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4.0
Value
3.6
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.2
Amenities
2.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 6942 yards
Slope 137
Rating 72.9

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.

Course Details

Year Built 1997
Golf Season Year round
Architect Hale Irwin (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.6
115 Reviews (115)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 9
Narrow Fairways 8
Bunkers 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 13
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 10
Advanced Golfers 9
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 7
Worth the Drive 7

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Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

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

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 132
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 85
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Great Course

Course had just been aerated but for the price was great. Great course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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...

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
3.0
Previously Played

Awesome for the money. I love playing there. Staff is awesome

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
North Carolina Advisor
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

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

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course has greatly improved.

Golf course seems to be returning to condition originally designed. Better shape every time I golf there.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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