Deer Brook Golf Club

We were a 2some behind a 4 some of nice old guys having a great time. They were right behind another 4 some, so they couldn't go anywhere. The round was less than 4 hours.
It was an enjoyable day. Everyone was friendly and helpful. Gaston CC was closed and gave my wife and myself a chance to play. I'll probably play this course again for a change of pace.

What a great day to get out for an early spring round. The course is in remarkably good shape despite being a bit softer than usual due to rain the day before.

This course should be a 3-3.5hr course but that would require course marshals to keep the pace of play up. At the very least there should be some instruction in course etiquette prior to teeing off that keeps hackers, especially older ones, off of the tips, carts on the paths at the greens and tees, and allow faster groups to play through. The back was ruined for me by having to wait up to 20 minutes on each hole. This is a wonderful course that is well maintained but could be great with better guard rails imposed on the golfers.

Slow play due to large group that started the day.
20 players that lead to a group falling 1 1/2 holes behind. 5+hrs round.
Golf director had to push then along.
Otherwise, great track. Always in good shape from fairway to greens.
Worth the value!

I played a outing here and had to return. The greens are the best I have played so far in the area. The speed is fast the pins placements are crazy hard. The putts are never straight always break. The layout is fun and open I will play here alot this season.

Course is in good condition, gets better with better weather. Greens are insanely tough. Have to crisply plan your shot around the green lol. But the course is awesome, I’ll definitely come back and try to beat my score from last time!

Really enjoyed our round course was in good shape. Pace of play was real sketchy. When we made the turn at 9 there were new golfers on the tea box at 10. Course is challenging. Greens putted well but had some trouble spots.

Deer Brook is a great layout. Pretty long from the white tees for me. But the fairways are pretty wide and so are the greens. The greens are very undulating and often divided into 2 or 3 distinct sections. If you are above the pin or in the wrong section three putts are easy to make. Today was extremely windy and the greens were very firm and fast making it a tough day on a course that is pretty tough anyway. The fairways are still dormant and they were firm today too. It was a really tough day to control the ball. The only complaint is it was a very slow round. I expected it on Saturday afternoon. So I knew what was coming. But I tied off slightly before 2 and we finished at 7. 5 hour rounds are really tough especially in today’s conditions. I have played there a lot in the past. And I will say that this course is usually in really good shape. And I believe it’s a great layout. It’s definitely worth the going rates that they are charging in comparison to other courses. Just know if you go on the weekend it’s going to be a long slow round.

Really fun course. Staff very pleasant but they need to check the high school team for etiquette. They started on the front 9 but lo and behold, we our foursome ended up finding them on hole 17 where there trailing (walking) 5 "got a lot of practice!" Unfortunately, we were unable finish the last two awesome looking holes.

Such a great course. Always in great condition and play is always fast. My only critique is the rating of the white tees. It should be a 72 😝…it’s a tough course…especially the greens. There are very very few flat putts on the course and many of the greens have major undulations. For the price, it’s one of the best courses in the Charlotte area!

AVOID THIS COURSE. This course is not worth paying full price. Riverbend (also in Shelby) has much better greens and manages their course better. Deer Brook’s Pro shop is unprofessional. I prepaid for a tee time (hot deal)… my playing partner and I drove an hour (separate cars) there only to find the course was closed - with no notice. The assistant pro said they would call me back, but I never heard from them. We weren’t able to play golf that day because of their screw up. They tried to blame GolfNow, but it was clearly their fault… not GolfNow’s. No accountability. No apology. No resolution. I recommend playing somewhere else.

Staff was great! Friendly , professional, however, front nine was closed for aeration of the greens. Frustrated that this was the first time to play this course but had no idea. I paid for a twosome to play the back nine twice. The course was in good shape, fast undulating greens and good challenging layout. Wish we could have enjoyed the entire 18. back nine was being punched the following day. We Will be back to play in a month once both sides are back to peak.

The greens were fast. Words of advice, “stay below the hole”. Downhill putts will not stop

I was just passing through town and found this place in short notice. I had a great experience and would highly recommend. Course was in great shape and I had a lot of fun