Photo: Lois Makoid via Google
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Photo: The Neuse Country Club via Google
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Photo: The Neuse Country Club (neusegolf.com)
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Photo: Robin Strickland via Google
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Photo: Chris Williams via Google
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Photo: Lois Makoid via Google
The Neuse Country Club
📍 918 Birkdale Dr, Clayton, NC 27527, USA
★ 4.3 (362) Moderate availabilityThe Neuse Country Club is an 18-hole course in Clayton, set along a river in a scenic suburban setting. It holds a 4.3 rating from 362 Google reviews, with golfers praising the challenging layout and greens that are consistently in good condition. Some mention uneven tee box conditioning, though others enjoy a post-round drink at the club and find it a great place to play.
The course from above
Tee at the bottom, green at the top. Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Hole layout © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The Neuse Country Club scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 385 | 401 | 186 | 524 | 371 | 345 | 197 | 528 | 386 | 3323 |
| Blue | 351 | 390 | 168 | 504 | 345 | 329 | 167 | 502 | 357 | 3113 |
| White | 329 | 351 | 151 | 471 | 315 | 300 | 141 | 474 | 326 | 2858 |
| Silver | 303 | 334 | 129 | 415 | 303 | 270 | 122 | 431 | 292 | 2599 |
| Silver/Fwd | 303 | 334 | 124 | 329 | 303 | 220 | 122 | 431 | 179 | 2345 |
| Forward | 240 | 195 | 124 | 329 | 219 | 220 | 86 | 255 | 179 | 1847 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5* | 4 | 36 |
| Handicap | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 522 | 223 | 444 | 410 | 191 | 406 | 429 | 510 | 433 | 3568 |
| Blue | 491 | 195 | 407 | 393 | 172 | 381 | 403 | 478 | 415 | 3335 |
| White | 460 | 170 | 379 | 377 | 148 | 353 | 381 | 456 | 371 | 3095 |
| Silver | 445 | 153 | 352 | 343 | 136 | 321 | 355 | 435 | 342 | 2882 |
| Silver/Fwd | 445 | 153 | 238 | 212 | 136 | 321 | 228 | 435 | 230 | 2398 |
| Forward | 386 | 108 | 238 | 212 | 119 | 206 | 228 | 357 | 230 | 2084 |
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Handicap | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 5 |
* Hole 8 can also be played as a par 4. Totals use the par 5.
Par 72, 18 holes. Course rating / slope shown by tee. From the course's official scorecard (original).
Reviews
I recently moved to the area and investigated golf courses and memberships. I played most of the courses in the area in my price range. The Neuse is by far the best course and club. I’ve played the course many times now and it offers great challenges every time. The practice facilities are great. The course is expertly maintained and the pace has been well within accepted norms. I’ve met some great people on and off the course. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Looking forward to many more rounds.
This might be the worst course I’ve played all time. The tee boxes are horribly manicured: solid dirt, mud, or divots everywhere. The ladies tees are placed randomly amongst the course without rhyme or reason. And the greens are rolled in any which direction, making them so fast, if you dare to tap your putt shot from 2 feet away, it’s going at least ten feet. Not to mention you can see the last 30 hole placements. They charge $90 for the course btw. Food was fine, except the hot dogs are $8 because they only come as a meal??? In what world can’t you just get a glizzy for the back 9 for a couple bucks?? Anyway, gave them 2 stars because at least it was SO bad it was laughable and we got a good kick out of it. Wouldn’t recommend for a real round though.
Great course and a fun layout. Played here 3 times with no problem. Then on back to back occasions was told to pick up the pace. First time was on a Sunday morning in a foursome with a few holes being cart path only. Finished the round in 4:15 minutes. Second time was the next day on a Monday morning in a threesome with one being a walker. Finished that round in 4 hrs flat. Both times the starter/ ranger came off rude and seemed like they were just saying something because the members behind us were playing from the front tees. Will give them another chance but they shouldn’t be rushing people when they are well with in the allowed time.
Pretty nice course. When we played, there was a lot of maintenance going on, but it didn't affect us. One of the first couple holes, there were a couple of loose dogs, they enjoyed a good Pat, On the head and tried to take a ride in the cart 😅🤣 the restaurant had good food options & drinks. We enjoyed ourselves.
Awesome course, challenging, greens always in good condition. The Range is a bit small though. Overall a great place to play a round and enjoy a drink after.
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