Best 18 Holes Inside the Home of American Golf®

The Home of American Golf (Pinehurst, Southern Pines and Aberdeen Area of North Carolina) has partnered with Global Golf Post and a panel of Pinehurst Area golf aficionados to determine the Best 18 Holes of Golf in the Sandhills region.

The destination is home to the historic and venerable Pinehurst Resort, host of the 2024 U.S. Open on its fabled No. 2 Course. The USGA recently announced additional U.S. Opens in 2029, 2035, 2041 and 2047. The area is also home to nearly 40 incredible golf courses within a 15 mile radius, so determining the “Best 18 Holes” of golf was no easy task.

A panel of 10 judges considered dozens of holes, but when the dust settled, here are the Best 18 Holes of Golf in the Pinehurst Area. Read more

1. Pinehurst No. 2 (Par 4, 18^th hole)
2. Pinehurst No. 2 (Par 3, 9^th hole)
3. Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Par 4, 2^nd hole)
4. Country Club of North Carolina (Par 5, 15^th hole, Cardinal Course)
5. Pinehurst No. 8 (Par 4, 14^th hole)
6. Pinehurst No. 2 (Par 5, 5^th hole)
7. Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club (Par 5, 15^th hole)
8. Tobacco Road (Par 3, 14^th hole)
9. Legacy Golf Links (Par 4, 18^th hole)
10. Pinehurst No. 4 (Par 3, 6^th hole)
11. Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club (Par 4, 12^th hole)
12. Tobacco Road (Par 5, 1^st hole)
13. Dormie Club (Par 4, 3^rd hole)
14. Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club (Par 4, 4^th hole)
15. Forest Creek Golf Club (Par 4, 17^th hole, North Course)
16. Country Club of North Carolina (Par 3, 13^th hole, Dogwood Course)
17. Mid South Club (Par 4, 18^th hole)
18. Talamore Resort New Course (Par 4, 18^th hole)

Honorable Mention

• Southern Pines Golf Club (Par 5, 5^th hole)
• Mid South Club (Par 3, 6^th hole)
• Pinewild Country Club (Par 5, 18^th hole, Magnolia Course)

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