GolfBlogger’s Pinehurst Trip
With the US Open at Pinehurst No. 2, I thought I’d revisit some of the articles I wrote about my early spring 2021 trip to Pinehurst.
North Carolina Golf Course Reviews and Travel Reviews
Here is a collection of GolfBlogger’s articles on golf in North Carolina. It includes articles on Pinehurst — the Cradle of American Golf — the Rumbling Bald resort on Lake Lure and Tobacco Road.
North Carolina boasts 533 golf courses, including some of the highest rated courses in the nation. With its relatively mild winters, North Carolina is a year-round attraction for golfers. For midwesterners trying to escape snow and ice, North Carolina is a nice alternative.
The average daily temperature is 59 degrees. For midwesterners, that’s shorts weather.
The Pinehurst area has more than forty courses, including the legendary Pinehurst #2, Pine Needles, The Country Club of North Carolina, Mid Pines, Mid South, Tobacco Road, Talamore, Longleaf and Seven Lakes.
Golf in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge include Bald Mountain and Apple Valley at Rumbling Bald resort, the Boone Golf Club, Omni Grove Park Inn, Mount Mitchell and Sequoyah National.
Along the coast, you’ll find Bald Head Island, Nags Head, Albemarle Plantation and Sea Trail Golf Resort.
Outside of the Pinehurst area, central North Carolina features the Arnold Palmer designed Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State, Rock Barn, a Champions Tour stop, and Hillanddale Golf Course. Hillandale boasts Donald Ross, Perry Maxwell and George Cobb as architects who have worked on their layout.
For fans of classic golf architecture, North Carolina boasts fifty! Donald Ross courses. Ross made his home in Pinehurst, where he continued to tinker with his masterpiece — Pinehurst#2 until his death in 1948.
With the US Open at Pinehurst No. 2, I thought I’d revisit some of the articles I wrote about my early spring 2021 trip to Pinehurst.
Pinehurst Resort announces that Pinehurst No. 10 will open on April 3, 2024. The course is a Tom Doak design.
A Look At Pinehurst’s Tenth Course – Pinehurst has released some done footage of Pinehurst No. 10, slated to open in 2024.
Tobacco Road Review Grade: A+ Teacher’s Comments: Brilliance. Madness. There is a fine line between the two and Tobacco Road teeters on it.
Richard Tufts’ Creed of the Amateur are words everyone would do well to remember on their next round of golf
On A Pinehust Golf Vacation Pinehurst,is a vacation experience., with luxurious lodging, delicious food and relaxing surroundings.
The Cradle Short Course Review Grade: A+ Teacher’s Comments: If Pinehurst No. 2 is a symphony, The Cradle is a set from a jazz trio.
Pinehurst No. 2 Review Grade: A+ Teacher’s Comments: Legendary. Forgiving off the tee; around the greens, the toughest course I’ve played.