A three-time U.S. Open Site. A three-time winner of Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine’s Best Golf Resort in America award. The home of the famed No. 2 golf course. Around the world, Pinehurst is where the American golf story is rooted, and where it continues to flourish. Most know of its modern history – with stories like the Payne Stewart putt that won the 1999 U.S. Open. But locked with its archives are thousands of moments that define each generation for the past 100 years. We are America’s first golf resort, but also a world-class tennis, spa, meetings, special events and family destination.

GOLF AT PINEHURST

Golf came to Pinehurst three years after the resort first opened to the public. According to history, some hotel guests introduced the game in the dairy cattle grazing fields, hitting little white balls that disturbed the herd. Tufts then hired Dr. D. Leroy Culver of New York to design and build a golf course in Pinehurst, and in February of 1898 a rudimentary nine-hole course was constructed. The first clubhouse followed a few months later. In 1899, Pinehurst’s first golf professional, John Dunn Tucker, was hired to add an additional nine, which later became Pinehurst No. 1, our first 18-hole layout.

In 1900, Tufts hired Donald J. Ross, a young Scottish golf professional, to direct golf operations at Pinehurst. Ross remained with Pinehurst until his death in 1948. During those five decades, Ross built a reputation as one of the foremost golf professionals and course architects in the country. He designed or redesigned more than 400 golf courses throughout the North American continent.

His first Pinehurst efforts began with his arrival as he redesigned Pinehurst No. 1. His first 18-hole design here was Pinehurst No. 2, a championship course with sand greens and a natural, gently rolling topography. He later built No. 3, No. 4, and a rudimentary employee/caddie course, all of which he continuously updated during the off-season.

In 1903, the Pinehurst Golf Club was established, the North and South Championship series was underway, and Pinehurst was becoming a major focus for golf in the U.S. The best in the world have played Pinehurst: Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Tom Watson, Glenna Collett Vare, Babe Zaharias, Patty Berg, and Louise Suggs. Snead once proclaimed Pinehurst No. 2 “as my number one course.”

It has greeted and challenged golfers from throughout the world, as the site of the 1936 PGA Championship, the 1951 Ryder Cup Matches, the 1962 and 2008 U.S. Amateur Championships; the 1989 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, the 1991 and 1992 TOUR Championships, the 1994 U.S. Senior Open, and the 1999 and 2005 U.S. Open Championship, the first of which was won with a famous 15-foot putt by Payne Stewart. We await the return of the U.S. Open, our nations’ championship, in 2014.

Check out these free links for more information about the Pinehurst Golf Resort, we know you will love this historic location.

1. Official Webiste: Visit Pinehurst Golf Resort’s official website to learn more about the accommodations and features and also check out photos of their beautiful courses.
2. Golf Packages: One round or unlimited? A quick overnight stay or the ultimate experience? Pinehurst has it all. See below for our year-round golf packages.
3. Seasonal Offers: One round or unlimited? A quick overnight stay or the ultimate experience? Pinehurst has it all.
4. Yahoo Travel - Pinehurst Resort: Southern hospitality abounds at this 4-star, resort located in the Sand-hills of North Carolina. Often referred to as the Golf Capital of the World, Pinehurst offers eight championship golf courses in addition to 24 Tennis courts, 200-acre lake with boating and fishing plus croquet, lawn bowling and carriage rides through the historic Village of Pinehurst.