The Country Club of Whispering Pines
About The Country Club of Whispering Pines
The Country Club of Whispering Pines falls under the radar of most golfers traveling to Pinehurst. Its 36 holes by Ellis Maples are just minutes from the village. The longer Pines Course is an "inland links", while the River Course requires more accuracy. Guests can stay in condo suites or in a standard hotel-style room with access to a fitness center, tennis courts, outdoor pool and clubhouse with a restaurant and meeting facilities.Facts
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Golf courses at The Country Club of Whispering Pines
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Whispering Pines, North CarolinaSemi-Private
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Whispering Pines, North CarolinaSemi-Private
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Reviews
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Slick greens
Greens awesome
Fairway’s still spotty
Hospitality great
Really long course
Good Course / Good Value
The Pines course was our "inexpensive" course this year and we generally enjoyed it. Greens were in good shape. Fairways had not totally greened up, but that may be due to the wet winter. We will probably play it again on some future trip
Nice layout but very poor green conditioning
We enjoyed the layout and feel of the River course but the greens were in very poor shape and the lower holes were saturated. If the greens had been better, I could see how the course would merit much better ratings.
Good value for the money
We played the Pines course today and will play the River course tomorrow. The layout was interesting and enjoyable and the pace of play excellent. The course would benefit from some attention but was great value overall.
Whispering pines
Good course layout. Course in good shape. Traditional course. Friendly staff. Enjoyed the round.
Whispering pines - river course
Course was in much better shape last year. In past, would have recommended to friends.
Forget it
Slow. No beverage service. No marshals. Really?
Great layout but greens were terrible
Played this course every fall for 40 years. Love the layout. Lots of water. Unfortunately the greens were awful this year and we changed our bookings for the remainder of the trip. Will come back if they renovate the greens
A favorite classic design
Played this course several times each fall for the past 40 years. It is in superb condition from tees through greens. Course has two par 5's we call the mother holes. You'll love em or hate them, but you'll want to play them again.
The course has accommodations, called the villas. Great for groups, you can get 8 interconnecting rooms.
The second course is a great design but needs green renovations
Third time I have played the Pines course this year. It is in very good condition; greens were excellent.
Great course
Great greens. I enjoyed playing this course. Only played the Pines because it had the better reviews. Truly worth the money
A great value. Excellent course, good price.
I always enjoy playing here. Some sublime holes and an excellent layout. It always plays better than it looks.
River Course
We always play The River Course when our wives are with us. It is very fair for them as they don't hit the ball very far. It is challenging enough for the fellas. The fairways in the greens were in Immaculate shape. Price was exceptional. This is about a 50 minute ride for us, but well worth it. Only criticism is that some of the bunkers the sand is too hard period on one hole I had to put out instead of using my wedge. We love the course. Just wish it was closer to where we live.
Good layout, good condition
Had played course before but not in a couple of years. New management group - Brown Golf - doing a good job in improving course condition. Definitely worth playing.
Putts were true
Not sure if this just an easy course or I just had a great round. Maybe it’s a little of both. I enjoyed it a plan on playing it again soon.
The river course
Course in great condition, it plays short and requires shot making skills which I don’t have them all lol, but I really enjoy it , back 9 has water on most of the holes .. can’t wait to play the pines the other side
Good Challenge
I enjoyed this course. First time players will hit to some places they wish they hadn’t. Course knowledge helps. Greens above average condition. Tee boxes could use some attention. Natural course with no real rough. Hit fairways and you will have a good lie and stance. Trees on both sides of wide fairways. Sand traps are very much in play. I look forward to playing again someday.
My report above praised the pines course, that is sometimes called by it's old name, the East course. The River or West course was terrible
Which course did you all play of the 2? Tks