Birkdale Golf Club

Had not played this course in several years. Staff was awesome and the course was in great shape. They have really changed the old “ cold and aloof atmosphere “. .

Greens were great but slow due to tons of rain .

It's just nowhere worth the $59 they charge for a weekend round. While most of the course is in decent shape, the greens are terrible. They're patchy and extremely bumpy. And from what I've heard, this is the best the course has been in two years. I'd probably only pay about half of what they want to charge for this course now. Has some potential to be good, but the greens need to be completely redone. There are better and cheaper options out there.

OVERALL: 4.9/10

The charge for play is entirely because of the Arnold Palmer name. When we arrived, there was no one at bag drop and when I went inside to check in both the guest services emplyess were standing in the pro shop. Course was in terrible condition except for the fairways. Rough was so deep, half the time not one of us could find our ball. Lost 7 golf balls and 1 of them actually was to a hazard. Would not recommend. Especially to recreational golfers that aren't always in the fairway.

Grew up in the area and this course was once cream of the crop. Great layout; was always in good shape. My how the mighty have fallen. Greens were the worst I've ever played and I have played a few true goat tracks. Bumpy. Slow. Dead spots. Furry. With the amount of play they get you would think they would take heed from Mooresville GC 8 miles to the north and switch to a new hybrid Bermuda grass I.e tif eagle/ mini verde. I remain hopeful they will make some changes before it's too late. It really is a great track and it pains me to write this review. Get well soon, Birkdale

I'd expect a course with Arnies name on it to be in better shape than this. It has such potential with that layout. Just in very poor condition all around.

Had relatives in for the PGA tournament, played this course that Saturday. Nice course but was wet of course, enjoyed the round. Lot of the greens were in bad shape and some of the bermuda rough was a bit tall for most of us amateurs. $69 for this course is a bit overpriced and no senior rate on weekends is not a good policy.

For a 55$ round this is one of the worst values for your money. Course is in extremely poor condition, but they still have 6 rangers that were heckling us every hole to speed up our play. One ranger passed us and told us to speed up 4 times. He also saw my friend hit a poor shot and had the nerve to drive over to us in the fairway and demonstrate to him how he should correctly hit. The greens were a -1/10 condition. Tees look to have been in the same spot all summer as there was no grass to even tee up your ball on, only sand.
Will never come back

If the round was free or if my money was returned, I would have left. Greens slow with weeds, bunkers need more sand, if you miss the fairway by a foot you may not find your ball. There is no 1st cut of rough, 5 inches, lots of long dead grass in the fairway. I will not play again until I hear several great reviews.

One good thing: the ball cleaners were nice and the pace was fast because no one else was playing the field.

Course is always a good test but the greens were extremely slow today.

Great course in an easily accessible exurb north of Charlotte. Some of the fairways needed a mow, and the greens, while they ran true, were VERY slow and needed work. But overall I'd definitely return and heavily recommend the course.

Played there several times and every time I play it's the same result the assistant pro in the gofb shop who seems to be there everyday I come in, he is absolutely the best! Always is very friendly and try's to do the best possible to make me feel like it's my own place. He is one of the reasons I keep coming back because he always makes my experience better! Also, the golf course has the best layout! Greens are a work in progress but are getting better and overall the course is in much better shape than last year. Will definitely keep coming back!!

We played and the course was a fun layout without penalizing you too much for bad shots. The rough was in good shape with the edges of the course not maintained to well. Otherwise, the fairways, rough, and bunkers were in good shape. The greens were not very great. They were spotty and very thin grass. Not aweful just bumpy on a few putts. We paid $31 for a late afternoon round and it was worth the money, I wouldn't pay any higher than that.

Overall a fair value for $30 but greens were pitted and in bad shape. I was disappointed with the greens conditions.

Starter was very rude and disturbing. He followed up almost every hole in the front nine yelling across the course that we need to play ready golf when there was a backup at the two holes in front and behind us. It's not fun to play when you're rushed and it honestly doesn't allow you to play well when you're that frustrated. Never will I go to this course again even if it were free. The greens are in horrible conditions and never in my life as a golfer have I had such a bad expierence.

Good layout and great range. As far as course conditions I was a little disappointed. Some bunkers had unattended water runoff. Greens weren't in great shape. Big Goose problem on some tee boxes. Although overall a good experience with attentive staff.

Tee boxes were bare in spots. Fairways were in pretty good shape overall as was the rough. Greens were slow and bumpy with lots of unrepaired divots. The slowness can be attributed to the heavy downpour we had gotten the night before so they were unable to get out to cut or roll. IMHO, there are better values out there in the area and this course is a bit pricey for the value you're getting. Overall, not a bad experience.