Waterford Golf Club
About
Waterford is a tranquil journey molded for players by Mother Nature and refined by Senior PGA star Hale Irwin. Since opening in 1997, this classic design has received rave reviews from local and national media, as well as golfers from all over the Southeast. It is nestled among dense hardwoods on rolling terrain, and is a true shotmaker's course.
The practice complex includes a driving range, large putting green, short game and bunker area. Waterford also features a comfortable clubhouse that houses banquet and dining facilities, and a well-stocked pro shop.
Waterford Golf Club measures 6942 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 137 and a 72.9 USGA rating. The course features 4 sets of tees for different skill levels.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Winged Foot | 72 | 6942 yards | 72.9 | 137 |
Inverness | 72 | 6513 yards | 71.2 | 130 |
Medinah | 72 | 5810 yards | 69.7 | 126 |
Medinah (W) | 72 | 5810 yards | 71.8 | 126 |
Waterford (W) | 72 | 4937 yards | 67.8 | 115 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold M: 72.4/132 | 414 | 548 | 376 | 480 | 158 | 349 | 438 | 149 | 596 | 3508 | 382 | 182 | 413 | 423 | 508 | 182 | 501 | 409 | 434 | 3434 | 6942 |
Green M: 70.2/128 | 384 | 513 | 357 | 457 | 138 | 328 | 406 | 124 | 581 | 3288 | 352 | 156 | 393 | 401 | 489 | 146 | 494 | 383 | 411 | 3225 | 6513 |
White M: 67.8/123 W: 71.8/126 | 357 | 495 | 349 | 382 | 107 | 287 | 365 | 114 | 425 | 2881 | 341 | 133 | 357 | 357 | 470 | 120 | 487 | 362 | 302 | 2929 | 5810 |
Red M: 63.9/101 W: 67.7/114 | 273 | 396 | 216 | 248 | 93 | 246 | 280 | 92 | 404 | 2248 | 238 | 109 | 299 | 317 | 388 | 107 | 413 | 316 | 350 | 2537 | 4785 |
Handicap | 13 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 14 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
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Exceeded all our expectations
We had a very enjoyable round of golf at yesterday. Except for #10, all the tee boxes were in good shape. The shorter par 3s were heavily divoted of course, and #10 looked like it had been eroded by a flash flood from a nearby creek. Fairways were in great shape as were the sandtraps. The greens were amazing! Lightning fast and true, the slopes from Irwin's original design. We played in less than 4 hours but did not rush. Definitely on our short list of places to play in the Charlotte area!
17 Great Holes & 1 That Really STINKS
I was having such a wonderful time for my first visit to Waterford but then I arrived at #18 tee.
The smell literally made me sick!
I've been home an hour now but still the terrible sewer odor is in my nose!!!
If I ever go back, I'll just play 17 holes
Pleasant surprise!
Hadn't played Waterford in I can't remember how long and I can only say too bad its a 40+ minutes drive to get there otherwise it would be my go to course. Conditions were as outstanding as you can find at a public course. Well, OK, semi-private.. If you've never played WGC before the course is challenging enough but won't beat you up, i.e., water doesn't really come into play and I wasn't in a bunker all day (unlike Birkdale where I bring a beach chair along.) That's why I gave a "moderate" difficulty rating). They'v put a lot of money into it and it showed. A must play of the public courses around CLT.
December at Waterford
It was a great day despite it being CPO due to recent rain.The gentleman in the pro shop was wonderful.The greens are in great shape they have already started to put money into the course repairing cart paths.This is a great course but big changes are afoot.Highly recommend.
Wow..!!
I’ve played this course numerous times and this was the best shape I’ve seen it. Greens were quick and fairways were nice. Can’t wait to play here again, they’ve done a lot of work and improvements on the course and it shows
Great Course
Course had just been aerated but for the price was great. Great course.
So the range was closed.. Huh?
Really enjoy this track.. Even after more than two years of not playing here... Course was in great shape other than the greens being aerrated. I arrived 35 minutes prior to my tee time hoping to hit a small bucket of range balls before I started.. I was told the range was closed but once I got to #1 the gentleman behind me in the clubhouse was given a bucket... I made nothing of the situation.. & proceeded on with my round...
Almost There
Had the pleasure of getting out to Waterford again for an AM round. Facility is the definition of no-frills, as always. Range and practice green are in good shape.
Overall course conditions, outside of tee boxes and a few spots on some fairways, were quite good. Slightly more than half of the tee boxes need some serious TLC. If the tees could be fully reno'd, this course would be an excellent value. Greens were in great shape but were not particularly fast. Bunkers were raked and all had good sand.
Was pretty happy with the round. Waterford is a good local favorite for us.
Tough Course Off the Tee
Overall, not a bad layout. If you play the longer sets of tees, there are a ton of tunnels to hit out of off the tee that can make the course challenging. Once you get to the fairway, it's not that challenging. Conditions were typical hot and dry, but the greens rolled well and were in very good shape. The tee boxes, however, were nonexistent. Only about three had any grass. The course has doglegs both ways and some challenging shots, but overall is a fairly basic layout. Nice grass driving range and putting green, but the clubhouse is pretty basic. Not bad for $35 per round on a Saturday afternoon, but probably wouldn't pay much more.
OVERALL: 6.3/10
Good for the money
This is a good course for the money, the greens are in good shape and they have some challenging holes. The cart paths are in bad shape but it seems they are working on these.....ever so slowly ! They have a great senior rate and pace of play there is typically very good.
Course has greatly improved.
Golf course seems to be returning to condition originally designed. Better shape every time I golf there.