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I was so impressed with this course. I was expecting an overrated course as I got a cheap deal on GolfNow. The wind off the sound makes the course difficult from all tee boxes. The greens are taken care of and fast for as flat as they are. The fairways have problematic areas because of sand traps, hills, and the rough. I would highly recommend this course.

Course was in very nice shape.Greens rolled quick and true and fairways sat up nicely.

Club house had a "Shed" burger which is an excellent value.

I played Scotch Hall Preserve yesterday and I have to give the course a two thumbs up. It was my first time playing there, mainly due to the fact that it's a three hour round trip drive from my home. Overall, the course was great. Staff very friendly and helpful, good food at The Shed, and nice warm-up area. What you would expect from a Palmer course. I did however find it aggravating that a threesome kept me behind them from number 4 all the way to number the end of the round, even after I found one of their clubs they left behind and returned it to them. Not the course's fault but still dampens the experience. Otherwise, I would highly suggest if you are in the northeast section of North Carolina give this place a try. I will return very soon for another round. By the way...bring your beach clothes because there's more sand on this beauty than at the beach, LOL!

Very challenging course that has a course rating higher than 77 and a a slope greater than 145 and plays 7,200+yards. It wasn't even that windy but I. The several 450+ par 4s made it challenging to come in to greens guarded by bunkers and water. Hole 17 is an excellent signature hole and good one to finish the day on.

Highly recommended. Played on December 11 and course was still in great shape. I wish they would overseed just to make it look nicer. But the fairways are still in great shape despite them being brown. Bunkers re nicely takes as well. Greens have many undulations too which call for leaving your approaches in the right spot if you want an easy up and down if you miss the green

Live on the OBX have played all courses within 50 miles. THE BEST!

The course is amazing but the best part may have been the food in the shed after #12

I had head about this course from a friend. I finally got a chance to play it Friday, and what a pleasure! The staff was great, very friendly and helpful! The course was immaculate. Greens were fast and very receptive. A challenging layout the rewards shot making while not overly punishing an errant shot. Beautiful setting and layout. I will be back again soon!

Great course for strategic play or u can get into trouble. Very scenic and a challenge with all the bunkers.

The Bermuda rough was brutal. Our foursome spent an enormous amount of time looking for balls that were hit just off the fairway into what seemed like 4 to 5 inch rough. The balls dropped out of sight.

But we all agreed the course was as good as ever. Beautiful layout.

The best course I ever played among Palmer courses.There is nothing to complaint.

I drive a hour and half from Chesapeake, VA to Scotch hall Preserve and I must say was the best golf course I've ever played on.

First of all when you arrive, you check in and a cart attendant brings a cart to your car and loads up your bags. Top notch southern hospitality. Finding your way around the course is a little wierd but once you figure it out its fine. They moved the pro shop away from the 1,9,10,18 splits. It's a hike to number 1 but your driving in a very nice cart with built in gps so no worries.

From 1 to 18 tee box to green it is pure beauty. I've never played a course with well manicured tee boxes. The fairways are plush green carpet. The rough is exactly that, it's rough. You will be awarded for finding fairways. You will be greatly penalized for finding rough. Most of the cart paths ride right along bushes and high grass. There's no bouncing off cart paths and finding grass to hit a second shot. HIT STRAIGHT SHOTS!!!! There's nothing bad to say about this course.

There's a cooler on your cart filled with water. Every par 3 has a huge cooler filled with ice and water for you to drink. The carts have a very nice touch screen gps system that tracks each shot, where you are and even slows you down to 10 mph on bridges. Make sure you follow cart path signs. If not gps will tell you and slow you down to 7mph. Touch screen even has a scorecard function that automatically comes up after you leave each green.

If you looking for a great deal and a beautiful course with magnificent views then Scotch Hall Preserve should be your next outing. Thank you Scotch Hall for a great golf day I fully plan on returning.

We played yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful piece of land and beautiful course.Good course layout, fair but tough. Greens were not in good shape at all. Now the new pro shop. Why put the pro shop a half a mile from the first tee? We took our cart on a long trip to the first tee only to turn back around to make the long trip back to get a bag of range balls.

Very inconvenient.

Course is always kept nice...traps wash after heavy rains but that's expected...with all the big nice bunkers there...great golf tee to green...Staff are wonderful to deal with...best deal for the money that I played....

The Pro's: Excellent condition; great layout; water view holes are fantastic; fairways like carpet, staff is very friendly: special mention to Lori ,who booked our reservation and upgraded us to a villa; Terri, who runs the bar/restaurant and Chad, who provides the cart & loads up the bags. They made us feel like family. Our villa was amazing. 3 bedrooms, each w/full bath, kitchen, living room, dining area, fireplace, HD TV's, nice patio. Would be great for 2-3 couples travelling together.

The Con's: My wife & I are in our late 60's and we play a lot of golf. The men's forward tees at our club measure 5500-5600 yards. The men's forward tees at Scotch Hall measure 6073 yards. Hole #10 is 375 yards, straight uphill. The ladies tees measure 5330 vs 4650 at our home course. Just way too long for us and, probably, the retired crowd in general. Also, the rough is US Open style. Very long and difficult to even find your ball. I lost a ball 10 feet off the green!! Between us, we lost 7 balls in the rough. We loved the course, the facilities and the staff but, we probably won't be back.

Great course. Very challenging but fair.

We will go back! loved the plush fairways and

generous greens

Excellent course. Really tough with heavy grass next to fairway. Everyone you met was very friendly. Just a long travel to 1st tee and grill and long ride back to clubhouse. Not set up well

Was my 2nd trip to the course. I had just played it the previous Saturday. Both times I experienced great hospitality, great conditions, and an all around good atmosphere. This course has easily found it's way into my personal favorite top 10 and it's definitely not number 10. I strongly recommend this course if you value great conditions, a great layout, and an enjoyable round of golf.

Every time I play this course I fall more in love with it. The only negative about the place is the club house is about half mile from the 1st tee.

I love playing Scotch Hall. It is one of my top 3 favorite courses in NC. The greens are always in superb condition! The wind is always a factor and makes this place very difficult, so choose your tees wisely. Good luck on the 5th hole!