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 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 06/12/2017:
Thank you for your review, Ron. We appreciate your feedback on your round.
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 06/12/2017:
Hi Linda, We appreciate your great rating, and hope that your group enjoyed your round despite your pace of play. If you and Ron are in the area again, we hope to have you back for another round!
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
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 06/07/2017:
Thank you iugrad1990! We agree! Glad you enjoyed playing the New Course at Talamore Golf Resort, and we hope we will see you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Green were firm and fast

Talamore's renovated the course and it is in excellent condition. I would highly recommend you go talk to Miles who done an awesome job welcoming us to talamore. Only thing missing a nice little chipping area would complete tis already fantastic golf course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/05/2017:
Thank you for your excellent rating, Eric! We appreciate your feedback, and are glad you've enjoyed all of the renovations we've put into the New Course at Talamore!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

They switched to champion Bermuda last year and the greens are fantastic. Great conditions and a nice bar for drinks after. Will play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/31/2017:
Thank you for your 5-stars! We're glad you liked the changes we've made to the course and look forward to having you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Love the Changes, same unfriendly proshop

Haven't played at Talamore in a couple of years, since before the renovations. Absolutely LOVE the new greens and bunkers. Problem with new greens, though no fault of the course, is that they are so firm they are impossible to hold a shot making for a miserable playing experience. In time this course is going to be OUTSTANDING when greens soften a bit but love the changes, well done. The bag drop / starter gets 5 stars for friendliness and customer service, the tall grump in the proshop I would give a zero if possible. Was checking out course for possible site of our 20 person golf group annual trip next year but would not want to deal with this guy's attitude for 4 days. Rude, unassuming and definitely could care less about customer service. Grill and beverage cart personnel were both GREAT, 5 stars. Once the greens work in and soften a bit, this course will be a must play, but right now you may want to practice chipping on to the parking lot to prepare for these greens.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 05/31/2017:
Thank you for your review, gramcaster. We're glad you enjoyed the updates to our greens and bunkers, and appreciate your feedback on the staff and conditions. Thank you for playing The New Course at Talamore.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Beautiful fast new greens

Great course & layout. The new greens are great but very hard & fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/17/2017:
Thank you for your excellent review and feedback on your round! We're glad you came out to try The New Course at Talamore and hope that we will have you back again when you are in the area!
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent layout, bad greens

This is the second time I have played this course, with the last time being two years ago. I left the course feeling like the course conditions worsened vs. my last time here. Apparently, they recently completed a redesign of the greens and performed other course updates. The greens undulations were unnaturally tiered, and rock hard and not receptive to irons or pitches. The grass in the chipping areas around the green was sparse and barren in spots. Also, there are several holes with very deep, sod faced bunkers which we very difficult to play from, particularly with greens as hard as they were. Overall, I had a favorable impression of the course coming in to the day, but left disappointed.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/17/2017:
Hello Stewdoggydogg, Thank you for coming to play the course for a second visit. Most of our golfers have loved the new course layout, but we appreciate the feedback from all of our golfers.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome

Best greens I've ever played on. Course has some St Andrews type bunkers so be prepared to lose a few strokes! Great everything here and I will come back in the fall.

Pitchputt

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/21/2017:
Thank you for your amazing review and five stars, pitchputt! We're glad you enjoyed the course (even the bunkers!) and look forward to having you back in the fall!
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course to play

After played tobacco road golf club yesterday, my expectation was not high for this course. If you haven't played the tobacco road course, then you definitely should. In my opinion it's the course to be in Pinehurst. But Talamore impress me more than I expected. Green was in great condition, the fairways were fun and interesting with elevation changes. My only complaints were the pace of the play and lack of grass in some of the fairways. As an out of towner, first time playing this course, I usually like to play with locals to get some guides on how best to play the course.

I originally booked to play with another twosome, but they reassigned my playing partner. I ended up playing by myself, waiting on every hole and virtually every shot! Five hours for the round.

Other than that I really enjoyed the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/21/2017:
Thank you for your review, David! We're glad that we lived up to the expectations golfers come to expect from all of the courses in the area, and hope that you may come back to play again.
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Didn't find the pro shop staff person that helpful. Asked about a replay and he advised should be no problem. When we come back in after our round we were advised there would a 2 hr wait for a replay.

Price for the course and replay was high for this time of year. Also having to pay for range balls at that price was disappointing

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/13/2017:
Thank you for playing Talamore Golf Resort. We appreciate you coming out to play the course last week, and apologize that we couldn't get you back out for your replay round as quickly as you hoped. As we gear up for spring and summer seasons, we hope that you will come back and play the course again!
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Talamore Resort Pinehurst

I have played this course 20 or more times. They have transitioned to Bermuda greens and renovated the course. The changes have made the course more player friendly. Fewer bunkers and trees. They have however added some challenging pot bunkers. The greens are in great shape and the fairways are good considering spring has just hit the area. I used a "Hot Deal" and some rewards to lower the price from $45 to $35. The Golfnow price was ridiculous for a premiere Pinehurst course. Highly recommend Talamore.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/03/2017:
Thank you for your review Icarus68! We are glad you have enjoyed the improvements we have made to The New Course at Talamore Golf Resort, and appreciate your recommendation!
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

We had a wonderful experience the staff was great course beautiful conditions and the pace of play could not have been better

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/31/2017:
Thank you for your outstading review, Tom! We are glad you enjoyed your experience at the Talamore Golf Resort, and hope you will be back soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

A Sandhills Gem

The recently completed renovations at Talamore have made the golf course a must-play for anyone travelling to the Pinehurst area. The new bermuda greens roll true and will be an absolute treat throughout the warm summer months. The short par-4 ninth hole is the best on the golf course in my opinion. It features tight tee shot protected by a long fairway bunker down the left-hand side (which I promptly found myself in) followed by an uphill wedge or short-iron approach into an undulating green that slopes from back to front. The key new feature on the hole that makes it truly one of the greats is the pair of deep grass-faced bunkers dug into the front of the green complex. Any approach that comes up short is sure to wind up in one of these traps, requiring a links-style side or backward shot to get out of this sandy prison. 5 stars, Talamore. 5 stars!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/31/2017:
Thank you for your 5-stars kp1848!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best course this time of year

Loved the layout,undulating fairways,,greens in great shape! Loved this course :)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Well worth playing

I played this course immediately after a few hours of rain. Of course it was soggy, but still very playable. Even the couple bunkers I ended up in were still soft enough to hit out of. Enjoyed the layout, nice mix of gettable and challenging holes. The new greens played great and rolled true. The price was unbeatable, played a hot deal tee time with a promo code and paid less than 10. Attendants were fantastic, starter gave me more than enough info about layout. Will definitely go back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

Cart paths were under repair but did not affect play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very good course , a lot of Improvements make this a excellent choice for a round , new Scottish stlye bunkers are a change up for this area ! Go play it !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Must play course for Pinehurst vistors

I enjoyed this course and great condition when I moved to NC 6 years ago. I returned yesterday after a great Golf Now rate and so glad I made the 1.5 hour drive. Well maintained, good bunkers, level tee boxes, great greens, friendly staff. Speed of greens was not too fast compared to other courses in the area this time of year. There was a lot of cart path construction ongoing on the front nine but manageable. Only drawback was pace of play a bit slow and no marshals were visible but I was in no hurry on this warm February day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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