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    Pinehurst No. 2

    Pinehurst, NC Public

    Overview

    In 2010, a team lead by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw killed and ripped out all the Bermudagrass rough on Pinehurst No. 2 that had been foolishly planted in the 1970s. Between fairways and tree lines, they established vast bands of native hardpan sand dotted with clumps of wiregrass and scattered pine needles. They reduced the irrigation to mere single rows in fairways to prevent grass from ever returning to the new sandy wastelands. Playing firm and fast, it was wildly successful as the site of the 2014 Men’s and Women’s U.S. Opens, played on consecutive weeks. Because of its water reduction, the course was named a Green Star environmental award-winner by Golf Digest that year. In 2019, Pinehurst No. 2 and No. 4 hosted another U.S. Amateur Championship, and the USGA announced Pinehurst No. 2—in addition to hosting the 2024 U.S. Open—will also have the 2029, 2035, 2041 and 2047 U.S. Opens.

    About

    Holes 18
    Length 7588
    Slope 138
    Price $470
    Facility Type Public
    Year Opened 1935
    Designer Donald J. Ross, ASGCA/(R) Coore & Crenshaw, Inc.

    Awards

    100 Greatest
    100 Greatest Public
    Best Courses in Every State

    Ranking history:

    100 Greatest: Ranked since 1966. Ranked among the Top 40 since the inaugural edition in 1985.
    2023-'24 ranking: 29th (since 2019).
    Highest ranking:
    9th, 1995-2002.

    100 Greatest Public: Ranked since 2003.
    Current ranking: 6th since 2017.
    Highest ranking: 2nd, 2003-2006.

    Best in State: Ranked Top 5 in North Carolina since 2011.
    Current ranking: 1st, since 2023.

    Golf Digest Logo Panelists

    Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

    4.6

    100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

    Shot Options
    7.9518
    Character
    8.2169
    Challenge
    8.1381
    Layout Variety
    7.78
    Fun
    7.4602
    Aesthetics
    7.7092
    Conditioning
    7.8489

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