Castle Bay Country Club

Got a great deal on Golfnow and arrived at the course early and attendant let us drive cart to our car to load bags and start the day.Starter let us go off early and finished the round in four hours.Some of the holes had hidden danger and be aware of where you are on the course.The greens were punched but rolled true. The course also was told by the starter gets the ocean breeze.

Fantastic layout. Great greens and overall condition for this time of year. Staff is incredible. Highly recommend

First of all the staff is excellent from the pro shop to the starter to the grounds crew.

And I play a lot of golf as a single and got paired with two guys who I expect to play with again, as we are similar in range and skill and had an enjoyable round together. As I haven't played this course in a while they guided me around the course from some hidden trouble and I shot very well with their help.

The course was in very good shape for early February, and I thought the greens rolled very well. We as a group repaired quite a few ball marks though and I hope other golfers will repair more as it seems some golfers neglect their responsibility. Tee boxes also level and good shape. Some wet areas in the fairways. Again we were allowed with a 90 degree rule , but why do golfers abuse that and drive thru wet areas? There were quite a few maintenance people working in different areas and were courteous when we were playing thru.

I rated the course somewhat challenging because of the wind. It was quite windy and a 2 club wind all day. But as I remember it's always been windy when I have played here a few times in the past.

Love the links style of this course, unique to the area for sure. Dormant rough, greens were in good shape, fairways were challenging with how wet they were but I played in the afternoon after some morning rain so it was expected path only. Pro shop staff was friendly. No starter or marshal this time of year made the pace rough. Skipped 2 holes and went back later to finish them, I golfed as a single and had 2 groups ahead of me so this was expected. Compared to the Southern Plantation style courses all around the area this course was a real treat. Really enjoyed the layout of this course and will def be back.

Great layout. Greens are in excellent shape and the fairways were in great shape. Very friendly staff. Nice driving range and a starter was very friendly and gave me the information needed to make my round better. Fairways are very large which makes it easy for the regular amateurs to play well. No doubt, I will be back here to play. I strongly recommend this course. Great value

nice wide open user-friendly layout. Drains pretty good but had rained a lot the day before, Psy carts on path. one of my favorite local courses.

It rained yesterday which made the course almost unplayable! The bunkers were small ponds, and the fairways were mush. All of us were left with soaked and squishy socks. Historically a nice course but DO NOT play after a rain day!!

Course was a little damp which was expected and dried off on the back half. Front 9 had great pace but back 9 was very slow. No rangers to help with pace of play.

Hurricane proof course as few trees. Almost always a four hour round for a foursome. Play most all courses within 30 miles but play here most often.

First chance to golf post Hurricane Florence. Glad we decided to play Castle Bay. The course was in much better condition than we expected. Fairways & greens were in very good condition considering the devastation of the storm....Kudos to all who were involved in getting this fun course back into great playing condition!

Course was in very good shape except for the greens. A LOT of ball marks and very slow. Otherwise, great shape.

Back nine more difficult,have to hit longer drives to clear hazards.Fairways in great shape and so were the greens.They do need rangers to help speed up play. I can only imagine the time to play if there were walkers.

Typical beach course, nothing dramatic. The only “danger” is missing fairways from the tee box. Other than that, the course is not trick golf and enjoyable for any level. Probably the best course in the Hempstead/Topsail area.

Love the course, but thought a mid-day time would give us a faster round. Wrong. Over 5 hours to play, no rangers in sight to speed up the slow group(s). Second time this year with an excruciatingly slow round so I think I'll try one of the other local courses next time.

Like to play this course when I am in town visiting family and friends. Always enjoy the links style course as it is a good change of pace. Seems that there is always a breeze which helps this time of year. Apparently, the winter was colder than usual and a very wet spring, course is still in solid shape and the bent grass greens are in great shape. Staff was professional and courteous.