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Local Awards and Accolades

American Automobile Association

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 (2012) - The Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst Resort

 

Forbes Four-Star Spas (2012) - The Spa at Pinehurst, Pinehurst Resort

   

Golf.com

Best Public Golf Courses in North Carolina (2010) - #1 Pinehurst No.2, #2 Pine Needles, #4 Tobacco Road, #5 Pinehurst No.8, #6 Pinehurst No.4, #12 Mid Pines, #19 Pinehurst No.7

   

Golf Digest

America's 75 Toughest Golf Courses (2012) - #10 Pinehurst No. 2, T#67. Tobacco Road

 

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

 

America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2011/2012) – #37 Pinehurst No. 2

 

America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses (2011/2012) – #8 Pinehurst No. 2, T#48 Pine Needles, #63 Pinehurst No. 4, #68 Pinehurst No. 8, #78 Tobacco Road.

 

Best In State Rankings - North Carolina (2011/2012) – #2 Pinehurst No. 2, #11 Forest Creek (North), #14 Forest Creek (South), #15 CCNC (Dogwood),#16 Pine Needles, #19 Pinehurst No. 4, #21 Pinehurst No. 8, #22 Tobacco Road, #23 Mid South Club, #24 CCNC (Cardinal).

 

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 Courses in the U.S. (2011) – #10 Pinehurst No. 2

 

Top 100 Courses in the World (2011) – #15 Pinehurst No. 2

 

Top 100 Golf Courses You Can Play (2010) – #7 Pinehurst No. 2, #52 Pine Needles, #97 Tobacco Road (NEW in 2010!), #100 Pinehurst No. 8

 

Premier Golf Resorts (2010) – Platinum: Pinehurst Resort;   Silver: Pine Needles

 

Premier Golf Resorts (2010)  "Best in Your Area" rankings for the Southeast – #2 Pinehurst Resort, #5 Pine Needles

 

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 New Courses (2011) – #3 Dormie Club

 

Best Courses You Can Play State-By-State (2011) - In North Carolina, the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area took seven of the Top Ten spots. Pinehurst No. 2 ranks #1, followed by #2 Pine Needles, #4 Tobacco Road, #5 Mid Pines, #7 Pinehurst No.4, #8 Pinehurst No. 8, and #9 Southern Pines Golf Club

 

Best Classic Golf Courses (2011) – #17 Pinehurst No. 2, #70 Pine Needles

   

Golf World Reader's Choice Awards

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

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

   
 

 

 

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