Best Public Golf Around Pinehurst

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Come for one of the country’s premier golf resorts—but stay (or come back) for the incredible collection of public courses around Pinehurst Let’s cut to the chase. There’s one reason every golfer wants to haul their sticks to the middle of North Carolina: taking on Donald Ross’s “Mona Lisa,” Course No. 2, and the rest […]

Classic Courses: Mid Pines Golf Course

Mid Pines

Donald Ross’s compact gem celebrates 100 years precisely as the architect built it Amidst the abundance of beautifully constructed courses in the Sandhills of North Carolina rests a club that has stood the test of time without bowing to the pressures of the modern game. Opened in 1921, Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club—five miles […]

What Golf Resorts Are Doing to Stay Relevant

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In case you haven’t noticed, golf resorts are stepping up their game like never before. Putting courses and short courses are all the rage.  Developer Mike Keiser is opening a new must-play course on almost an annual basis. And while new course design has taken a back seat, resorts are pumping significant money into restoring, […]

Pinehurst: Ever Changing, Still the Same

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For more than 100 years, a redbrick steam plant provided power to much of Pinehurst Village. It was shuttered in 1998, but reopened last year as the Pinehurst Brewing Company and now energizes the town with beer rather than hot water. For Pinehurst, it’s just one more story of rebirth, renovation, and renewal.  One of […]