Carolina National Golf Club
Bolivia, Brunswick County, North Carolina · Brunswick County -- Southport/St. James Corridor golf market
- Access
- semi private
- Holes
- 27
- Architect(s)
- Fred Couples
- Gated
- Yes
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Winding River Plantation is a roughly 1,300-acre gated community in Bolivia, NC, encircling the 27-hole Carolina National Golf Club, a Fred Couples design that has earned Audubon certification. Property owners have access to a 9,000-square-foot clubhouse, the River House & Marina, and a private oceanfront beach club on Holden Beach in addition to golf.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Carolina National is semi-private: it is open to public play with advance tee-time booking, and also offers a golf membership with a reported $4,000 initiation fee due at activation, a 14-day advance booking window, member-only events, and Men's/Women's Golf Association participation. Confirm current fee figures directly with the club.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Beyond golf, property owners have access to a swimming pool, fitness center, tennis and pickleball courts, bocce ball courts, walking/biking trails, and the private oceanfront beach club at Holden Beach.
Costs & Fees
Figures below are labeled Current only when the source itself frames them as presently accurate. Everything else is labeled Historical — a source checked today does not make an old fee a current one.
Golf membership initiation
Historical — as of 2025$4,000
Initiation fee due at activation, per the club's own membership page content as summarized via search.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Current full fee schedule (initiation and any dues) directly with the club.
- Whether golf membership vs. general property-owner amenity access differ in scope.
Notable
- 27-hole Fred Couples design, Audubon-certified.
- Property owners have access to a private oceanfront beach club on Holden Beach.
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US Golf Living provides independent real-estate research and can connect consumers with real-estate professionals. Golf membership, availability, fees and approval are determined independently by the applicable club.