Farmstead Golf Links
541 McLamb Road, Calabash, NC
7.9
Home to the only par 6 hole on the Grand Strand that crosses the border into North Carolina, Farmstead hosts astonishing beauty and majestic water hazards. With five sets of tees to choose from anyone can play this course and make for a memorable round of golf.
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George (Richmond, Ky.), 20 handicap, 07/18/2010
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Fairways and greens were great. Pro shop staff was great help, and got us squared away fast. We had a heavy rain just after starting the back nine, so we pulled off at the restroom building to wait it out. After the rain, we continued play, as we would at our home course. After about an hour, one of the marshals finally came around the course, and told us to pick up and leave. When we asked when the horn to close the course was blown, he was rude. We were playing with two locals who had played there several times before, and they were surprised at the way we were treated. They agreed that no horn was blown, or we would have all left the course. Turned an otherwise great course a little sour. We might play there again, but they need to do a better job of double teeing, they had someone teeing off on #1 when we made the turn for our back nine.
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Kenneth (Grayson, Ky.), 25 handicap, 05/17/2010
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James (Danville, Va.), 10 handicap, 05/11/2010
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Dave (Hamilton, Ontario), 26 handicap, 05/05/2010
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Did not feel pushed as tee times were spaced out! Great Time! The Par 6 hole was a great challenge and a neat experience!
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Dario (Morris Plains, N.J.), 14 handicap, 04/22/2010
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Azlan (Grimsby, Ontario), 8 handicap, 04/06/2010
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Steve (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), 12 handicap, 03/30/2010
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Randy (Ingleside, Ontario), 10 handicap, 03/30/2010
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Rick (Westminster, Md.), 18 handicap, 03/29/2010
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Wow, The course was outstanding. Fairways are plush and the greens are like putting on a pool table. Staff was friendly and polite. Only issue was with the misleading charity thing they do on hole #3. Should have known better. Nothing comes for free. They ask you for $10 donation and you get coupons for stuff in and around MB, they tell you that you receive a FREE Wedge, not true, you have to pay $28 for shipping & handling. Only useful coupon was a free draft beer.
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Jeff (York, Penn.), 15 handicap, 03/21/2010
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This course tested everyone in our group. The starter/staff was superior.
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Steve (Batavia, Ill.), 14 handicap, 03/20/2010
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Gary (Sykesville, Mass.), 9 handicap, 03/20/2010
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I would suggest you avoid this course unless you are fine with a 5 hour plus round. Our group played the course on 3/15/2010. Overall the course was in good condition other than the greens being very hard. Pitch and run golf is required. While playing the first nine, the marshall advised us we were playing too fast (2 hour 10 minute pace). Later in the round we started experiencing a wait on each hole. After playing 9 holes, we discovered that there were 5 groups lined up on the tee. We experienced a 36-minute delay before we could start our second nine. The second nine was very slow. Be advised that the course allows fivesomes and when we inquired we were told by the staff that fivesomes do not slow the pace of play. We saw little very little concern for customer satisfaction. An employee of the course informed us that "as long as we keep having 230 golfers a day we won't change anything."
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Jerry (Erie, Penn.), 9 handicap, 03/18/2010
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Our group (12) voted to return next year after a very enjoyable round of golf. The winds were minimal, and the temperature was 65 with sun. The greens, tees, and fairways were in excellent condition, considering the time of year that we played (March 10). The staff was most pleasant, and it was a nice touch when they cleaned our clubs following our round. A player-friendly course, Farmstead is on our "must-return" list. We did not stay to eat or drink, so I can't comment on the Grill.
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Clint (Peoria, Ariz.), 1 handicap, 03/11/2010
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Mike (Howell, Mich.), 16 handicap, 03/11/2010
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Gary (Bowie, Md.), 12 handicap, 03/08/2010
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Rain after eight holes took away from the experience. Could not finish.
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James (Seaforth, Ontario), 20 handicap, 03/03/2010
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Anthony (Bloomsburg, Penn.), 14 handicap, 02/28/2010
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Jim (Seven Valleys, Penn.), 12 handicap, 01/17/2010
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Have played there twice, won't be a third time, horribly slow pace. The par 6 is overrated, pretty easy, actually.
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William (Newburgh, N.Y.), 9 handicap, 12/13/2009
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Glenn, 12 handicap, 11/27/2009
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Fairways were wet ... cart path only made for a longer, more tiring day for most. The 18th hole played a lot easier than most expected. Decent overall ...
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Ben (Chantilly, Va.), N/A handicap, 11/16/2009
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Wayne (Elizabeth City, N.C.), N/A handicap, 11/05/2009
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Terry (Silver Creek, N.Y.), N/A handicap, 10/14/2009
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Lise (Quebec), N/A handicap, 10/08/2009
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Very nice golf course but the marshal didn't go out on the golf course some times and it was so long to play.
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Bill (Carlisle, Penn.), N/A handicap, 10/02/2009
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Good value for the price, which kept our overall package price down. Had played this course on previous trip and returned due to shape/price.
