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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
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329 out of 373 reviews
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3.3
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3.0
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Amenities
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3.3
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Layout
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StaffFriendliness
4.3
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Course Highlights
Knowledgeable, welcoming staff and first-class amenities consistently earn high marks from recent golfers visiting this Sandhills layout. The true links feel and challenging, oversized greens create a memorable and rewarding round.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6684 yards
Slope 141
Rating 78.6

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."

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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dan Maples (1988) Bill Bergin (2016) Michael Gleason (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $22
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "U.S. Kids Golf Academy"
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, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis, Bowling
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Reviews

3.8
373 Reviews (373)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 11
Undulating Greens 9
Bunkers 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 12
Playing Multiple Courses 9
Seniors 8
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 11
Near Local Attractions 6

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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A very playable course for a great rate and the GolfNow service was excellent

I planned a day of golf for my son's birthday, drove to the Pinehurst area from Raleigh, to play Longleaf CC and we had a great time. Had originally tried to secure a tee time at Southern Pines GC but they were full according to the website. GolfNow contacted Southern PInes, unbeknownst to me, about the tee time issue and I received a call from Southern Pines about a glitch and they'd be happy to book the time and give me the GolfNow price. Unfortunately, I had already booked at another course in the area. Longleaf was very accomodating and the course was very fair and in very good condition. Great Service!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course has excellent layout

Did not play well, but that did not mean the course was at fault.
Each hole was distinctive in its own way. Distance was fair and overall conditions though dry, was good. Of course, the greens do need a little work, but that again takes time and patience. I'm sure you know how S-L-O-W the greens are!!!!!

I will tell friends and golfers about your hospitality and the way you treated an out- of- towner and made my day, even if you didn't help me score better. I will return in the future. Thanks for a great day of golf.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

the course is in great shape

Have played Longleaf many times and it has never been in better shape.Golf Now is such a great value looking forward to playing alot more golf!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

very playable

Longleaf is a very nice course and was very playable. The course has open fairways & room to drive it but is challenging as well. It also gives a nice advantage for women from the green tees. It was in very nice condition but the greens were a little slow. Well maintained but slow.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Layout of course is fantastic.

This is the fourth time in the past 2 months that I have played this course. Each time, not only I have gotten better, but the course has been receiving extreme care in maintaining its condition.
The staff goes out of its way to make sure you have a great time during your round. I do recommend this course to other players; not only for its layout, but also for its location.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course.

I really enjoyed LongLeaf. Early PM start time on a Saturday and the course was nearly empty. Superfast pace of play - just under 3 hours. Greens were in excellent condition. Lots of rain lately so the course was wet but still very playable and of course the greens were a bit slow. Well maintained course. I will play here again in the future.

The only negative was my father-in-law who road along with me had to pay $15 just to ride the back nine (he met me at the course after I made the turn). I think that is a bit steep just for a 9-hole ride-along.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was in excellent condition. Beautiful!

The only negative was that my son and I were behind two super slow foursomes. Play was very slow, so much so that we skipped 10, 11 and 12 to avoid playing a six hour round. Rangers enforcing pace of play would be welcomed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of our favorite courses in the Pinehurst area.

The course is interesting as the front is more open and the back nine is more hilly and much tighter.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

OK value in Pinehurst, really slow greens

Maintenance is OK here, the tees and fairways are well kept and even but some of the slowest greens I've encountered outside of the most basic munis. This old horse farm is sort of interesting as land and has these various posts where you can imagine the thoroughbreds trained but the course itself is not really that interesting. It's an OK warm up for some other Pinehurst area courses of note, not a highlight.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Very Good Value

Firs time playing Longleaf and had a great time. The course layout is fantastic. The greens appeared to have been aerated a few weeks ago and were making their way back very nicely. Tee boxes and fairways are well maintained. I spent some time hitting out of bunkers during my round and was able to get up-and-down with no trouble thanks to their condition.

We had an early morning tee-time; had the course to ourselves for the complete front nine. As we made the turn, no one at the snack bar.

Overall, Longleaf is a very good value, and I'm looking forward to playing it again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great potential - Poor execution

I've been playing this course on and off for 15 years because my parents live on the course. When they first moved in it was amazingly well maintained and an enjoyable layout especially for those who prefer open designs. Now if feels like the course is going through the motions with mediocre maintainence. Great golf now specials for seniors but not for those under 60 which promotes slow play but I suppose this is their preferred demographic. I tried to replay following my round but was quoted a price 2x more than I originally paid to play the first round. I did not replay due to this and they missed an easy add on sale.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

A good warm-up Round

A good course to warm up on when heading down to pinehurst area for a week or so. Not to difficult. greens were good and crowned. A little furry the day i played.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff was very helpful and course was in good shape.

This was my first time playing Longleaf and will return. Front 9 versus the Back 9 are totally different, which lends it's appeal to me. The front is typical Carolina golf, other than having the holes run through the old horse racing track from years ago where there are certain fences still standing.The back features a number of hills, water and 3 par 3's, very unusual but provides good scoring opportunities. Greens were in good shape and ran true although tricky. Four out of five stars!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good Value and fast play

Went out with my daughter last Tuesday afternoon and had a great time. The greens were in very good shape but were a bit long and slow. Fairways, traps and tees were also in good to very good shape. There weren't a lot of players out so the pace of play was what ever we wanted it to be. I've played Long Leaf many times and its always a solid course in good to very good shape. Green fees were only $20 each with GolfNow so the value was excellent.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens outstanding, front 9 very forgiving

Nice and pleasurable day". Back nine has good definition with front nine open.i

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice variety if holes and terrain

This is an enjoyable course and they are getting into good shape for the season

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Beautiful course/Well Maintained

This course is a real joy to play. Fairways are generous, however there a many sand traps to avoid. Since there has been a few recent rains, the greens were a bit slow. The entire staff was super friendly and informative. The azaleas were in full bloom today, which added to the pleasure of our round. I will definitely return to play this beauty in the near future.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice Course

Always paly this course when we come to Pinehurst. Front nine fairly flat; back nine more challenging. Look for discounts online as rack rate is pricey.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

This is a very nice course, front nine straight forward,back nine tricky

Very nice course and great staff, would recommend playing and will play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Was a horse track

Mostly flat. Well kept. Nice choice for lunch. Has some homes skirting fairways, so ability to hit straight a plus.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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