Nags Head Golf Links
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4.4
1069 Reviews (1069)
5 Stars
590
4 Stars
358
3 Stars
88
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
88.1%
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4.4
21 Reviews (21)
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14
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Conditions
4.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
90.5%
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4.4
70 Reviews (70)
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Conditions
4.4
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
85.7%
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6126 yards
Slope 128
Rating 70.2

Nags Head Golf Club has a traditional Scottish-links layout that is right at home on the windswept terrain of the Outer Banks. Situated along the Roanoke Sound, the rugged coastline and rolling sand dunes perfectly mimic a classic links landscape. The golf course is a shot maker's layout that will test your skills but it is still player friendly enough to appeal to all skill levels. You'll need a sharp short game for sure, but you won't need much length on this rather short layout. Some form of water appears on nearly every hole, including some holes that play right along the Sound, and the undulating greens can be tough. It's a challenging-but-fun round that is worth playing for the scenery alone. Unsurprisingly, Nags Head Golf Club is one of the most popular golf courses in the OBX.

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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent L93 Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jerry Turner Bob Moore (1986)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.4
1069 Reviews (1069)

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Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging Course

Good course in great condition. Winds coming off the sound were crazy. Greens held great. Very tight course that will challenge every shot. A bit expensive for no real reason. Only need your driver for a handful of holes. Short course but extremely narrow. I would recommend playing this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/17/2019

Hi mayapro, thank you for taking the time to rate and leave us a raving review! The team here at Nags Head Golf Links is thrilled with your recommendation. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Always a Fun Time

This is my 3rd year playing Nags Head. Very challenging course with tight fairways and tough greens. While the course is short you have to be accurate tee-to-green. Great staff, good food, and a beautiful facilities. There are not many options and we stayed in Avon on vacation so it took us about an hour to get to the course. It will be our normal course for as long as we go to the OBX.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/24/2019

Awesome! We're pleased that you enjoyed the challenge of our course and that our staff left a great impression on you. We look forward to having you back again soon for your next round with us!

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/24/2019

Excellent! Come back soon!

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nags Head GC

Awesome place to play. Not an easy course but very challenging for all levels. The staff was great. Very professional and Uber courteous. We’ll be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/12/2019

Wonderful! We're glad that you enjoyed the challenge of our layout and that our staff left a great impression on you. We look forward to having you back again soon for your next round with us!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course in the Outer Banks

Nags Head golf links is the best course in the area in my opinion. Turf is nice, layout is fun, and the views are great. Relatively short but challenging for me.

Great staff. Thanks

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 06/10/2019

Awesome! We're pleased that you enjoyed our course and the challenge of our layout. W're honored that you consider us the best course in the area and we hope to have you back again soon for your next round!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tight challenging course

Overall a short course but with the influence of wind from the ocean and the sound can be very challenging. This is especially true from high flight ball strikes. 18 was a beast. Long par 5 into 20+ mph winds. I will definitely return and highly recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/06/2019

Fantastic! We're thrilled that you enjoyed our course and the challenge it presented. We can't wait to have you back again soon for your next round at Nags Head!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good experience

Course was challenging but a pleasure to play. Greens were consistent. It is not easy to play if you don’t know the course as there are several blind shots. The lay out is great, you’re using most of your clubs. I really enjoyed the course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 06/04/2019

Great! We're glad that you enjoyed the challenge of our layout and that our greens met your expectations. We look forward to having you back again soon for your next round!

Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best In obx

Soft greens. Roll true. Good layout. Don’t let yardage fool you. Tough corse only negative not marked well great value for money

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/03/2019

Great! We're glad that you enjoyed our course and the challenge of our layout. We're pleased that you found us to be a good value and we look forward to having you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

OBX

Got through the front 9 before thunderstorms pushed us off the course. Course is very nice and an enjoyable layout. Not very long but some fun shot making is needed. Would absolutely return and looking forward to playing the back nine. Course was is good shape and the greens were reseptive and rolled very nicely.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 06/03/2019

Awesome! We're pleased that our course conditions met your expectations and that you enjoyed the challenge our layout presented. We hope to have you back again soon for a full 18 holes!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 05/31/2019

Awesome! Come back soon!

