[Evan_Green]

I've always been surprised that there aren't more golf courses located in the Outer Banks region of NC, especially given all the golf in Coastal South Carolina.

The website www.outerbanksgolf.net (which only lists 9 courses) describes the area as:
"The Outer Banks of North Carolina are a 130 mile long string of sandy barrier islands known for incredibly clean beaches and pristine forests."

While I've never been there, from the pictures I've seen and from this description it sounds like pretty good terrain for golf.

Can anyone describe why there isn't more golf in the region?

Soil conditions, lack of available land, enviornmental issues, hurricanes or other?

[John Moore II]

Well, the outer banks are entirely islands, as the name says, so there is limited real estate. Not sure off hand, but in SC, many of the golf courses and much of the land is 'continental' land. Also, a decent part of the Northern outer banks in NC as national park land, especially down near Hatteras.

[Dale_McCallon]

I think Mr Moore is pretty spot on.  Land is at a premium.  The soil is very sandy, so had you got there about 50 years ago you could have built something very special I suppose, but now there are so many rental homes not much room for anything.

There are some enormous areas of sand dunes in the Duck/Corolla area, but they are gov't protected.

My favorite course in the area is actually just off the islands; name of the course is Kilmarlic.  And while it is far from a must play I liked it better than courses on the actual OBX strip.

[A.G._Crockett]

The Outer Banks are very narrow, very rough, and very fragile.  The roads through towns like Duck and Salvo are actually below sea level in many places.  There is much less real estate on the Banks than one would imagine, and there just aren't many places to put golf courses.

[Chip Gaskins]

being from eastern NC i have thought about this many times.  John and AG hit it on the head...there is actually less sandy land than you think and that land that is there is a national seashore or impossible to get a permiting/zoning.  i can't believe Currituck Club got one 15-20 years ago....oh what could have been!

here are few great pics i took a few years ago....ahhh, one can dream

[John Moore II]

being from eastern NC i have thought about this many times.  John and AG hit it on the head...there is actually less sandy land than you think and that land that is there is a national seashore or impossible to get a permiting/zoning.  i can't believe Currituck Club got one 15-20 years ago....oh what could have been!

here are few great pics i took a few years ago....ahhh, one can dream

What kind of golf course is Currituck Club? I know it was ranked in the top 20 or 25 in the state a little while back, but I have never been over there to play it.

And where in Eastern NC do you come from? I'm from Swansboro (in between Jacksonville and Morehead City if you don't know)

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