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.
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 last decade has seen an explosion in innovation in the golf and hospitality worlds. By June 2024, the Sandhills will have seen the launch and evolution of these top 10 stories for the last 10 years…
No doubt the 20-footer Payne Stewart drained on the last shot of the 1999 U.S. Open is the most famous shot in a century and a quarter of golf in the Sandhills. But there have plenty more watershed wins, among them these dandy dozen…
BHAWK – Brad Halling American Whiskey Ko – was conceived and constructed as much as a recognition of the men and women of the military and their extraordinary contributions as for the spirits that will be made and sold there.
This new, six-acre Golf House Pinehurst complex, just steps away from the opening tee shot on Pinehurst No. 2, features the USGA Experience Building and World Golf Hall of Fame.
The World Golf Hall of Fame arrives this spring. There is no Sandhills Golf Hall of Fame. But what if there were? Who might comprise the inaugural class of honorees?
The Southern Pines and Pinehurst area is the perfect spot for a weekend getaway and has quite a bit to do for a girls’ weekend away. Here are some ideas for making the most of your weekend, including where to shop, where to eat and sip, and where to rest and rejuvenate.
If you are a vintage treasure hunter and enjoy the thrill of a good find, then checking out the antique shops in Carthage and Cameron is a must for you the next time you are in Moore County.
To the left of the putting green on Pinehurst No. 2’s 18th hole stands a bronze statue of Payne Stewart. The champion of the 1999 U.S. Open, the first ever held at Pinehurst, was captured by sculptor Zenos Frudakis in the pose he struck after sinking the winning putt to edge Phil Mickelson.
