Talamore Golf Resort: #18
View from the 18th tee at Talamore Golf Resort
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4.6
721 Reviews (721)
5 Stars
463
4 Stars
188
3 Stars
46
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
92.1%
Recommend this course
671 out of 721 reviews
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4.6
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
18 out of 18 reviews
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4.6
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
2
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0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.7%
Recommend this course
39 out of 43 reviews
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Course Highlights
Talamore's course layout and conditions consistently impress, with quick, true-rolling greens and well-maintained fairways from tee to green. Friendly staff, a well-stocked pro shop, and a fun llama pen make this a Pinehurst-area must-play.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 71
Length 6840 yards
Slope 132
Rating 72.4

Resort Course at Talamore Golf Resort is a Rees Jones masterpiece that was nominated as "Best New Public Course of the Year" when opened and has become a regular stop for annual returnees to Pinehurst.

The centuries-old tradition of using llamas to help humans carry packs has been revived with a new twist at Talamore. These gentle, hardy animals can carry two bags of clubs with ease and sure-footedness. Their soft padded feet are kind to the delicate surfaces of a golf course. Known for their friendly and quiet manners, llamas make the perfect caddies. Now you can treat yourself and your friends to a truly distinctive golf experience.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Champion Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Rees Jones (1991) Greg Muirhead (1991) Shapemasters (2016)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.6
721 Reviews (721)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
19th Hole Scenic Views 8
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 38
Elevation Changes 38
Forced Carries 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 24
A Weekend Splurge 20
Advanced Golfers 20
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 23
Worth the Drive 23
At a Resort 16

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Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Talyho

Everything is very good with this course. Starter is a great guy. Only need would be a chipping practice area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/24/2019:
Thank you for your 5-star review and feedback on the practice area! We're glad you enjoyed your first experience and hope you'll come back to play us again soon!
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/20/2019:
Thank you for rating your first experience at Talamore 5-stars, germanglopez! We hope you'll be back in the area to play another round with us again soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Great greens, friendly staff

The layout of Talamore is why you want to play in Pinehurst/Southern Pines. The pine trees and the vegetation are just beautiful. The greens were rolling very well and demanded a tentative eye. We will definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/20/2019:
We glad you enjoyed your first experience at Talamore, Mr. Villanueva! Thank you for reviewing our course and we look forward to having you back again!
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Strong Layiut

First time at the course and I enjoyed the round. There weren’t many players so our pace of play was great. The greens were in outstanding condition, running fast and true. The fairways were a bit thin in places but there was a number of guys out working on the worst areas. The rough was very short and a bit too playable. My guess is rains had an impact on these conditions. The layout was very interesting with a nice variety of challenges. Overall a nice experience.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/14/2019:
Thank you for sharing your first experience playing at Talamore! We're happy to hear you enjoyed the course and appreciate your feedback. We hope you'll book another round with us next time you're in the Sandhills!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyed Talamore

Had a very pleasant experience at Talamore. First time our group had played there. There was some confusion about our booking on GolfNow but the staff were great in making me feel that it is a small problem and we will be playing golf. They looked at my reservation confirmation on my phone and there was never any controversy.

Very crowded day but we still played in 4 hour and 10 minutes. Course condition was good but greens were great. We liked the layout and will definitely return.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/29/2019:
Thank you for sharing your first experience golfing at Talamore, Grabjoeva! We're glad your group enjoyed your visit and appreciate your patience while we verified the details of your round! We look forward to having you back again!
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/23/2019:
Thank you for rating your last great round at Talamore 5-stars, Ray! We hope you'll come back for another soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/22/2019:
Thank you for rating your experience at Talamore Golf Resort, Stephen! We're glad you enjoyed your round and the great conditions!
Played On
Reviews 83
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

TALLLLYYYYYY!!!!

Love this golf course. I particularly enjoy the layout since the re-design removed the excess of sand traps. The greens ran very true- albeit a tad slow- but the course was in fantastic shape overall! Staff is always A+ / such a great crew from the Pro Tag Leon on down the line. Will always keep this in our Sandhills rotation. Play it- thank me after! JP

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/19/2019:
Thank you for your amazing 5-star review, panuthos! We're happy to hear how much you enjoyed the New Course and appreciate you kind words about our great crew! We appreciate your recommendation and look forward to having you back for another round!
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/11/2019:
Thank you for your recommendation, alflore39! We're happy to hear you enjoyed your first visit to Talamore and hope to see you back again for another great round!
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

a true test

I'm a 10 HC, and played it on a Monday with my son, who's a scratch player. He played the tips, I played 6,100. We just love this course, because it challenges you to hit a lot of different shots, and even the supposed "easy" holes have some trouble lurking which can lead to bogeys. I hadn't played it in more than 5 years, so was reminded how difficult most of the green complexes were, and how tough some holes are with the narrow front to back greens.

