Talamore

Few courses have earned a place in golf lore quite like Talamore, which opened in 1991 with a Rees Jones design that immediately drew attention for its routing through the longleaf pine forests of the Sandhills. Jones leaned into the natural terrain — the sandy soil, the elevation changes, the corridors cut through tall pines — to create a layout that feels rooted in this particular stretch of North Carolina rather than imposed upon it. The course is probably best known for its llama caddies, a genuine quirk that became a signature attraction and put Talamore on golf's cultural map long before social media made novelty viral.