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Scottish Links CoursesCASTLE BAY COUNTRY CLUBIn Pender County, you’ll find a true Scottish style links course, at Castle Bay Country Club, located two miles west of Highway 17 at 2516 Hoover Road. The course is an easy 20-minute drive from either Wrightsville Beach or Topsail Beach. Castle Bay’s 18-hole, par 72 course features five tee boxes, well placed bunkers, tricky water and other hazards that make club selection particularly important, acres of ever-changing, beautiful wetlands (unless you’re in them) and wonderfully true greens that many think are the best in the area. Castle Bay has a fully stocked pro shop, a PGA professional on staff who gives private and group lessons, a full bar, snack bar and dining room with a patio overlooking the course. Players can practice their skills on the driving range, putting green, sand trap and chipping areas.
CASTLE BAY COUNTRY CLUB ECHO FARMS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBThe 18 hole championship course at Echo Farms was designed by Gene Hamm and opened in 1974. A major redesign of the course by British architect Ian Scott Taylor in 1998 gave the course a more Scottish links feel. Greens were recently renovated and now feature Tiff-Eagle Bermuda grass. Echo Farms is adjacent to the Cape Fear River and takes full advantage of the natural features of coastal terrain. The course offers four sets of tees and features a driving range with both grass and artificial tees. A quaint grill and golf shop is located in a renovated bottling barn, a reminder that the facility was built on what had previously been a dairy farm.
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