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Rob (Laurel, Md.), N/A handicap, 09/30/2009
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Another course that has become a favorite. Great conditions and the greens were superb.
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James (Stanley, N.C.), 12 handicap, 09/15/2009
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Was extremely disappointed on putting golfers out as a fivesome. I am a fast player & was disappointed that they would put out fivesomes. A five-hour round of golf is not my way of fun. Since I am presently a starter & marshal at a semi-private golf course I split us up after three holes & we played in 4 hours & 20 minutes. I will definitely tell all my friends that if they want to spend the day on the golf course then play Farmstead. I think its a good golf course & fair.
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Don (Atlanta, Ga.), 16 handicap, 09/14/2009
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Was familiar with the course. Still like it very much and hope to play it again soon. Considering the number of rounds it carries, it was in GREAT shape.
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Dennis (Drexel Hill, Penn.), 6.4 handicap, 09/09/2009
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Great track, in my opinion one of the most underrated in the area. Would play it on every trip here. Love the 18th hole, one of my favorites on the strand.
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Brian (Hartsdale, N.Y.), 15 handicap, 08/23/2009
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Great course. Greens were the fastest we played all week. Will play again.
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Bob (Jackson, N.J.), 12 handicap, 08/17/2009
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Doug (Winston-Salem, N.C.), 20 handicap, 07/14/2009
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Slickest greens I have played this year. Great conditions; I had a great time challenging the course and myself. I would play it again in a heartbeat. I highly recommend this track.
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Jeremy (East Greenville, Penn.), 84 handicap, 06/19/2009
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Course was great as always. People are friendly, conditioning is perfect, we will come back every year.
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Richard (Ontario, Canada), 16 handicap, 06/05/2009
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Had to tee of an hour late because they overbook the course. The wouldn't even load our clubs on a cart and let us take it to the range. Staff was rude. Took us 4 hours to play the first nine holes! Nice course but I would NOT repeat. Very poorly managed.
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Jeremy (Fort Mill, S.C.), 20 handicap, 05/27/2009
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Farmstead was in great shape as always. It sits to the North of some of the other courses, but you can always count on great conditions at both it and its sister course, Meadowlands. The price was reasonable and the pace of play ideal.
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William (Winterville, N.C.), 8 handicap, 05/27/2009
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Have played here before, but will not include in nextg year's rotation.
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Bill, 14 handicap, 04/12/2009
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Luc, 15 handicap, 03/23/2009
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Joshua, 12 handicap, 03/17/2009
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The golf course was in excellent shape and it was the first time I had played there. I was in love with everything till we made the turn. I will NEVER play this course again unless theylearn how to run a club. When we finished the front 9 we had played it in 2 and half hours. IT took us another 3 and half hours to play the back 9 because of the way they booked tee times. They had groups just starting their round on the back 9 while groups were getting ready to finish on the back nine. At one point we had 5 groups on a PAR 3 THAT IS RIDICULOUS. Again great shape nice course poorly ran.
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Rob, 18 handicap, 03/10/2009
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Wonderful course. The staff did a commendable job to get everyone out on the morning of 3/3/09 due to a significant overnight frost. They shotgun started everyone just after 10am.
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Milt, 22 handicap, 02/23/2009
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Michael, 16 handicap, 02/23/2009
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Very slow, did not realize that this course averages over 5 hours. Love the par 6! This was the best conditioned course we played all week.
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Marty, 3 handicap, 02/23/2009
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sent people off 1 & 10 promoting slow play so they could put more golfers on golf course. for the first time in my life the starter told us we were playing to fast we needed to slow down. the grill room girl would not fix me a hot sandwich and we had to wait for 20 minutes to start on hole #1 which was our back nine I WILL NOT GO THERE AGAIN we played with 2 members and that was the only enjoyable aspect of the day. the 2 gentleman we played with told us that 2 weeks earlier they played with 2 other visiting golfers and it took 6 hours to play the round. never again
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Johnny (Youngsville, N.C.), 15 handicap, 02/03/2009
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Great course. cool par 6 finsh. Nice challenge. A great course for the price .I really like it there.
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Michael (Marietta, Ga.), 16 handicap, 01/12/2009
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Played Oct. 15, 2008: "Very slow, did not realize that this course averages over 5 hours. Love the par 6! This was the best conditioned course we played all week."
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Marty (Port St. Lucie, Fla.), N/A handicap, 08/05/2008
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Played Oct. 7, 2008: "Sent people off 1 & 10, promoting slow play so they could put more golfers on the golf course. For the first time in my life, the starter told us we were playing too fast, (and that) we needed to slow down. The grill room girl would not fix me a hot sandwich and we had to wait for 20 minutes to start on hole #1, which was our back nine. I WILL NOT GO THERE AGAIN. We played with two members, and that was the only enjoyable aspect of the day. The two gentlemen we played with told us that two weeks earlier they played with two other visiting golfers, and it took six hours to play the round. Never again."
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Jake (Wilmington, N.C.), N/A handicap, 06/14/2008
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Played 3, 2008: "The staff was tremendous. Very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. From the bag drop to the pro shop to the starter, everyone was top-notch."
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