Best golf courses: Pinehurst

Pinehurst: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s!
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Ross, Donald

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Original design by Donald Ross (1907), with subsequent modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1974), Rees Jones (1998) and Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2010).

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
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Fazio, Tom

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Original design by Donald Ross (1919), with subsequent modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1973) and Rees Jones (1982). Significant redesigns by Tom Fazio (1999) and Gil Hanse (2018).

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
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Ross, Donald

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Original design by Donald Ross with later modifications by John Fought (2004) and Kyle Franz (2018).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Fazio, Tom

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Tom Fazio

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Strantz, Mike

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Mike Strantz

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Doak, Tom

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Original "Pit Links" design by Dan Maples (1984). Course completely redesigned and rebuilt by Tom Doak (2023).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Coore & Crenshaw

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Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Hamm, Gene

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Gene Hamm

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Nicklaus, Jack

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Jack Nicklaus - original design (1988) and subsequent modifications (2012).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Palmer, Arnold

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Arnold Palmer

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Jones, Rees

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Rees Jones - original design (1986) and subsequent modifications (2002).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Fazio, George & Tom

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Original design by George Fazio and nephew Tom Fazio (1979); subsequent modifications by Tom Fazio (2005).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
(Closed in 2020)
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Maples, Dan

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(Closed in 2020)

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Dan Maples

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Maples, Ellis

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Ellis Maples

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Ross, Donald

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Original design by Donald Ross with later modifications by Kyle Franz (2013).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
(Closed in 2014)
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Palmer, Arnold

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(Closed in 2014)

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Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
(Closed in 2010)
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Maples, Dan

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(Closed in 2010)

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Dan Maples

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Player, Gary

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Gary Player

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Ross, Donald

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Original design by Donald Ross with later modifications and restoration by Kyle Franz (2020).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Jones, Rees

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Rees Jones

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Maples, Ellis

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Ellis Maples

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Maples, Dan

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Dan Maples

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Maples, Ellis

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Original design by Ellis Maples (1961); subsequent modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1974).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Ross, Donald

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Original design by Dr Leroy Culver (front-nine, 1897) and John Dunn Tucker (back-nine, 1898). Course substantially redesigned by Donald Ross (1901) to produce today's layout.

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
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Ross, Donald

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Donald Ross (1910).

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
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Nicklaus II, Jack

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Jack Nicklaus II

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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