Whispering Pines is a fairly tight course routed through a residential development. The course is not really walkable because of some long stretches between holes. The housing does not intrude and many of the holes have no homes at all. All the fairways are bordered by heavy forest and some holes are like chutes. While it is not an upscale experience, it is a reasonably maintained hilly parkland style course with nice folks in the golf shop and clubhouse. The yardage and slope ratings are misleading and you'll be lucky to shoot your handicap here. Lots of doglegs and layups tend to increase the length of approach shots. The fairways are hilly and sloping, which throws drives off line. There are lots of elevated tees and greens and you're guaranteed to use most every shot you have in the bag. This course is definitely not a course for beginners or high handicappers.