Talamore is less a single course than a Sandhills booking office with its own golf attached. The resort now runs three layouts: Talamore Golf Club by Rees Jones, the Mid South Club by Arnold Palmer and, since November 2024, Legacy Golf Links by Jack Nicklaus II, a few miles south in Aberdeen. Most visitors arrive on a multi-round package that mixes these three with other Moore County courses, and sleep in the resort’s villas or lodges. The llama on the logo is not a joke at your expense: the animals have lived here since the 1990s.
Talamore Golf Resort green fees and tee times.
Talamore sells golf mainly as stay-and-play packages through talamoregolfresort.com, and the packages are where most of the value sits. The Pinehurst, Southern Pines and Aberdeen visitor bureau lists around 16 Talamore packages, combining the resort’s own courses with nearby layouts such as Mid Pines, Pine Needles, Pinewild and Tobacco Road. As listed there, prices start from US$325 per person for three rounds and two nights in the December to mid-February window, rising to about US$1,284 for four rounds and three nights in peak autumn. Legacy also takes calls directly on (910) 944-8825. Single-round green fees are not listed by the visitor bureau, so ask the resort for a rate if you only want one round.
The courses at Talamore Golf Resort.
Talamore Golf Club (Rees Jones)
The resort’s home course, at 48 Talamore Drive. Jones gave it broad fairways and large contoured greens, and the visitor bureau credits it with 12 sod-wall bunkers. Golfbreaks singles out the par-3 5th, a short iron of just over 120 yards between tall pines where wind swirls above the green and a miss leaves an awkward bunker shot.
Mid South Club (Arnold Palmer)
Set at 610 Palmer Drive within a 545-acre residential community of pine forest, lakes and rolling ground. Water comes into play on several holes, and the closing par 4 asks for a precise drive to a narrow landing area before a long green, with a bunker on the left and water waiting beyond it. Rated 73.8 with a slope of 144.
Legacy Golf Links (Jack Nicklaus II)
At 12615 US Highway 15-501 South in Aberdeen, about nine miles south of Pinehurst. New owners spent 2025 rebuilding bunkers, laying about 25 acres of new sod, adding cart paths and bridges and clearing underbrush that hid the lake views. The clubhouse reopened in October 2025 after a full refit, and a three-hole par-3 loop called The Cub was due in spring 2026.
The round, in perspective.
The three courses share sandy soil and longleaf pine but differ in temperament. Talamore Golf Club is the Rees Jones course, measured at 6,840 yards by the local visitor bureau, with a dozen sod-walled bunkers in an old-world style. A recent remastering returned the greens to Jones’s original shapes, made the putting surfaces about a quarter larger and swapped bentgrass for Champion Bermuda, edged by wide Tif Grand collars. Mid South received the same greens treatment, restored to Palmer’s outlines, and carries the stiffest numbers of the three, a 73.8 rating and 144 slope. Legacy, which opened in 1991, plays through pine corridors with five lakes in play and finishes with a par-4 18th nicknamed The Bear.
Know before you go.
Courses
Talamore, Mid South, Legacy Golf Links
Talamore address
48 Talamore Drive, Southern Pines
Legacy phone
(910) 944-8825
Greens
Champion Bermuda at Talamore and Mid South
Mid South rating / slope
73.8 / 144
Make the trip work.
Use Talamore as the base and spread rounds across the week rather than chasing all three courses in two days. Talamore and Mid South sit close together in Southern Pines, while Legacy is a short drive south on US 15-501, so pair Legacy with an afternoon in Aberdeen or Pinehurst. Golfbreaks reports a Thursday pig-pickin’ barbecue buffet from April to October for guests who stay at least two nights and play two rounds, which suits a group arriving midweek. The resort also has a pool, tennis and a 2.5-mile jogging trail for non-golfers.
Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) is the usual arrival airport, roughly an hour to an hour and a half by road. Charlotte (CLT) has more international flights but adds a longer drive east. A hire car is needed: the three courses, the villas and Pinehurst village are spread out along US 1 and US 15-501.
Golfbreaks describes four lodging types on site. Talamore Golf Villas have two or three bedrooms, full kitchens and porches. The Mid South Lodges stand beside the Mid South clubhouse with course views. For bigger groups, Palmer Cottage sleeps up to eight in four bedrooms with a games room, and Brooks Cottage is a similar four-bedroom house. If you would rather have a hotel, Pine Needles Lodge and the Mid Pines Inn are on Midland Road nearby, and Pinehurst village has inns within a short drive.
Make a trip of it.
Longleaf Golf & Family Club is Talamore’s next-door neighbour and appears in several of the resort’s packages. Mid Pines and Pine Needles, both Donald Ross courses on Midland Road, give a contrast in age and style, and Tobacco Road in Sanford is the wild card for a group that wants something louder. Mike Strantz’s other Sandhills-area course, Tot Hill Farm, is about 50 minutes north. Off the course, Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve in Southern Pines has walking trails through old longleaf pine.
Find your season.
Package dates follow the Sandhills rhythm: the cheapest windows run from early December to mid-February, and the dearest fall in September to mid-November, with spring close behind. The conversion to Bermuda greens means putting surfaces are at their best through the warm months, while summer itself is hot and humid, so early tee times help.
How many golf courses does Talamore Golf Resort have?
Three. Talamore Golf Club, designed by Rees Jones, and the Arnold Palmer-designed Mid South Club are in Southern Pines. Legacy Golf Links, a Jack Nicklaus II design from 1991, joined the resort in November 2024 after its sale to new owners and sits in Aberdeen, about nine miles south of Pinehurst.
Why does Talamore have llamas?
The llamas are a Talamore tradition that dates to the 1990s, according to Golfbreaks, and a llama appears on the resort’s logo and golf balls. They are part of the scenery around the resort rather than a service you book.
What changed at Legacy Golf Links in 2025?
After the sale completed in September 2024, the owners closed the clubhouse in March 2025 and reopened it in October with a new golf shop and restaurant. On the course they rebuilt bunkers, laid about 25 acres of sod, added new cart paths and bridges and cleared underbrush along the lakes.
Which airport is closest to Talamore?
Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) is the nearest major airport, about an hour to an hour and a half by car. Charlotte (CLT) is the alternative for long-haul arrivals, with a longer drive east to Southern Pines.
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.
