Jim,
Go ahead and play it. It's not a "wow" course, but there are some fun holes in the layout. And it's the only course on the Outer Banks designed by a Masters champion. Avoid Nags head Golf Links -- too narrow, too much housing. Currituck Club also offers a stroll over the dunes. It's just a little too refined for me.
If you venture across the bridge to the mainland, Kilmarlic is the closest. It has a nice, secluded feel to it. The routing is such that you don't see more than one or two holes at a time.