Golf Course Review by: Bill Satterfield

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The Takeaway:  An old school layout with classic southern charm, Cape Fear is a nice course to enjoy in a country club setting but isn’t overly compelling architecturally despite its Donald Ross roots.  Grade B-

Quick Facts

Designer:  Donald Ross in 1926

Cost:  Private

Phone Number:  910-762-4652

Course Website:  Official Website - Visit Cape Fear Country Club's official website by clicking on the link provided.

Directions:  Get here! - 1518 Country Club Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina  28403 – UNITED STATES

Photos:  See additional photos of Cape Fear Country Club

What to Expect:  Cape Fear Country Club is another solid offering by Donald Ross that delivers fair driving corridors, challenging green sites, and an abundance of subtleties that cannot be mastered or fully appreciated in a single trip around the track. The mature routing plays through towering pines trees over slightly rolling terrain with plenty of sand and little water to contend with. The impressive 2-story clubhouse boasts southern coastal architecture and is an iconic piece of Wilmington and the site of returning nines.

By the Numbers

Tees	Par	Yardage	Rating	Slope
Championship	72	6856	73.4	135
Ross	72	6622	72.1	130
Member	72	6221	70.4	128
Cape Fear	72	5747	68.2	123
Azalea (Women)	72	5030	69.7	119

Individual Hole Analysis

Signature Hole:  14th Hole – 153 Yard Par 3

Best Par 3:  8th Hole – 173 Yards

Best Par 4:  13th Hole – 345 Yards

Best Par 5:  3rd Hole – 530 Yards

Birdie Time:  15th Hole – 487 Yard Par 4

Bogey Beware:  4th Hole – 460 Yard Par 4