Southern Pines Golf Club

The course will be great in maybe 6 months and the earliest. It is a mess. # 2 is closed and a sub green in the middle of the fairway on the back 9

The course in the future will be grand. There is construction on every hole with trees being removed or new traps being designed Lots of money being spent to improve the course. Hole# 2 is not playable and a temporary green on the back , I think 15. . I would wait to play this course in maybe 6 months. I booked through Golf Now which was a mistake; At the course they would have probably let me me play for less than $30

The course has no business being open during this renovation. In two years, this place is going to be awesome and I will definitely go back and play then. However, with the amount of work being doing to the course right now, they should be closed to play.

I love this course and played it 3 times a week when I was here last year.However this year they are renovating and while most of the course is playable the esthetic quality is sadly disrupted.Also when I was there no.1 was closed and 16 and 18 unplayable.17 is marginal.

Classic Donald Ross layout without the resort cost. New owners investing over a million in renovations so there is some construction on the course with modifications to first two holes. Can't wait to return when its all finished.

My brother and I played at 11:30, and still ran into a few greens that were frozen (ball bounced like it hit concrete). The first two holes were under construction, but overall it was fast and fun. Definitely a good deal for the money.

Great course! You can tell they can to keep it maintained.

Greens were fast and challenging,

Fairways were nicely over seeded. Can’t wait to play again!

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Course was in great shape. Had never played before. Fairways over seeded and green for winter and greens were excellent. Tough greens and fast!

This golf course has really good putting greens. Bermuda tiff and large undulated surfaces. This course is worth playing just for the putting greens alone.

I was pleasantly surprised to find this Donald Ross gem. The layout is now one of my favorites. With the expected improvements coming to Southern Pines this is certainly a bucket list course in the Sand Hills. The greens can be a bit challenging if you are not below the hole. The fairways were in nice shape for November golf .

After the 1st hole had to wait for every shot. As we finished the round we noticed there were two foursomes backed up on the 2nd hole. Is this a case of overbooking golf packages?

Half way house only took cash.

Played here with my dad twice in the last 2 weeks. Compared to the other Ross courses in the immediate area, for the money, Southern Pines is hard to beat. Sure, it's not meticulously maintained like No.2 or No. 4 but it doesn't cost anywhere near those either. It's in better than good-enough condition. We were asked to keep carts off fairways as much as we could, as they just overseeded for the winter, and the fairways had filled in significantly since our previous round 2 weeks earlier. The Bent greens were all in excellent shape and the layout is, IMO, as good as any Ross course I've played. If you're in the area and have any interest in non-resort courses, play here. The mgt team behind Pine Needles and Mid Pines just bought the course, so it won't be this much of a screaming value for long.

It's hard to really pan a golf course - from staff friendliness to the course conditions to the all-around "experience". But this one really failed on almost all counts. For a course with some renown, I wonder if they are in financial trouble. I've played munis which look like Augusta compared to this course. They didn't want us driving on the fairways to "protect them". Not sure why you protect mud with some thin grass. Bunkers looked overgrown and had no care shown to them. (I hit out of plain dirt on two). The fairways were possibly the worst I've ever played on. The greens were lush, but trying to hold on to bentgrass in the area without the budget to maintain, meant putting on molasses. Honestly, they were the "best part" but that's not saying much. The staff friendliness was lacking and it's almost as if they didn't want us there. (with exception of very friendly help at the small turn house). It really was sad, as we had high hopes for the Donald Ross course but save your money. By contrast, we played the next day at nearby Longleaf which was awesome: friendly and professional staff, well-maintained course (with fantastic greens and fairways), and a great all-around experience. Wished we had simply played there twice!

This is a course I love and have played multiple times. I live in the area and is one of my favorites to recommend to people. Especially since it is usually one of the better bargains in the area. However, it is in rough shape. The greens are dying and have lots of bare spots along with the fairways. Putting is almost impossible to keep a ball on line. I would wait till later in the winter for the bent grass to come back to life to play this course.