Castle Bay Country Club
About
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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Gators and Golf, that’s North Carolina Low Country Photo submitted by Howard61965 on 06/23/2020
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Castle Bay
Fun course, windy day and I’m sure it will be in excellent shape once the grass comes in over the next few weeks.
Enjoyed the course except for
I recommend this course because it was fun to play but on the backside, there are 2 holes I did not like the layouts. One in particular, a par five, get a decent drive and your second shot has a landing area of about 80 yards, water in front and back, unless you can hit the ball a mile. If you don’t know it, you could post a very high score.
Staff was extremely friendly, Marshalls on course monitoring how far people are behind. It was well worth the weekday price we paid!
Will have to try further into the season .
The staff were great. The range said irons only which disappointed me a little . Course itself seemed in decent shape but the greens didn’t seem like turf . Guess that’s “winter “ golf . Will try again during the season
Great Shape
Awesome layout , wide open fairways , some challenging bunkers, but overall I had blast
Awesome course
This was my 2nd time playing Castle Bay. Great course to play. Pace of play was of no fault of the golf course. Temperatures the night before had left a heavy frost on the course. Tee Times had to be pushed back but all of the employees were very focused on getting everyone to the tee box as quickly as possible. Gentleman in the pro shop offered us a bag of balls at no cost to hit at the driving range while waiting to tee off.
Castle bay showing its age
Used to be in much better shape. Yes, its winter, but this place has gone downhill from the last time I was here several years ago. Tee boxes were very uneven, full of deep divots. Had to find level ground out side of tee area. Greens were all slow, but were consistent. Grass clippings and pebbles all over greens. Poa annua was also coming up everywhere. Not a bad course, but not what I remember. Not a $60+ round
Fun links style course
Fun course, hard to play when it’s windy, but that makes it fun. Greens and fairways in good shape. Most of the tee boxes were good. Layout is really fun.
Sneaking in a round
The Mrs. was at a conference and I had the day off. This was the closest course with the excellent reviews. They lived up to the hype. Friendly staff and a really good layout.
Great Coarse
I love Castlebay golf coaurse and believe if you can play around that course you can surely play any coarse around these parts! I love how the staff is always friendly and respectful and make you feel like family!
Want to give a special shout out to Jamie Waugh for always being professional and fun!
Nice course
Enjoy playing some tough holes, but not too hard for the average golfer
Fun course.
Castle Bay always has well manicured fairways and slick greens. It’s challenging in the wind.
Best Hampstead course
Love Castle Bay. Always friendly staff and the course is always in great shape.
Links To Play On
Really nice layout! Greens in great shape and challenging. Overall great value for the money !
Decent
I wasn’t expecting a 4 hour and 45 minute round teeing off at 11:30 on a Tuesday, miserable. Grounds were well kept and layout could have been fun. Starter and beverage cart would have been complimented by a marshal regulating pace of play.