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Coordinates: 35°11′22″N 79°28′04″W / 35.1895°N 79.4678°W / 35.1895; -79.4678
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Pinehurst Golf Resort
Course No. 2 in 2009
Club information
Pinehurst Resort is located in North Carolina
Pinehurst Resort
Pinehurst Resort is located in the United States
Pinehurst Resort
Coordinates35°11′22″N 79°28′04″W / 35.1895°N 79.4678°W / 35.1895; -79.4678
LocationPinehurst, North Carolina, United States
Established1895
TypeResort
Total holes171
Websitewww.pinehurst.com
Course No. 1
Designed byDr. Leroy Culver:
First Nine
John Dunn Tucker:
Second Nine
Par70 (72)
Length6,089 yards (5,568 m)
Course rating68.4
Slope rating118
Course No. 2
Designed by
Par70 (72)
Length7,588 yards (6,938 m)
Course rating76.5
Slope rating138
Course No. 3
Designed byDonald J. Ross
Par68
Length5,155 yards (4,714 m)
Course rating64.9
Slope rating112
Course No. 4
Designed byGil Hanse
Par72
Length7,227 yards (6,608 m)
Course rating74.9
Slope rating138
Course No. 5
Designed byEllis Maples
Par72
Length6,828 yards (6,244 m)
Course rating73.1
Slope rating135
Course No. 6
Designed byGeorge Fazio & Tom Fazio
Par72
Length7,053 yards (6,449 m)
Course rating74.7
Slope rating139
Course No. 7
Designed byRees Jones
Par72
Length7,216 yards (6,598 m)
Course rating75.5
Slope rating143
Course No. 8
Designed byTom Fazio
Par72
Length7,099 yards (6,491 m)
Course rating74.1
Slope rating137
Course No. 9
Designed byJack Nicklaus
Par72
Length7,118 yards (6,509 m)
Course rating74.2
Slope rating135

Pinehurst Resort is a golf resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States. It has hosted a number of prestigious golf tournaments including four U.S. Open Championships, one U.S. Women's Open, three U.S. Amateurs, one PGA Championship, and the Ryder Cup.

Pinehurst consists of ten 18-hole golf courses, each named simply by a number, an 18 hole putting course, and a 9-hole short course. Pinehurst No. 2 has consistently been ranked as one of the top courses in North Carolina and among the best in the United States.[1] In addition to the golf courses, Pinehurst has three hotels, as well as many villas, condos, restaurants, and other leisure facilities. Pinehurst Resort was inducted into Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, since 1991.[2]

History

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Pinehurst was founded by Boston soda fountain magnate James Walker Tufts. He purchased 5,500 acres (22 km2) for approximately $1.25 per acre in 1895, and opened the Holly Inn New Year's Eve of that year. The first golf course was laid out in 1897-98, and the first championship held at Pinehurst was the United North and South Amateur Championship of 1901. Pinehurst's best known course, "Pinehurst No. 2," was completed in 1907 to designs by Donald Ross, who became associated with Pinehurst for nearly half a century. After Pinehurst No. 2 was opened in 1907, Donald Ross said that the course was, "The fairest test of championship golf I have ever designed."[3]

From 1902-1951, Pinehurst was the home of the North and South Open, which was one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the United States at that time. Pinehurst is still home to the annual North and South Amateur Golf Championships, a series of tournaments which includes a Men's Championship, inaugurated in 1901, and the Women's Championship that began two years later.

Pinehurst in 1901. The No. 1 course had square sand greens at that time. The No. 2 course was converted from oiled sand greens to Bermuda turf in 1935.

The first PGA Tour major staged at Pinehurst was the PGA Championship in 1936, won by Denny Shute. In 1951, the resort hosted the Ryder Cup, and, in 1991 and 1992, it was the venue for The Tour Championship.

In 1999, Pinehurst staged its second major, the U.S. Open, won by Payne Stewart at the No. 2 course. There is currently a statue behind the 18th hole at Pinehurst No. 2 showing Stewart's famous victory pose after making a putt on the 18th hole to defeat Phil Mickelson.[4] The U.S. Open returned in 2005, won by New Zealand's Michael Campbell. In 2011, Pinehurst No. 2 completed a $2.5 million, year-long renovation led by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. The goal was to revert the course back to the original Donald Ross design.[5]

In an unprecedented move, the USGA brought both the men's U.S. Open and the U.S. Women's Open to Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014. The U.S. Open was scheduled at its normal time, ending on the third Sunday in June (Father's Day), and the women played the following week.

