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Bayonet at Puppy Creek sits just outside Raeford, in Hoke County — a stretch of North Carolina's Sandhills region where longleaf pine forest and sandy soil create conditions that feel purpose-built for golf. This is the same geological belt that runs through Pinehurst, Moore County, and the surrounding villages that make up one of the most storied golf corridors in the world, and courses in this zone tend to carry that character: firm, fast turf, natural drainage, and a landscape that doesn't require much decoration to feel like golf belongs here.
Raeford itself is a small military community, home to Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg) nearby, and Puppy Creek — the waterway the course takes part of its name from — winds through Hoke County's flat pine terrain. The "Bayonet" name suggests a nod to that military heritage, giving the place a distinct local identity within a region already thick with golfing tradition.
For golfers venturing beyond the famous Pinehurst village courses, layouts like this one offer a chance to play the same honest Sandhills ground without the resort price tag — straightforward, unhurried golf rooted in a landscape that practically defines the game in the American Southeast.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tees · men | 6,795 | 73.7 | 145 | 72 |
| Blue Tees · men | 6,281 | 71.1 | 137 | 72 |
| White Tees · men | 5,761 | 69.2 | 124 | 72 |
| White Tees · women | 5,761 | 74.2 | 140 | 72 |
| Gold Tees · men | 5,150 | 66.2 | 117 | 72 |
| Gold Tees · women | 5,150 | 70.8 | 129 | 72 |
| Red Tees · men | 4,251 | 62.7 | 113 | 72 |
| Red Tees · women | 4,251 | 65.5 | 113 | 72 |
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