For the most part, this has been a decent golf course until today (Sunday Nov 16). My husband plays here occasionally for the last few years and I have ridden along with him on some of his visits. Until today, he has never been charged a $10 fee for me to ride along. I do not play golf and have no interest in playing, I just ride along to keep him company. I have never been charged to ride along at any of the coastal golf courses of which there are many until today. He played here just 3 days ago and I was with him (see my precious video of the deer frolicking on hole 8 on Thursday November 13 just 3 days before this visit on Sunday the 16th. The attendant Mary, in the golf shop, charged $10 for me to ride today (Sunday) whereas I wasn’t charged 3 days prior. Also, prior visits my husband received his military discount but today Mary didn’t want to honor it. So, we will most likely not return. There are so many courses around to choose from that are very comparable. Personally, I prefer Carolina National and Oak Island which we are closer to and the fees are only about $10 more and the greens better shape. My husband appreciates the improvements The Lakes are making but management needs to make sure employees are consistent. Mary needs to be more friendly in my opinion.

Friendly staff and nice carts; however, the while acknowledging it is winter, the course needs some serious love. The tee box placements for the white tees thru like the first 12 holes was very poor - all very uneven. For the price expected better course maintenance.

Great course to come and okay a round of golf for cheap with no added pressure. Course conditions are what you would expect for a cheap round of golf. The pro shop is very nice and always have been greeted with very friendly and welcoming staff. Golf carts are new and clean.

First time playing this course on 9/16/25. Ladies in the pro shop were very kind and welcoming! The course itself provided a challenging layout that made for an enjoyable round. The first tee “marshal” was less than ideal. I told him it was our first time playing here and asked what line off the tee we should take (hard dog leg right with trouble) to which he responded, “ fairway.” Very helpful. Then, as we were getting out of our carts (4 in our group) up by the first green he drove up and told us we needed “to pick up our pace of play.” Two things - first time playing the course (We had taken maybe 6-8 minutes to play up to that point) and two, this definitely ain’t Augusta National. Definitely an irritating way for all 4 members of our group to start

Been playing this course fairly regularly since January. It doesn't cost a ton like some clubs do and it has some fairly challenging holes, which in my opinion makes it better. Since January I've seen this place turn a corner that makes it much better. They added new signs, ball cleaners at each hole, they've put a lot into the grounds work to where the grounds are very green and weed free (see photo of hole 2). Lastly, they are building a new main building. The owners have put a lot of time, money, and efforts into this course and it shows. The best part is how nice the employees are, I prefer staff that treat their customers with respect over a perfect course any day.