Pinehurst Resort

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Pinehurst Golf Resort
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Course No. 2 in 2009
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Coordinates 35°11′22″N79°28′04″W / 35.1895°N 79.4678°W / 35.1895; -79.4678
Location Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States
Established1895
TypeResort
Total holes171
Website www.pinehurst.com
Course No. 1
Designed by Dr. Leroy Culver:
First Nine
John Dunn Tucker:
Second Nine
Par 70 (72)
Length6,089 yards (5,568 m)
Course rating 68.4
Slope rating 118
Course No. 2
Designed by
Par 70 (72)
Length7,588 yards (6,938 m)
Course rating 76.5
Slope rating 138
Course No. 3
Designed by Donald J. Ross
Par 68
Length5,155 yards (4,714 m)
Course rating 64.9
Slope rating 112
Course No. 4
Designed by Gil Hanse
Par 72
Length7,227 yards (6,608 m)
Course rating 74.9
Slope rating 138
Course No. 5
Designed by Ellis Maples
Par 72
Length6,828 yards (6,244 m)
Course rating 73.1
Slope rating 135
Course No. 6
Designed by George Fazio & Tom Fazio
Par 72
Length7,053 yards (6,449 m)
Course rating 74.7
Slope rating 139
Course No. 7
Designed by Rees Jones
Par 72
Length7,216 yards (6,598 m)
Course rating 75.5
Slope rating 143
Course No. 8
Designed by Tom Fazio
Par 72
Length7,099 yards (6,491 m)
Course rating 74.1
Slope rating 137
Course No. 9
Designed by Jack Nicklaus
Par 72
Length7,118 yards (6,509 m)
Course rating 74.2
Slope rating 135

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.

Contents

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

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. Pinehurst 1901.png
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

YearTournamentWinnerWinner's
share ($)
1936 PGA Championship Flag of the United States.svg Denny Shute 1,000
1951 Ryder Cup Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States n/a
1962 U.S. Amateur Flag of the United States.svg Labron Harris Jr. n/a
1994 U.S. Senior Open Flag of South Africa.svg Simon Hobday 145,000
1999 U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart 625,000
2005 U.S. Open Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Campbell  1,170,000
2008 U.S. Amateur Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee n/a
2014 U.S. Open Flag of Germany.svg Martin Kaymer 1,620,000
U.S. Women's Open Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Wie 720,000
2019 U.S. Amateur Flag of the United States.svg Andy Ogletree n/a
2024 U.S. Open Flag of the United States.svg Bryson DeChambeau 4,300,000 [12]
2027 U.S. Women's Amateur Flag placeholder.svg
2029 U.S. Open Flag placeholder.svg
U.S. Women's Open Flag placeholder.svg

World Amateur Team Championships hosted

YearTournamentWinnerOrganizer
1980 Espirito Santo Trophy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
(Juli Inkster, Patti Rizzo, Carol Semple)		 World Amateur Golf Council
1980 Eisenhower Trophy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
(Jim Holtgrieve, Jay Sigel, Hal Sutton, Bob Tway)		 World Amateur Golf Council

Golf courses

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

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 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Blue68.4 / 118391401353466173375167366148284036741022241433735239033142632496089
WhiteM:67.4/113 W:73.0/126365391345458143355161338126268235739421836932434538131841831245806
GreenM:65.5/109 W:70.8/120365358345422118355143338126257032739415733132432430331841828965466
Par444534343344434444453670
SI 317171151513982106121441618
RedM:64.1/107 W:69.1/115319358331422118281143249109233032738513636931632430328838928375167
YellowM:61.0/95 W:63.2/10323735825034090215104249106194924226213633122723522728830022484197
ParRed/Yellow454534343354435444453772
SI Red/Yellow418281261416103117115791513

Pinehurst No. 2

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 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
2024 U.S. Open- / -395504387528588228426488184372861748248638147219753020744838207548
Par444453443355444434343570
Blue73.7 / 133393439350474508203393469174340358045541937543318351318541535586961
White70.7 / 126376411330434462178385440148316445537536035841917047816236631436307
Par444453453365444435343672
SI 113911557171318810621216144
GreenM:68.0/123 W:73.3/129366390309326432170313419140286543835833632734715343715235829065771
RedM:65.5/117 W:70.3/127340342283316417116306400124264442132029327833712441114532926585302
SI Green/Red953111171315710141268184162

Pinehurst No. 3

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 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
WhiteM:66.1/123 W:71.2/125283119346151296166327111327212633850219642319132831934638630295155
GreenM:64.8/118 W:69.2/12126310931612428514930499311196032145817741117731629733637028634823
Par434343434324535344443668
SI 111517139517321661812141084
RedM:63.0/109 W:66.4/1182519830711327613427883283182330942912440312829626730626225244347
YellowM:60.4/105 W:63.0/11019360267821879725276244145823828911932910925624125125221843642
SI Red/Yellow131531179117521214818610416

Pinehurst No. 4

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 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Orange74.9 / 138450512431153489217439409527362743217445352921639832159048736007227
Blue73.7 / 135420498411140481200421402517349042016544052120738629857346134716961
WhiteM:70.8/131 W:76.9/140404473378119460184404374484328039213738750417933127453640831486428
Par454343445364345344543672
SI Orange/Blue/White713111719315541810812161462
GreenM:68.5/123 W:73.8/133382443359100355159380350464299236812436047416124526051037628725864
RedM:65.4/116 W:70.1/12431940227683341231356331436267634510234045511522824442632925845260
SI Green/Red139151711137521848161412106

