Convention & Visitors Bureau Releases Free App :

We've got a new app - "Visit Pinehurst NC" - and it is FREE.

Be the first to download our "Visit Pinehurst NC" app!
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AAA Releases 2012 Diamond Awards:

4-Diamond Lodging: Pinehurst Resort's Carolina Hotel and Holly Inn

4-Diamond Restaurant: The 1895 Grille In the Holly Inn, Pinehurst Resort

Pinehurst/Southern Pines NC Winter Golf Packages:

It’s never too early to start planning your next get-away trip and why not make it a great golf and leisure destination? The Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen area is the perfect place to kick off the New Year! Easy to get to and easy on the wallet make it a perfect pick for 2012. We've put together a collection of Golf Packages & Winter Specials to make your planning easier.

In The News:

January 23, 2012 — Pinehurst No. 2: Experiencing the Restoration of 2014 US Open Golf Course by David G. Kindervater. Read the entire article at bit.ly/wCQv7Q

Golf Digest's January 2012 issue includes their Panelists' list of "America's 75 Toughest Golf Courses". Pinehurst No. 2 is ranked #10 and Tobacco Road is tied for #67. The scoring system seems complicated. View the list...

November 2, 2011 — Golfweek's 2012 Best Resort Courses list includes six courses in the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen area.
5. Pinehurst No. 2
18. Pine Needles
55. Tobacco Road
65. Mid Pines
79. Pinehurst No. 4
84. Pinehurst No. 8

November 2011 — Golf Digest's list of "America's 50 Best Teachers / 2011+2012" includes Peggy Kirk Bell of Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club who came in at #42.

The list of "The Best Teachers in North Carolina / 2011+2012" includes:
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

October 27, 2011 — Golfweek releases its list of 2011 Best New Courses and states, "These days, as the development pipeline has slowed to a trickle, we have far fewer candidates from which to choose. That’s reflected in the size of this list: A year ago, we capped it at 40 courses; this year, it’s 25."
In this select group Dormie Club in West End, NC came in at #3.
View the complete list...

Legacy's new greens getting rave reviews! Check out this recent article in the Fayetteville Observer. Out of the Rough: Legacy's new greens roll to perfection

Local Restaurant is 2011 Winner of Best Dish in NC Competition! Elliott's On Linden in Pinehurst won 1st place in the Fine Dining category in the Eastern Piedmont/Coastal Region. The judge commented, “Best meal I’ve had in NC in years.” To view the winning menu and learn more about The Best Dish in NC please visit www.bestdishnc.com

Golf Digest Releases Slideshow of Top 20 Golf Resorts:

Pinehurst Resort is tied for No. 12 in Golf Digest's ranking of the 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America. The complete ranking of the Top 75 Resorts will be available in the November 2011 issue of Golf Digest in print and on the iPad.

The Top 20 slideshow can be viewed here.

Golf Magazine Releases 2011 List of Top 100 Courses in the U.S.:

August 1, 2011 — Golf Magazine's 15th biennial edition of the Top 100 Courses in the U.S. celebrates consistency and tradition. Pine Valley repeated as No. 1, actually widening its lead over runner-up Cypress Point. Other stalwarts advanced with the help of inspired renovations. Pinehurst No. 2 snuck into the U.S. Top 10 thanks to a bold restoration that dramatically altered its look and playability. To see the complete list click here.
10. Pinehurst No. 2, Pinehurst

Pinehurst No. 2 also made the 2011 list of the Top 100 Courses in the World, moving up to #15.

Pinehurst No. 2 Reopens After Restoration:

On Monday, April 11, Ben Crenshaw joined Pinehurst owner Bob Dedman for the official reopening of Pinehurst No. 2. More than 65 members of the media along with Ben played No. 2 for the first time since the course reopened after a year-long restoration. And the reviews were incredible. Click here to view highlights from the event.

Golfweek's Brad Klein calls the restoration "...as radical and path-breaking as any in the history of golf course architecture." Read more here.

April 2, 2011 — Matt Ginella of Golf Digest played the restored Pinehurst No. 2 and despite gusty conditions "had a blast". Playing the New Pinehurst No. 2 - http://bit.ly/dSWX64

Golf Course Architecture — 15 February 2011 — The Anti-Augusta Syndrome. Adam Lawrence was blown away on a visit to see the restoration of Pinehurst No. 2. Led by the design firm of Coore & Crenshaw, the restoration currently under way at Donald Ross’s masterpiece, Pinehurst No. 2, might just be the most important project the golf world has seen for many years. Read more...

