Creek at Carolina Trace Country Club

Greens were a little hairy but just slower than “lightning fast” this past summer. I am always happy at the Trace. I prefer the creek course but the lake is as good as or better.

Waited one hour for a cart ,past our tee time for our cart, only to have it given to another 2 some that had a tee time after us. We were not told they were having a tournament playing both 18 hole courses on the same day. Did not have enough carts to accommodate the players reserved for the day, although there was room on the course. A very poorly managed golf course. If you are having a member only or a tournament taking up space and cart, you should close course to public or golf now reservation play. No reason for me to continue. I will not be playing this course again.

A great course close to Raleigh
Good layout
Greens in good shape
Bunkers are soft

I played the Creek Course. The course was in good shape. The greens were firm and very tricky when putting. A lot of pin placements that were tough to figure out. The fairways were in nice shape. There are a few blind shots, but not too difficult to figure out. Staff was really friendly. Really nice course overall.

Played the Creek Course at Carolina Trace on a hot deal from Golf Now. After deducting the service fee and using a Golf Now credit I played a premium course for cheap. It had rained so it was cart path only. Of course, I hit the opposite way and walked a LOT! The person in the shop was very helpful, The course was damp from the rain. However, the tees and fairways were very playable and the greens were lightning fast. I have Carolina Trace high on my list and I'm always looking for an opportunity to play there. The Lake and Creek courses are both wonderful layouts.

The only problem with this course is the lack of hole layouts. We had no idea if hole was dogleg, where the hazards are, how far to the hole and where the next hole was.

There are two courses …creek and lake
It is poorly marked to the holes as you navigate thru the neighborhood
You will find a sign indicating next tee, however upon arriving you find yourself on the wrong hole or wrong course
I wish they would either provide a map or signage to direct the golfers properly
At the end of our round I brought up the pro shop that we somehow missed hole 16 and then ended our round on the wrong course
The gentleman at the pro shop said “it happens all the time” and that he is always filtering calls from confused golfers

Challenging course. Staff is great and carts are newer and ride great. This course does not turn at the clubhouse so bring what you need for a full round.

This course is not truly a 4.5 star course. This course should be rated 3.5 stars. The Star system is often deceptive on GolfNow, but especially so in this case, when Southern Pines is ranked just under 4 but is actually a 5+ and Carolina Trace, as a bland, decently conditioned but basic course, should be 3.5 stars. There is no wonderful architecture here and the aesthetic is average. But you can play golf on grassy fairways and impressively well manicured greens. Just don’t expect excitement.

Course was in excellent shape for this time of year. Greens were fast and took a few holes to adjust. Challenging features were tight, tree lined fairways that required accuracy. Fun features were the elevated tees and great looking fairway layouts.

Always try and play one of the Carolina Trace courses a couple times per year and played the Creek Course this time. The course was in great shape and it is designed to challenge every level of golfer while also being play-able for the beginner. Nice pro shop with friendly and helpful staff. Either of the Carolina Trace courses are highly recommended.

We played the Creek course and it was beautiful and challenging. Fairways and greens are fantastic. We don’t mind the drive because of the super club and quality play. We’ve not run into slow play due to backups like those closer to Raleigh so we finish on time instead of 1-2 hours later. Lake course has gorgeous holes snd challenging too. Either course offers a great round.

Well Managed fairways , bunkers and greens. Stay out of the rough or it might cost you a stroke. Creek Course is very challenging and the Lake course is just enjoyable.
Thanks for a great Sunday..