The Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area is Home to 18 of the Top 100 Golf Courses in North Carolina

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April 2011 — Out of nearly 600 golf courses throughout North Carolina, courses in the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen area earned 18 spots in the list of Top 100 Golf Courses in the state, as determined annually by the North Carolina Golf Panel.

Once again, Pinehurst No. 2, which reopened in March following an extensive restoration by designers Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, tops the list — as has been the case since the panel was founded in 1995.

The Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen region is home to five of the Top 10 golf courses in North Carolina, and eight of the Top 20, as indicated below:
1. Pinehurst No. 2
5. Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
8. Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood)
9. Forest Creek Golf Club (South)
10. Pinehurst No. 4
12. Pinehurst No. 8
16. Forest Creek Golf Club (North)
20. Country Club of North Carolina (Cardinal)

Rounding out the Top 100 listing were:
22. National Golf Club
35. Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club
44. Pinehurst No. 7
53. Pinewild Country Club (Magnolia)
60. Mid South Club
68. Tobacco Road Golf Club
92. Seven Lakes Country Club
95. Pinehurst No. 6
98. Southern Pines Golf Club
99. Little River Golf & Resort

The Golf Panel also produced a Top 12 list for seven different regions within the state - Coastal, Mountains, Triad, Triangle, Charlotte Metro, Eastern and Sandhills.

Best by Region, Sandhills —
1. Pinehurst No. 2
2. Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
3. Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood)
4. Forest Creek Golf Club (South)
5. Pinehurst No. 4
6. Pinehurst No. 8
7. Forest Creek Golf Club (North)
8. Country Club of North Carolina (Cardinal)
9. National Golf Club
10. Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club
11. Pinehurst No. 7
12. Pinewild Country Club (Magnolia)

Best Shot Values, Sandhills. Taking all 18 holes into account, these are the layouts that make a golfer think his way from tee to green.
1. Pinehurst No. 2
2. County Club of North Carolina (Dogwood)
3. Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
4. Forest Creek Golf club (South)
5. Pinehurst No. 8

The Dream 18 —
Members of the North Carolina Golf Panel were asked to pick their favorite holes in the state (a first hole, second hole, third hole, etc.) as if they were playing a round - and based on the tees they normally play. There were no voting restrictions, meaning that they weren't required to finish with an 18-hole "course" of a specific par or yardage. Please note that the list below only includes holes selected from courses in the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen area. All yardages listed below are from the championship tees.

Hole No. 1
Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Par 5, 504
Tobacco Road Golf Club Par 5, 558

Hole No. 2
Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Par 4, 481
Pinehurst No. 7 Par 4, 462

Hole No. 3
CCNC (Dogwood) Par 3, 158

Hole No. 5
Pinehurst No. 2 Par 4, 476
Forest Creek Golf Club (South) Par 4, 348

Hole No. 9
Pinehurst No. 8 Par 4, 441

Hole No. 10
National Golf Club Par 5, 510
Pinehurst No. 2 Par 5, 611

Hole No. 11
Pinehurst No. 2 Par 4, 478

Hole No. 13
Pinehurst No. 2 Par 4, 380

Hole No. 14
Pinehurst No. 8 Par 4, 402
Pinehurst No. 4 Par 3, 229

Hole No. 15
CCNC (Dogwood) Par 4, 441

Hole No. 16
Mid South Club Par 4, 398

Hole No. 17
Pine Needles Par 4, 461

Hole No. 18
Pinehurst No. 2 Par 4, 445

The rankings, published in the April 2011 issue of BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA , are compiled based on votes cast by a panel of golf industry experts. For the complete list please visit the North Carolina Golf Panel.

Related Link: See Golf Packages available for Pinehurst, Southern Pines and Aberdeen Golf Courses.