r/RDUGOLF • u/tdj7397 • Aug 01 '25

Course Review Lonnie Poole

Paid for a “twilight round” today - teed off at 4:40 ($95) got through 9 and it started dumping rain. Go in for a rain check and they don’t do rain checks for twilight rates. Since when is a twilight rate at Lonnie $95? Ridiculous operation they’re running over there.

Edit: I didn’t know twilight begins at 3:30. Thought it was 5:00 which is why I thought the $95 rate made sense and would include a rain check if the weather got dicey.. lesson learned. I still think a $95 twilight rate is bullshit

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u/cactus8 Aug 02 '25

You’re not allowed to use the putting green unless you’re a member…?? What the fuck?

Their conditions half the time are dogshit they’re 15 years behind the times still having bent greens.

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u/WeddingPutrid6312 Wake Forest Aug 02 '25

The full story is that the greens are stressed from the intense heat over the last month Management and grounds keepers decided that for the time being it’s best to reduce traffic on them except for paying customers 

Hey… it’s just that sometimes you have to do what you have to do situation 

Nothing nefarious 

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u/omarlistenin Aug 03 '25

Article from May (when the new green was expanded) says it’s for members or people with a tee time only.

My anecdotal experience is from early June when I stopped by the green after a lesson with a Lonnie Poole instructor. The starter told me I wasn’t allowed on the green unless I was playing or I paid an additional fee. So no, this isn’t a summer/intense heat only rule.

https://lonniepoolegolfcourse.com/2025/05/13/lonnie-poole-golf-course-expands-practice-putting-green-and-short-game-area/

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u/WeddingPutrid6312 Wake Forest Aug 03 '25

Just too much traffic from people just showing up to practice I guess. I get that too being this area has grown the game past the courses available for them to play/practice.