The Cardinal by Pete Dye

Pete Dye Cardinal is one of my two or three favorite courses. Fairway landing areas are wide and long. Greens require a good shoot, else an excellent short game. Having control of the path and shape of the ball is the key to scoring well on this course. From the shorter tees, it gets a little target-like for me. From the gold tees 7,000 or black 6,500, it is magnificent, you never run out of room and it is never too long. Consistent bunkers, excellent condition, super nice green complexes. Play for the center, not for the pin!

Guy running the desk up front acted like he was volunteering his time for free and would rather be watching tv.

Pace was absolutely horrible. Would hesitate to go back unless I was the first TT in the morning.

Beautiful day and a great layout, had 2 slow groups of members that would not let 2 of us play through but other than that well worth the money

Greens are in great shape; they were aerated probably 2-3 weeks ago so they are rolling nicely. Fairways are still slightly brown but great conditions for great shots. Course layout is pleasing and I will return.

Pace of play was slow for a 12:40 tee time (4:30 round) due to walkers. Might want to consider a pre - 12pm tee time.

I shot a 90 but conditions were great for par. I just had a couple (7) beers.

Overall I would give the entire day 4.5 stars.

Awesome layout & in great condition!
And the cart staff was extremely nice & professional. We felt like MEMBERS!!
This is a must play!!

Not overly crowded for a Saturday afternoon, which may have been due to greens having been aerated 10 days ago. (Which we had been told) A bit bumpy and inconsistent but not bad considering. We were scheduled to play as a foursome but starter let us go off early as a twosome since there was no one immediately in front of us. Made it around with minimal wait in well under 4 hours. Sand traps had small pebbles in spots and could use some cleaning out but overall the course was in good shape for the time of year. Starter (Jeremy?)could not have been any nicer and helpful, he even rode out to make sure play was moving smoothly. We weren’t members but were addressed by name and made to feel welcome and appreciated . Will definitely return.

Great courses. Back nine has amazing design.
Between tee box and green are all brown in February but greens are fantastic, pure and fast.
Definitely coming back when it gets warmer.
Price was amazing after promo code to golfnow hot deal.
My GPS (bushnell phantom) shows this course as Sedgefield CC Dye course.

Rained the night before and into the morning, but the Cardinal didn't disappoint! 5 stars again!

Staff was rude and unfriendly
Made my group feel uncomfortable
Ended up leaving and going to another course

Start off by saying this is a super cool layout and very well kept up. Bravo to the soup and his/her staff. The cart boys are super nice and welcoming. The starter is pleasant and asked if you played here before and gave me a pointer on the opening tee shot. There was one staff member in particular who did carry a sense of impatience with us once he noticed we were Golfnow players. I get it, it’s a weird balance between the membership and public paying golfers and then Golfnow people like myself where the course doesn’t see any of that money when you book a hot deal. I just felt like he could care less about my questions or comments just wanted me out of his grill. He was just so rude and short with me I felt like a pee on. Other than that it was awesome. We got paired up with fellow Golfnow guys and we had a blast. So all in all I’d go back.

Pleased with the course today, played as twosome and flew in right at 3 hours, a luxury. The greens were fast and rolling great. Overall condition of the course good, fairways a little thin for this time of year.

Iron test...small greens..and undillated..
Serious putting test...a lot of fun!

It's a fun course with lots of difficult lies. The greens were pretty small and oddly shaped, so you really have to hit your spots. I wish the greens weren't punched because there were probably some treacherous spots. I will be back to try the greens when they're not punched.