they were closer for you, I’d say Larkhaven or Charles T Myers. Both are inexpensive and walkable, Larkhaven maybe a little more so. Other good ones are Monroe Country Club and Charlotte National, but they would be a haul from Ballantyne.
"Worth playing"
The last time I played this course was in 1999. It was somewhat new at the time and built on re-claimed property from a land fill. I was most impressed by the driving range and practice area for chipping and putting. Nearly every course I have gone to in the CLT area...