The resort now has nine golf courses, three hotels, a spa and extensive sports and leisure facilities. It was ranked as the world's largest golf resort by the Guinness World Records before it was surpassed by Mission Hills Golf Club in China. The property’s old-growth longleaf pine trees are home to the federally endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker.[6]

The No. 2 course is included in the Links and the Tiger Woods PGA Tour video game series; the No. 8 course is also available for the Links game. Both Pinehurst No. 2 and Pinehurst No. 8 are available to play on E6 software.[7]

Pinehurst was owned by the Tufts family until 1970, when it was sold to Malcom McLean. The Tufts Archives are located in the Given Memorial Library in Pinehurst.[8] After the property was acquired by a set of banks in 1982, it was sold to Robert H. Dedman, Sr., founder of ClubCorp.[9] When the Dedman family sold ClubCorp, they retained Pinehurst.[10]

In June 1999, National Public Radio reported that the Pinehurst Resort was using threats of trademark infringement lawsuits to prevent any businesses located in the area of Pinehurst village from using the term "Pinehurst" in their business names.[11]

Major tournaments hosted

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Year Tournament Winner Winner's
share ($)
1936 PGA Championship United States Denny Shute 1,000
1951 Ryder Cup  United States n/a
1962 U.S. Amateur United States Labron Harris Jr. n/a
1994 U.S. Senior Open South Africa Simon Hobday 145,000
1999 U.S. Open United States Payne Stewart 625,000
2005 U.S. Open New Zealand Michael Campbell  1,170,000
2008 U.S. Amateur New Zealand Danny Lee n/a
2014 U.S. Open Germany Martin Kaymer 1,620,000
U.S. Women's Open United States Michelle Wie 720,000
2019 U.S. Amateur United States Andy Ogletree n/a
2024 U.S. Open United States Bryson DeChambeau 4,300,000[12]
2027 U.S. Women's Amateur
2029 U.S. Open
U.S. Women's Open
  • All professional tournaments and 1962 U.S. Amateur held at Course No. 2. 2008 and 2019 U.S. Amateur qualifying rounds played on No. 2 & 4. 2019 U.S. Amateur played final on No. 2 & 4.[13]

World Amateur Team Championships hosted

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Year Tournament Winner Organizer
1980 Espirito Santo Trophy  United States
(Juli Inkster, Patti Rizzo, Carol Semple) 		World Amateur Golf Council
1980 Eisenhower Trophy  United States
(Jim Holtgrieve, Jay Sigel, Hal Sutton, Bob Tway) 		World Amateur Golf Council
  • Both tournaments held at Course No. 2.

Golf courses

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Pinehurst Resort operates nine golf courses; the best known, Course No. 2, opened in 1907. Designed by Donald Ross, it has hosted several major tournaments. Several notable golf course architects have designed courses for the resort. These architects include Donald Ross, Ellis Maples, Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, and Gil Hanse. Houses border most of the courses but only one course was created specifically as a housing development: Pinehurst #7.

Pinehurst No. 1

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The first nine of what would become Pinehurst No. 1 was designed by Leroy Culver in 1897 and the second nine by John Dunn Tucker in 1898. Donald Ross however came in 1901 to tie it all together into a full 18-hole course, beginning a long career at what would become Pinehurst Resort.[14][15] While there have been many changes to No. 1 over the years, many to accommodate the construction and renovation of the other courses, the original design is still there. The course is currently grassed with Certified Tifway 419 Bermuda tees, fairways, and rough and Mini Verde ultradwarf greens.

Pinehurst No. 1[16]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Blue 68.4 / 118 391 401 353 466 173 375 167 366 148 2840 367 410 222 414 337 352 390 331 426 3249 6089
White M:67.4/113 W:73.0/126 365 391 345 458 143 355 161 338 126 2682 357 394 218 369 324 345 381 318 418 3124 5806
Green M:65.5/109 W:70.8/120 365 358 345 422 118 355 143 338 126 2570 327 394 157 331 324 324 303 318 418 2896 5466
Par 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 3 34 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 36 70
SI 3 1 7 17 11 5 15 13 9 8 2 10 6 12 14 4 16 18
Red M:64.1/107 W:69.1/115 319 358 331 422 118 281 143 249 109 2330 327 385 136 369 316 324 303 288 389 2837 5167
Yellow M:61.0/95 W:63.2/103 237 358 250 340 90 215 104 249 106 1949 242 262 136 331 227 235 227 288 300 2248 4197
Par Red/Yellow 4 5 4 5 3 4 3 4 3 35 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 5 37 72
SI Red/Yellow 4 18 2 8 12 6 14 16 10 3 1 17 11 5 7 9 15 13

