Cape Fear National Golf Course at Brunswick Forest

David Theoret 3 years ago

One of the biggest things the coastal North Carolina area has going for it is a fantastic climate; outdoor recreational activities can be enjoyed year-round and the mild winter temperatures are perfect for golf. Renowned golf course architect Tim Cate has created a course that takes the area’s heavily undulating land and winds its way through wetlands, waterfalls, and beach bunkers. Although the course is carved from acres of forest, trees are not that much of a factor. Instead, North Carolina native grasses and wildflowers are often found bordering Cate’s signature feature – waste bunkers that run the entire length of a hole and sometimes serve as the cart path. This can be seen on holes 5, 13, and 16. Cape Fear National is all about golf and with that mindset comes outstanding practice facilities. In addition to a full-length driving range, there are several separate areas where you can work on your short game, sand game, and putting. If you are lucky enough to be invited to the club as a guest or on a discovery tour, I advise getting to the course early and taking advantage of all the club has to offer As you make your way around the course, you’ll find more than 1,500 feet o

Josh Bennett 5 years ago

Loved this course. Beautiful scenery. Tee boxes in great shape. Greens absolutely perfect. You will spend some time in the sand, there's plenty. The clubhouse is Beautiful and pro shop has some really nice merchandise. I feel like at 80ish dollars it is priced just right.

Greg Schleifman 6 years ago

I've had Cape Fear National on my list of courses to play in the Wilmington area for the last 9 months. I'll admit that I was a bit weary reading some of the other reviews here but gave it a shot this am. Do yourself a favor and pay the premium to play this course. If you're into low-country golf, every hole on this course will be aesthetically pleasing. The course itself was in excellent condition (especially greens) and the customer service I received was fantastic; everyone was also wearing masks. Tee'd off as a 3-some at 7:24a and played in 3.5 hours. Excited to come back.

Shaftamle Edited 5 years ago

This is unequivocally the best public golf course in and around Wilmington! There is literally nothing bad about this place. The greens are magnificent, the fairways are in top notch shape. It's a challenging golf course with lots of sand and water. Credit to the ground's crew for keeping all of the bunkers in great shape, particularly during covid. They have an amazingly extensive and scenic practice area including a perfect driving range with plenty of grass to hit off of, two huge chipping greens and a large putting green. Range balls are also cheaper than most golf courses. The clubhouse and restaurant look great, staff is friendly and the value is extremely high for what you pay. It's just a very scenic, well kept and well-designed golf course! Highly recommend!

D Ratcliffe 7 years ago

First new golf course of 2019 and drove to . Cape Fear National to play 18 in the sun and what turned out to be a very strong wind, 1 or 2 clubs worth of wind if I'm honest. First impressions, this place looks great, staff were friendly. Tee-boxes were immaculate as were the greens. The bit in between nah. Now we have had some rain down in NC, nothing to heavy in the last week though, but man was this place sodden, virtually squelched everywhere you walked on the fairways. It's bad enough trying to hit drives in the wind but with soaking fairways it made your driving even more depressing with lack of roll out. Plugged balls everywhere! The only other bug bear was pace of play. Not busy today, but 4.45 hours for 17 (one hole closed for maintenance) was a bit on the high side, yes some of that down to cart paths only, but man, ready golf hasn't caught on down here in the Wilmington area 😨 Anyway, the course isn't an easy track, sand everywhere and water on a lot of all the holes. However it does play fair if you keep it on the short stuff. We will probably be back as it is a good $$, though only after a long dry spell and lighter winds.