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3.9
162 Reviews (162)
5 Stars
55
4 Stars
71
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
84.4%
Recommend this course
141 out of 162 reviews
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4.1
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
88.9%
Recommend this course
16 out of 18 reviews
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4.0
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
80.5%
Recommend this course
33 out of 41 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6448 yards
Slope 130
Rating 71.1
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The Pines Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1947
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens A1/A4 Bentgrass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Clark (2004) Ed Ault (1983) Tom Clark (1983)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire. Collared shirts are required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in North Carolina (2016 #14)

Reviews

3.9
162 Reviews (162)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 9
Bunkers 6
Narrow Fairways 6
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 6
Worth the Drive 6

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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good for a cheap local course

It’s cheap and decent. Nothing fancy. The foods good At the bistro, staff has been friendly. Greens are pretty good for the course. The layout is meh. There’s no beverage cart that comes around. This time when I ate there was the most painful elevator music to listen to and the young lady who had some country music playing last time said she couldn’t change it anymore.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Clean it up

Ive been a member of the Pines for many years. Lived through different owners. It is a gem for this community. It needs to be cleaned up. Fairways mowed. Bulkheads repaired. We have a growing community in Elizabeth City. This golf course is a much needed asset. Please take care of the greens, get the fairways mowed, and the weeds removed. People will come from Chesapeake and Moyock and Ahoskie and Hertford to play here if it's in good shape.. It is deteriorating. Please take care of this gem.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

This is a great layout, Definitely senior friendly from the yellow tees. Nice number of dog legs, difficult approaches over water. Any golfer would love this place. Super helpful staff, nice facilities, pro shop, locker room, and a bar for after your round. This is a great value for the cost. Negatives, some of the bunkers have grass or weeds growing in them. $22 for a dozen used golf balls is a bit much, considering they weren’t all in mint condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
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
First Time Playing

Little Jewel in Elizabeth City

What a pleasant surprise, aside from the confusing chris cross layout and they didn't cut the greens in the morning, I enjoyed this fun tricky layout. From the blue tees plenty enough of a challenge, small well guarded greens, elevation changes, outstanding water holes lots of carry over water to virtually island greens and many obstacles. From the tips quite a challenge.
Can't wait to play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Needs a lot of work.

Many Tee box's not mowed.
Fairways were in bad condition, as was most rough.
There was still debris on some greens from a storm a few days prior, Guess they don't own any blowers.
Several cups were not set at the proper level, and some cup holes had been ovulid out making the cup not sit straight.
It seems the flags are to big for the cups as several times the whole cup came out when trying to remove the flag for putting.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

friendly pro-shop and wait staff

Our family enjoyed a day of golf. Very friendly staff…a great value. Definitely will come back!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course was just OK. There were a few gimmicky holes, but more holes were just in poor shape. The overlapping fairways with no barriers (natural or otherwise) left several groups hitting into us.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Saturday afternoon

Have played this course several times, always a fun time. A few greens were a little dry but overall course was in really good shape. Will definitely return in the near future for another round

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 81
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

glad to see it is open again

greens are rock hard. fairways are decent. Staff is fantastic. It will take another year of work to bring the course back after being closed during covid. Stop in the Bistro for a cold one and a great sandwich.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Remarkable Improvement!

Last time I played this, it had just come back from bankruptcy and abandonment, and 7 months later it had nice greens, and decent fairways for the winter. Hole no. 4 still has failing bulkhead as well as no. 13 as I recall, but these did not prevent play. This course is tight and challenging and all holes are about 8-10 foot elevated so if you don't get it on the green it will roll back to give you a second chance, lol.
I would recommend the course to play....just bring your "A" game!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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