The temp was in the 50's with the wind blowing quite a bit, so we each had 3-5 strokes more than usual. But it's a great course, and we were more than happy to be out there on a cool, pristine day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/01/2019:
Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience from your last great day at Talamore! We're glad you and your son enjoyed another great day on the course and we hope you both will come back out to play it again soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Wet, Cold Fun

Played 27 degrees on a 44 degree rainy day. Greens were outstanding (fast and true). Enjoyable layout with variety. Staff was very friendly from the pro shop to starter to two great ladies at the restaurant.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/11/2019:
Thank you for sharing a great overall experience from your first visit to Talamore! We're glad that you had an enjoyable day, despite Mother Nature's best efforts, and hope you will plan another trip out to visit us again soon!
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun

Considering it’s winter and it’s been raining nonstop, Talamore was in great shape. Certainly some wet areas, but totally playable. Greens were very good, above avg speed and undulation. Cart part only and a large group went out early on, but pace wasn’t terrible. Fairways are huge, no OB, and trees aren’t thick, which made it fun to play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/11/2019:
Thank you for reviewing your first experience at Talamore, aaustin! We're glad you enjoyed your round, despite the rainy weather, and hope you will come back for another fun day again soon!
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

A good choice

We were looking to play Tobacco Rd but no tee times were available,

After reading some reviews we selected Talamore and were not disappointed. Joined by a young low handicapper, we enjoyed the layout and would definitely return, Conditions were extremely wet and with cool temps, it was not the start that we wished for, but the back nine brought warmth and sunshine, The greens were extremely fast so the scoring left a lot to be desired. Not sure how I would feel about drier faster greens!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/11/2019:
Thank you for choosing to play Talamore during your visit! We're glad we lived up to what others had shared about our golf experience and we look forward to your return!
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Would Play Again

This is my 3rd time at Talamore. I enjoy the course and it is a super deal for a Hot Deal. Was disappointed in the 5some in front of us. For a course that nice and for it being in the Pinehurst area, I expect the starter/marshal to not allow that. I drive a distance to avoid 5somes at our local course! Staff was friendly and the course is well laid out.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 02/11/2019:
Thank you for coming back and sharing your last great experience at Talamore, Mr. Allen! We appreciate your feedback and compliments of our staff.
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of my favorite course in Pinehurst if not the best.

What could I say Talamore, just keeps getting better and better. I have been here since the beginning where there was no homes and only one road to get in and out of the course. Resse Jones did a fantastic job on building the course and as times have change and so has the course. The new improved course of taken out of the many bunkers and redoing the greens to the New Hybrid has been great. I use to know ever green by heart but even though some shuttle changes they have remained great and now no ( or very few ) ball marks. There are still working on the course on opening it up, you know can see a few holes from the others which it just makes it more appealing. Also they set it up so you no longer have cart path only like they did for over 20 years. Unfortunately we have had way to much rain these past 7-8 months there are spots where they had to block off and I wish people would watch where they are driving and have common sense cause there were tire tracks cause it was still wet in other areas. Although the fairways were paint which make the course looks green, I think of all the other course that I have played still has the best fairways with grass in the area.. Yes they might be thin cause of the winter, I thought they were in the best shape.of the courses that I have played. Great job everyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/01/2019:
Thank you for all of your kind words, Kay! We all are happy to hear you enjoyed another great visit to Talamore Golf Resort and enjoyed the upgrades that were made to the New Course since your last visit. We look forward to seeing you back out on the course!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hospitality

First time playing this course. The course has an excellent layout and I really enjoyed it. There was one thing that stood out above all, the hospitality of the staff. Pro shop employee and the starter gave me great tips on how to play the course. I felt welcomed and I had a great round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/01/2019:
We're glad you enjoyed a tremendous first experience at Talamore and enjoyed the course! Thank you for your 5-stars and we hope that you'll come back for another great round of golf soon!
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome experience as always.

From the pro shop to the last green, Talamore is a great course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/01/2019:
Thank you for your 5-star review, Ray! We're glad you enjoyed a great overall experience at Talamore!
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden Gem

Have played many of the local courses and resorts and at the last minute decided to play Talamore. Very friendly staff and despite heavy rainfall the days before the course was in remarkable condition. Greens were incredible! Fast and true, the best I’ve played regardless of price. Our group will definitely be back to play .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Response from on 01/03/2019:
We're glad you enjoyed a great first visit to Talamore Golf Resort, Glenn! Thank you for sharing your experience and we look forward to your groups next trip out here!
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Fun to play staff seemed a little annoyed about playing after frost. Round was great!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 12/17/2018:
Hi Mike, we're glad you enjoyed your experience and appreciate your feedback from your 5-star round at Talamore! We hope you'll be back to play another again soon!
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fast Greens

If you enjoy fast greens, you have to play here.

Greens: A

Fairways: A-

Bunkers: A-

As of Dec. 3 2018

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 12/17/2018:
It looks like you enjoyed them! Thank you for your 5-star review, bangdaly74! We hope you'll be back to take them on again soon!
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