Longleaf Golf & Family Club
About
Dan Maples, architect of the nationally acclaimed Pit Golf Links, has created another masterpiece only minutes from the Village of Pinehurst. Longleaf Golf & Family Club was formerly the site of Starland Farms, for years the training ground of some of the country's top thoroughbreds. As a tribute to its colorful history, Maples incorporated some of the features and flavor of the old facility into the golf course, including part of the fence and training track. The front nine at Longleaf was designed in the Scottish open style with subtly rolling fairways.The back nine, in contrast, is heavily tree-lined and dramatically elevated. Ron Whitten of Golf Digest called Longleaf "...the most playable course in Pinehurst."
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII (W) | 72 | 6684 yards | 78.6 | 141 |
| VII | 72 | 6684 yards | 72.4 | 132 |
| VII/VI | 72 | 6400 yards | 70.7 | 130 |
| VII/VI (W) | 72 | 6400 yards | 77.1 | 138 |
| VI | 72 | 6133 yards | 69.8 | 122 |
| VI (W) | 72 | 6133 yards | 75.7 | 135 |
| VI/V | 72 | 5802 yards | 68.3 | 122 |
| VI/V (W) | 72 | 5802 yards | 73.8 | 131 |
| V | 72 | 5471 yards | 66.9 | 117 |
| V (W) | 72 | 5471 yards | 72.3 | 128 |
| V/IV | 72 | 5153 yards | 65.7 | 112 |
| V/IV (W) | 72 | 5153 yards | 70.8 | 126 |
| IV | 72 | 4858 yards | 64.2 | 108 |
| IV (W) | 72 | 4858 yards | 69.0 | 123 |
| IV/III | 72 | 4559 yards | 63.0 | 102 |
| IV/III (W) | 72 | 4559 yards | 67.5 | 119 |
| III | 72 | 4287 yards | 61.9 | 99 |
| III (W) | 72 | 4287 yards | 66.0 | 114 |
| III/II | 72 | 3994 yards | 61.2 | 97 |
| III/II (W) | 72 | 3994 yards | 64.4 | 111 |
| II | 72 | 3689 yards | 60.1 | 94 |
| II (W) | 72 | 3689 yards | 62.6 | 106 |
| II/I | 72 | 3396 yards | 59.3 | 92 |
| II/I (W) | 72 | 3396 yards | 61.1 | 102 |
| I | 72 | 3100 yards | 58.2 | 91 |
| I (W) | 72 | 3100 yards | 59.4 | 99 |
| Right Start | 72 | 2423 yards | 50.1 | 80 |
| Right Start (W) | 72 | 2423 yards | 51.0 | 83 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee 7 M: 72.4/132 W: 78.6/141 | 408 | 399 | 200 | 186 | 532 | 176 | 369 | 529 | 334 | 3133 | 393 | 207 | 390 | 421 | 522 | 391 | 506 | 329 | 390 | 3549 | 6682 |
| Tee 6.5 M: 70.7/130 W: 77.1/138 | 385 | 399 | 200 | 186 | 509 | 176 | 338 | 529 | 308 | 3030 | 350 | 207 | 363 | 380 | 522 | 352 | 506 | 305 | 390 | 3375 | 6405 |
| Tee 6 M: 69.8/127 W: 75.7/135 | 385 | 363 | 187 | 178 | 509 | 164 | 338 | 497 | 308 | 2929 | 350 | 182 | 363 | 380 | 487 | 352 | 461 | 305 | 344 | 3224 | 6153 |
| Tee 5.5 M: 68.3/122 W: 73.8/131 | 343 | 319 | 187 | 178 | 509 | 138 | 338 | 446 | 308 | 2766 | 286 | 182 | 363 | 380 | 487 | 324 | 461 | 269 | 304 | 3056 | 5822 |
| Tee 5 M: 66.7/116 W: 72.0/128 | 343 | 319 | 171 | 153 | 478 | 138 | 297 | 446 | 280 | 2625 | 286 | 141 | 330 | 337 | 455 | 324 | 420 | 269 | 304 | 2866 | 5491 |
