Pinehurst/Southern Pines/Aberdeen NC Golf Packages:

It's summertime and the living is easy. The golf courses are world-class, the crowds are gone and our Summer Specials offer a variety of affordable golf packages and weekend getaways. Like three rounds and two nights for under $200.
Planning your golf getaway after the kids are in school? Then check out our Fall Golf Packages beginning in September!

Pinehurst's 2010 Food and Wine Festival:

Have Your Cake And Eat It Too: Chef of Food Network's "Cupcake Wars" featured at Pinehurst Food and Wine Festival Sept. 2-6, 2010.

Florian Bellanger wears a stern face as judge of Food Network's current season of "Cupcake Wars." Over Labor Day Weekend, guests of Pinehurst's 22nd annual Food and Wine Festival will have a chance to judge him. Bellanger is one of a dozen featured chefs who promise to delight a crowd of nearly 1,000 attendees with the 2010 theme: "Old World vs. New, Modern vs. Traditional." Read more...

In The News:

Check out Joe Zuckerman's article "The Glories of Pinehurst". In his words, "...an avid player can swing to their heart's content (and to their spine's detriment) and not once trod the grounds of the esteemed Resort itself. Here are a half-dozen of the more noteworthy courses to be found in and around Pinehurst, but not at the Pinehurst Resort." http://bit.ly/9m8SZA

Nice article on great golf getaways in Atlanta Journal-Constitution, including Sandhills, NC. That's us! Visit http://www.ajc.com/travel/southeast/southeastern-roundup-3-golf-524441.html for the complete story.

Pinehurst, NC ranked in "Top 20 Best Golf Cities" by Links magazine. http://bit.ly/adtcBX

Southern Living® House Now Open For Tours:

Tour the Southern Living® House Plan "The Forestdale" at McLendon Hills in West End, NC from June 11 through August 8, 2010. Come visit this restive new home, nestled on a delightful and expansive 2-acre "mini-farm" lot complete with both a greenhouse and small orchard. $5.00 donation requested at the door. This donation will help benefit a local charity. For more information please call (910)673-4951 or visit www.mclendonhills.com

Hours: Thursdays, 1pm-5pm; Fridays & Saturdays, 10am-5pm; Sundays, 1pm-5pm.

Village of Pinehurst: An Historic Walking Tour:

Tufts Archives and the Convention & Visitor Bureau - Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area have teamed up to develop and publish "Village of Pinehurst: An Historic Walking Tour". This compact book describes four easily accessible walking tours of the Village of Pinehurst as well as a slightly longer driving tour. This book is available at the Visitors Center on US Hwy 15-501 for $18. For more information, please use the link below:
Walking Tour Book Information

Golfweek Releases 2010 "Best" Lists:

Golfweek's 2010 list of Best Public Access Golf Courses 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

6. Mid Pines

7. Pinehurst No. 4

8. Pinehurst No. 8

10. Southern Pines Golf Club (Elks)

The 2010 list of Best Classic Courses (before 1960) includes:

15. Pinehurst No. 2

69. Pine Needles

Only one golf course in our area made the 2010 list of Best Modern Courses (1960-Present) — Forest Creek Golf Club (North).

Click here for more information on Golfweek's Best.

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

The North Carolina Golf Panel released their 2010 list of Top 100 Golf Courses in North Carolina in the March 2010 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
6. Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood)
8. Forest Creek Golf Club (South)
10. Pinehurst No. 4

Hidden Gems, Sandhills Region:
1. Southern Pines Golf Club (Elks)
2. Mid South Club
4. Legacy Golf Links
5. Talamore Golf Resort

In all, 20 golf courses in our area were ranked in NC's Top 100 for 2010. For the complete list please visit Top 100 NC Golf Courses.

Golf Magazine Releases List of 2010 Premier Resorts:

In the 11th edition of Golf Magazine's Premier Resorts ranking, the Platinum category showcases the properties at the pinnacle, followed closely by the Gold and Silver medalists. Two golf resorts in our area made the list.

  •  Platinum - Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, NC

  •  Silver - Pine Needles, Southern Pines, NC

In the "Best in Your Area" rankings for the Southeast, Pinehurst Resort was #2 and Pine Needles was #5. Congratulations!

Golf Digest's 2009 Ranking of 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America:

The 2009 list of Best Golf Resorts was created with the help of Golf Digest's 900-plus course-rating panelists. Pinehurst Resort and Pine Needles-Mid Pines are both ranked among the best resorts. Click here for the complete list.

  10. Pinehurst Resort

  53. Pine Needles-Mid Pines

2010 Golf World Readers' Choice Awards:

Besides being a "populist" list, the Readers' Choice Awards are more than just another ranking of courses - they are an assessment of the overall golf experience. More than 46,000 votes and 600,000 criteria evaluations led to Golf World's 2010 Readers' Choice selections.

Top 50 Public Courses - #4 Tobacco Road

Top 50 Resort Courses - #8 Pinehurst Resort and #30 Pine Needles

Tobacco Road also ranked in the Top 10 in the following criteria:

Quality of course, Course condition, Reputation/prestige, Speed of play, Pro shop, Service, and Overall value.

To see the complete list of Readers' Choice Awards, visit www.golfdigest.com/golfworld/

Golf Magazine Releases 2009 List of Top 100 Courses in the U.S.:

The Golf Magazine lists are the most thorough and respected rankings in golf and a celebration of the greatest courses on the planet. In 2009 only two golf courses in North Carolina made the list, and one of them is located right here in The Home of American Golf. To see the complete list click here.

  11. Pinehurst No. 2, Pinehurst

Pinehurst No. 2 also made the 2009 list of the Top 100 Courses in the World, coming in at #19.

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

USGA

Golf Digest 2008 "Best Places To Play" Ratings:

In 2008, all 31 of the golf courses rated in the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area were given 3-stars or greater, and 74% of those (or 23 courses) were rated 4-stars or better. Pinehurst No. 2 remains the only course in North Carolina to be designated with the 5-star rating. For a look at all our rated golf courses please visit Golf Digest's 2008 golf course ratings.

Upcoming Major Events

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

August 3-8
2010 U.S. KIDS GOLF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND WORLD CUP. The U.S. Kids Golf World Championship is one of the world's largest junior golf championships for kids ages 6-12. To be played on Pinehurst courses No. 3, No. 4 and No. 8, as well as nearby Longleaf, Mid Pines, Talamore, Midland Country Club, Legacy, and Little River. For more information call (888)387-5437 or visit www.homeofgolf.com/uskidsgolf.

Aug 5-7
ANNUAL ROBBINS FARMERS DAY FESTIVAL. Thursday 6-9pm, Friday 6pm-midnight, Saturday 9am-midnight. Free festival, small fee for Rodeo, carnival rides and games. Parade Sat. at 11am - one of the largest horse parades on the East Coast. Enjoy country, bluegrass, gospel and beach music. Entertainment also includes Rodeo, fireworks, mule show, arts & crafts, and antique tractor show. Food vendors on site. Middleton Street, downtown Robbins. For more information call (910)464-1290 or visit www.robbinsfarmersday.com

August 7-8
31st ANNUAL REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLE REENACTMENT. Saturday 4pm, Sunday 2pm. Reenactment of the 1781 skirmish at the house between Loyalist (Tory) and Rebel (Whig) militias. Encampment of soldiers and families, artillery and small arms demonstrations, craft demonstrations. House in the Horseshoe, 324 Alston Road, Sanford. For more information call (910)947-2051.