The Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame is just one of several interesting venues in the Sandhills for golf history buffs. The lobby of the Carolina Hotel, the anchor of the sprawling Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, is open to the public and chock full after a recent renovation of interesting visual elements — from vintage photos dating back more than a century to a timeline of significant golf milestones at the resort.
Whether you’re seeking legendary courses, luxurious golf packages, or hidden gems beyond the famed fairways, Pinehurst and the surrounding Moore County region offer an unforgettable golf getaway.
It was April 2020, and Matt Ginella had spent seven years collecting and producing golf travel content for the Golf Channel. But that spring, the world ground to a halt in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
A crowd estimated at near 2,000 lined the fairways of the No. 2 course, many of them friends and fraternity brothers of Ward, the Tarboro native and popular University of North Carolina golfer.
One could make an argument that either entries No. 2 or No. 3 should be perched at the top of a list of momentous professional golf moments at Pinehurst. But Payne Stewart and Bryson DeChambeau were already U.S. Open winners when they struck their milestone shots.
Top 10 lists are always fun. Here is the first of three in the Sandhills golf universe to kick off 2025 based on one man’s humble opinions.
Holiday finery and Christmas music complement the engine that has made Pinehurst work from the beginning — the game of golf.
Nine North Carolina golf courses have been included in Golf Magazine’s annual ranking of the Top 100 Golf Courses You Can Play in the U.S. for 2024-25. All nine of them are located in the Pinehurst area!
There’s a Sesame Street song that says, “Who are the people in your neighborhood?” I would ask, how well do you know the people in your Pinehurst neighborhood? When I was in town, I met some of the absolute nicest people.
We found a ton of things to do, fun facts, and just general surprises when we were in town. We wanted to share them so you don’t miss anything when you’re planning your trip to the Sandhills of North Carolina.
