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Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club
Southern Pines, NC • Public
Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club
1010 Midland Rd
Southern Pines, NC 28387-3199
United States
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Overview
What began as a private retreat called Knollwood, funded by Roaring Twenties millionaires like James Barber, Horace Rackham and Henry Ford, is now a charming public Donald Ross design, revitalized by young first-time designer Kyle Franz in the style of Pinehurst #2, where Franz had worked on the restoration. Mid Pines is pure elegance and beauty. The routing is spellbinding, with holes that stretch out into corners at the property’s high points, then fall back down to intersect at junctions across the calmer interior. Franz’s 2013 work expanding greens and restoring the perimeter sandscapes has greatly enhanced one of Pinehurst’s most refined golf presentations.
About
Awards
Ranking history:
100 Greatest Public: Ranked since 2017.
Highest ranking: 86th, 2023-'24.
2025-'26 ranking: 88th.
Best in State: Ranked Top 25 in North Carolina since 2019.
Previous ranking: 24th.
2025-'26 ranking: 21st.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
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“Very nice Donald Ross layout. Good variety and nice aesthetics. Course was wet and would really be fun to play if it was firm and fast. Rough around the edges and would really benefit from a renovation. It's a nice walk."
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“Very nice Donald Ross layout. Good variety and nice aesthetics. Course was wet and would really be fun to play if it was firm and fast. Rough around the edges and would really benefit from a renovation."
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“Mid Pines is a classic layout and fun to play."
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“Mid Pines has the distinct design characteristics of Donald Ross but has been very neglected. The bunkers had little to no sand in them and appear to of shrunk over the years. Same with the green complexes. The golf course appears to be tired."
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“Nice Donald Ross design since updated by Kyle Franz with stronger categories of shot options and layout variety. The routing enhances the character & aesthetics. Conditions were not the best but overall it has a lot going it's way and was very pleasant. A left pin position on hole #13 par 3 made a short sided up and down very challenging with the contours. Par 5 hole #15 has great flow to it and gives you shot options in laying up or going for it. Tee shots on shorter par 4 holes #4, #9 & #14 played similar in decision making."
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“A classic Donald Ross design, renovated not that long ago, that was both a challenge and a pleasure to play. In the renovated course, the views are spectacular and the walk for golf, it's like nothing else. It has a very typical Pinehurst feel with the bunkering, greens and pine trees. But it is distinct from it to sister courses at Southern Pines and Pine Needles in many ways."
Read More2024
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“A classic Donald Ross design with wonderful topography changes and variety in hole movement and direction throughout the course. That variety kept this player on this toes and facilitated an entertaining day. The use of the terrain in filtering or rejecting shots around the greens was magnificent. When you scored a green in regulation, the player is challenged to use their creativity in navigating the subtle undulations on the greens. Though there is a hotel on property, the golf course with its rich character and outstanding design is the crown jewel of this site."
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“A classic Donald Ross design with wonderful topography changes and variety in hole movement and direction throughout the course. By my count, more than half of the holes went one direction from the tee and an opposite direction into the green. That variety kept this player on this toes and facilitated an entertaining day. The use of the terrain in filtering or rejecting shots around the greens was magnificent. When you scored a green in regulation, the player is challenged to use their creativity in navigating the subtle undulations on the greens. Winding through the Carolina pines, the aesthetics at Mid Pines are top notch. During our round, the fairways ran like the dickens and yet the greens accepted shots, if played to the proper place and shape. Though there is a hotel on property, the golf course with its rich character and outstanding design is the crown jewel of this site."
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“A good lay of the land course that ends with two of the strongest holes, 16 and 18. Nice lodge, too."
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“A fun Ross course through the Carolina pines"
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