Now You’re Talking
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.
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.
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!
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.
Pinehurst’s History in 50 Moments
James Tufts’ letter is just one of hundreds of interesting historical artifacts on display in an exhibit built around the idea of “Fifty Moments in Pinehurst” located in the USGA Experience Building, Golf House Pinehurst.
Locker Room Talk
For the golf purist, the fascination is endless. But the true allure is a slow stroll through the aisles of lockers and a close examination of the artifacts and pieces of memorabilia the inductees and/or their families have provided for display.
The Fall Foursome (And Beyond)
The weather is starting to turn and cool off. The lure of the famous courses they’ve seen on television — Pinehurst No. 2 for the U.S. Open and Pine Needles for the Women’s Open, for example — beckons groups of four golfers up to a couple dozen to flock to the Sandhills of North Carolina.