Yadkin Country Club

I recently played 18 holes at Yadkin Country Club, paying just $24 for the round, and unfortunately, it was a very disappointing experience. While the fairways and greens were in decent condition, that's where the positives ended.

The golf carts were old and in poor condition, making for an uncomfortable and frustrating ride. But the most concerning aspect of my visit was the overall state of the course infrastructure. The bunkers were in terrible shape — more like concrete than sand, making it nearly impossible to play out of them.

The worst part, however, was the cart paths. There were at least 10 areas with large, dangerous gaps that, if you're not paying attention, could easily cause you to flip your cart. It’s clear that the cart paths have been neglected for years, and no effort has been made to fix them.

Yadkin Country Club has so much potential, but it seems like no one has made an effort to maintain the course or improve the facilities. It's a shame because with proper attention and care, this could be a great course. As it stands, though, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone until significant improvements are made.

This course needs a total make over and the conditions are a hazard for anyone trying to stay on the cart paths. Customer service was rude and not accommodating at all. Don’t waste your money, go anywhere else would be my suggestion. Needless to say I will not be going back.

Cart paths were.... non-existant. They were washed out and the pavement was cracked. They haven't paved the cart path in years.... if ever. The fairways were spotted with dirt and rocks. The bunkers were hard, rocky clay with no sand. There were several inches of leaves all over the fairways, so you would lose your balls in the middle of the fairway. The leaves weren't blown off in several days. I lost more balls that I have ever lost and i didnt lose them in the woods either. It turned out to be the most expensive rou d of golf I have had in a while if you count the balls I lost.

The sides of the fairways, a little rough and cart paths bad, but not bad for the money

Some of the tee boxes need work. Cart paths are in terrible shape, extremely rough.

More dead areas than grass unless you’re in a shaded area then the grass is so thick you can’t see your ball. The cart path is somewhat a goat trail one would find in the Grand Canyon. There’s place for a bar and food but all they serve is snacks.

It seems the money that comes in keeps the course mowed but that’s it. In three years there’s been zero improvements.

The people are over the top friendly and the layout isn’t bad but course conditions suffer. With a little funding to where they could upgrade the course it would make for a good $40-45 round vs the $25-$30 round they currently charge

Let me begin by saying that anytime you pay $25 for round of golf with a cart there shouldn’t be a lot of room for complaining. It’s important to remember that you get what you pay for.

With that said, this course didn’t even meet the lowest expectations for a $25 round. I made the comment to my playing partners that I would not be surprised to learn that the course was constructed 50 years ago and was maybe quite nice at that time. However, since then the only things to have been marginally maintained are the tee boxes and greens. Everything else in between seems to have been untouched except for the obligatory mowing. The cart paths were substantially worse than many of the potholed roads I’ve traveled on in developing countries.

It’s rather interesting that this course uses the term country club in its name, because it doesn’t even reach the level of the many municipal courses I’ve played on. Although I’m sure that if I lived locally I’d be grateful for having any kind of access to golf.

I will say that the two staff members I encountered were very southern hospitality friendly.

The lady at the counter was very nice and explained why the course had declined over the years
Clubhouse was old but neat and stocked
Tee boxes were marked well and tee area wasn’t to bad
Cart paths are very bad and need major repair
Fairways were decent, With the type of grass I would imagine they would be better once the temperature rises
Sard traps were Red Clay traps and haven’t been groomed for a long time
Greens were 6 out of 10 rating with some better than others.
Several areas in fairways and rough were missing grass Had to take relief in several areas