The best golf courses in Pinehurst, North Carolina

“Pinehurst’s crown jewel, No. 2, is a masterpiece. I’ve been lucky to play here several times and it never gets old. Donald Ross’s architecture here is so so good with tons of variety that forces you to hit tons of different shots.”

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@Jwguy

• ❗️Must play
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |🤝Caddies

“Tom Doak did an amazing job with this property, which used to be a course called The Pit. The routing is superb, the course is playable for all handicaps, but still challenging for low handicaps, and the seclusion compared to the other courses at the resort is special.”

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@golfingwxman

• ❗️Must play
• |✨Pristine
• |🌭Halfway house

“Tried and True Coore&Crenshaw layout in the NC Sandhills. Big Pines, water holes, bunkering to perfection and elite greens.”

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@DuaneL21

• ✨Pristine
• |❗️Must play
• |😅Challenging

“An amazing course. I love Strantz, but you have to know what you are walking into and do some research if you don’t have anyone with you that has played. Some of the greens are about as crazy as possible, which allows for so many different options (a Strantz speacial).”

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@Bigal

• ❗️Must play
• |😅Challenging
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“Pinehurst No. 4 is an outstanding resort course that’s the brain child of Gil Hanse renovation of an original Donald Ross routing. Perfectly conditioned w/ excellent new greens that roll true but a bit slow. The stretch of the 13th & 14th around water is my favorite on property.”

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@Btweed16

• ❗️Must play
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |🤝Caddies

“Mid Pines is always a treat. It’s a bit more adventurous and demanding off the tee compared to Pine Needles, mixing in some fantastic doglegs & significant elevation changes for the Sandhills. It has classic Donald Ross turtleback greens but they weren’t as slick as I’d hoped.”

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@Btweed16

• ❗️Must play
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“When it comes to strictly the golf course, it might be my favorite layout I’ve played. Just a ton of fun. Pace was slow but never felt slow, because you want to circle these greens twice to decide how to play your chip or putt.”

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@Cass7206

• ❗️Must play
• |💨Fast greens
• |😅Challenging

“Pine Needles is a brilliant, classic Donald Ross design with ample room off the tee but puts a premium on iron play and putting. Fantastic Par-4 variety and excellent quartet of Par-3s that are devilishly difficult, but it’s all about the greens here. Parkland golf at its best.”

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@Btweed16

• ❗️Must play
• |😅Challenging
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“The greens were incredibly fast with some sneaky undulation that can catch you off guard. A great stretch of finishing holes, too, which makes for a really fun way to wrap up the round.”

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@jensencastle

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |❗️Must play
• |✨Pristine

“Had my lowest round of the week (78) at Pinehurst (No. 8), a solid Tom Fazio design that’s tighter off the tee than many courses, but its large greens are more benign. Very good Par-5s and a brute of a finisher; in excellent shape but cart-path only without warning was a bummer.”

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@Btweed16

• 😅Challenging
• |✨Pristine
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“Loved it. No. 3 is a “short course” because it has 6 par-3s and a handful of short 4s, but it feels like a complete golf course for the most part. Great Ross green complexes and land movement with a good variety of holes.”

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@tomh

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |♟️Strategic
• |🤩Underrated

“Mid South is a solid add to the pantheon of Pinehurst Sandhills courses; a fun, picturesque Arnold Palmer design that is the “private” option of the Talamore courses. Excellent closing stretches on each nines mixed with some unmemorable holes & strong Par-3s. No drinking water!!”

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@Btweed16

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🤩Underrated
• |🍺Bar

“Expensive pitch and putt. Everything is off mats. Several holes that are less than 70 yards. Took 2 hours to finish 9 holes”

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@jstevelman

• ❗️Must play
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |🌭Halfway house

“You don’t go to Pinehurst to play 7, it’s just an ok filler. A lot of the same elevated tee, down to the fairway, and uphill to the green. Greens very grainy…”

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@suz

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |✨Pristine
• |🟢Putting area

“Talamore is a fairly gentle handshake (unless you find yourself in their signature pot bunkers) compared to other Pinehurst area courses, this Rees Jones & Greg Muirhead design is well-conditioned. Several strong dogleg Par-4s & some pretty Par-3s; slick but pretty flat greens.”

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@Btweed16

• 🍺Bar
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |❗️Must play

“Good course but needs a facelift. Greens are too grainy and slow. A fun walk and some interesting holes, particularly on the front 9.”

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@DBD

• 🌭Halfway house
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🍔Restaurant

“I enjoyed number nine. Interesting layout in the sense that you don’t hit a ton of drivers, but it’s pretty fun and played in a tournament here. Only resort course with bent greens and they are smooth.”

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@johnny

• 😅Challenging
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🟢Putting area