Golf Courses for 2010
Pinehurst No. 3 - Girls 12
pinehurst.com/golf_resort_course_3.asp
Test your game on the rolling terrain of this classic Donald Ross short course. Its greens were recently renovated with the new Penn G-2 bent grass, making putting accuracy even more at a premium.
Pinehurst No. 4 - Boys 12
pinehurst.com/golf_resort_course_4.asp
Site of the 2008 U.S. Amateur, it offers a championship challenge to those who dare, including over 140 pot bunkers that dot the landscape. It also offers some of the most picturesque scenes at Pinehurst, including the 13th and 14th water holes.
Pinehurst No. 8 - Boys 9
pinehurst.com/golf_resort_course_8.asp
Tom Fazio incorporated signature Ross features into the design of No. 8, including dips and swales around the greens, sloping greens and false fronts. The greens and tees are close together, making it a pleasure to walk.
Legacy Golf Links - Boys 11
legacygolfnc.com
Legacy Golf Links is proud to be one of only three courses in the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen area which has played host to a USGA National Championship. This Jack Nicklaus II design is a "must play" when visiting the Sandhills.
Little River - Boys 10
littleriver.com
Little River is widely known for its fine greens all year round and first class customer service. The Dan Maples designed course incorporates unique terrain and natural features, including nearly 200 feet of elevation changes.
Longleaf - Girls 7 & under, Girls 8, and Girls 9
longleafgolf.com
Originally built in 1988 on the site of Starland Farms, a former thoroughbred horse training facility, this semi-private Club has been touted as "The Most Playable Course in Pinehurst" by Golf Digest. The front and back nines are two distinctively different layouts - the front is more links style with the back more tree lined with nice elevation changes
Mid Pines - Boys 7, Boys 8
pineneedles-midpines.com
Mid Pines remains exactly as Donald Ross numbered and routed the course in 1921. Impeccably manicured to modern standards, Mid Pines is a classic gem, a rarity among Ross’s masterpieces because it is exactly as he crafted it more than 85 years ago.
Midland Country Club - Boys 6
knollwood-midland.com
Midland Country Club is a friendly and challenging 9-hole golf course located minutes from the historic Village of Pinehurst east of the traffic circle on Midland Road. Beautifully conditioned plush Bermuda fairways and bent grass greens make Midland CC a wonderful golf experience.
Talamore - Girls 10, Girls 11
talamoregolfresort.com
Talamore Golf Partners hired architect Rees Jones to bring his considerable talents back to Pinehurst in order to design a course that would be visually striking and exceptionally enjoyable. The result was a 7,020 yard course that was ranked in the top five new courses in America upon its opening in 1992 by Golf Digest.
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