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Ray Scott
Leland
2014-04-26
$46 (cart included), played on Friday, April 2014 at 2pm
Magnolia Greens has 3 9-hole courses - Magnolia, Camelia & Azalea. We played Azalea and turned to Magnolia. I am not a fan of the Azalea 9-holes and I absolutely hate the changes they made to the par-4 3rd hole. While I agee that the hole was borderline unfair in windy conditions, making it only 260 yds from the blue tees is a joke. I much prefer playing the Magnolia & Camelia nines.
As for the course itself, the fairways had a lot of bare spots for this time of year. The greens, which were replaced not too long ago, were a little slow (9 maybe) and also had bare spots. I would rate the fairways 5/10 and the greens 6/10.
We played this course immediately after playing Cape Fear National just down the road. There is no comparison. Cape Fear National has a better layout and was in way better condition than Magnolia Greens for the same price.
If you do book a tee time at Magnolia Greens, make sure you ask to play the original 18 holes - Magnolia & Camelia.
Would travel: 10-20 Miles, Not Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: Average course for the area, Better courses for less nearby
$46 (cart included), played on Friday, April 2014 at 2pm
Magnolia Greens has 3 9-hole courses - Magnolia, Camelia & Azalea. We played Azalea and turned to Magnolia. I am not a fan of the Azalea 9-holes and I absolutely hate the changes they made to the par-4 3rd hole. While I agee that the hole was borderline unfair in windy conditions, making it only 260 yds from the blue tees is a joke. I much prefer playing the Magnolia & Camelia nines. As for the course itself, the fairways had a lot of bare spots for this time of year. The greens, which were replaced not too long ago, were a little slow (9 maybe) and also had bare spots. I would rate the fairways 5/10 and the greens 6/10. We played this course immediately after playing Cape Fear National just down the road. There is no comparison. Cape Fear National has a better layout and was in way better condition than Magnolia Greens for the same price. If you do book a tee time at Magnolia Greens, make sure you ask to play the original 18 holes - Magnolia & Camelia.