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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 |
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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. |
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Forbes Travel Guide |
Forbes Four-Star Lodgings (2012) - The Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst Resort
Forbes Four-Star Spas (2012) - The Spa at Pinehurst, Pinehurst Resort |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 . |
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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 |
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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 |
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Links Magazine |
Top 20 Best Golf Cities (2010) - #12 Pinehurst, NC |
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Money Magazine |
25 Best Places To Retire (2009) - #4 Pinehurst, NC |
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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. |
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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 |
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Where to Retire |
America ’s 100 Best Master-Planned Communities (2003) – Longleaf, Southern Pines |
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