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The Pines at Elizabeth City
Played On 06/26/2019Super Course
Course was in excellent condition today. With the exception of a few bad spots on maybe 2 or 3 greens, they were in super shape. Putts rolled true with no bouncing balls along the way. The fairways were pretty good, but a few had some worn down areas where the lies were really tight, but not a problem.
My brother and I had an 11 a.m. tee time and wanted to get lunch at the course after as they have an excellent menu and very nice staff. Unfortunately, the restaurant is open from only 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the weekdays. We ended up eating at Wendy's down the road.
Cross Creek Country Club
Played On 11/30/2017A Few Issues
It was an extremely gorgeous day for this time of year (30 Nov), with cloudless blue skies and virtually no wind, and a temperature approaching 70 degrees. The course itself was very nice, with dormant, brown Bermuda grass, which is to be expected this time of the year. There isn't proper signage showing golfers where the first tee is. You need to leave the cart area and go through the parking lot and pass in front of the club house to find the first tee. The first 9 holes are on one side of the road and 10-16 are across the road. The 17th and 18th holes are back across the road on the club house side. The course was fair and challenging and the booklet given to us from the pro shop helped a lot. The front 9 is fairly flat, but once you cross the road to play 10-16, the course gets hilly, but not extremely so. The other gripe aside from the lack of signage was there was no water to drink on the course. It wasn't that the water coolers were empty, there just weren't any at all in the little wooden cooler housings! Management needs to realize that a golfer doesn't have to be playing in 90-degree weather in order to have a need to stay hydrated. We brought it to the attention to a staff member after our round who seemed surprised there was no water, but then seemingly tried to excuse the absence by saying, "Well, it is November after all." Didn't make sense, but what can you do? All in all it was a fairly good experience.
The Pines at Elizabeth City
Played On 11/01/2017Great Day in Elizabeth City
The sky was a gorgeous Carolina blue, the temperature was around 74 and occasionally a light breeze. The fairways were in great shape. I have a habit of playing "winter rules" just about year round, and out of habit almost always roll my ball around looking for a perfect lie. At The Pines, I hardly ever needed to do that. Yes, it's not "by the book", but it was just a casual round with my brother. The greens has a top dressing of sand on them, but it must have been done a few days earlier because the sand was almost gone on some areas of the greens. It didn't seem to affect the putts at all. Some of the best greens around. It is definitely worth the 40-45 minute drive from Virginia Beach.
Hell's Point Golf Club
Played On 10/17/2014Skip the Snack Bar!
The course was in excellent shape and the October day was gorgeous. Got a great deal on the green fee at just $15, but then got socked for $13 for 2 hot dogs and 2 sodas at the snack bar. I would definitely play here again, but just wait to get something to eat later.
Nansemond River Golf Club
Played On 08/17/2014Worth the Ride
I live in Va Beach, and this course is about a 40 minute drive. It was well worth it. It was hard to believe how open the course was on a Sunday afternoon. The greens were in super shape. I tended to read too much break in a lot of my putts, but once I had them figured out, I started making more putts. The fairways gave good lies in almost every instance. I tend to play "winter rules" at most courses, almost out of habit, but here it wasn't necessary. My brother was in the bunker that is in the front left of 17 and it just looked like red clay - no sand at all. Maybe it was being re-done.
Honey Bee Golf Club
Played On 11/11/2013Great Value
Two of us played on Veterans' Day and got really lucky with some unseasonably nice weather. The course was in fantastic shape. I have an almost automatic habit of playing "summer rules" all year 'round and trying to get a good lie in the fairways. There was no need to do that as the fairways were great. The greens were also outstanding. Soft enough to hold an approach shot and they gave true rolls. I really should play this course more often, and I highly recommend it.
Suffolk Golf Course
Played On 8/27/2013Chose Wrong Day
Read about the new greens and was anxious to see how they were. Unfortunately the day we chose is the day the grounds crew had chosen to put a sand top-dressing on all the greens. This made them difficult to read and they were pretty fast, too. My brother and I started on the back 9, while the front was being top-dressed. We got to the front side and on holes 7,8, and 9, the crew had not replaced the flag sticks! We drove the cart up and replaced them on 7 & 8 and caught the attention of a member of the crew on number 9 who replaced the flag stick there. The same thing happened on number 15. A member of the crew drove up and replaced the flag stick after we hit our approach shots. I guess because of the rain lately the fairways hadn't been cut, but were otherwise OK. Will definitely go back in the fall as the layout is a pleasure to play.
Riverfront Golf Club
Played On 6/12/2013Excellent course.
I played on June 12, 2013 at 1230. The weather was around 90 degrees which may have had something to do with how uncrowded it was. We flew around in a little under 3 and one-half hours. We never came upon another group and never saw anyone behind us. The course was in excellent condition. The fairways were lush and green and your ball had nearly a perfect lie every time. The greens were very smooth and the ball rolled true. For a hot price of just $25, it was a steal. I highly recommend River Front. Even at twice the price it is worth playing there. GO PLAY!