North Carolina, United States
Pinehurst Resort
Donald Ross's masterpiece amid the longleaf pines — the cradle of American golf and an official anchor site for the U.S. Open.
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- Courses
- 4 (72 holes)
- Tournaments
- 4 hosted
- Green fee
- From $525
- Stay & play
- From $1,500
- Best months
- Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov
- Walking
- Allowed
- Caddies
- Available
- Dress code
- Collared shirt and slacks; soft spikes
America's golf town
If St Andrews is the home of golf, Pinehurst is the home of American golf. Donald Ross moved here from Scotland in 1900 and over the next half-century built No. 2 — the course that defined the inland American resort style and produced the famous "turtle-back" greens that have humbled every U.S. Open field that's faced them.
The resort sits at the heart of the Sandhills of North Carolina, a region of sandy soil and longleaf pine that drains so well rounds rarely cancel for rain. Across the property are eleven courses — Nos. 2, 4, 8 and the 2024-opened No. 10 by Tom Doak are the headliners — plus the Cradle (a nine-hole short course by Gil Hanse) and Thistle Dhu (an 18-hole putting course).
Why it's different from Pebble or Bandon
Pinehurst is inland sand-belt golf: firm, fast, with native wire-grass roughs and exposed waste areas rather than dunes or cliffs. The 2010 Coore-and-Crenshaw restoration of No. 2 stripped out hundreds of acres of rough turf and put the course back closer to Ross's original vision — and to the ground game. Pebble has the views; St Andrews has the history; Pinehurst has the shotmaking.
Stay & play
Pinehurst is one of the few American destinations where a stay-and-play package is genuinely the best value. Two-night packages for guests of The Carolina or The Holly Inn start around USD 1,500 per person, including breakfast and two rounds. Spring (March–May) and the long Carolina autumn (September–November) are the peak windows. Avoid July and August — the heat is real.