Pinehurst No. 2

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Pinehurst No. 2, the most famous course at Pinehurst Resort, was first opened in 1907 and designed by Donald Ross. Pinehurst is considered to be Ross' best work and he continued to perfect it until his death in 1948.[17] The course is famous for its exceptionally difficult green complexes[18] which were a signature of Ross designs and many of the greens are crowned causing shots that are short to roll off the green, leaving a difficult chip shot. Johnny Miller once famously compared trying to land a shot on a Pinehurst green as "like trying to hit a ball on top of a VW Beetle.[19] Pinehurst, like many Sandhills courses, was without long rough for much of its early history but in 1974 a redesign by RT Jones led to the installation of thick bermuda rough throughout the course, which lasted until a restoration in 2010 by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, who removed all of the rough and reshaped the fairways and bunkers to restore the course to its original Ross design.[17] In lieu of rough, golfers now find hardpan sand and native scrub bordering the fairways. The course since its inception has been host to many significant tournaments including 5 men's majors (1936 PGA Championship, and 1999, 2005, 2014, 2024 U.S. Opens). Additional U.S. Opens are scheduled in 2029, 2035, 2041, and 2047 under a partnership with the USGA announced in September of 2020 naming Pinehurst as the USGA's first "anchor site".[20] It also hosted the 1951 Ryder Cup and the 2014 U.S. Women's Open played the week after the men's. Not only has the course hosted numerous professional events, but it has also hosted the U.S. Amateur three times (1962, 2008, and 2019).[17] The course is currently grassed with Tifway Bermuda tees and fairways and Champion Ultradwarf greens.[21] For its 2019-2020 course rankings, Golf Digest ranked No. 2 as the 29th best golf course in the United States and the 6th best public course in the country.[22][23] Golf Magazine for its 2020-2021 rankings named No. 2 as the 11th best course in the country and the best in North Carolina.[24][25]

The North Carolina Golf Panel has consistently ranked it as the best course in the state, both public and private.[26] A statue of Payne Stewart is beside the 18th green, showing him celebrating his winning putt from the 1999 U.S. Open – his second and final U.S. Open and third and final major championship before his death in October of that year.[27]

Pinehurst No. 2[28]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
2024 U.S. Open - / - 395 504 387 528 588 228 426 488 184 3728 617 482 486 381 472 197 530 207 448 3820 7548
Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 35 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 35 70
Blue 73.7 / 133 393 439 350 474 508 203 393 469 174 3403 580 455 419 375 433 183 513 185 415 3558 6961
White 70.7 / 126 376 411 330 434 462 178 385 440 148 3164 455 375 360 358 419 170 478 162 366 3143 6307
Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 36 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 36 72
SI 11 3 9 1 15 5 7 17 13 18 8 10 6 2 12 16 14 4
Green M:68.0/123 W:73.3/129 366 390 309 326 432 170 313 419 140 2865 438 358 336 327 347 153 437 152 358 2906 5771
Red M:65.5/117 W:70.3/127 340 342 283 316 417 116 306 400 124 2644 421 320 293 278 337 124 411 145 329 2658 5302
SI Green/Red 9 5 3 1 11 17 13 15 7 10 14 12 6 8 18 4 16 2

Pinehurst No. 3

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Pinehurst No. 3, which is by far the shortest 18-hole course at the Resort, was designed by Donald Ross in 1910. The course is known for its very small greens placing a premium on accuracy and ball position, a hallmark of Ross courses.[29] No. 3 underwent minor renovations in 2017 to make room for the new short course "The Cradle," and return the course to a more traditional Pinehurst appearance of sandscape and native scrub with minimal rough. These renovations led by Kye Goalby lowered the par to 68 from 70 and shortened the length of the course.[30] The course is currently grassed with Certified Tifway 419 Bermuda tees, fairways, and rough and Champion Ultradwarf greens.[29]

