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Booked a couple of days in advance, taking a chance on the weather. It rained, so a little cold and wet. But a lot of fun and only a handful of brave souls roughing it out.

The course design is amazing. Definitely difficult, but not as tough as some posters here make it out to be. I’m a high handicapper and played the blue tees. Lost 3 balls on hole 5, but 2 were shanks by me.Staff was very friendly. Greens were fast. Fairways gorgeous.

I’ll definitely be back.

Course in great shape, greens rolling fast. Had a great time on the course. Went out as a single around 8:45 and played at my own pace for all 18. Course is beautiful, and it’s always nice on the OBX.

I always enjoy playing Hells Point, it’s a fun track. Course was surprisingly busy for a Saturday evening - I did’t tee off until after 5 pm. A couple of greens are looking a little rough, and it would be great if golfers would repair their pitch marks. Other than that, lots of fun.

I’ve always enjoyed the layout of this course, and the price is very fair. Pace of play is extremely slow. Course conditions are average. But, again, green fees are very reasonable and it’s a fun track. This is also a course where the weekend duffer won’t feel out of place.

I’ve played this course many times. Nothing bad about it, nothing exciting either. It’s relatively cheap to play here, which is why I come back. I live in San Diego, so it’s a bit of a drive to get out to the course.

Pace of play here is so slow. I caught up to a group of 3 on the back nine who were taking pictures and videos with no regard for players behind them. The cart Marshall drove by them at least 3 times and didn’t say a word. Absolutely infuriating. The group behind me quit after 15 because it was taking so long and starting to get dark. You owe it to ALL of your patrons to actually Marshall this crap.

$13 super twilight is the only reason I may come back.

First time golfing since courses opened back up. Course in ok condition. My biggest issue was that it was obvious no mowing had occurred in awhile. The rough was long, making it extremely hard to find balls.

I enjoy this course. The driving range is excellent. The course is fun, however there are bare spots in the fairways. The Sunset course is in very poor condition, which is sad to see.

I’ve played this course many times, so hate to leave a bad review but feel that it is needed. First, I’ll grant that the staff had signs up stating that some of the greens were damaged by the weather. In reality, every green was in bad shape. Most of the area was dead, and the entire greens were plugged and sanded to help recover. I also saw new grass plugs on multiple courses, so hopefully their efforts pay off. Normally I think this is a really fun course with unbeatable green fees. The shape of the greens doesn’t even make it worth the $20. Very sad because I want to see this course succeed.

One other point - pace of play and groups starting on the back. So I was the 2nd person out that morning, both of us were walking singles. While I’m not the best or fastest golfer, I can normally walk 18 in just over 3 hours. Today I was on pace for that - finished up the front in just under 1.5 hours and made the turn without going in for a break. I quickly caught up to a 4-some on 12 who were taking their sweet time and definitely not playing ready-golf. So as I mentioned before, when I started out there was only 1 single in front of me. These guys saw me playing and closing them, but never stopped to let me play through. So I had to sit and wait on the tee box at 12-18. When they finished 18 and I was on that green finishing out I watched them go to 1 and tee off, confirming that they cut in and started on 10. It was ridiculous and rude. From 13 through 17 I was putting out as they slowly teed off. At any point there they could have and should have stopped and waited for me.

Rude, inconsiderate golfers is a common theme on this course. A Marshall would help with these situations, if the course had any. If they do, I’ve somehow missed them every time I’ve played there.

Great layout. Challenging, but still welcoming to all. One of the cheaper courses for green fees.

My son and I drove down from Virginia to play this course on Saturday. The weather was great, and the course conditions were perfect. I’ll start off by saying that this course may be at the beach, but it is not flat. In fact, this course is more hilly than the ones at home. Greens were running very fast, so I’m glad I took some time on the practice green before heading out. I can’t think of one thing about the course, staff, or facilities that were anything less than 5-Star worthy. The pace was a little slow with a lot of groups on the course. I can’t blame them, it was two days after Thanksgiving and weather was in the 60s with only a slight breeze. My one complaint about the pace is actually on the group of course members behind us. They hit up on us more than once, including one shot on hole 11 that rolled between my legs as I was putting. No “fore” or apologies either. Very rude. As I mentioned, my son was with me so I wanted to demonstrate how to act properly on the course, which does not include getting in a screaming match or knocking their ball off the green, although it was tempting. We were partnered up with a course member who showed a lot of restraint. I am hoping he addressed the issue with the staff after the round. Other than that, it was a fun day and I will definitely be back.

My son and I played here last week while on vacation and thoroughly enjoyed it. We were greeted in the parking lot by a college-age kid with a cart for us. He was very friendly, outgoing, and insisted on pulling our bags from the car and loading them onto the cart. Once set we checked in, 60 minutes early, and opted to hit the driving range. I personally did not like the range balls that we were hitting, but realize based on the size of the range that they were necessary. Up side was that we could warm up on all clubs, including driver. The Marshall was very friendly and let us go out at our convenience, which was about 30 minutes early. I appreciated that as the course wasn't overly busy, but a few groups showed up shortly after us so it was nice to get out in front of them. The course was beautiful. Hole 11 required a good drive, and three of the last four holes on the back were challenging due to the wind. The Par 3 hole 15 was tough, and I was happy to walk away with a bogey. What really makes the course fun is that you really have to think before choosing your club, especially off the tees. Driver is not a given on a par 4, I hit my 5-wood or a hybrid on several of them. Hard to choose a favorite hole, but 9 is probably it. I will definitely be back.

I played this course again this past week and it is looking great. Greens are green, smooth, and fast. Tee boxes are cut low, and the fairways are coming out of their "winter slumber". Rates are very reasonable, and the Associate Membership is a fantastic deal. There are lots of great courses in Hampton Roads, and I like playing many of them, but I always come back to my "home course".