Wil-Mar Golf Club

2300 Old Milburnie Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604, USA

Address:	2300 Old Milburnie Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604, USA
Phone:	+1 919-266-1800
Site:	wil-margolf.com
Rating:	3.6
Working:	7AM–7PM 7AM–7PM 7AM–7PM 7AM–7PM 7AM–7PM 7AM–7PM 7AM–7PM

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Reviews 10

Dee Forsberg

I come to Raleigh every year but usually travel on to Pinehurst. This spring I took my 13 year old daughter on her first golf trip. Not only was it her first golf trip it was her first round of golf on a championship length course. As a 25 year PGA golf professional and a newly minted LPGA member I chose this course because it was close to town and had a recommendation that stated it would appeal to players of all abilities. Perfect! We were very well received by a very friendly staff and their head pro Fran. We enjoyed our warm up on the driving range which offered a nice large teeing ground, large putting/chipping green, and a pitching area. Everything you need to get ready to play. The course layout was both interesting and fun to play. Doglegs, elevation change (not too much to wear you out on foot), water features and of course the Carolina pines. Its not extremely long by "I hit gorilla 300+ drives" but 5700 yards for the club tees was enough for me to have a fun day. My daughter was brave and wanted to play the "big girl" tees so she stayed with me. If your thinking of playing Wil-Mar...get out and do it! You will have a great time at this fun course.

Jimmie Collins

Yelling and Disrespect! I am a Raleigh native and went to WilMar once 25 years ago and was treated very rudely; never returned. I decided to try again thinking time had removed the former negative element I experienced; I was wrong. From the moment I checked into until I finished I was treated EXTREMELY rude by the staff. The starting ranger yelled at me about hurrying up even though it was 20 minutes till tee off and I was at the First Tee. On the 13th hole the most absurd encounter happened. While standing on the tee waiting for the group ahead to clear, 200 yards ahead, the ranger approached my group. Mind you , we are standing on the tee with clubs in hand. The ranger stated, "You guys need to pick up your speed of play". I have no words to describe the lunacy at this course. I will never return. This is not an embellished story at all. It really did happen. Save your money and go somewhere else.

Angelo Sosa

I have played this course at least 30 times over the past 2 years. I can honestly say at this point this course is in the best shape out of all courses I have played in the area with the exception of Heritage. Fairways are like outdoor rugs and the greens at times are almost perfect. Played there in the rain a few times as well and the course held up nicely. I had to be critical I wish they would cut the greens just a tad shorter. The owners are very nice and staff for the most part is also very friendly. Priced pretty well. membership could be a few hundred dollars less but still not bad. $300 initiation, $1000 plus cart fees which I think are $15.. Course is built to score, not very long and for the most part not horribly challenging. Back 9 is definitely more challenging and much longer. If you live fairly close and you are looking for a course to join you may want to consider Wilmar, you wont be disappointed.

joshua vaughn

Payed on Golf Now. The pace o n front nine wasnt to bad. As soon as the turn was made huge pile up, so much so the single that joined our twosome left we decided to try and keep playing. Huge mistake it took us an hour and 15 mins to play 3 holes at that pace it wouldve taken 3 hours to play 9 holes time we didnt have. We went into the proshop asking for a partial rain check or something and were told since we used gold now the course didnt get any money from it so we needed to contact golf now... Now Im not the smartest person on the face of the planet but if the golf course gets no money from the app company while the hell would they even use it. I fell like whoever owns this course should step up here a little.

J Turner

Course conditions are much improved from a few weeks back. Lots of new turf has been laid and the Bermuda grass is really growing . You can tell they have been working really hard to get things back in shape. Also one of the better driving ranges in the area. Range balls are reasonably priced and staff is as friendly as anywhere I have been. Family run businesses always have the best customer service. Full service grill has a fantastic hamburger and maybe the best chicken salad I have had. In my opinion its the best golf value in the area, especially now that the conditions have improved from the terrible winter. Great online rates available on their website too!

Art S

Ill give the second star just because it is December and Ill give benefit of the doubt that somewhere under everything, there is potential. Restroom was disgusting; starter needed to get over himself; the greens were fuzzy, dead in some areas, and literally looked like a checkerboard on one because of really poor sodding that went different directions; the tee boxes were dead; the marshal didnt do anything on the back 9 even though we were stacked up; and it was 4.5 hours. Its cheap on GolfNow but the club is very open about how they dont seem to like those so how this averaged 4 stars is beyond me.

Michael Whitt

Course is fun, a little pricey for what you get though. It is in terrible shape. The grass (if you can call it that), is brown and dead. Tee boxes are a disaster and the greens are either half dead or dying. Fix the course and itll be my number one choice in the RDU area again. EDIT - The course has grown in quite nicely since my last review. We played today and the pace of play was excellent (finished 18 in 3 hours). The greens and tee-boxes have grown in very well and the layout is always a blast. Thanks for the great round.

Jesse Wojdylo

Wil-Mar is one of the top 3 worst golf courses in the Raleigh, NC area. I have played there at least five times and it gets worse each time. The only reason I went back is because it was the only option on that particular day. I would never suggest this course to anyone as the greens are always in terrible condition and there is no marshal keeping pace of play at a moderate pace. There are many better options if you are willing to drive another 15 minutes outside of Raleigh.

A Private User

I am not sure what is going on with the Greens. They replaced the greens and this past summer and fall they were in the best shape I have seen them in - but now they seem to be going through a rough stage. Very little grass left on the greens. Staff is always GREAT! Not sure what is going on with the greens. Seems like a lot of money spent to change them to Bermuda and then less than a year they are looking like this.

Tyler Williams

Took an hour and 15 minutes to play 3 holes on the back nine. At one point there where four groups backed up on one hole. Went to the clubhouse for a partial rain check and was told we couldnt get one because we used the golf now app. Terrible booking and management of tee times or letting slow groups stay in front of others. Wouldnt recommend if youre trying to play 18 in a reasonable amount of time.