Four Diamond Award Lodgings (2012) - The Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst Resort; The Holly Inn, Pinehurst Resort
Four Diamond Award Restaurants (2012) - 1895 Grille, Pinehurst Resort
Convention South
Reader's Choice Award (2010) - Convention & Visitors Bureau. Voted by meeting planners who have done business with the CVB in the past year. This is the fourth time the CVB has been recognized with this award.
Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes Four-Star Lodgings (2013) - The Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst Resort
Forbes Four-Star Spas (2013) - The Spa at Pinehurst, Pinehurst Resort
Golf.com
Best Public Golf Courses in North Carolina (2012) - #1 Pinehurst No.2, #2 Pine Needles, #4 Tobacco Road, #5, Dormie Club, #6 Pinehurst No.8, #7 Pinehurst No.4, #9 Mid Pines, #20 Pinehurst No.7
America's 50 Best Teachers (2011+2012) - #42 Peggy Kirk Bell, Pine Needles
The Best Teachers in North Carolina (2011+2012) - #1 Peggy Kirk Bell, Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club; # 5, Eric Alpenfels, Pinehurst Golf Academy; # 7 Sean Desmond, Pinewild CC of Pinehurst; # 8 Christopher Little, Pinewild CC of Pinehurst; # 12 Paul McRae, Pinehurst Resort & Country Club
75 Best Golf Resorts in North America (2011) - #12 Pinehurst Resort
50 Greatest Golf Destinations (2000) - The Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area ranked #3 in the world, finishing closely behind the Monterey, California area and St. Andrews, Scotland.
Golf Digest's "Places to Play" Ratings
Five Star - Pinehurst No. 2 has achieved this distinction since these ratings began in 1992 and is the only course in NC to be designated with the 5-star rating.
Four-1/2 Star - Little River, Mid Pines, Pinehurst No. 4, Pinehurst No. 6, Pinehurst No. 7, Pinehurst No. 8, Pine Needles, The Pit, Talamore, and Tobacco Road.
For a complete listing of the rated golf courses in the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area, please visit our Golf Digest Ratings page.
Golf For Women (no longer published)
Top 50 Courses For Women (2007) – #1 Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
The 25 Best Family Golf Resorts (2007) – #1 Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
Golf Magazine
Top 100 Golf Courses You Can Play (2012) – #3 Pinehurst No. 2, #50 Pine Needles, #95 Tobacco Road, #96 Dormie Club (NEW in 2012!), #97 Pinehurst No. 8
Premier Golf Resorts (2012) – Platinum: Pinehurst Resort; Silver: Pine Needles
Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (2011) – #10 Pinehurst No. 2
Top 100 Courses in the World (2011) – #15 Pinehurst No. 2
Top 100 Teachers in America (2005-2006) – Eric Alpenfels, Pinehurst Resort; Peggy Kirk Bell, Pine Needles; Michael Hebron, Pine Needles (winter season only). Included in the Top Teachers by Region (Southeast) was Bob Dougherty, Professionals Golf School.
Golfweek
Best Courses You Can Play State-By-State (2013) - In North Carolina, the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area took eight of the Top Ten spots. Pinehurst No. 2 ranks #1, followed by #2 Dormie Club, #3 Pine Needles, #6 Tobacco Road, #7 Mid Pines, #8 Pinehurst No. 8, #9 Pinehurst No.4 and #10 Southern Pines Golf Club
Best Classic Golf Courses (2013) – #11 Pinehurst No. 2, #77 Pine Needles
Top 50 Public Golf Courses (2010) - #4 Tobacco Road
Top 50 Resort Courses (2010) - #8 Pinehurst Resort, #30 Pine Needles
Top 50 Public Golf Courses (2009) - #5 Tobacco Road, #24 Legacy Golf Links
Top 50 Resort Courses (2009) - #5 Pinehurst Resort, #27 Pine Needles
Links Magazine
Links 100 Top 10 US Public Rankings (Winter 2013) - #3 Pinehurst No.2
Links 100 World Rankings (Winter 2013) - #31 Pinehurst No.2
Top 20 Best Golf Cities (2010) - #12 Pinehurst, NC
Money Magazine
25 Best Places To Retire (2009) - #4 Pinehurst, NC
Site Selection Magazine
Top 100 Micropolitan Areas (2004) - Formerly known as the Top Small Town Award. #49 Southern Pines, NC. In all, North Carolina is home to 11 of the Top 100 Micropolitans.
Travel & Leisure Golf Magazine
Top 10 US Golf Resorts (2008) - # 1 Pinehurst Resort
Top 10 US Golf Resorts (2007) - # 1 Pinehurst Resort
World's Best Golf Resorts - Reader Survey (2007) - Southeast Division:
— Best Golf Resort - #1 Pinehurst Resort
— Best Resort Course - #1 Pinehurst No. 2
— Best Resort for Buddy Trips - #1 Pinehurst Resort
Top 10 US Golf Resorts (2006) - # 3 Pinehurst Resort
World's Best Golf Resorts - Reader Survey (2006) - Southeast Division:
— Best Golf Resort - #2 Pinehurst Resort
— Best Resort Course - #2 Pinehurst No. 2
— Best Resort for Buddy Trips - #2 Pinehurst Resort
— Most Underrated Resorts - #3 Pine Needles
Top 10 US Golf Resorts (2005) - # 1 Pinehurst Resort
Where to Retire
America ’s 100 Best Master-Planned Communities (2003) – Longleaf, Southern Pines