Pinehurst No. 3[31]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
White M:66.1/123 W:71.2/125 283 119 346 151 296 166 327 111 327 2126 338 502 196 423 191 328 319 346 386 3029 5155
Green M:64.8/118 W:69.2/121 263 109 316 124 285 149 304 99 311 1960 321 458 177 411 177 316 297 336 370 2863 4823
Par 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 32 4 5 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 36 68
SI 11 15 1 7 13 9 5 17 3 2 16 6 18 12 14 10 8 4
Red M:63.0/109 W:66.4/118 251 98 307 113 276 134 278 83 283 1823 309 429 124 403 128 296 267 306 262 2524 4347
Yellow M:60.4/105 W:63.0/110 193 60 267 82 187 97 252 76 244 1458 238 289 119 329 109 256 241 251 252 2184 3642
SI Red/Yellow 13 15 3 11 7 9 1 17 5 2 12 14 8 18 6 10 4 16

Pinehurst No. 4

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Pinehurst No. 4, debatable as the second best course at the Resort was originally laid out by Donald Ross in 1919 but has undergone many significant changes in the years since, so significant that Ross is not credited by the Resort as the course's architect.[13] The course was redesigned in 1973 by Robert Trent Jones, in 1982 by Rees Jones and in 1999 by Tom Fazio.[13] Most recently the course reopened in 2018 after a major redesign by Gil Hanse which saw the course stripped of its rough much like No. 2 replacing it instead with native sandscapes. Also removed by Hanse were Fazio's numerous pot bunkers which some considered to be out of place at Pinehurst.[32] No. 4 assisted its sister course No. 2 during the 2008 and 2019 US Amateurs by hosting several rounds in addition to those played on No. 2. [13] Golf Magazine in its 2020-2021 rankings named No. 4 the 92nd best course in the country and the 4th best in North Carolina.[24]

Pinehurst No. 4[33]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Orange 74.9 / 138 450 512 431 153 489 217 439 409 527 3627 432 174 453 529 216 398 321 590 487 3600 7227
Blue 73.7 / 135 420 498 411 140 481 200 421 402 517 3490 420 165 440 521 207 386 298 573 461 3471 6961
White M:70.8/131 W:76.9/140 404 473 378 119 460 184 404 374 484 3280 392 137 387 504 179 331 274 536 408 3148 6428
Par 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 36 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 36 72
SI Orange/Blue/White 7 13 11 17 1 9 3 15 5 4 18 10 8 12 16 14 6 2
Green M:68.5/123 W:73.8/133 382 443 359 100 355 159 380 350 464 2992 368 124 360 474 161 245 260 510 376 2872 5864
Red M:65.4/116 W:70.1/124 319 402 276 83 341 231 356 331 436 2676 345 102 340 455 115 228 244 426 329 2584 5260
SI Green/Red 13 9 15 17 1 11 3 7 5 2 18 4 8 16 14 12 10 6

Pinehurst No. 5

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Pinehurst No. 5, which opened in 1961 was designed by Ellis Maples, an understudy of Donald Ross and one of the leading figures in North Carolina golf course architecture.[34] The course differs from the four courses that predate it in that it takes on a more classic parkland style than the traditional rugged courses the Sandhills region is known for. The course is currently grassed with Certified Tifway 419 Bermuda tees, fairways, and rough and Champion Ultradwarf greens.[34]

Pinehurst No. 5[35]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Gold 73.1 / 135 412 484 393 428 168 407 374 434 381 3481 369 386 185 523 188 437 504 384 371 3347 6828
Blue 72.0 / 132 403 480 352 420 168 403 353 435 372 3376 363 381 180 511 180 397 497 370 362 3241 6617
White M:69.8/126 W:75.9/136 375 450 327 392 160 391 327 389 363 3174 334 324 158 479 161 370 471 360 343 3000 6174
Green M:67.4/119 W:73.0/129 337 443 315 351 141 368 317 338 353 2963 300 311 138 439 121 350 420 329 314 2722 5685
Par 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 36 4 4 3 5 3 4 5 4 4 36 72
SI 15 7 3 1 17 5 13 11 9 2 4 16 6 18 10 14 8 12
Red M:64.9/112 W:70.2/121 310 414 289 323 128 319 288 290 315 2676 292 287 110 415 106 322 407 303 305 2547 5223
Yellow M:61.9/105 W:65.4/121 235 357 289 261 120 234 288 220 285 2289 210 237 92 340 87 274 347 241 240 2068 4357
SI Red/Yellow 7 13 1 5 17 3 15 11 9 2 4 12 18 16 6 14 8 10

