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Castle Bay Country Club
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Although it is tucked away just north of Hampstead, Castle Bay Country Club will make you feel as though you've been transported to the British Isles. The golf course offers an authentic Scottish-links design that incorporates the natural wetlands of its coastal Carolina location, giving it a truly unique character. The landscape of rolling dunes is covered with native grasses but completely devoid of trees. Tall sand bunkers are strategically placed throughout and there are also expansive waste areas, both characteristics that are true to its links nature. Water hazards come into play on several holes as well. Accurate shot placement is the key to doing well on this course and just like any seaside links layout, the coastal breezes play a prominent role. Much of the difficulty of the golf course comes from negotiating with the prevailing winds.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6698 yards | 71.3 | 130 |
| Blue | 72 | 6328 yards | 69.2 | 125 |
| White | 72 | 5793 yards | 67.4 | 117 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5793 yards | 72.6 | 131 |
| Green | 72 | 5466 yards | 65.5 | 107 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5466 yards | 72.1 | 126 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4717 yards | 66.6 | 110 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 71.3/131 | 356 | 353 | 166 | 589 | 174 | 347 | 432 | 566 | 356 | 3339 | 387 | 530 | 181 | 398 | 567 | 390 | 199 | 441 | 266 | 3359 | 6698 |
| Blue M: 69.7/126 | 342 | 301 | 157 | 563 | 161 | 328 | 408 | 536 | 345 | 3141 | 361 | 508 | 157 | 375 | 555 | 377 | 179 | 418 | 257 | 3187 | 6328 |
| Blue/White M: 68.2/124 | 332 | 283 | 133 | 563 | 152 | 320 | 381 | 483 | 345 | 2992 | 342 | 508 | 139 | 351 | 437 | 377 | 179 | 370 | 226 | 2929 | 5921 |
| White M: 67.6/120 W: 73.2/132 | 320 | 283 | 133 | 549 | 152 | 320 | 381 | 483 | 333 | 2954 | 342 | 467 | 139 | 351 | 437 | 339 | 168 | 370 | 226 | 2839 | 5793 |
| Green M: 65.2/108 W: 69.7/121 | 310 | 270 | 128 | 509 | 141 | 308 | 315 | 462 | 323 | 2766 | 324 | 455 | 124 | 334 | 430 | 323 | 160 | 335 | 215 | 2700 | 5466 |
| Red M: 63.0/104 W: 66.7/113 | 258 | 253 | 108 | 391 | 126 | 219 | 287 | 406 | 241 | 2289 | 312 | 390 | 103 | 278 | 404 | 293 | 129 | 327 | 192 | 2428 | 4717 |
| Handicap | 17 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 18 |
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Decent
Decent course for the money. Greens are a little inconsistent on speed and some are a bit bumpy but playable.
Hidden gem in Hampstead
Always in great condition and friendly staff. My favorite in area.
Excellent Course
This is a great couse.....very challenging especially in the wind.....conditions were fantastic....excellent practice facilities and the course was well maintained,looking forward to going back.
Course is in poor condition and greens very rough
I played this course several years ago and it has deteriorated in maintenance upkeep. The greens are terrible and putting is unpredictable bouncing back and forth toward the hole. Perhaps the recent drought we experienced last month took its toll. Don’t expect much from this course if you decide to play.
70min behind pace
By the time we finished our round of 18 the cart said we were 70 min behind pace, took us 5.5 hours
Beach Trip
Course was in good shape. Play was a little slow but not terrible .
Nice and fair
The course was in decent shape, but there were a lot of dry creek beds that would really toughen up the course! Pace of play became a bit of an issue on the back 9. 2 groups ahead of us were frustrated enough to quit around the 14th hole.
Very nice layout
I played with my grandsons and we enjoyed the course. Greens rolled really well too. Overall very generous fairways too.
Miserable
For a 2some it took 4 hours and 10 minutes to play 17 holes (we skipped a group. The pace of play was miserably slow with terrible golfers who wouldn’t let us play through. We saw two rangers on the course who saw the issue and refused to do anything to help.
The greens have had divot marks all over. They also play very slow. Tee boxes can be nice or look like a bunker.
On the bright side, fun layout to play and the starter actually had some feel unlike his coworkers, suggesting once we’re told to play through we could pair up with another 2some. A shame that never happened.
Greens keepers starting late?
I checked in online and was still chased down but the starter. Not a big deal. Two greens keepers reached the green just before my approach shot for 5-6 holes. When I finally waited them out, a threesome had caught up to me. Both gentleman working for the course would leave motors running while I hit. I wasn't the first tee time and I feel like they could've gotten started on the back nine. By the ninth hole I started noticing a large number of rocks on the green that weren't brushed off but ran over and pushed into the green. I love this course. I'll keep coming back. Just do better. Thanks
Would have loved to know there was a 7 team high school golf tournament. Unfortunately we quit after 7 holes. Just couldn’t go anywhere
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