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Conditions
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Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.4
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort/Public
Par 71
Length 6740 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.7

Editor's Note: Course closed in 2020 for redeveloped as commercial property.

Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Hybrid Bermuda
Greens Champion Ultra Dwarf
Golf Season Year round
Architect Architect Land Design, LLC (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Dana Rader Golf School"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes, at certain times
Dress code Appropriate dress attire includes collared shirt, Bermuda length shorts, no jeans or jean shorts, no halter tops.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in North Carolina (2015 #6)

Reviews

4.3
347 Reviews (347)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 23
Dinner 12
Patio Dining 11
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 33
Bunkers 27
Elevation Changes 26
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 30
Entertaining Clients 27
A Weekend Splurge 21
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 34
At a Resort 27
Worth the Drive 13

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Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great round

Course is in awesome shape. Tee boxes were perfect, fairways perfect and rough was playable. Greens were very fast but rolled great. Always love playing out here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Xfinity free rain

I got a free round using a xfinityfree coupon glitch. It had just rained here in Charlotte and the I had maybe one or two issues with soggy ground but that was about it. my tee shots went just as normal as they ever do. course played as if it had never ever rained at all. It is a gray cord if you ever get a chance to play it do so

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 109
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Great course and the staff is very polite, got a 12:04 tee time they paired me with a single and got us out at 11:45, we got done at 3:10 and I shot a 78!! I’ll definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

A- for this course , only because we were harassed several times for slow play by a very unfriendly Marshall, even though our 4 some finished in 4 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spring round

Early spring round and the course shows. Usually in much better condition but doesn’t drain entirely well. It rained Friday, we played Sunday...2 wet days in a week of 65-80° temps I figured it’d be drier than it was. Pace of play was faster than any typical course in Charlotte for a Sunday round and the staff was top notch as usual. Greens were great, fairways and rough were good, 1 bunked was a pond and all others were in good to great shape, but the tee boxes on a good amount of holes could use some love.

Most of the wet spots came short of the elevated greens and between mounds of the fairway, I blame gravity not the grounds crew

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course has a great layout, and staff was extremely friendly and cognizant of guests. Price for golf was very reasonable for the course. Price for amenities was different story...you were certainly aware that it was a resort course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in worst condition ever

Usually the course is well maintained which has always allowed me to overlook the staff’s demeanor. But because of all the rain Charlotte has had there should have been a disclaimer. The fairways were ALL swamps. I was in every fairway or first cut and yet came back to the clubhouse completely covered in mud like I had been camping for a week. They recently took out the showers as well so I had to go to my meeting filthy which is also something I wish I would have been made aware of. Overall I still like the challenge of the layout and the greens are good, but it’s not worth the headaches until they are able to dry out the course to make it playable again

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ballantyne is a great time

This golf course from the white tees is 6143 yards. And it is a par 71. So it plays longer. The fairways are in great conditions. Bring your best putting game, because the greens are fast and very undulating. This is a beautiful golf course to the eye and it is a true test of golf .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great considering the conditions

Price was a fair price, maybe a little high for the condition of the course (at no fault of the course). Mother Nature has dumped an insanely high amount of water throughout the area yet this course is better shape than most courses at their peak. Greens were a little sandy with no warning online. Don’t take this as a negative review, still a great layout, above par conditions and an excellent staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Ballantyne Resort

Course was in great shape. Great value at the rate I got on Golfnow. Would highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Excellently maintained and great staff.

The course was in excellent shape. The greens were a touch bumpy but other than that it was pristine.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Experience

Course was in great shape, very nice amenities. Tee boxes, fairways, and sand bunkers were in great shape. Greens were in good shape not great. Greens are in good shape for how much traffic the course gets. The range, golf restaurant, and turn house were nice to have out in the course. Pace of okay was slow, course was packed. Overall good experience, I would definitely play there again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible pace of play

Nice course and layout but pace of play was beyond horrible, on 5th tee box there were three groups waiting to tee off. This is after half and a half to play 4 holes. Called the pro shop to ask for a ranger to come out and speed up play. They did come out it finally got a little better. Course allowed a group of 5 to play in front of us. After 4.5 hours had to call it quits after 14 holes. Nice course but will not come back out until they figure out how to speed up play. If you have 6 hours for a round this is your place!!

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
North Carolina Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Country club experience

Ballantyne hotel golf course is far and away the best daily fee course in Charlotte area. It is a country club experience. Conditions are immaculate, and they have some of the best greens around of ANY area course.

Solid test of golf from the back tees, and a back 9 of 3 each par 3’s, par 4’s, par 5’s is unique and fun. Beautiful views abound, and an aesthetically pleasing layout. Staff was very friendly and helpful, and with a resort hotel on premises, food and drink after the round is top quality.

A tad more pricey than other area daily fee courses, but well worth it. Would recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course, slow play

Played this course many times but today the course was slow as can be. 3hrs 45min through 13 holes and we left when 4 groups were on the 14th. The staff totally understood when I expressed our disappointment and handled the situation appropriately. I will definitely go back, but not on a Saturday morning.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Ok course. Grumpy staff, especially Ranger

Ballantyne Resort should be one of Charlotte's best daily fee golf courses. After all, it's surely one of the most expensive. It's just not worth the $$$ in my opinion. Inconsistent greens, awful bunkers, and a staff that makes me want to play elsewhere.

We were told to expect a slow round - they had sold every tee time on Labor Day instead of leaving a break every hour like they normally do even on weekends. 4:45 was what it took and it felt longer.

So it was extra annoying when the Ranger came to us on the 3rd Green and said we were 15 minutes "behind" the group in front of us and that we needed to keep pace. #4 is a Par 3 - everyone wants an open green when they get to a Par 3, right? And when we got to the 4th green the group in front was hitting their 2nd shots on the Par 5.

Next time, elsewhere.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens

Greens were wicked fast but enjoyable. Excellent course layout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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