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4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.8
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4.8
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4.3
Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
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4.3
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Layout
4.8
Pace
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Amenities
3.8
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4.8
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7021 yards
Slope 142
Rating 74.1

This Willard Byrd design was sculpted through the rolling hills surrounding Puppy Creek. Created under a traditional concept with 18 distinctive holes the Bayonet is a course that the golfer will never tire of playing. Many consider The Bayonet as the "Best Kept Secret in the Sandhills".

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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Golf Season Year round
Architect Willard Byrd

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2021 #18)

Reviews

4.7
18 Reviews (18)
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Beginner
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
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice layout, course in very good condition even if we played it in décembre.
Should be very interesting in summer,

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great bent greens

Challenging layout but the greens were the real star

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hidden Gem!

I had not played this course for about ten years, but, remembered it as one my golf buddies and I liked. It was nice to see the renovations had improved upon a good thing. The routing was still the same, but the course had a huge improvement in greens, sand traps, and tees. I highly recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Lots of great holes out there, and the greens were super receptive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times 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 1
Skill Intermediate
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
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Nice layout and quiet place to play

Great layout. Tee boxes and fairways were in very good condition. Greens were ok, not bad but not great. Pretty slow.

Overall conditions around the course were good but needs a little TLC around the edges to be really pristine.

Well worth the money. Very good practice range, chipping area, and putting green.

Staff were not friendly but whatever, it was worth playing here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tip top

The Bayonet is in great shape! Fairways are lush and the greens are smooth. Give this one a try!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I love this course

I start by saying this i play this regularly this is my favorite course in this area. I haven’t played it since March or April and holy crap they have made this course much more difficult. Not in a bad way but this course way a very easy course to play if you could play it right. Fairways were open and still are, nothing changed there which I love but what use to be an easy shot to make a GIR is not anymore, I love it, the greens were HUGE and it made it easy to make a birdie or par for and average to intermediate handicapper. They’ve shrunk the greens widen and deepened the bunkers and it make me angrily happy. What use to be a long birdie putt is now a bunker shot. I could not be more happy and excited for the updates that they have done to this course. I look forward to playing here more and see what updates they have coming. This course has always made you think now it makes you think more!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hidden Gem!

I've played many of the area courses and believe Bayonet is one of the best public courses around. It's very well maintained and has a gorgeous all grass driving range, with plenty of practice space. Peaceful and quiet holes with tall pines lining the fairways and greens. Highly recommend this course be added to your list when coming to Pinehurst and/or Fayetteville area for great golf!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Great value golf course

This course has very small tricky greens with A lot of blind tee shots. I played the course from the white tees and found the yardage to be nice for a golfer who can hit a two hundred yards tee shots.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun course for cheap

Fun course that makes you think. There are a bunch of holes on the back nine that force you to hit less than driver and place your tee shot. Good greens and great practice facility

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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