Pinehurst No. 5

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 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Gold73.1 / 135412484393428168407374434381348136938618552318843750438437133476828
Blue72.0 / 132403480352420168403353435372337636338118051118039749737036232416617
WhiteM:69.8/126 W:75.9/136375450327392160391327389363317433432415847916137047136034330006174
GreenM:67.4/119 W:73.0/129337443315351141368317338353296330031113843912135042032931427225685
Par454434444364435345443672
SI 157311751311924166181014812
RedM:64.9/112 W:70.2/121310414289323128319288290315267629228711041510632240730330525475223
YellowM:61.9/105 W:65.4/1212353572892611202342882202852289210237923408727434724124020684357
SI Red/Yellow713151731511924121816614810

Pinehurst No. 6

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 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Gold74.7 / 139441537198402415515213385441354750041741321239149922341543635067053
Blue72.6 / 134411529176379391492171371420334050039835918636849018138742532946634
White70.7 / 125381515163342366467159344401313844237634417234046514935739730426180
GreenM:68.3/120 W:73.5/128355461136310339452151324381290940335532214631341313533235527745683
Par453445344365443453443672
SI 951711571113381221861416104
RedM:64.3/112 W:69.7/12032242211223932439713129433525763772782691322723999230629124164992
YellowM:62.2/105 W:65.6/10823433011223924033813127525021493142782001002723409223522020514200
SI Red/Yellow571517191311314841621018612

Pinehurst No. 7

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 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Gold75.6 / 142520462406418205479394543191361839942152520740843519740660035987216
Blue74.0 / 139493440387405179463365517174342337039550318938841317739257434016824
White71.7 / 134476411367386145438329495153320033738046416536438714937352831476347
GreenM:68.7/121 W:74.1/13646039129534011141129144512428683163234319833736612835249028415709
Par544434453364453443453672
SI 511311173971561041681418212
RedW:71.3/13042032328532210335326140211325822942864059131432611730846026015183
YellowM:61.0/108 W:63.6/11231821318421720322821530511318961882293059120323311721735419373833
SI Red/Yellow971551711131314128184216106

Pinehurst No. 8

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 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Gold74.1 / 137361559382464149605370236442356844157937320440418739850044535317099
Blue72.3 / 131334532374437138585346204416336641657335318136316536848942033286694
WhiteM:70.3/128 W:76.8/141316502358408115565323181392316038755033516536314532546441731516311
GreenM:68.0/121 W:73.7/13130249233937998453313155328285935851329713235213131145639629465805
Par454435434364543434543672
SI 159115171137364181281610142
RedW:70.4/1242814183013389445027181323255733942928912630712528639929625965153
SI Red/117911531317526161441810128

Pinehurst No. 9

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 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Gold74.8 / 143411190404572431421419536176356051542317543741753038421944635467106
Blue72.5 / 139394180364548389389373503160330049039016039640250335719541433076607
White70.5 / 132375168327527375361355488142311845733715134937547931717938530296147
GreenM:68.00/121 W:72.6/130296161304498342316320453122281242331413232632940430914834127265538
Par434544453365434454343672
SI 513713119151710141862128164
RedW:69.8/12127010226941430731027538691242437029110127731835926813933224554879
YellowM:60.4/106 W:63.2/10723110222127420221921830691186427623710121521430017413924719033767
SI Red/Yellow131771591131521218864141610

The Cradle

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 123456789Total
Yardage113856612756589280112789
Par33333333327

Pinehurst No. 10

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

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]

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Congressional Country Club is a country club and golf course in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. Congressional opened in 1924 and its Blue Course has hosted five major championships, including three U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship. It was a biennial stop on the PGA Tour, with the Quicken Loans National hosted by Tiger Woods until 2020. Previously, Congressional hosted the former Kemper Open until its move to nearby TPC at Avenel in 1987. Congressional hosted its third U.S. Open in 2011. Tournament winners at Congressional have included Rory McIlroy, Ken Venturi, Ernie Els, Justin Rose and Tiger Woods, among many others. Congressional is generally considered one of the most prestigious golf clubs in the world.

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Edgewood Country Club, is a private golf, tennis, and social club located in Churchill, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. The club was founded in 1898 in Edgewood, Pennsylvania, and moved in 1921 to Churchill, where Donald Ross designed its new golf course while concurrently designing Pinehurst No. 2.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sedgefield Country Club</span> American country club

Sedgefield Country Club is a country club in the eastern United States, located in Greensboro, North Carolina, southwest of the city center. Established in 1926, it is primarily known for its golf course and the PGA Tour event it has held annually since 2008: the Wyndham Championship, formerly the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic, and the Greater Greensboro Open (GGO). It also hosted the tournament from 1938 to 1976.

Herbert Bertram Strong was an English professional golfer. He was an organizer and founding member of the PGA of America and later became a successful golf course architect. As a player, Strong's best finish in a major championship was ninth place in the 1913 U.S. Open.

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