Pinehurst No. 6

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Pinehurst No. 6, designed by George Fazio and his nephew Tom Fazio, opened in 1979 and much like No. 5 before it, deviated from the earlier courses in that it took on a more typical parkland style with numerous lakes and more traditional bunker shapes.[36] Additionally No. 6 was different from the five before it in that it was the first course at the Resort to not play out of the main clubhouse. With the Resort out of room for a new course on the same site as the five other, No. 6 was built several miles away.[37] Tom Fazio made some minor renovations in 2005, including the addition of new bunkers and installing faster greens.[36] The course is currently grassed with Certified Tifway 419 Bermuda tees, fairways, and rough and Champion Ultradwarf greens.[36]

Pinehurst No. 6[38]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Gold 74.7 / 139 441 537 198 402 415 515 213 385 441 3547 500 417 413 212 391 499 223 415 436 3506 7053
Blue 72.6 / 134 411 529 176 379 391 492 171 371 420 3340 500 398 359 186 368 490 181 387 425 3294 6634
White 70.7 / 125 381 515 163 342 366 467 159 344 401 3138 442 376 344 172 340 465 149 357 397 3042 6180
Green M:68.3/120 W:73.5/128 355 461 136 310 339 452 151 324 381 2909 403 355 322 146 313 413 135 332 355 2774 5683
Par 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 36 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 36 72
SI 9 5 17 1 15 7 11 13 3 8 12 2 18 6 14 16 10 4
Red M:64.3/112 W:69.7/120 322 422 112 239 324 397 131 294 335 2576 377 278 269 132 272 399 92 306 291 2416 4992
Yellow M:62.2/105 W:65.6/108 234 330 112 239 240 338 131 275 250 2149 314 278 200 100 272 340 92 235 220 2051 4200
SI Red/Yellow 5 7 15 17 1 9 13 11 3 14 8 4 16 2 10 18 6 12

Pinehurst No. 7

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Pinehurst No. 7 which opened in 1986 was designed by Rees Jones. This course, which was built on the site of a forgotten 9-hole employee course designed by Donald Ross, was the second at the Resort to play from a clubhouse other than the main one, even though No. 7 backs up to several holes on No. 2.[39] The course features some of the most uneven topography of any course at the Resort and is as such a unique experience.[40] Tiger Woods won the Big I Junior Classic in 1992 on No. 7.[40] In 2002 the course underwent minor renovations by its original designer Rees Jones to keep it modern and in premium shape.[40] The course is currently grassed with Certified Tifway 419 Bermuda tees, fairways, and rough and Champion Bermuda greens.[40]

Pinehurst No. 7[41]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Gold 75.6 / 142 520 462 406 418 205 479 394 543 191 3618 399 421 525 207 408 435 197 406 600 3598 7216
Blue 74.0 / 139 493 440 387 405 179 463 365 517 174 3423 370 395 503 189 388 413 177 392 574 3401 6824
White 71.7 / 134 476 411 367 386 145 438 329 495 153 3200 337 380 464 165 364 387 149 373 528 3147 6347
Green M:68.7/121 W:74.1/136 460 391 295 340 111 411 291 445 124 2868 316 323 431 98 337 366 128 352 490 2841 5709
Par 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 36 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 36 72
SI 5 1 13 11 17 3 9 7 15 6 10 4 16 8 14 18 2 12
Red W:71.3/130 420 323 285 322 103 353 261 402 113 2582 294 286 405 91 314 326 117 308 460 2601 5183
Yellow M:61.0/108 W:63.6/112 318 213 184 217 203 228 215 305 113 1896 188 229 305 91 203 233 117 217 354 1937 3833
SI Red/Yellow 9 7 15 5 17 11 1 3 13 14 12 8 18 4 2 16 10 6

Pinehurst No. 8

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Pinehurst No. 8, No. 4's contender for second best at the Resort, was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1996 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Pinehurst.[42] The course is a classic Fazio design which puts a premium on playability with a nod to the tradition of Ross' signatures including many difficult green complexes. The course has the least amount of housing bordering it of any course at the Resort and as such is a more tranquil round, winding through wetlands and forests, earning it a Signature Sanctuary designation from the Audubon Society in 1996.[42] No. 8 has played host to the PGA Club Pro Championship twice and hosted the 2017 US Amateur Four Ball with No. 2. The course is currently grassed with Certified Tifway 419 Bermuda tees, fairways, and rough and Champion Ultradwarf greens.[42] No. 8 has ranked in the Top 100 public courses in the United States.

