Wildwood Green Golf Club

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Zack C

I’ve never really felt compelled to write an online review until now. 2.5/5 because I quite like the course layout, and the course is usually in pretty good shape. However, the starter was BEYOND rude and unprofessional. We arrived 45 minutes before our tee time (2:00 on a Wednesday) to hit a few balls on the range. My dad hits a few and then goes back to the cart. It’s still 20 minutes until we’re scheduled to tee off, I’m still working on finishing the bucket of balls, and all of a sudden the starter is shouting “LET’S GO” at me from the tee box, and my dad is waving at me and saying that the starter is telling us to tee off. So first off, it’s simply unacceptable to kick someone off the driving range 20 minutes before their tee time when they’ve had to PAY for range balls, and on top of that it is completely rude to shout “LET’S GO” at a golfer from across the range. But don’t worry, it gets worse. I get back to the cart and the starter goes, “Are you ready?” Uh, wasn’t I just on the driving range 20 MINUTES BEFORE my tee time? So no, I’m not ready, and don’t throw that rhetorical BS at me, like if I’d said, “No I’m gonna keep hitting the range balls I’ve paid for, thank you very much,” you would’ve been completely fine with it. And on top of all that, he sticks two guys with us despite us asking to play as a twosome, since we prefer playing by ourselves, we play fast, and we didn’t want to be stuck at the course for five hours since we had plans later. My dad again says that we’d really like to play as a twosome and the course doesn’t look busy, and the starter sarcastically says, “Oh it is, I’ve got a full sheet.” Which was an outright lie by the way, the course was pretty open throughout our whole round. My dad and I are both sick of this ridiculous idea so many starters have that making every group into a foursome somehow speeds up play. We were riding and he’s sticking two guys walking with us, which will do nothing but slow us down. We could’ve teed off as a twosome right before them and been out of the way in just a few minutes. There was also a TWO HOLE GAP in between us and people that teed off before us, so it’s not like we would’ve immediately hit a slowdown if we had gone off as a twosome. The only major slowdown we encountered for the day (after we separated after two holes from the guys we got paired with) was a foursome of two women walking and two guys riding, which you know was another product of this lying moron of a starter. And a threesome teed off right behind us, so had we stayed as a foursome they wouldve been stuck waiting on us right from the beginning, again slowing things down even more. We finished well before the guys we initially got paired with, so there goes any remaining notion that being stuck with them would’ve sped things up. We were considering getting a membership here but there is no way that is going to happen if this is how we’re going to be treated. If we can’t play as a twosome on a Wednesday afternoon when the course isn’t that busy, (the whole reason we go on weekdays in the first place) then we’ll play elsewhere. And we’re definitely not going to be members at a course where the starter kicks you off the range well before your tee time, for no reason, then sticks you with people, again for no reason, despite asking numerous times to play as a twosome, and on top of everything is just downright rude and unprofessional. Its a bit of a shame, because like I said, I do actually like the course itself.

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A Private User

I dont know where the person who placed a review on May 19 was playing, but it must not have been Wildwood Green in Raleigh, NC. The driving range hitting area is 95% sand and 5% weeds, the 5% weeds are the only thing green on the practice range. The entire second fairway is hard compacted brown dirt. About 1/3 of the tees are sand and weed. The weed is 6" tall. The greens are slow.pock marked from excessive play and have a mixture of turf on them. I vowed never to return here, but had to take my daughter to play with some friends. It is absolutely the worse conditioned golf course in Wake County. If I could give it ZERO STARS I would. I cant speak to the quality of the professional teaching staff, but I would not want to take a lesson or attend a clinic on that driving range or their short game practice area. This golf course is conveniently located in NW Raleigh. And the pro shop staff were quick to sign me in and take my money. The positives end there! The driving range is small and they use mats that are worn out and torn up to the point of being dangerous. The starter, an older woman, was very inefficient and spent time chatting with her girlfriends instead of working the tee. She shouldnt have been on the first tee. I arrived 45 minutes prior to my tee time with my group and was told that they were on time. When our scheduled time arrived she was 40 minutes behind. She told us that people showed up late so she had to let them out in front of those who were on time. As a result we could only play 15 holes before dark. The course was backed up starting on the second hole there were two groups waiting to te off, but the fourth hole four groups were on the tee. They had no rangers on the course. Several golfers at this place were dressed in jeans and tee shirts and it looked like a bad municipal course. They hit into groups in front of them and we called gthe pro shop from our cell phones and asked for assistance. None came. At theturn we asked for the manager, He was not available so we asked if he would come out when he did become available. He apparently left for the day and disregarded our request. When we were leaving we saw a guy in the parking lot that saud he was a member. We asked about our experience and he said it was typical for Wildwood Green. He said he had turned in his resignation and moving to another local golf course that enforces dress codes and rangers. He said that 5 + hour rounds are the norm here and that it gets worse in the summer. I read other reviews before heading out to this place with my golf buddies but disregarded them since they were so negative. They were right on, this is a place to avoid. It is not enjoyable at all.

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Brian Toothman

Ive been a member at WWG for almost 20 years and recently moved into the neighborhood, and while its no TPC Wakefield or Prestonwood, it has a fun layout, and its definitely one of the walker friendliest courses in Raleigh. The course goes in cycles as far as condition is concerned, and is definitely at the mercy of weather and amount of play, but when things are going its way, the course is a charmer. Look to play April-June for the premium conditions, and then again towards the end of summer in early Oct. Conditions tend to taper off between July-Sept. due to dry conditions and amount of play. I have to agree that pace of play on weekends has been an issue, but theyve recently been starting play on the back nine, and #10 being one of the toughest holes, followed by #11, one of the easiest holes, tends to put more space between groups. There are practice facilities, but the condition for the putting and chipping area tend to fade as summer progresses, especially when kids are out for summer and spending 8 hours a day practicing. I sometimes feel like the price for playing as a non-member is high, but if youve seen how busy the course gets during prime season, youd understand why they feel they got the pricing right. The staff is great, and you can tell that they truly appreciate their members. If you live in North Raleigh, and are looking for a convenient and reasonably priced course to join, then its almost a no brainer. All the other courses are either too far away for convenience, or just cost too much to join. If you are an occasional golfer looking for public links, then WWG is pretty much the only choice in North Raleigh, though there are plenty of other options in surrounding areas of Raleigh that offer good golf at a fair price, but Id definitely put WWG in the rotation.

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