Grandover Resort & Spa is a AAA Four-Diamond property located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 1,500-acre property features two 18-hole championship courses, the East and West and a driving range with instruction. The hotel has 244 guest rooms and suites, plus a full-service spa, fitness center, year-round indoor pool within the spa and a large,…
The Manor House Bed and Breakfast isn't your typical golf hotel or resort, but its location inside the 1,100-acre Tanglewood Park does have its advantages. It's within a mile of Tanglewood Park's 45 holes of golf, including the Championship Course, host of the 1974 PGA Championship won by Lee Trevino. The Victorian era manor dating to 1859 has…
Set in the North Carolina Sandhills, Pinehurst Resort is one of the country's most historic golf getaways, founded by William J. Tufts in 1895. Originally conceived as a wellness retreat for northern city dwellers, it soon became a golf hotbed after guests were spotted hitting balls with sticks on a lawn. Tufts hired Scotsman Donald Ross shortly…
The golf mecca of Pinehurst/Aberdeen/Southern Pines touts itself as the "Home of American Golf." More than 40 courses call the heart of North Carolina's Sandhills home. Golf courses line Midland Road heading into the historic village of Pinehurst. Donald Ross, the legendary Scot who made his home here, left a lasting legacy by designing Pinehurst No. 2; Pine Needles and Mid Pines, among others.
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw's newest, Dormie Club, is going about its business quietly. Opened since May 2010, Dormie is a fine addition to the Carolina Sandhills' top shelf. As long as this course books public tee times, good players will want to factor it into their must-play list, along with Pinehurst Resort's 2, 4 and 8 courses, Pine Needles, and Tobacco Road, among others.
Unlike the other seven semi-private courses at Pinehurst Resort, the No. 8 course doesn't afford members playing privileges. Built for the centennial of Pinehurst and opened in 1996, No. 8 is set on 450 acres of forest and wetlands and, most importantly, no residential development. It generally rates as the second most popular course at Pinehurst, Brandon Tucker writes.
Pinehurst No. 6 represents the first step in the next generation of golf at the renowned resort. The first golf course built away from the main clubhouse, elevated tees abound on the No. 6 course and it features several spectacular holes, particularly on the back nine. It's a worthy championship test, Brandon Tucker writes.
The Sandhills region of North Carolina continues to up its golf game, from the iconic Pinehurst Resort to Mid Pines and Talamore to new lodging at Tobacco Road.
Pinehurst might be North Carolina's most famous region for premier golf resorts, but the state's 10 best golf resorts go beyond the Sandhills to the cities and mountains.
Is there a better time to take a golf trip to the Pinehurst/Sandhills area of North Carolina? Senior writer Mike Bailey says no after returning from a bucket-list journey that included Pinehurst No. 2, Mid Pines, Mid South and Tobacco Road among others.
The 10 public/resort courses to host a U.S. Women's Open are a spectacular collection, especially with the addition of Pinehurst No. 2, the host of the 2014 U.S. Women's Open. Eight of the 10 have made Golf Magazine's Top 100 Courses You Can Play. Here's a look.
Golf Channel travel expert Matt Ginella named the top five Donald Ross designs you can play in the U.S., spanning from the Village of Pinehurst to Colorado Springs.
The greens at Pinehurst No. 2 were the pride and joy of legendary architect Donald Ross. But the famed No. 2, host of the U.S. Open in 1999 and 2005, offers more to the golfing community than its complex putting surface. The golf course is a masterpiece, writes Brandon Tucker, and set to undergo a facelift in advance of another set of important visitors in 2014.
The conversion from bentgrass to Champion ultradwarf bermuda grass should help the greens at Pinehurst No. 2 ward off the heat of summer and stay in better shape year-round.
The Pet Shop Boys taught us to appreciate "West End Girls." Beacon Ridge Golf & Country Club sells the virtues of "West End Golf." Beacon Ridge feels miles away from the expensive resort golf of Pinehurst and Southern Pines, although geographically it's just down the road. The golf course delivers a value-oriented and unpretentious round in peaceful Carolina surroundings.
One of America's oldest golf destinations has a brand new golf layout, the Dormie Club, located in West End, North Carolina, four miles from the Village of Pinehurst. The Dormie Club is set on 309 acres and will be the centerpiece of a 1,000-acre residential community that is kept well off the golf course.
The most natural in appearance of all the Pinehurst Resort golf courses, No. 8 is generally considered the second most popular venue at Pinehurst behind the famed No. 2 course -- thanks to holes such as the par-3 eighth and the 14th and 15th, the latter two of which wrap around wetlands. It's also the longest of the resort's courses.
Designed by George Fazio and his nephew Tom, Pinehurst No. 6 winds through one of Pinehurst's residential communities. It received a renovation from Tom Fazio in 2004 and now plays 6,990 yards from the championship tees and a par 71. The back nine is the most spectacular of the two sides, featuring two downhill par 3s and several holes, such as the 10th and 14th, wrapping around large ponds.
Pinehurst Resort & C.C. is so in tune with its history, it's almost as if this iconic North Carolina golf resort lives in a time warp. Every move toward the future is made with a nod to the past, as the modern touches have seamlessly been introduced without disturbing the fabric of the resort. Pinehurst is a 2,000-acre tribute to Americana, and it will always be the holiest of grounds for those who worship the game of golf.
Golfers flock to Pinehurst Resort & Country Club for the eight golf courses, not eight-course meals. But like everything else at this historic resort in the North Carolina Sandhills, the dining is part of an experience of excellence. From the Carolina Dining Room and the Ryder Cup Lounge at the Carolina Hotel, to The Tavern and the 1895 Grille at the The Holly Inn, the menus are both diverse and divine.
One of the greatest joys of staying at the Pinehurst Resort & Country Club is its intimacy with the charming village. Pinehurst incorporated into a municipality in 1980 and became a National Historic Landmark in 1996. The golfer-friendly vibe is apparent wherever you turn. "It feels like a little village you don't see anymore," one recent golf pilgrim remarked. "It reminds you of a town from the 1930s.
The 2014 U.S. Women's Open at Pinehurst No. 2 marks the 14th time the tournament has teed up on a public/resort course. Take a look at the other host courses you can play.
The main event at the eight-course Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst No. 2, was the most beloved by Donald Ross, who lived off the third fairway and was constantly tweaking the course until his death in 1948, and it is no coincidence that two of the toughest greens here are the ones closest to his house: No. 3 and No. 5.
The restoration of Pinehurst No. 2 in 2011 has only enhanced the allure of this Donald Ross original. Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw replaced 26 acres of rough with sandy, hardpan waste areas filled with pine needles and hand-planted wiregrass. They used aerial photos from the nearby Tufts Archives as their guide, creating a visually stimulating, more strategic course, ready to host the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open.
The No. 4 Course at Pinehurst Resort represents a mix of old and new, originally built in 1919 by Donald Ross and then redesigned by architect Tom Fazio in conjunction with the 1999 U.S. Open. It plays near the venerable No. 2 Course at most points and the routing is still tight and very walkable with small distances from green to tee.
Topographically, No. 7 is the most severe of the golf courses at Pinehurst Resort and demands many uphill approach shots to elevated greens, while there are also numerous elevated tee shots as well. Originally built in 1986, the course reopened in 2003 after a 10-month closure to renovate the golf course, which included rebuilding green complexes and adding bunkers and length.