It's an intriguing Willard Byrd layout in excellent condition at an affordable price. There's no true clubhouse, no locker rooms and, admittedly, Bayonet is a bit off the beaten path. But you'll find few complaints from members or guests who combine to play more than 30,000 rounds per year. It's a very fair golf course. The quality of the golf course is equal to those in the Southern Pines area with better rates.
Spring is the busiest time and pace of play can be a problem during that period.
Bayonet hosts a Hooters Tour event each July. Bayonet opened in 1995. Carolina Turf Co. His goal was to build a quality course without the extravagance of an expensive country club, nor a grand clubhouse. Byrd has been in course architecture for more than 40 years. His work includes Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, McGregor Downs in Cary, Gates Four in Fayetteville, and upwards of a dozen courses in the Myrtle Beach area.