Top 10 Amateur Wins
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.
Top 10 Professional Wins
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.
Count to Ten: Top Pinehurst Area Courses
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.
Pinehurst Holiday
Holiday finery and Christmas music complement the engine that has made Pinehurst work from the beginning — the game of golf.
Top 100 You Can Play
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!
People You Meet in Our Sandhills Neighborhood
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.
Eight Surprises on My First Trip to Moore County, NC
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.
The Thankful Month
“I’m not certain of this, of course, but I believe that when good golfers die (those who let faster players through and don’t lie excessively about their scores), they come to Pinehurst and are given mulligans and preferred starting times through all of eternity.”
The Joy of Winter
The Pinehurst Outlook in early January 1919 celebrated the riches of the local golf experience, writing of the annual Mid-Winter Tournament and of a Tin Whistles competition.