Talamore Golf Resort

Played Talamore in early Feb 2015 on one of those rare 70+ degree days in NC and it's always fun playing there. Never tire of the challenge. The course layout is great with a good mix of difficult, moderate and easier holes - even from white tees. Course conditions were really good for mid-winter. Greens rolled good...had some light fertilizer on them, but it didn't really affect the putts. A few bad spots on the greens in places, but generally the flags were in positions away from the spots. Bunkers were in excellent shape. And typical Sandhills courses don't stay wet very long so overall the course was pretty dry. Always a good time playing Talamore...llamas still hangin' out off the tee of #14. Put it on your play list when you're in the area...a GolfNow deal for $39 (or less) is good value for the quality of course.

This is a course I will play again. Great par 3's. A good mix of short and long holes. A fun course to play.

I love the layout and design of this course. From the first hole I enjoyed the unique character of each hole. Reminds me of an old school links style course, the true way golf was meant to be played.

NICE COURSE...TEE BOXES NEED WORK..NICE COUNTER STAFF///WOULD PLAY AGAIN

Great course. Rees Jones designed a jewel and it is in great shape. My buddy and I had the best golfing day this whole year. Challenging but not tricked up.
Highly recommend.

A very nice course which was an excellent value. A fair and challenging course.

Played in early November, course was in great shape. Greens were true, fairways cut and trimmed, staff friendly and helpful.

Staff was exceptionally courteous! Course was in great shape. Group play tends to back up, but still a wonderful day!

Great course, great shape for late October, enjoyed having to make placement shots, will make time to play it next visit, as much fun as Pinehurst just no caddies, no great Clubhouse or veranda, etc.
...and I played 18 both rounds, who plays 9 ? This is my 3rd yr to take a trip to Pinehurst, have played several other area courses, this take a solid # 2 on where to play.

This course is a typical great North Carolina layout. Two interesting local rules made the course a little easier. First one being that there was existentially no out of bounds (hit it in someone's yard and you bring the ball out on the line of entry with no penalty) and the second being that a ball in any wire grass areas also being a free drop. These rules seem strange but I suppose they are in place to speed up play. Course was in great condition with the exception of the greens. They were slow and bumpy as it seems they were struggling keeping the bent grass greens in good condition. Otherwise I really enjoyed my experience on the course.

The course is long and beautiful....at the time the greens were soft and a little slow but putts ran true.....always a great time

Excellent layout. I think it has bent grass greens and were a bit shaggy in an effort to keep them alive.

The fairways were in great shape. There are rolling hills and a multitude of bunkers. The greens were not in good shape.

The staff was great from the pro shop, starter, and ground crews.

Played Talamore at 7:45 in the morning...first one off the tee. Greens had been rolled already. Counted at least 8 guys working the course, even at the front drive. Other reviews from 2-3 months ago were critical of bunkers but I found them excellent. Workers were raking and working in the bunkers as we played. Lots of attention to detail. Of all the courses we played in Pinehurst, we enjoyed Talamore the best. We did not play any of the resort courses but we did play 5 other courses. Talamore was in the best condition and was the best design. Other review criticized mounds in fairway...I thought they were cool! Talamore wasn't a boring, flat, typical course like most courses are. Great design with elevation changes, contour, beautiful scenes. Will definitely play again when in Pinehurst.

It rained on and off the day I played. Although the staff was friendly and accommodating, there was never any discussion on their weather policy. After teeing off on the 10th, the horn blew and play was suspended. While waiting to return to the course, I enquired about a rain check for 9 holes and was told because we teed off on the 10th that wasn't available. Needless to say I was slightly disappointed after driving such a long way to play this venue. Instead of ensuring a repeat customer, by issuing a rain check, they opted to just let us leave on a low note.

We played as a 3-some today, behind a 2-some and a 4-some ahead of them. We waited on every single shot, sometimes for 10 minutes on the tees. There was an impatient 5-some playing behind us that hit into us on several occasions and drove up behind us on the tees. On 16 we saw a 4-some three groups ahead of us that had no one ahead of them for 2 holes. For a resort like this I would expect a ranger.

The course conditions were minimal. The traps were not maintained. There are these stupid moguls right in the middle of some holes which serve no purpose except to stop your ball or leave you with a ridiculous side-hill or down-hill lie.

I shot 79 and it would have been a lot better if the traps had been maintained and the pace of play been better.

All 3 of us agreed we will never go back!

Sometimes average is a good thing and sometimes it's a bad thing. Talamore is a nice average course and I would recommend it as your first course if you are doing a trip to Pinehurst. The course won't kill you and it will get your stay started with a relaxing, enjoyable round. On the bad side, it is in Pinehurst and there are way too many other course options to put this one on your trip itinerary. Just in the area near Talamore alone you have Pine Needles and Mid Pines, two vastly superior courses. The layout at Talamore is fun and it is a bit of a shotmakers course and you really have to pay attention of all of the elevation changes, some as much as two full clubs. Don't forget to say hi to the llamas by the 14th tee.

Fantastic, demanding course in great condition for July in NC. Staff was friendly. We truly enjoyed so much we played the course twice during the holiday week. Only issue was some traps not in decent shape.

Creative layout. Fairways and bentgrass greens were the softest and slowest I've ever played. I respect protecting bentgrass in the southern summer, but course has gone way overboard. Fairways are overwatered and course plays super long. The fairways on the back side need much attention. No course marshaling so pace of play suffered.