Good value
Written: Feb 25 '02
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Pros: Easy to play and easy to pay.
Cons: Some "subway" golf
The Bottom Line: A good place for a tune-up with some good holes. A good value, too.
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| aashtech's Full Review: Reedy Creek Golf Course |
Reedy Creek is an easy to play course with some very nice holes. Play can be a little slow, though, as some of the holes are close together. We call that "subway" golf, as it gets a little crowded in spots. But this is worth a tune-up round, since the play is decent and the price is good.
There is a nice mix of water, sand, and elevation on this course and the greens are firm, fast, and interesting. The sand is well placed and fluffy enough for true blasts out. Trees come in to play in strategic locations, as well, so this course, though it does not hold a high slope rating, gives you a good round while letting you make some decent scores.
The place is a little off the beaten path, so take NC I-40 to exit 319 onto Route 210 towards Smithfield/Angier. You will see the course name painted on a building. Make a right turn there and bear right at the first fork. The course is nearby on the right side.
When you arrive, someone brings a golf-cart to your car and helps unload the clubs. These are gas-powered carts--a little noisy and a lot slow. The price is right, usually with $18 weekend greens fees during the start and end of season or after noon in-season. Carts add $7 to this. There is a nice putting green, a well-marked driving range across the road, and a chipping area near the first tee. The snack bar offers hot and cold food and drinks.
Let's tee off by stepping outside the clubhouse. The first hole runs straight away with a slight dogleg left-to-right. Not a long hole at 381, but narrow enough to challenge you. Left of your fairway is the eighteenth, right is the ninth. The green is narrow and slopes uphill, guarded on the right by a fairly deep sand trap. Trees run the length along either side. The second hole offers a nice tee shot over some water and severely bending left-to-right. It is difficult to cut the dogleg out, though, as tall trees guard the attempt and a wayward shot right gats into the water. The far bank is sloped steeply up, and a short shot can roll well back to the water’s edge. This hole features a large peanut-shaped green with sand traps on either side.
Next, we have the first of four par threes. You have an elevated tee box and an elevated green with water and rocks between you. The hole typically plays 180 yards or less and is a nice change from all the dogleg work that preceded it. The fourth hole is a decent par five, rated as the seventh hardest on the course, and is wide open. Time to pull out the driver here. At about 500 or so yards, this is a good scoring hole. The green is wide and generally flat, with only a little sand on the far end. Any pin placement should still yield par.
The fifth hole is very straight, featuring a steep uphill finish. Be sure to add a club or two on the approach, as the distance is deceptive. The sixth hole is a little (almost) island green. You shoot downhill to a rock hard green 110 yards away. Here is where the crowding is first apparent, as the fifth green, seventh and sixth tees, are all within 100 feet of each other. You don't know that on the fourth green, since trees block the view, but it gets noisy and "busy" right here.
I like the seventh hole. You tee off from an elevation and drive the ball into a wide fairway that narrows for your second shot. Although only 470-yards long, it is rated harder than the earlier par five, since there is more character near the green, with some water, some sand, and some trees.
The eighth hole has a wicked left-to-right dogleg (so far slicers have been assisted, as you can see) running 327 yards to a tiny green next to a long sand trap. This is the second hardest hole on the front nine, and the approach shot makes the hole for you. Stay left on your drive and you will be happy.
There is a telephone on the ninth tee to call ahead and order sandwiches. The fairway bends right to left, wrapping around a lone tree on the left, and is fairly wide. This green seems very puttable to me, even though it is higher in the middle then around the edges. A decent sand trap lurks on the left with littler ones right and rear.
It is a bit of a drive past the chipping area, first tee, practice green, and snack bar to the tenth hole, which is a very short par three. Then you have a long ride to get to the farthest part of the course for the eleventh. This is a pretty nice hole. I find the back nine tougher than the front, and this is where the work starts.
Tee off across water. I have not mentioned that there are 200, 150, and 100-yard posts in the middle of the fairway. It is worth noting on this tee shot, though, as you should use the mid-fairway markers as a target. Right is better than left, as the ground runs into the woods if you are not careful. The twelfth is a nice hole, running solidly right-to-left. You need a decent drive, but don’t be too far right or you are in the woods. Some water on the far right menaces the next shot, although a nice green waits, big and friendly. Although listed as the sixth hardest hole, it is not a killer.
That distinction belongs to the next hole. 376-yards, par four, that sweeps narrowly around right-to-left with a huge pond running the entire left side. I have never reached this green in regulation, and have seen precious few players do so. This one is a memorable layout and a great reason to return to this course.
The fourteenth has water in two places. Teeing off across water to a narrow chute, play doglegs sharply left-to-right. The target zone is narrowly guarded with trees on each side, opening up to a wide fairway. The next hole is my favorite on the course. Tee off over water into a rising fairway. It is a narrow approach, and a good drive is rewarded here. The green is invisible to you, over 500-yards away, deeply pulled to the right. More water starts from 150-yards in, so laying up is wise. Another option is to skirt the pond and play the left side of the hole. I love carrying the water and hitting the green from 180-yards out, or so. A nice hole.
We are on the home stretch now, as a longish par three and two par fours take us in. The eighteenth is a decent finishing hole, and you can look back on an enjoyable round. So come on out to Four Oaks, North Carolina and get your game started.
Just the facts
Reedy Creek
585 Reedy Creek Road
Four Oaks, NC
919-934-7502
Par: 72 (18 holes)
Tee / Distance / Rating / Slope
Men’s Blue / 6426 / 70.2 / 126
Men’s White / 6004 / 68.2 / 118
Men’s Gold / 5403 / 65.2 / 110
Women’s Red / 4632 / 67.5 / 116
Amenities include a driving range ($3.00 bucket of balls,) putting green, practice bunkers, and chipping area. There is a clubhouse with snack bar, locker rooms, and gas-powered carts are brought to your car when you arrive. Pull carts are also available for rent and it is okay to wear blue jeans on this course.
Recommended:
Yes
Green Fees Paid (US$): 25 w/cart
Speed of Play (typical weekend): 4 to 5 Hours
Look Out For: Water
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Member: Steve
Location: Raleigh, NC
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