Talamore Golf Resort: #18
View from the 18th tee at Talamore Golf Resort
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4.4
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5 Stars
465
4 Stars
190
3 Stars
47
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
13
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
89.6%
Recommend this course
675 out of 728 reviews
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4.3
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.5%
Recommend this course
21 out of 24 reviews
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4.4
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
86.4%
Recommend this course
38 out of 44 reviews
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Course Highlights
Talamore's course layout and conditions consistently impress, with quick, true-rolling greens and well-maintained fairways from tee to green. Friendly staff, a well-stocked pro shop, and a fun llama pen make this a Pinehurst-area must-play.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 71
Length 6840 yards
Slope 132
Rating 72.4

Resort Course at Talamore Golf Resort is a Rees Jones masterpiece that was nominated as "Best New Public Course of the Year" when opened and has become a regular stop for annual returnees to Pinehurst.

The centuries-old tradition of using llamas to help humans carry packs has been revived with a new twist at Talamore. These gentle, hardy animals can carry two bags of clubs with ease and sure-footedness. Their soft padded feet are kind to the delicate surfaces of a golf course. Known for their friendly and quiet manners, llamas make the perfect caddies. Now you can treat yourself and your friends to a truly distinctive golf experience.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Champion Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Rees Jones (1991) Greg Muirhead (1991) Shapemasters (2016)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.4
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What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
19th Hole Scenic Views 8
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 38
Elevation Changes 38
Forced Carries 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 24
A Weekend Splurge 20
Advanced Golfers 20
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 23
Worth the Drive 23
At a Resort 16

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Don’t waste the money

If you’re thinking about playing here, don’t.

Course is boring, and conditions are not there for the price.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/08/2026:
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand this visit didn’t fully meet expectations and will use your comments to continue improving. We hope to provide a better experience next time.
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great find!

You do not have to play Pinehurst Resort to find great golf in the Sandhills of NC. Talimore offered great design, with great conditions. Challenging at all sets of tees.

Recommend for a golf trip. People were friendly and accommodating. I will definitely play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course but I don’t believe I would pay $215 to play it again!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice friendly round.

Talamore was a fun round. Fair to all golfers and a nice change of pace after getting beat up at Pinehurst #8 in the morning. Great course but the re-do needs work. The sod work was awful… guessing superintend is struggling to grow grass in drought. Unfortunately you pay for a great course that still needs a bit of work

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/20/2026:
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

5 hours golf round for 18 holes

The pace of play was too slow. We had to wait on every shots. It took 5 hours to finish and the cost of the round not worth it. In my opinion, the course layout was nice but not worth for the money that I paid for.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Highly recommended

We played this course a few years ago and it is nothing like it is now. The renovation has transformed the course and the experience. Great layout, well maintained and lots of fun. Definitely will play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/24/2026:
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course

This course was a fun design and in great condition. We had 2 issues. It was slow. Arrived at tee boxes and two groups were already there .no sign of a marshal.

It was over 90 degrees and there was no water on the course and no cart service. That is not acceptable. There were coolers all empty.

This is not safe.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 103
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

It has been a long time since I played Talamore and for the life of me don’t know why I don’t play it more. Great layout, it was in really good shape for early March. Pace of play was slow but it was 70 defrees on March 1 so we expected it. Staff was absolutely awesome. Very underrated.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/02/2026:
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyed course

I have played out here a few times and have always enjoyed myself. We had 2 threesomes one of which we paid through golf now and they said it wasn’t paid even though I showed the reservations and credit card statement..Led to a lot of frustration. Still in the process of getting it figured out with my credit card.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Top shelf

Fine facility. Excellent course in surprisingly good shape coming off 30+ hours of soaking rain. They're adding to the bunker count....if you don't have a sand game, you'd better give these babies a wide berth.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/18/2026:
We truly appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to hear you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working hard to make every experience just as memorable.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Pretty Good for February

Had to get out of the ice in SW VA and drove south until it was warm enough to play a round. Pinehurst. I could have done worse. Got the hot deal on the site with a mid-morning time. Sunny, upper 50s, little breeze at times was perfect if you've been in a freezer for the last month. For the time of year, the course was in really good shape with actual grass in the fairways and smooth greens--an improvement from yesterday's round on bare fairways (but awesome greens). I was paired with 2 friendly locals (transplants) and had a great day!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Talamore a great course!

Talamore is in excellent shape, even for Feb and they are continuing to enhance the course with the enhancement of new fairway bunkers.

Greens are always in fantastic shape. Overall great value at this time of the year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course, in great shape

Talamore was in great shape, especially after all the snow they received 7-10 days ago. The layout is nice. They have a superb practice facility. The staff was friendly and helpful. The food was delicious in the bar and grill. Highly recommend playing Talamore.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/13/2026:
Thanks for the wonderful feedback! Hearing this makes our day, and we can’t wait to have you back again soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great coirse

Conditions were great for winter golf. Pace of play was steady 4.25hr round. Fun layout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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