Farmstead Golf Links

What Farmstead Golf Links does

Farmstead Golf Links is a privately-held, single-location public golf course operating in Calabash, North Carolina. The facility is staffed by approximately 6 employees and serves recreational golfers in the southern Brunswick County / greater Myrtle Beach region. Its signature feature is an 18th hole that physically straddles the border between North Carolina and South Carolina, a distinctive geographic characteristic that functions as the course's primary marketing differentiator within the highly competitive Carolina coastal golf market.

The business operates a traditional public-access golf course model: revenue is generated through green fees, golf cart rentals, and ancillary on-site spending. The company maintains a public website (farmsteadgolflinks.com) to facilitate direct bookings and brand presence. Co-marketing or referral relationships are in place with two nearby courses — Hidden Hills Golf Course and Cedar Crest Golf — providing modest tee-time cross-promotion within the regional network. No additional product lines (lodging, F&B beyond a basic clubhouse, memberships, or tournaments at scale) are disclosed in the available material.

There is no evidence of a technology platform, digital product surface, AI/ML capabilities, or enterprise software layer. The asset is a straightforward real-estate- and hospitality-driven golf operation. The investment-relevant question is therefore not technology risk or product velocity but location quality, competitive positioning within the saturated Myrtle Beach golf corridor, and operational execution on a small headcount base.

Name

Farmstead Golf Links

Legal name

Farmstead Golf Links

Website

https://farmsteadgolflinks.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Farmstead Golf Links is a privately-held public 18-hole golf course in Calabash, North Carolina, serving recreational golfers with a signature cross-state 18th hole spanning North and South Carolina, operating on a per-round green-fee model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Golf Course

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (713910)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Public golf course
• Golf course operations
• Golf clubhouse services
• Recreational golf facilities
• Golf tourism destination

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Greens Fees and Golf Services: The primary revenue stream is derived from greens fees charged to golfers for course access, supplemented by pro shop sales, food and beverage services at the grille and lounge, and likely golf cart rentals and related golf services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Farmstead Golf Links operates a public 18-hole par 72 golf course designed by Willard Byrd with enhancements by David Johnson, featuring a signature 767-yard dual-state 18th hole spanning South Carolina and North Carolina. The course offers five sets of tees accommodating all skill levels, three par 3 holes on the backside, and views of coastal Carolina native grasses and lakes. Revenue is generated from greens fees, complemented by an 8,000-square foot Georgian-style clubhouse that houses a full-service pro shop, grille, and lounge with a veranda overlooking the first tee and 18th green.

Product overview

Farmstead Golf Links is a single-location golf course offering an 18-hole par 72 golf experience complemented by an 8,000-square foot Georgian style clubhouse with full-service pro shop, grille, and lounge. The golf course (designed by Willard Byrd with David Johnson enhancements) and clubhouse facilities are the core offerings, with the signature feature being the dual-state 18th hole that spans South Carolina and North Carolina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hidden Hills Golf CourseminorOthersMutual recommendation partnership where Farmstead Golf Links recommends Hidden Hills Golf Course to its website visitors as an additional golf option, and presumably Hidden Hills reciprocates. This is a non-exclusive referral relationship for cross-promotion between regional golf courses.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Arcadian Shores Golf Club: Public 18-hole course in Myrtle Beach, SC. Direct peer in the same Grand Strand corridor, competing for tourist rounds with similar greens-fee, clubhouse, and group-outing models.
• Caledonia Golf & Fish Club: Highly ranked public-access course in Pawleys Island, SC. Comparable as a destination public course in the Carolina coast corridor with strong tourist draw, clubhouse hospitality, and premium greens-fee positioning similar to Farmstead's signature-hole concept.
• Legends Golf Resort: Multi-course public golf resort in Myrtle Beach offering package play, clubhouse amenities, and lodging partnerships. Directly comparable on tourist golfer base and bundled pricing, though with broader multi-course scale than Farmstead.
• Pine Lakes Country Club: Historic public 18-hole course in Myrtle Beach. Direct peer on product, location corridor, and target customer (tourist and regional golfers), with comparable greens-fee-and-amenities monetization.
• Hidden Hills Golf Course: Mutual-referral partner of Farmstead Golf Links and a regional public 18-hole course in the Carolinas. Directly comparable on product (full-length public course), customer base (tourist and regional golfers), and GTM (direct-to-consumer greens fees with clubhouse amenities).
• Tidewater Golf Club: Premier public 18-hole course in North Myrtle Beach, SC. Closely comparable as a high-profile public course in the same Carolina coastal golf corridor, competing for the same tourist rounds and operating with similar greens-fee-plus-F&B economics.
• Cedar Crest Golf: Mutual-referral partner of Farmstead Golf Links and a public Carolina golf course. Same direct-to-consumer greens-fee model with on-site clubhouse, targeting the same tourist and regional golfer segments in the Carolinas.

Broad incumbents

• TPC Myrtle Beach: TPC-branded public course in Murrells Inlet, SC operating inside the broader TPC network. Comparable on product (public 18-hole course) and tourist customer base, but benefits from national brand recognition and a broader hospitality portfolio that Farmstead does not have.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/farmstead-golf-links

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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