Golf

Area Golf Courses (Public)

Carolina Pines Golf and Country Club
390 Carolina Pines Blvd. • New Bern, North Carolina 28562 • (252) 444-1000

Description: Semiprivate. Tee times taken two weeks in advance. Waiting list for private carts. Located eight miles from New Bern on Highway 70 East.

Greens Fees: $30/green & cart Monday-Thursday; $33/green & cart on weekends and holidays; After 2pm $5.00 off prices; Wed. Special $22.00

Special: After 12pm in Winter and 2pm in Summer - $5.00 off.

Yardage: Championship: 6270, Middle: 5845, Forward: 4766

Facilities: Clubhouse, pro shop, pool, snack bar, dining room, practice range and green.

Emerald Golf Club
5000 Clubhouse Drive • New Bern, North Carolina 28560 • (252) 633-4440

Description: Rees Jones-designed course. Home of the Curtis Strange Shrine Classic. Tee times taken for non-members two days in advance. No private carts are allowed.

Greens Fees: $49/cart Seven days a week.

Yardage: Championship: 6924, Back: 6123, Middle: 5441, Forward: 4813

Facilities: Full practice facilities, pro shop, pool, tennis courts, snack bar

The Links
1885 Adams Creek Rd. • Havelock, North Carolina 28532 • (252) 444-4653

Description: Semiprivate. Located in Havelock.

Greens Fees: $23/cart Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; $18/cart Wednesday; $28/cart Saturday-Sunday.

Yardage: Championship: 6224, Back: 5823, Middle: 5366, Forward: 4819

Facilities: Full practice facilities, pro shop, snack bar, driving range.

Membership: $200-single/$300-family initiation fee; $55/monthly single - $65/monthly family. Free Range Balls included.

Quaker Neck Golf & Country Club
241 Country Club Drive, Trenton, North Carolina 28585 (252) 224-5736

Description: Semiprivate. Open year-round. High Season: Summer. Opened 1966. 18 holes, par 72.

Yardage: Blues (6,575 yards, 71.7 rating, 126 slope); Whites (6,216 yeards, 71.7 rating, 123 slope); Gold (5,677 yards, 67.7 rating, 110 slope); Red (4,952 yards, 68.5 rating, 115 slope)

River Bend Golf & Country Club
Shoreline Drive • New Bern, North Carolina 28562 • (252) 638-2819

Description: Semiprivate. Located five minutes from New Bern on Highway 17 South.

Greens Fees: $38/cart on weekdays for 18 holes; $40/cart on weekends for 18 holes;

Yardage: Championship: 6500; Back: Middle: 6103; Forward: 5003

Facilities: Pro shop, snack bar, tennis, pool and lighted driving range.

Sound of Freedom Golf Course
Jackson Drive, MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina 28533, (252) 466-3044

Description: Description: Open to the public (obtain pass at main gate). Open year round. Opened in 1946. Architect: George W. Cobb

Yardage: 18 holes. Par 72. Length: Blue tees/6642 yds (70.8 rating/120 slope); White tees/6250 yds (69.7 rating/117 slope); Gold tees 5864 yds (68.0 rating/114 slope); Red tees 5135 yds (70.0 rating/117 slope)

Area Golf Courses (Private)

Taberna Country Club
New Bern, North Carolina 28562 • (252) 514-2854 • (800) 367-1278

Description: Private. Private carts are allowed. Cart paths are paved. Jack Nicklaus Design Group; Located three miles from the bridge on Highway 70 East, New Bern.

Greens Fees: Member-accompanied guest: $45.05/cart.

Yardage: Championship: 6917; Back: 6443; Middle: 6097; Forward: 5113

Facilities: Elegant clubhouse, dining room and social calendar, pro shop, tennis and pool.

Membership: $8,500 initiation fee. Memberships are available.