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3.4
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
12
Conditions
3.1
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.5
65.2%
Recommend this course
43 out of 67 reviews
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3.4
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.3
Layout
3.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
83.3%
Recommend this course
10 out of 12 reviews
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3.3
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.8
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.9
65.6%
Recommend this course
21 out of 32 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6263 yards
Slope 118
Rating 69.0
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Winston Lake Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1957
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Diamond Zoysia
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ellis Maples

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lockers

Reviews

3.4
67 Reviews (67)
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

The greens were the only main complaint for me. Some beautiful tee offs and a narrow fairway. On the cheaper end of things and the staff was friendly. Wish they had a driving range to practice on prior to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improvements to Winston Lake GC 2024

I’ve played Winston Lake GC since mid 1980s when Earnie was the PGA head pro. I have always enjoyed playing WLGC because the staff are polite and the course is challenging. There are changes … big differences being made to the course that I believe have and will continue to make it a better golfing experience. Specifically greater attention to sand traps, smoother green surfaces, people always visible working on the course while golfers play a round. The value one receives is one of the best as green fees are rather inexpensive for 18 holes of pleasure!! ⛳️🏌🏼‍♀️

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Winston Lakes GC is a good value.

Great value for 18 holes on a course that continues to improve it’s maintenance.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Had a nice 20 dollar round

Was able to book this on short notice for an early morning tee time and found the course to be in better shape this time of year than earlier in the season. For 20 bucks, pretty hard to beat, really enjoyed being able to get a 7:30 tee time a night prior.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It was ok

Don’t miss the fairway or you lose your ball. Greens are undergoing repair. Cart May run out of juice before you make it back.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

greens were a little slow. went through 3 golf carts all ran out of juice,

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Winston Lake GC

Course was in good shape. A few greens had repairs, but most were in excellent shape. Leaves were falling and maintence crews worked hard to blow them off all holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Don't Book Online

Booked a tee time for 2 at 7:30 am through this site. Google said course opened at 7:30. No one who worked at the course showed up until just before 8am. They then acted annoyed at the 8 (others who also booked online) of us waiting on them and repeatedly stated they did not care what we read online. We were polite but we're met with indignation by the guy in the club house. He ultimately got it sorted out but he was not friendly about it.

Greens were really long and was like putting on carpet. Several greens has large dead spots on the back 9. Holes looked like they hadn't been moved in weeks. Driving range waa closed.

In short go somewhere else.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

The staff and horrible greens is what makes this undesirable. If they were not part of First Tee I would recommend that the course be closed.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Perfect

Course was in decent shape a few greens needed some work. But overall it was really nice.

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

Excellent Track

The staff is amazingly friendly. Greens roll extra smooth and it's a challenging course. The practice area is top notch with 2 putting greens and a greenside bunker to practice out the sand. You will not find a better course in the area for this value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst Course In NC

This course needs to be featured online as a great place to break your wrist on rocks and roots.

If you manage to get a decent shot on the green off of the concrete they call a fairway, that birdie look will be blocked by a crater on the green.

The “GM” of the clubhouse, or that’s what he called himself, was upset that we were early and when we asked to pay the extra cart fee as we had talked about in the phone call to book our time. We informed him that we had talked about it on the phone and then claimed he didn’t care because didn’t talk to him?

Ultimately this place stinks, don’t waste your money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Will never play this again

Not maintained at all. Worst course I’ve ever played. Don’t recommend.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

This place stinks

Staff is very unprofessional and quite rude. A buddy of mine and I tried it out as a last second option and I regret every cent I spent at this place. Upon entry, the GM tried to refuse my second cart I requested when booking the time and was told it wasn't an issue. Then the course is in absolute horrific condition with half the greens being unplayable. I will never be back here and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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