Championship Golf at Ballantyne Country Club

The Rees Jones championship course

The eighteen holes at Ballantyne Country Club were designed by Rees Jones, the American golf architect — son of Robert Trent Jones Sr. — widely known as the “Open Doctor” for preparing courses to host major championships. His firm lists the original Ballantyne Country Club design in 1997 and a redesign in 2015, and describes the private course as the centerpiece of a residential development in south Charlotte.

That residential relationship is what defines the community. The course was routed through the neighborhood, so many homes sit on or beside fairways, ponds, and greens. For buyers, the course is therefore as much a question of lot orientation, views, and privacy as of golf — see the guide to buying a golf course home.

The 2015 redesign and master plan

According to Rees Jones, Inc., the redesign followed a long-range master plan developed with the club. The published scope included reshaping and reconstructing the existing tees, adding eleven intermediate and forward tees, a comprehensive bunker renovation, converting the bentgrass greens to MiniVerde ultradwarf bermudagrass, and rebuilding and expanding the practice fairway and short-game complex. Course listings that pre-date that work may show older yardages or turf types.

The practical effect for members is a broader spread of tee options — the club describes play from multiple tee boxes for all skill levels — and putting surfaces suited to the Carolina summer. Confirm the current state of the course with the club, since maintenance and renovation programs continue over time.

Scorecard & yardage

How the course is laid out

Published scorecards show a balanced par-72 routing: each nine contains two par 3s, two par 5s, and five par 4s, and each nine plays to par 36. The front nine places par 5s at the fifth and seventh holes around a long par-4 sixth, and the round closes with a par 5 at the eighteenth. Hole-by-hole yardages by tee are published on the GolfPass scorecard listing.

Practice facilities

The club’s course description, as published by the architect, lists a driving range with more than twenty hitting stations, two practice putting greens, and a short-game area with two sand bunkers. The 2015 master plan included rebuilding and expanding the practice fairway and short-game complex.

Beyond the course

Private clubs of this kind generally pair golf with racquet sports, aquatics, fitness, dining, and a member social calendar. Facilities, hours, and which membership categories include them change over time, so treat any list you read — including on this site — as a starting point and confirm details directly with the club. The membership guide covers the questions to ask.

Course quick facts

• Architect: Rees Jones
• Original design: 1997 (per Rees Jones, Inc.); redesign 2015
• Holes: 18 (par 72)
• Back-tee yardage: about 7,000 (published listings)
• Greens: MiniVerde ultradwarf bermudagrass (2015 conversion)
• Access: private club
• Location: south Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC