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4.3
718 Reviews (718)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
94.1%
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684 out of 718 reviews
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4.1
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
89.5%
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34 out of 38 reviews
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4.3
118 Reviews (118)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.4%
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109 out of 118 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6698 yards
Slope 130
Rating 71.3

Although it is tucked away just north of Hampstead, Castle Bay Country Club will make you feel as though you've been transported to the British Isles. The golf course offers an authentic Scottish-links design that incorporates the natural wetlands of its coastal Carolina location, giving it a truly unique character. The landscape of rolling dunes is covered with native grasses but completely devoid of trees. Tall sand bunkers are strategically placed throughout and there are also expansive waste areas, both characteristics that are true to its links nature. Water hazards come into play on several holes as well. Accurate shot placement is the key to doing well on this course and just like any seaside links layout, the coastal breezes play a prominent role. Much of the difficulty of the golf course comes from negotiating with the prevailing winds.

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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Activities

Swimming

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

Reviews

4.3
718 Reviews (718)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Annual Play

Our family comes to Wrightsville Beach every year and Castle Bay is always on our list to play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun course, great layout.

I really like this course and it's reasonably priced for what you get. I like the layout and depending on which tees you play from can give you a different experience. My only recommendation is to provide ice in the coolers provided on the cart. We played and it felt like 100+ and it would have been nice to have some ice!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course great experience

Course is fairly open so errant shots are recoverable. Conditions were excellent, though told greens were a bit slower than normal. Nice practice areas and driving range available. Staff was friendly and helpful. Will definitely play there again. Good pricing on Golf Now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good day/slow play

Course was in good shape and friendly staff. Played with two other young men that were great. Only issue, played back nine behind a group just learning to play (actually first time 9 & 11). All about learning the game but also made our back nine much longer. Course was packed and then caught by a storm on the last hole.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Not a bad place to get a round or two in! Pace of play can be bad at times but that happens on a golf course. Would recommend but if it’s windy but a couple sleeves of balls.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Course, Great Valuw

Excellent links layout. Challenging but not crazy difficult. Greens in excellent shape. very enjoyable round!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course- pace of play was SLOW!

Paid peak rate at a time that there were tee times open however they had a tournament that morning that wasn’t finished by our tee time. We were parked on #1 and they let three groups go ahead of us. There were no carts available which didn’t help the tardiness but we teed off 38 min behind our schedule time. Cart girl (Rene) was so sweet and kept us well hydrated. :).

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
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 Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

The greens used to be some of the best I’ve played on, but not so much anymore. I only play there once or twice per year, but this last round left something to be desired. The holes were worn out and the cups and flags were loose.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great place to play

Pace of play was great and staff were friendly and professional. went through aeration recently and course is coming back great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Disppointed in Castle Bay

Very disppointed in the course. Greens are not good. Divots and sand everywhere. Fairways are not uniformly cut. Too many single players out there so we ended up having to let through several so the round took longer than expected. We had 3 walkers cut in front of us at the turn so we had to wait and wait and wait for them. There is nobody riding around supervising slow play. Will not be back. Rather pay the extra and play North Shore.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Well kept with great staff

Course was in great shape, greens were a bit slow due to recent aeration, but still nice.
All staff interacts were great, will return!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always fun

Had a great time. They had just aerated the greens, but the still rolled pretty true. $35.00 is a great deal. Normally $60.00. Course is always in good shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

A Day at the Bay

Castle Bay is always a fun place to play a round of golf. The practice putting green and driving range are always in good condition. The practice chipping area is good when it is not too wet.
This was my first time playing Castle Bay this year. The greens were very smooth and the ball rolled true on putts. I was expecting the fairways to have more grass by this time of year but was disappointed. It was showing signs of the grass beginning to grow.
Pace of play was not great as it took 4-1/2hours to play…it was a nice day for golf and the tee times were full.
Overall, Castle Bay is a solid public golf course!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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