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3.7
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Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7018 yards
Slope 140
Rating 74.2

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2018.

Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways 419 Bermuda
Greens Crenshaw Bent
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dan Maples (1996)

Rentals/Services

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

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Golf School/Academy 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
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.7
262 Reviews (262)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 29
Water Hazards 26
Elevation Changes 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 30
Advanced Golfers 25
Seniors 18
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 18
Convenient to the City 16
At a Resort 12

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Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

nice course

Great course very challaging but very long just hit the fairway

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Track!!

Wish I lived closer so I could play it more often.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Little River

This course has plenty of interesting holes. Course was in good shape and well maintained. Three great finishing holes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice variety of holes

On a wet and rainy day the course conditions held up very well. The opening 9 is fairly open and forgiving allowing you an opportunity to get your game in shape while the back 9 is much tighter and requires some good course management. A good husband and wife course with the men able to go,back and make it a good test while the ladies can move up and have an enjoyable day.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course. Very challenging for a beginner.

I do love this course. It is beautiful and very well maintained. Many elevation changes which made it difficult for me (Im a beginner). The course ate several of my balls even when i hit good shots! I will definitely play here again, but I'll probably wait. Until I'm better! Great rate on Golfnow.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course features and greens are in outstanding condition!

First hole sets the course mood with a long carry over water from the member/men tees. Almost all greens are receptive to shots from the fairway or rough and the green putt true. A truly a pleasure to play this outstanding course at a fantastic golfnow.com price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great golfing experience

One of the must play courses in the Pinehurst area. Well maintained conditions with a challenging layout for all ability levels. Some of the best rolling greens you will putt on.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good, interesting, challenging but fair course

Very interesting hilly layout that has some challenging holes but reward good shots. Had to use almost every club in the bag. The staff was friendly but offered no information not asked for. Other golfers encountered on the course were very friendly. This is worth the extra drive if you are in the RDU area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Course was in great shape, rough was fair and greens rolling smooth.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun course. Well maintained. You can play it down-- no prob at all.

I play Little River frequently. It's a great track. Very fun. Greens are smooth. It's one of my favorite courses in the Pinehurst area. Nice bar too for after round refreshments. I always have fun when I play there, even if I play poorly. That says a lot about the environment at Little River. I recommend this course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course, staff could care less if you are there or not.

Greens were good. Everything else was a sloppy mess due to a lot of rain and very poor course drainage. While walking by a course employee I said "hi" and was ignored. Poor instruction while checking in caused me to drive around looking for the range, after giving up I returned the bag of range balls. So far this is the 5th course I have played on a rainy week in North Carolina, not one course had anyone at the end of my round offer to wipe the mud from our clubs (and would have received a nice tip) confusing?

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Little River -- challenging, great greens

We play Little River every year....it is always in great shape. The greens are very challenging. Would definitely recommend.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Extremely Nice Golf Course!

Course was in great shape. Greens were outstanding especially considering the weather this year. Course can play long but has a super layout, especially the back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout

Liked this course because of the elevation changes and variety of holes. Greens were in good shape despite recent rainy spell. Used every cluc in the bag. Will definitely come back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course!

Had a blast! Staff was exceptional!
Will play again!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome!

I have played many courses in the pinehurst area over the past few years and this one is unlike the rest. Not the typical pinehurst course at all but definitely worth the play. Very long and very challenging but it is very well kept up. I highly recommend it to play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fastest greens in the area after #2

Amazing what they have done to what was always a good challenging track without putting in new greens. There were people working on the course to keep in in very good condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Value on 4.5 Star Course

Fun but challenging course. Greens were excellent. Fairways were great. Pace was perfect. Burgers and fries were also quite good. All in all, well worth the money and would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a top notch course at a good price.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great escape!!!

This is a great golf getaway. I think we"ve been 3 or 4 years now. We normally take 5 to 6 groups to Little River. Great stay & play course. It can be very challenging course starting with the first hole, a long par 4 so i suggest warming up first. You do not need driver on every hole, some short & tight fairways. Personally, i like to use all the clubs in my bag. Little River has very nice and clean rooms, right beside the pro shop, restaurant and bar. There are little to no homes on the course, just you and your buddies. The one thing i would like to see, is for them to redo the putting green. Over all, it was a pretty sweet time had by all. We will be back!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Open yet demanding

The course feels wide open off the tee but will tighten up as you approach the greens where you really need to place your shots carefully. Front nine feels more wide open than the back so it's a good warm up. Pretty good conditioning, very smooth greens (and pretty fast). Yardage markers not easy to find so a GPS or laser range finder would be handy. Would play it again, a very nice layout.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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