Longleaf is the Southern Pines course built on a horse farm, and it still shows. Dan Maples opened it in November 1988 on part of Starland Farm, a training centre and racetrack, and white rail fences and steeplechase hedges remain beside the holes. Since 2015 it has belonged to the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation, which renamed it Longleaf Golf & Family Club and made it the home of a tee system that lets every player pick a sensible length. For a visiting group of mixed ability, that is the selling point: nobody has to play a course that is too long for them.
Longleaf Golf & Family Club green fees and tee times.
Longleaf is semi-private and open for non-member play. Book public tee times online through the TeeItUp link on longleafgfc.com, call the golf shop on 910-692-6100 (extension 1) or email golfshop@longleafgfc.com. The published rate card covers 18 or nine holes, with a cart included in the standard green fee, plus a late-day rate and a replay rate if you want a second loop the same day. Juniors aged 13 to 22 and youths aged 12 and under pay walking-only rates of US$26 and US$20. Anyone driving a golf car needs a valid driving licence or permit. The course also appears in Talamore’s St Andrews package.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From US$130
18 holes with cart after 2pm, 16 Feb–29 Nov 2026; standard 18 holes with cart US$150; winter 2025–26 rate was US$110.
18 holes with cart, 16 Feb–29 Nov 2026
US$150
18 holes with cart after 2pm, 16 Feb–29 Nov 2026
US$130
9 holes with cart, 16 Feb–29 Nov 2026
US$84
Replay 18 holes with cart
US$60
Bottlebrush six-hole course
US$14
Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The round, in perspective.
Starland Farm was created after 1948 by Lloyd “June Bug” Tate and Anne Cannon Reynolds on 457 acres, with a one-mile track, a steeplechase course and a turf track; remnants of all three survive. Maples took 170 acres for the golf. The front nine is the flatter and wider half, while the back nine brings more height change, water and the strongest holes, including three par 3s in four holes: the 12th at about 200 yards, the downhill 13th at 181 and the 15th at 178 across a lake. The course measures 6,709 yards from the back, rated 72.4 with a 132 slope, and Bill Bergin has since remodelled it.
Know before you go.
Golf shop
910-692-6100, ext. 1
Online booking
TeeItUp, via longleafgfc.com
Golf car
Valid driving licence or permit required
Juniors (13–22)
Walking only, US$26 for 18
Short course
Bottlebrush, six par 3s of 50–100 yards
Make the trip work.
The Longleaf Tee System, developed with the American Society of Golf Course Architects, gives each hole several teeing grounds, so agree a tee by handicap before you start rather than by habit. A late-afternoon round after 2pm saves US$20 in season. Families should look at Bottlebrush, a six-hole short course by Bill Bergin with holes of 50 to 100 yards, about 450 yards in all, beside a stretch of the old white track fence. Lunch is at the Heartwood Eatery, and the 10,000-square-foot putting green has its own nine-hole layout.
Fly into Raleigh-Durham (RDU), roughly 90 minutes away by road. The club is at 10 N. Knoll Road in Southern Pines, next to the Talamore property. Amtrak’s Southern Pines station, in the middle of town, is a short taxi ride if you arrive by train.
Longleaf has no rooms. Talamore’s golf villas are the closest lodging, practically over the fence, and suit groups who want kitchens. The Mid Pines Inn and Pine Needles Lodge, on Midland Road towards Pinehurst, are the classic golf hotels nearby. Golfbreaks pairs the club with the Hilton Garden Inn Southern Pines / Pinehurst, a practical modern option. Downtown Southern Pines, along Broad Street and the railway, has restaurants and bars within a few minutes’ drive.
Make a trip of it.
Talamore Golf Club and the Mid South Club are both a few minutes away, which makes a neat three-day Southern Pines loop with no long drives. Southern Pines Golf Club, the restored 1906 Donald Ross course on the other side of town, offers a sharp contrast in age. Off the course, Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve shows the native longleaf pine and wiregrass that gave the club its name.
Find your season.
Longleaf runs two rate seasons. The lower winter rates applied from 1 December 2025 to 15 February 2026, and the main season runs from mid-February to the end of November, with a later 2pm cut-off for twilight golf. Spring and autumn are the busiest months; summer is hot, and the winter window is the cheapest time to play.
Yes. The club is semi-private but open for non-member play, with public tee times sold online through TeeItUp and by phone on 910-692-6100. Members book on a separate tee sheet, so check the public sheet for your dates.
How much does it cost to play Longleaf?
From 16 February to 29 November 2026 the published rate is US$150 for 18 holes with cart, or US$130 after 2pm. Nine holes with cart is US$84. The previous winter rate, 1 December 2025 to 15 February 2026, was US$110; check the rate page for the new winter card.
What is the Longleaf Tee System?
A way of scaling each hole so players of different ages and swing speeds face a fair test without changing the design. It was created by the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation with the American Society of Golf Course Architects, and Longleaf is its home course.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