Golf Digest Includes Pinehurst No. 2 in List of America's Best:

Golf Digest's May 2011 issue contains its list of "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses" for 2011/2012. Only 5 golf courses in North Carolina made the list - among them Pinehurst No. 2 which came in at #37. (This ranking is based on the course before the restoration.) The Golf Digest ranking, the oldest in golf, was established in 1966, and includes both public and private golf courses across the country.

Golf Digest 's list of "America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses" for 2011/2012 includes 5 courses in the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen area:

8. Pinehurst No. 2

T48. Pine Needles

63. Pinehurst No. 4

68. Pinehurst No. 8

78. Tobacco Road

2011/2012 Best In State (North Carolina):

2. Pinehurst No. 2

11. Forest Creek (North)

14. Forest Creek (South)

15. CC of North Carolina (Dogwood)

16. Pine Needles

19. Pinehurst No. 4

21. Pinehurst No. 8

22. Tobacco Road

23. Mid South Club

24. CC of North Carolina (Cardinal)

Pinehurst No. 2 Again Ranks as NC's Best Golf Course:

The North Carolina Golf Panel released their 2011 list of Top 100 Golf Courses in North Carolina in the April 2011 issue of BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA. Among the Top 10 in the state were five Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen area golf courses:

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

In all, 18 golf courses in our area were ranked in NC's Top 100 for 2011. For the complete list please visit Top 100 NC Golf Courses.

Golfweek Releases 2011 "Best" Lists:

Golfweek's 2011 list of "Best Courses You Can Play" in North Carolina includes seven courses in the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen area. Only ten courses in all were listed for North Carolina. To qualify a golf course must make itself available to the general public.

1. Pinehurst No. 2

2. Pine Needles

4. Tobacco Road Golf Club

5. Mid Pines

7. Pinehurst No. 4

8. Pinehurst No. 8

9. Southern Pines Golf Club (Elks)

Golf courses in our area that made Golfweek's 2011 "100 Best Classic Courses" are:

17. Pinehurst No. 2

70. Pine Needles

Click here for more information on Golfweek's Best.

USGA Announces U.S. Women's and Men's Opens Both at Pinehurst in 2014:

In an unprecedented move, the United States Golf Association announced that in 2014 the U.S. Women's Open, for the first time, will immediately follow the U.S. Open Championship on the same venue, Pinehurst No. 2, from June 12 to June 22. The venerable Donald Ross course will become the only golf venue to host the Men's and Women's Opens, the U.S. Amateurs (Men's and Women's), and the U.S. Senior Open Championships.

For more information view the following links:

Golf.com

Golfweek.com
Pinehurst Press Release

USGA

Upcoming Major Events

For more information on these and other events, please visit our Events Calendar.

January 28
SUNEVENT AT THE SUNRISE — 12th ANNUAL RAISING THE ROOF. Hours: 7pm. Swing Street Big Band, The April Fools, Tony "Pie Face" McMillan, barbershop quartet by Golf Captial Chorus, special appearanace by the reigning Sardine Queen, and MORE music than we can list!!! Join us for our annual fundraiser - all proceeds go to capital improvement projects. So swing out, rock out, sway out and stay out late! Tickets $12. Sunrise Theater, 250 NW Broad Street, Southern Pines. For more information please call (910)692-8501 or visit www.sunrisetheater.com.

February 10-11
27th ANNUAL HEART 'n SOUL OF JAZZ. 8pm. Featuring Pat Bergeson (guitar/harmonica) and Annie Sellick (vocal) on Feb. 10, and the Brian Newman Quartet on Feb. 11. Cardinal Ballroom, Pinehurst Resort, Carolina Vista, Pinehurst. For tickets and information, call Pinehurst Resort at (800) 487-4653 or visit www.mooreart.org

February 18-19
SEAGROVE WINTERFEST. Freshly stocked shelves of pottery await you after the busy holiday season. Several potters will debut new shapes and colors of their works. Participating Seagrove pottery shops. For more information email ncpottery122@embarqmail.com or call (336) 873-7887.