| Tee 4.5 M: 65.0/111 W: 70.2/125 | 317 | 319 | 153 | 153 | 390 | 138 | 267 | 386 | 280 | 2403 | 286 | 127 | 330 | 295 | 455 | 291 | 420 | 255 | 304 | 2763 | 5166 |
| Tee 4 M: 63.6/107 W: 68.4/122 | 317 | 288 | 153 | 141 | 390 | 130 | 267 | 386 | 242 | 2314 | 247 | 127 | 302 | 295 | 396 | 291 | 375 | 255 | 270 | 2558 | 4872 |
| Tee 3.5 M: 62.6/102 W: 66.9/118 | 281 | 288 | 153 | 141 | 364 | 130 | 238 | 386 | 220 | 2201 | 218 | 127 | 302 | 295 | 332 | 291 | 323 | 255 | 241 | 2384 | 4585 |
| Tee 3 M: 61.4/98 W: 65.2/113 | 281 | 260 | 135 | 118 | 364 | 121 | 238 | 340 | 220 | 2077 | 218 | 104 | 277 | 257 | 332 | 246 | 323 | 241 | 241 | 2239 | 4316 |
| Tee 2.5 M: 60.6/96 W: 63.4/109 | 256 | 260 | 102 | 118 | 316 | 121 | 220 | 340 | 202 | 1935 | 189 | 104 | 207 | 257 | 298 | 246 | 323 | 241 | 216 | 2081 | 4016 |
| Tee 2 M: 59.6/93 W: 61.8/105 | 256 | 188 | 102 | 95 | 316 | 92 | 220 | 296 | 202 | 1767 | 189 | 95 | 207 | 224 | 298 | 224 | 282 | 200 | 216 | 1935 | 3702 |
| Tee 1.5 M: 58.7/91 W: 60.0/100 | 205 | 188 | 77 | 95 | 291 | 92 | 188 | 296 | 177 | 1609 | 155 | 95 | 168 | 224 | 298 | 224 | 249 | 200 | 177 | 1790 | 3399 |
| Tee 1 M: 57.6/89 W: 58.5/98 | 205 | 146 | 77 | 89 | 291 | 81 | 188 | 263 | 177 | 1517 | 155 | 81 | 168 | 177 | 222 | 188 | 249 | 169 | 177 | 1586 | 3103 |
| Righ Start M: 56.0/87 W: 57.0/96 | 178 | 117 | 61 | 63 | 210 | 50 | 150 | 195 | 142 | 1166 | 141 | 60 | 123 | 153 | 176 | 128 | 199 | 135 | 142 | 1257 | 2423 |
| Handicap | 13 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
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Excellent round
Great round on a cold and wet day! GPS on carts and lots of tee box options for golfer of every experience. Wish weather was better! Enjoyable at the price we paid.
Nice layout but set up wrong
I'm a 10 HC. Yesterday at LL, the pin locations and green hardness was such that it was virtually impossible to hit approach shots that stayed on the greens, yielding impossible odds on getting up and down once you found your ball 10-20 yards over the back of greens. I counted 7 pins on the front nine within four paces of the back edge of the green, and two front pins. With the greens so hard that lofted 8 irons were bouncing over the green, and pins where a shot or putt 3 feet past the hole was rolling off the green, it was pretty frustrating. It's also a bit strange to have 4 of 5 par 3's play from 190 yards, at least for amateurs attempting to play 6100 yards. The shortest shot I had to a par three was 165 yards.
The sad thing is that the course layout is fairly attractive, and that the place used to be a horse track is apparent from the old railings and 1/8 mile marker pegs, which gives it some charm. But the combination of the green hardness and pin locations was just too much. Just some common sense with respect to the pins could have made the day a lot more enjoyable. As it was, it was basically "silly golf."
