Summer Specials & Golf Packages:

It's summertime and the living is easy. The golf courses are world-class, the crowds are gone and our Summer Specials offer a variety of affordable golf packages and weekend getaways. 3 Day/2 Night golf packages as low as $119 per person! Book your trip today.

2008 U.S. Amateur Championship To Be Played At Pinehurst:

The 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship will be held August 18-24, 2008 at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. The Championship will be contested on Pinehurst No. 2, site of the Amateur Championship in 1962 and more recently two U.S. Open Championships, and No. 4, a Tom Fazio design.

Tickets — Daily Grounds Tickets are $15 and give the holder access to any given day of the Championship. Season Grounds Tickets are $50 and include one ticket per day of the Championship Week and a championship magazine voucher.

For tickets, please contact the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship office at (910)235-8151. For more information on the Championship itself, please visit www.pinehurst.com/amateur-2008.asp.

Pinehurst No. 2 Tops Golfweek's List of Best Courses You Can Play in NC:

Golfweek's 2008 list of the Best Courses You Can Play in North Carolina includes six golf courses in the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen area. The courses have been selected by Golfweek's national team of 450 raters on the basis of 10 criteria of architectural merit. To qualify a course must make itself available to the general public.

1. Pinehurst No. 2

2. Pine Needles

5. Mid Pines

6. Tobacco Road Golf Club

7. Pinehurst No. 4

8. Pinehurst No. 8

Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area is Home to 5 of the Top 10 Golf Courses in NC:

The North Carolina Golf Panel released their list of Top 100 Golf Courses in the state in the April 2008 issue of BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA. Among the Top 10 were:

1. Pinehurst No. 2
3. Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
5. Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood)
6. Forest Creek Golf Club (South)
10. Pinehurst No. 4

In all, 20 golf courses in our area were ranked in the Top 100. For the complete list please visit Top 100 NC Golf Courses.

In The News:

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Golf Magazine's Best Resorts rankings, which are chosen by their Golf.com readers. Pinehurst Resort was included in the list of the 10 finest golf resorts in the United States (Platinum Award), while Pine Needles was awarded a Silver ranking. Pinehurst Resort was also given a Green Award, which honors eco-sensitive facilities. Read more...

Golf.com named Pinehurst No. 8 one of the Top 10 'Sister' Courses You Can Play in the U.S. and says of it, "It can't approach the fabled No. 2 for history and lore, but it's undeniable that for sheer beauty, variety and memorable holes, No. 8 holds its own."

ForbesTraveler.com names Pinehurst as one of America's 10 Best Winter Golf Resorts. The site asked a few golf travel experts to share some of their favorite winter destinations. Pinehurst is a favored aficionado’s destination – whatever the season. If serenity and U.S. Open-caliber golf aren’t enough, Pinehurst offers some generous incentives to lure winter visitors to its somewhat northerly southern locale. To find out more, visit www.forbestraveler.com/golf/winter-golf-resorts-story.html.

Golfweek has ranked Forest Creek Golf Club's North Course as #16 in their list of 2007 Top 50 Best New Courses. To see which other courses in our area made which Best lists, click here.

Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina wins title of Best U.S. Golf Resort, according to Travel + Leisure Golf's 2007 World's Best Golf Resorts readers' survey. For complete results of the magazine's fourth survey visit www.tlgolf.com/worldsbest.

Golf Magazine has released their 2007 rankings of the Top 100 Courses in the U.S. and in the World. Pinehurst No.2 was ranked #11 in the U.S. and came in at #17 in the World. Visit Golf.com for the complete list.

Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club was selected as the No. 1 Golf Course For Women in the July/August 2007 issue of Golf For Women. Smart course design, impeccable conditioning and a welcoming atmosphere are some of the keys to being selected as one of the Top 50 Courses For Women. Read more...

Upcoming Major Events

For more information on these and other events please visit our Events Calendar.

August 8-10
JIMMY V CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC. This popular charity tournament which raises millions of dollars for cancer research and honoring the late NCSU basketball coach, Jim Valvano, will be played on Pinehurst No. 1, 2, 4. For more information please call Pinehurst Resort at (800)487-4653 or visit www.golfclassic.org.

August 11
SCC JAZZ BAND OUTDOOR CONCERT. Concerts are free and open to the public. The concert starts at 6:30pm. In the event of rain, concert moves to Owens Auditorium. Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Rd., Pinehurst. (910)695-3829.

August 24
SUMMER ON THE PORCH MUSIC SERIES. Featuring Boulder Acoustic Society. Gates open at 5:30pm. Opening acts take the stage at 6:15pm and headliners at 7pm.Tickets are $9/adult, children under 12 are admitted free. Postmaster's House, South Street, Aberdeen. Visit www.theroosterswife.org for more information.

August 28 - September 1
20th ANNUAL LABOR DAY WINE FESTIVAL. A celebration of fine wine, gourmet food and pure southern hospitality. Please call (800)487-4653 for schedule of activities and reservations. Pinehurst Resort, One Carolina Vista, Pinehurst.

September 5-7
PSJ HUNTER/JUMPER SHOW. Hours: 8am. Pinehurst Harness Track, 1/2 mile infield. Route 5, Pinehurst. Please call Rick Cram at (803)649-3505 for more information.

September 6
PINEHURST HORSE TRIALS. Hours: 8am-5pm. Pinehurst Harness Track, Route 5, Pinehurst. Please call (919)733-7461 for more information.