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4.4
917 Reviews (917)
5 Stars
498
4 Stars
316
3 Stars
76
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
92.0%
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851 out of 917 reviews
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4.4
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.0%
Recommend this course
20 out of 23 reviews
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4.3
86 Reviews (86)
5 Stars
47
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.7%
Recommend this course
78 out of 86 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6126 yards
Slope 128
Rating 70.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent L93 Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jerry Turner Bob Moore (1986)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in North Carolina (2017 #25)

Reviews

4.4
917 Reviews (917)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
19th Hole Scenic Views 25
Brunch 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 59
Narrow Fairways 54
Forced Carries 38
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 50
Advanced Golfers 40
A Weekend Splurge 26
This Course's Location is:
Near Local Attractions 30
Worth the Drive 20
At a Resort 17

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/22/2022

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Nags Head Golf Links!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/23/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Nags Head Golf Links!

Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/23/2022

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Nags Head Golf Links!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cours in great shape, holes along the water are awesome!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/26/2022

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Nags Head Golf Links.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Great OBX Golf

4 of us played the course, friendly knowledgeable staff and very accommodating. Driving range is ok could be better. The course is a nice mix of types of holes. If you play late in the day the back 9 is a treat playing next to the water and sunset. Can't wait to play there again in a few weeks.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/19/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Nags Head Golf Links!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Outer Banks Gem

I was very pleased with my experience at Nags Head Golf Links. It isn’t a long course by any measure, but it does require some good solid strategic thinking. The wind will always be a factor, as it is on all seaside links courses, and most of the holes are fairly tight. Most of the holes with generous landing areas off the tee require a good deal of carry to reach it. Otherwise, if you’re standing on the tee, and thinking about leaving the driver in the bag, that’s probably the right choice.

The greens and fairways are immaculately kept, as are the bunkers. There were a couple of fescue “haystacks,” which are featured on many southern courses, and are gimmicky, in my opinion. No one should be penalized for hitting a decent shot.

Overall, if you play a strategic game, keep it in play, and keep your putts firm, you’ll play to your handicap, and have an enjoyable round. If you look at the yardage, and expect to bomb the course into submission, bring extra balls, and add the commensurate strokes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/12/2022

Thank you for visiting us at Nags Head Golf Links. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/12/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Nags Head Golf Links!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great soft greens!!!!

Paid 115 for 750 tee times! Well worth the money! Windy day! Sound side holes were rough! Course in great shape! Greens were some of the softest well kept greens I’ve ever seen! Kinda quick! Well worth the money!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/10/2022

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Nags Head Golf Links.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/06/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Nags Head Golf Links!

Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Eh

The course is laid out well with the space available, but its not inspiring or much fun. Rangers we’re overly pesky, not pushy but made an annoying effort to let you know they were there. I doubt I’ll ever be back and I wouldn’t recommend to anyone I would want to have a relaxing and fun game of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/12/2022

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Nags Head Golf Links!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging Tight Course

The course is beautiful and challenging with precise accuracy required on some areas. Otherwise just great fairways and manicured greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/01/2022

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Nags Head Golf Links.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

SleeperReturns

Course is in great shape! But no beverage cart in 90-degree weather??? Desk staff not very welcoming. Overall, very enjoyable, but experience could be a lot better with a bit more attention to customer service and old-fashioned hospitality.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/30/2022

Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Nags Head Golf Links, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course was in Great shape, pretty Day Lots of people slopw play couldn't be helped. still enjoyed my Game

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/29/2022

Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Nags Head Golf Links. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Skip it for Kilmarlic

Played with my wife who is learning. . The starter could not have been ruder and made us feel more unwelcome.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/29/2022

Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Awesome course and very well maintained

This course, as always, was in phenomenal shape. The fairways were like carpet to hit off of, and the greens, due to the heat, were like glass, although they did slow up a little. Making well placed tee shots is the key here, as if you do, you will be rewarded with easier 2nd shots and birdie and par opportunities. Some of the par 4’s, 2 of them as a matter of fact, I either cut the corner over trees for an 80 yd 2nd shot to the green, or hit a bomb center cut down the fairway for a chip and putt birdie. It’s a short course if you play from the whites like I do, only about 5800 yds. Some of the par 4s are less than 300yds. It’s a very challenging course, and very well maintained from tee to green.

The course avg cost I believe is about $80-$125 in prime season, but I got a hot deals time for $83.99, had golf now vouchers, so I basically got my round for free only paying $3.49 for the convenience fee.

Play this course if you can. It’s a gem in the OBX.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/29/2022

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Nags Head Golf Links.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Absolutely worth my $52 hot deal

I paid $52 for a hot deal and for what I experienced I got all my moneys worth plus more. Very friendly and inviting staff and ranger. Course is full of beautiful views with so many water and bay holes. Fairways are in great shape nice and green and a little long to protect them. Likewise greens are a little long and slow but expected due to weather- they’re green and plush nevertheless. Will definitely be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/23/2022

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Nags Head Golf Links.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/22/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Nags Head Golf Links!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Impromptu Road Trip

Took an impromptu road trip from DC to Outer Banks this week, course is short from the tips but plays much harder and longer, with the wind and the demand for placement shots. Great Bermuda grass, really well manicured around the greens and the layout is very Mike Strantz esque on some holes. The finishing holes reminiscent of Pebble Beach. Happened to run into the GM, Alex (Anderson?) and he was super cool and actually played with us for a couple holes because we were just a twosome. All around great experience. Thank you, NH

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/26/2022

Thank you for your great review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Nags Head Golf Links. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/17/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Nags Head Golf Links!

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