Pinehurst No. 8[43]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Gold 74.1 / 137 361 559 382 464 149 605 370 236 442 3568 441 579 373 204 404 187 398 500 445 3531 7099
Blue 72.3 / 131 334 532 374 437 138 585 346 204 416 3366 416 573 353 181 363 165 368 489 420 3328 6694
White M:70.3/128 W:76.8/141 316 502 358 408 115 565 323 181 392 3160 387 550 335 165 363 145 325 464 417 3151 6311
Green M:68.0/121 W:73.7/131 302 492 339 379 98 453 313 155 328 2859 358 513 297 132 352 131 311 456 396 2946 5805
Par 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 36 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 36 72
SI 15 9 11 5 17 1 13 7 3 6 4 18 12 8 16 10 14 2
Red W:70.4/124 281 418 301 338 94 450 271 81 323 2557 339 429 289 126 307 125 286 399 296 2596 5153
SI Red/ 11 7 9 1 15 3 13 17 5 2 6 16 14 4 18 10 12 8

Pinehurst No. 9

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Pinehurst No. 9 which opened in 1988 and was designed by Jack Nicklaus was originally a private club known as "National Golf Club" separate from the Resort but was purchased by Pinehurst in 2014, and became No. 9, available just like all the other courses to Resort guests.[44][45] The course is a true Nicklaus original with all the hallmarks, including lush playing conditions and tricky greens. As with the others newer than No. 5, No. 9 plays out of its own clubhouse but is not far from the main resort, sitting just across the road from No. 7. The course underwent minor renovations in 2012 to keep it up to date and the course is currently grassed with Certified Tifway 419 Bermuda tees, fairways, and rough and Penn A-1/A-4 creeping bentgrass greens, the only course at the resort with bentgrass greens.[44]

Pinehurst No. 9[46]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Gold 74.8 / 143 411 190 404 572 431 421 419 536 176 3560 515 423 175 437 417 530 384 219 446 3546 7106
Blue 72.5 / 139 394 180 364 548 389 389 373 503 160 3300 490 390 160 396 402 503 357 195 414 3307 6607
White 70.5 / 132 375 168 327 527 375 361 355 488 142 3118 457 337 151 349 375 479 317 179 385 3029 6147
Green M:68.00/121 W:72.6/130 296 161 304 498 342 316 320 453 122 2812 423 314 132 326 329 404 309 148 341 2726 5538
Par 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 5 3 36 5 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 36 72
SI 5 13 7 1 3 11 9 15 17 10 14 18 6 2 12 8 16 4
Red W:69.8/121 270 102 269 414 307 310 275 386 91 2424 370 291 101 277 318 359 268 139 332 2455 4879
Yellow M:60.4/106 W:63.2/107 231 102 221 274 202 219 218 306 91 1864 276 237 101 215 214 300 174 139 247 1903 3767
SI Red/Yellow 13 17 7 1 5 9 11 3 15 2 12 18 8 6 4 14 16 10

The Cradle

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The Cradle is a 9-hole par 3 course designed by Gil Hanse; it opened in 2017 and is Pinehurst's shortest course.[47]

The Cradle[48]
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Yardage 113 85 66 127 56 58 92 80 112 789
Par 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 27

Pinehurst No. 10

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Pinehurst Number 10 started construction in 2023 and opened in 2024. Golf architects Tom Doak and Angela Moser led the design. [49][50][51] The site is the former location of The Pit Golf Course.[52]

Croquet

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Pinehurst is also the home of three championship croquet courts and a lawn bowling court. Players from around the country are attracted to this resort to play six wicket championship croquet. Mack Penwell is a US national champion, member of the United States Croquet Association hall of fame and, now retired, croquet professional at Pinehurst resort. Ron Lloyd took over as the croquet professional in 2004.

In May 2015 Pinehurst hosted the Solomon Trophy, the international match between teams representing the USA and Great Britain.[53]

See also

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