Outer Banks Golf Among Best You Can Play

The North Carolina Golf Panel’s “Top 100 You Can Play” was recently published in the official 2011 North Carolina Golf Guide, and three OBX courses made the elite list.

There are more than 550 courses in North Carolina, so cracking the top 100 is quite an honor, and to have three courses in the top 100 in a small region like the Outer Banks is remarkable.  The list was determined by a scoring system that asks 150 panelists to consider the course’s conditioning, routing, design, strategy, memorability, fairness, variety and aesthetics.

The Currituck Club (No. 42), Kilmarlic Golf Club (No. 59) and Nags Head Golf Links (No. 67) made the list.

WorldGolf.com notes that “Compared to other regions of the state, the Outer Banks has relatively few courses. But the high quality and memorable settings are further attested to by these lofty rankings.

Congratulations to all three courses…especially Kilmarlic Golf Club.  Seaside Vacations is a proud partner with Kilmarlic. Take a look at Club Seaside for more information about a complimentary golf clinic and special guest rates for Seaside Vacations’ guests.

Description of Kilmarlic Golf Club from WorldGolf.com:

“Best known as host site of the North Carolina Open in 2004 and 2009, Kilmarlic Golf Club is nestled among 605 acres of maritime forest and sprawling wetlands. Award-winning golf course architect Tom Steele’s classic design creates stimulating challenges with its outstanding layout and conditioning, as it meanders through canopies of giant oak, pine and dogwood that exemplify the natural beauty of North Carolina’s Outer Banks and illustrate Kilmarlic’s unique partnership between golf and nature — not to mention a remarkable 15 acres of coastal ponds and lakes creating scenic natural hazards.”