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nags Head Golf Links

Course was in good shape . Got behind 2 couples who looked new to golf & had no golf etiquette to let faster players through. Nice layout, narrow fairways in some places offered a nice challenge. I will try to get back, but only through GolfNow

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
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Commented on 05/30/2019

Thank you for your review! We're pleased that you enjoyed our course and the challenge of our layout. We appreciate your review and we hope to have you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I will play here again

This course is tough. It was in great shape though. The Marshall was friendly and recommended white tee boxes. Good choice. Putts rolled nicely on these greens. I didn’t really spend time in pro shop to comment on that. Beer in cart was nice and cold. I lost over a half dozen balls. Our three-some was behind two four-dimes for the front nine but it wasn’t bad. Felt like we had the back nine to ourselves.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/29/2019

Fantastic! We're thrilled that you enjoyed our course and the challenge it presented. We're also glad that our staff left a great impression on you. We can't wait to have you back again soon for your next round at Nags Head!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/24/2019

Awesome! Come back soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best course to play in OBX

I love this course! Challenging and narrow with great views of the ocean.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/23/2019

Wonderful! We're thrilled that you enjoyed our course and the challenge it presented. We can't wait to have you back again soon for your next round at Nags Head!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course!

Do yourself a favor...quit thinking about it and just book your tee time. It's a true links course with tight fairways, plenty of hazards, and deep rough. Beautiful course in every sense of the word. Highly recommended!

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Commented on 05/21/2019

Fantastic! We're thrilled that you enjoyed our course and the challenge it presented. We can't wait to have you back again soon for your next round at Nags Head!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I finally played this course after many years. I was very disappointed in the quality and condition. It is a short and very tight layout. It seemed like they didn’t have enough land to build a course there but they did it anyway. Women may enjoy the course but it wasn’t what I like in a golf course. They said the course was in great shape but the greens were recently aerated and the tee boxes were awful. Practice facilities were not very good either.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
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Commented on 05/17/2019

Thank you for your review! We apologize that our course conditions didn't meet your expectations and that you didn't enjoy the challenge of our layout. We appreciate your feedback and we hope you'll give us another try in the future!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/13/2019

Great! Glad you enjoyed your time with us!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Play This Course

From the friendly greeting at the bag drop ... to the club attendent cleaning my clubs on the parking lot, and certainly the beautiful golfing experience in-between, Nags Head Golf Links was wonderful. Each hole offered a challenge, as well as breathtaking water views. The Par 71, 5717 yards — from the Blue Markers — can play much longer when the ocean breezes kick-in, especially on holes when you’re hitting directly into the wind.

The greens were on the small scale; recently “punched,” which was the only disappointment I had — many of the greens could have used more sand.

If ever in the area, however, you need to play this course. It willl certainly make you and your game feel better. It’s a “feel good” course all the way.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/10/2019

Awesome! We're pleased that you enjoyed our course and the challenge it presented. We're also glad that our staff left a great impression on you. We hope to have you back again soon for your next round with us!

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fine round

Great weather and great course. Course was in good shape, short but very challenging. Got a great golfnow price. Pace of play was good, really enjoyed the holes with the sound view. The staff in the pro shop was on the phone when I checked in and didn’t seem to want to be bothered? Only issue though.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
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Commented on 05/01/2019

Awesome! We're pleased that you enjoyed our course and the challenge it presented. We appreciate your feedback on our staff and we hope to have you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Track

I played this course before in the wind and it was brutal. Today the weather was beautiful and we had a great time. Course is in great shape and pace of play was terrific on the front nine. At $37 this is a super value in the OBX.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/01/2019

Fantastic! We're thrilled that you enjoyed our course conditions and that you found us to be a good value. We can't wait to have you back again soon for your next round at Nags Head!

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