Very nice course
Course was excellent. Weather unfortunately sucked, but obviously not the courses fault. Pace of play was fast because it was 45 degrees and raining. Greens were in excellent condition as well as the tee box. Fairways were brown but it’s March. Staff was less than friendly. No one on the course but the guy would not let us go early. Said come back 15 till tee off. All in all it was good. Definitely go back.
Great Back 9
early-season conditions were excellent greens were good, pace of play was phenomenal definitely a course to play, love to play againwhen course is fully grownin
Playing on my Birthday
Beautiful day, great friends, staff was very friendly, course in good shape, had a great day
VERY WELCOMING!
US Kids, which you should all Google and become familiar with if you're not already, bought this course a couple of years ago and has done great stuff. The tees, seven in all and many hybrid (combination) options, ,are innovative and encouraging for all.
Couple of funky holes on the front nine, mainly due to routing around housing, on the front nine. Glad the US Kids crew reversed the ninth.
1st timer
Friendly staff to greet you. The course was in good shape and they had the greens in great shape. Overall good experience.
Not bad, but there are better options
The new greens, installed in 2017 were in very good shape. The fairways are just OK, and the course overall is just not that visually appealing. Was it a bad deal for $90 in peak season? No, but there are so many other good options in that price range, I doubt our group will include it again for our annual 3-day outing.
Love the Many Tees, but They Need More Signs!
Everyone at this Golf Course was very friendly and accommodating! The cart paths are mostly sand and some were difficult to maneuver.
While the holes were marked, it was sometime difficult to determine where to go for the next hole. We spent 15 minutes trying to find the 5th Hole. We ended up have to ask a group and had to back track several holes to get back to where we needed to be. Suggest they have smaller directional signs showing those who are not use to this course where in the heck the next hole is located!
Other than the hole mix-up, it was an enjoyable afternoon!
Great Golf Course
Golf course was in really good shape for end of November. Greens are very fast and need to take some time to practice putting to get the speed down. Always enjoy the layout of this course and it has been slightly redone which was nice.
Most improved
Fantastic course. Nice mix of long and short holes. Par 3s are really tough. Wonderful improvements to the clubhouse. Greens are great. Stay out of the rough. Can eat your ball. Plenty of tees to choose from. Par 35 front and par 37 back...
Enjoyable round. Worth the play.
I have always stayed away from Longleaf based on word of mouth around town about conditions. Went and tried it out today, and the new greens and the fairways didn't disappoint. If you go out there expecting to be able to stick and spin, wait a few months as they are newly laid Bermuda. We were expecting this when we went out there so I'm not mad. The layout was fun. The 208 yard uphill par 3 was no fun not being able to hold a green. The Par 5, 5th is probably my only layout dislike. Rough is silly in some places. Like US Open silly.
4:00 tee time & was greeted with " have to have carts in by 7:00 (an hour plus before dark) because the cart guy wants to get home! Fairways in very good condition / Putting surfaces worst I've played on in 20+ years. The mix of bent & poa made putts react like a ball in a pinball machine. The randomness of trying to make a putt outside 2' turned the round into a practice session.
First Time at Longleaf
Nice course layout very different front and back 9. A lot of bounce down the middle adds a nice 10-15 to your usual drive. Playing in to the greens is tricky as I found the fringes to be soft but the greens hard. The greens are to be re-laid during the summer which should improve the true roll on the greens.
Great Shape
Course conditions are pretty good right now - fairways were surprisingly firm and I got more roll than expected off the tee. Rough is high and tough - as it should be. Sandtraps were great. Greens were much better than I had expected - based on earlier reviews. Greens all had grass on them, were firm, and somewhat fast. New Titlest range balls ( though not many in a bag ) Looks as though they have been putting money into the course - I was pleasantly surprised with the overall course conditions, and will definitely be back.
Fantastic Staff
Always enjoy the layout of the course in that the front and back nines are quite different. Course conditions were quite good with the exception of several of the greens being in rough shape.