raleigh/southern pines area courses

[sonomajake]

going to visit my folks at the end of the month and i want to play somewhere nice. not going to play pinehurst or pine needles and tobacco road is aerating their greens. any other suggestions would be welcome. thanks.

[kfowler]

Pine Hollow (SE Raleigh): Kind of poor mans course but it's kept pretty nice and the greens are lightning fast. Price is good.

River Ridge (near Knightdale): Nice course. Winds through a neighborhood. Tough but very well kept. Mid price.

Heritage in Wake Forest: Another neighborhood course but pretty nice. Can get expensive.

There are many others but those are the ones I've had experience with.

[Dub]

How far is The Neuse Golf Club from Raliegh? That couse stands out as a really nice course that I played once when I lived in Greenville.

The Wake Forrest Golf Club is okay. The first hole is a monster Par 5....711 yards....and uphill at that.

[Bullitt5339]

The Pit in Pinehurst/Southern Pines is also a nice course, and really challenging. There's also Pine Needles in Southern Pines, which was on the top 100 public course list.