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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7242 yards
Slope 141
Rating 75.6

Editor's Note: Course closed for business.

Farmstead Golf Club is a 7,242-yard par-72 layout on McLamb Road in Calabash, N.C. and is among the newest courses to open in the Grand Strand. Farmstead also has the unique distinction of having the region's only par 6! That's right, the 740-yard 18th hole is sure to become one of the most talked about in the Grand Strand.

Farmstead was designed by Willard Byrd and David Johnson and features a rare par-6. The 18th hole measures 767 yards from the back tees, as well as 679 from the white and 635 from the ladies' red tees.

Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens Tif Eagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Willard Byrd (2001) David Johnson (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Lounge

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4.9
343 Reviews (343)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Fantastic

Haven’t played greens like that in a long time. Fantastic from the starter to the club house. An absolute treat to play if you’re in the area, these folks are killing it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
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Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Golf Trip

Course was in excellent condition. Greens were fantastic. Tee boxes and fairways were also great. Will be back to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 73
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great condition

This was a very enjoyable course, good design, great pace of play, great conditions tee to green and friendly staff. You won’t be disappointed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Excellent Course. Super Greens

It's the first time I play a real Par 6 the 18 from the blue marks it was 668 y was a wonderful experience.

The best greens I've played from Miami, Florida, trough Georgia, South and North Caroline.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First timer

Greens condition: ideal

Course condition :very good. Generous width of fairways

Staff helpful

9 hole rate allowed but not advertised

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Par 6

I’ve been playing golf for over 50 years and this is the first time I played a par 6. The overall experience was very good. I birdied 18 which made it sweeter. Definitely recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Solid Day

Used some coupons to play the course. In great shape for middle of summer. Some dried out patches near cart path but not an issue. Rough is thick and on the back you gotta hit fairways to score. Used most of the clubs in my bag, so it provides tough shots. Other than the guy taking modeling photos in front of us pace was very good! Water on the course just wish they had ball markers for sale to add to the collection!

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 207
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

One of my favorites

My brother in law and myself play Farmstead every year while in N Myrtle Beach. It’s a great course that is challenging but won’t beat up the average golfer. It’s pretty wide open links style layout. With a lot of bunkers. And some water. Though not a lot of forced carries. The course was a tad soft today after heavy rains in the area the first of the week. The greens were not quiet as fast as they usually are. But it was still in great shape.

Number 1 was a pretty straight medium length par 4. A nice gentle opening hole. A lot of room. 2 is one of my least favorites and the number 1 handicap. It’s a long par 4 that doglegs hard to the right with a creek crossing the fairway about 100 yards out. There is a row of pine trees along the tee that prevents you from aiming up the hole and cutting the corner. So you have to be able to hit a fade to get it within 150. 3 is a medium length par 3. 4 is a long par 5. 5 is a short par 4. 6 is a shorter par 3 with a lot of water right. 7 is a tricky par 4. Longer with water left and in front of the green. You need to take an aggressive line over the bunker on the right. 8 is a medium length par 4 dogleg right. Aim over the bunker. 9 is a shorter par 5. But someone put a tree right in the middle of the fairway you have to avoid. 10 is a straight away longer par 4. 11 is a short straight away par 4. But it’s one of the tightest fairways on the course. And a big elevated green. 12 is a short par 3 over a pond. 13 is a medium length par 4. 14 is the only par 5 on the back. And it’s pretty tight up by the green. 15 is a longer par 3 with a shallow green. 16 is a dogleg right longer par 4. With water right and across the fairway at about 100 yards. It’s a tougher hole. 17 is a short par 3 and then you get to the money maker….the par 6 18th. It’s 676 from the men’s tee. It’s pretty wide open off the tee. But once you get about 200 yards out it starts to tighten up around a pond on the left.

All in all it’s a great course. One that you will go back to year after year as evidenced by how busy it stays.

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

Wonderful course!

The course is in great shape. Open fairways with challenges

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course!

We snuck in at the tail end of the aerating discount prices, course was basically back to normal so it was an excellent deal for us. Everyone was very friendly including the members on the range that gave us course tips. I’ll definitely be back next year!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times 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
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

After last years double on 18, the par 6 in 2 states, I had to go back. I really like the layout. It had rained a lot the night prior so it was cart path only and very wet. I arrived 40 minutes early for an 8am tee time and they kinda shoved us onto the tee box without even having an option to warm up unfortunately. Overall the conditions were great just wet, at no fault of Farmstead. Will be back for sure, I greatly improved my round last year by 6 strokes shoot an 81 after start off horrid with not a single warm up minute. . Bring a gps app as only a few of the holes you aren’t too sure about where to go!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great track… must try.

Friendly staff, decent rental clubs, good price, the punched fairways are almost fully healed. Live the par 6!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent shape and nice layout

Would recommend Farmstead to anyone. Course was in excellent shape and has a really nice layout. Great value for the money spent to play it. It was one of the nicest courses I played while on vacation. Staff was very friendly. Starter had us to the tee on time and made sure everyone upheld the pace of play.

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

Why have t I heard of this place???

Oh my goodness I came across this course and called and they were very forthcoming about the aeration process which was healed in the course was in amazing shape so we went out to play and the staff the course everything was immaculate and I would put this up against $150 courses all day long

Just amazing experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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