Tag: North Carolina

Pinehurst No. 10 Nears Completion and a No. 11 Will Follow

The Pinehurst area has dubbed itself “Cradle of American Golf,’’ and there’s no argument here – especially given what’s coming soon. Pinehurst No. 10 will open on April 3, 2024 and soon after that, the U.S. Golf Association will open its Golf House Pinehurst to the public on July 1, with the World Golf Hall of Fame to be ready soon after that.

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Rumbling Bald Real Estate

Rumbling Bald has opened a new real estate office to manage sales of new and existing residential properties at the 36-hole mountain golf community on Lake Lure, one hour east of Asheville in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Pinehurst Resort Release Must – See 10th Course Update Video

The wait is over for those awaiting an update on the 10th course at Pinehurst Resort. To quote Doak, “It is going pretty fast. We’re pretty quick on shaping greens.” Not only shaping greens but turfing green complexes, fairways, tees boxes, and more. But if a picture is worth a thousand words, a 2:30 video might be worth 10,000.

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2023 Champion Hills Membership Plans

The trees are blooming in Western N.C., and Champion Hills is rolling out its membership plans for 2023. After all these years, it’s still Tom Fazio’s unofficial “home club,” as he’s a lifetime honorary member. His office is just minutes away in downtown Hendersonville. Champion Hills is proof positive that a layout under 6,600 yards can pack plenty of power, challenging members on every hole yet being playable enough that they want to take it on day after day.

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Tobacco Road: “Strantz’s Little Acre”

Tobacco Road, in many places, is so strikingly unique and visually stunning that it seems unreal.  The first hole’s eerie twin peaks guarding both sides of a winding fairway immediately alert you to the fact that this isn’t a walk-in-the-park muni.  A Strantz walk is a tiptoe along the fine lines of being too wild, hard, or whatever.  But open your mind and senses, and you may rethink what golf can be about.  That’s what Strantz wanted.

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Sea Trail

Sea Trail’s three golf courses – William Byrd Course, Rees Jones Course, and the Dan Maples Course – are well-designed, fair, fun, and player friendly.  Very few golf destinations are like Sea Trail, which have three top-notch 18-hole courses in one location.  Locals simply refer to the three courses as the Bryd, Jones, and the Maples.

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Fall Golf Getaway

Few golf destinations are set up as brilliantly for a fall golf getaway as the Western North and South Carolina. Imagine the sunshine of Florida mixed with the stunning fall foliage of New England – all set amid a tapestry of towering Blue Ridge Mountain peaks and crystal-clear lakes – and you’ll get the picture.

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