I'm looking to send my dad to play 18 holes...he's probably been everywhere, but i don't want to tip him off about the gift by asking (it would be way too suspect for me to say anything about golf, lol)

SO, whats the *best* golf course in the raleigh/cary area??

12/12/2007 11:24:01 AM

you can check the golf thread in sports talk,

my preference is Eagle Ridge or the Preserve

12/12/2007 12:20:46 PM

whoops, sorry bout that...didn't even think to check!

12/12/2007 1:04:43 PM

new one.... Hasentree off Hwy 98

12/12/2007 10:19:49 PM

just get him a gift cert. to golfsmith off of glenwood ave. its not a course, but its golfers heaven

12/12/2007 10:26:10 PM

only if you like paying retail

this one was nice: http://www.washingtondukeinn.com/

12/14/2007 7:52:38 AM

i like to use this site when it comes to booking tee times...
www.lastminutegolfer.com

[Edited on December 14, 2007 at 8:24 AM. Reason : .]

12/14/2007 8:23:27 AM

so you meant to ask "whats the best public golf course in raleigh" right?

and i havent played that many of them, but for a public course wildwood green is pretty nice

12/14/2007 8:31:31 AM

If you really want to do something nice get him a tee time at pinehurst #2. He will enjoy that.

12/14/2007 8:58:48 AM

I've got a new pro course about 2 hours from me, and a great course (so I hear) 20 minutes from me...however, I'm 3.5 hours from my dad...which is why I was looking into something in the Raleigh area (otherwise, Pinehurst would have been one of the options). He's a very busy guy and I wanted to make it as reasonable for him as possible, while also providing him the opportunity to play a challenging/fun course. He's pretty darn good, though he won't admit it, lol.

12/14/2007 9:35:21 AM

yeah, check the first couple pages of that golf thread in sports talk (or search my name) and you will see a bunch of good courses listed

12/14/2007 11:23:22 AM

My two favorite courses in the area are:

The Washington Duke Inn (pretty nice for a public course!)
Eagle Ridge

12/14/2007 5:00:52 PM

I think im gonna set my parents up with a pinehurst package, golf for pops and spa for moms

12/15/2007 12:11:13 AM

Quote :

"I've got a new pro course about 2 hours from me"

There is no such thing as a PRO golf course.

12/15/2007 1:58:45 AM

golf is a waste of land

12/15/2007 2:03:45 AM

If anything, it preserves land.

12/15/2007 2:05:18 AM

ok well not "pro" per say...it was designed by a retired pro golfer, or something like that. I don't play golf. I'm just going off of the comments made by the golfing fanatics that I work with, lol.

12/15/2007 7:32:32 AM

knight's play, bar none the best for the money
in at a close seconds is chucky cheese putt putt
and 401 par 3

12/15/2007 1:11:43 PM

Tobacco Rd

Although it is in Sanford

12/15/2007 1:58:06 PM

I live off the 9th in Eagle Ridge. It's a nice semi-private course.

The golf club's website.
http://www.ergc.biz/

12/15/2007 2:29:51 PM

^According to the pic in your gallery, Ive seen many a tee shot fly that way.

12/15/2007 9:58:29 PM

Quote :

"If you really want to do something nice get him a tee time at pinehurst #2. He will enjoy that."

For the same amount of money you could probably get him 10 tee times at various Raleigh courses.

12/16/2007 10:17:11 AM

Quote :

"Eagle Ridge or the Preserve"

12/16/2007 8:11:11 PM

Eagle Ridge - GPS, greens are awesome, course is fun as shit - you'll use every club in the bag.

12/16/2007 11:28:07 PM

North Ridge -- and if your not a member then HA! because you'll never get to play. unless you make friends with a member and its still $80 so HA!

12/21/2007 3:50:43 AM

lol, who said north ridge?

like ^ said, you cant play there. heck we live on the course and still dont play on it. but i do get all my golf balls out of the [s]lake[s/] pond

12/21/2007 10:16:23 AM