Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation

I had a 757am tee time on Mon 5/2/22. It rained the night before which was great because we've not had rain in several weeks.I made my tee time the evening before with Roy who is the grounds superintendent. When I arrived he brought my cart around.Greg runs the Pro Shop and checked me in. He said they were having a Tournament for fallen 9/11 NYPD Firefighter, Steven Coakley so they had only let 2 other twosomes on before me and the guy they paired me with named Alex.Fortunately he had played there before and was able to give me some guidance on several holes. There are some blind shots and severe dog legs.You do travel across neighborhood roads and houses line the fairways but don't come into play unless you misshit your ball.Over all I really liked the course for it's wide-open fairways and the layout.There are several severe dog legs on the front and maybe two on the back. There is one hole on the front where the green is shared by two different holes one going and one returning.The best features are the accessible Par 3's. On the front you have 131 yards and 88 yards and on the back 86 and 86. There are prominent signs marking each hole and provide the yardage from all 5 tee locations.There is a fair amount of water from small ponds. On several holes you must negotiate a creek that seems to criss cross many holes on the front & back. They use a lot of bunkers, mostly fairway bunkers and when there are green side bunkers they aren't going to threaten too much.The greens and tee boxes are in excellent condition. The Senior tee's provide significant advantage on all except a couple of holes. The greens are large for the most part and not a lot of undulation. Today they were rolling true and all seemed to be in excellent condition.We were able to complete 18 holes in about 4.25 hours which includes a food stop & bio break at the turn. There was no one in front or back of us so we had a great pace of play throughout the 18 holes.They have a very large driving range and credit card operated ball dispenser.They have a good sized practice putting area by the driving range and a separate chipping area. The carts was clean and in great condition.When you check-in they tell you to note the bathroom door codes on the receipt, There is one on each side at 5 & 13.The parking lot is very large and they have cart attendants to help with your bag and give you the layout of the course. I had a turkey and swiss at the turn which I thought was pricey at $9 bucks. They serve hot dogs but they were not cooked or heated. The sandwich was just so so and they serve it in an open basket with chips. It would have been nice if it had been wrapped since most people are going to be eating in the cart as they continue play.I highly recommend this course for it's overall quality and value. A senior rate at $40 bucks Monday to Thursday is very reasonable for a course of this caliber.

I played a couple of years ago and had a great round. I just golfed there and was really disappointed in the greens. They have taken a big step back from where they were. I'm an avid golfer and greens are #1 on my list in terms of value. That said, the price was very reasonable and the staff was professional and friendly. Fix those greens!

I played this course recently because it was the only course open in Charlotte after a heavy rain. It was still $85 at the time and the course was trash. The food at the turn was just as bad. It ABSOLUTELY blows my mind that they're charging $97 this Saturday. I remember paying $31 here in 2020 and the course was in better shape. I always wish the best for people and places but I wish the worst for these owners and hope this course shuts down!!!!! There are 20 courses in CLT better than olde syc and they're all far less expensive.

I write this as a golfer and a home owner. I cannot speak to the entire course but hole number "3" is designed poorly, at best, and a malicious hazard in its current set up. This hole is a dogleg right with two sand traps on the left, with woods and a ravine bordering the left of the fairway. The right side is bordered by trees with houses further back. The right side of the fairway is basically flat and a ball hit errantly can be found, where if the ball goes to the left, it will go down the wooded ravine and is lost. All this considered, most golfers will try to hit right to avoid all the hazards on the left, then comes the right handed hook or left handed slice. Then you have those seldom players, in a "best ball" scramble that try to show their muscle, this all leads to a very dangerous situation for children or other trying to enjoy their yard. My first day here, I personally witnessed an errant drive the landed on a home patio, within two feet of my wife. Even with all of the trees, there is not enough protection for people when a golfer is trying to impossibly short cut the hole. There is no signage on the course that tells golfers that "over the trees" is not an option.The Olde Sycamore has a moral duty and responsibility to the home owners to create a safer atmosphere for those backyards and houses, that border the right hand side, since it is their design that causes golfers to play to the right.

Do not work here. My fiancé has been working here for several months as a maintenance man. Mark is a terrible boss, did not give my fiancé any notice of being let go. He had a reason for letting him go, but never gave him any warning or anything. Just simply a bye. You can ask anyone who has worked here that it's a joke.

good service Nice employees but it cost so much money and the holes are in bad shape The food was trash

Course is nice, a bit pricey, practice area is nice . . . .buuuuuuuut . . . . good luck making an f ing T time. I called, we needed 3 times, 12 players . .like everything else in this world, the call was routed to some place in India. Yes, Indian help desk to make Tee times at a friggin golf course. After spending 10 minutes trying to explain to this India based call center guy what 12 players means . . .I just hung up. The guy could not grasp the concept that I had 3 groups for a total of 12 players, 4 players per group. He just kept saying do you want to play at 12, no I want to play at 10, it is showing on line 3 times in a row open. . . . .no response . . oh so you want to play around 12 . . .frigging moron . . . customer service in this world is dead, and now this golf shop is dioing it. Move on and find a course that actually has the time to setup your tee times. . . .

Played 12/9/23. The condition of the course fell well short of the price of green fees. $80 for this course is ridiculous. I believe the greens are bent grass. Excessive blemishes and bald spots an every green. Tee boxes also had a lot to be desired.

Greens are in horrible shape... For how much they are charging it was a definite rip off. Won't be back anytime soon.

One of the worst courses I've played in a very long time. The greens could not have been in worse shape, the tee boxes were completely dried out, and there were many hard spots impossible to play out of in the rough and fairway. Whoever is the owner clearly does not care to invest in the course to make it playable. This is a semi-private course, if you are looking to be a member I'd highly recommend not wasting your time and money here, so many other great courses in the area. Will NEVER play again and would not recommend to a friend. Waste of money.