“Getting the No. 6 job was a major step for us in the golf-design business,” Tom Fazio says of the mid-1970s assignment to build the resort’s first course away from its core operation in the Village of Pinehurst. “There was next-to-nothing new built in 1974 and ’75. Then the call came from Pinehurst.”
Tom Doak was bitten by the golf bug as a youngster growing up in Stamford, Conn., first playing a local municipal course and then tagging along on his father’s business trips to esteemed golf destinations like Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, Harbour Town and Pinehurst.
We’re in the midst of a craft beer renaissance, and there’s never been a better time to order a pint in the towns of Aberdeen, Carthage, Pinehurst, and Southern Pines. Grab a buddy and read on to discover the hoppy delights awaiting you in the North Carolina Sandhills:
A.B. Hardee was going to bring the ocean to the Sandhills. He was going to build a lake and a dam and install a wave-making machine on some swampy property in northeast Moore County. You could ride the waves on the lake, then play an Ellis Maples golf course around the lake.
Pinehurst No. 2 has once again secured the top spot as the best golf course in the state as determined by the North Carolina Golf Panel. Pinehurst Resort will host the 2024 U.S. Open at the venerable Donald Ross course for the fourth time, June 13-16.
The Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) will be issuing new passports on April 1 for the very popular Sandhills Pour Tour program as two more stops have been added – Brad Halling American Whiskey Ko (BHAWK_ and Southern Pines and The Buggy Factory by Southern Pines Brewing Company.
They came from across the Eastern states and even the Midwest on a crisp morning in October 2023, these aficionados of the golf course artistry of Mike Strantz.
The venue was Tot Hill Farm, the course outside Asheboro, North Carolina, cobbled a quarter of a century earlier from the foothills of the Uwharrie National Forest and just reopened after an ownership change and major renovation.
The Hundred Acre Wood is a magical forest that can be anywhere, any time, just by imagining it. For instance, it is here & now if you imagine it is. Wherever & whenever the Hundred Acre Wood goes, its inhabitants go too, including its most famous resident, the bear Winnie-the-Pooh.
While we are known as the Home of American Golf, when you put the golf clubs away for the day, it’s time to check out the nightlife and clubs throughout the Sandhills. From wine bars to dive bars, we have something for everyone.
Wondering what to get that golfer for Christmas? We’ve got you covered with a range of holiday gift ideas for the golfer.
