January 14, 2020 By: Brian Mull — Perched atop The Cradle on a brisk December morning, the future of Pinehurst Resort and Country Club shines brightly, clear as the Carolina sky above. The nine hole par-3 course, 789 yards of pure […]
U.S. Amateur: Gil Hanse calls Pinehurst the St. Andrews of the United States
August 12, 2019 By: Adam Woodard — On nice days when Gil Hanse and his team were renovating Pinehurst No. 4, the famed golf course architect would walk across the grounds of historic No. 2, Donald Ross’ masterpiece design that’s played […]
Golf Advisor Podcast Ep. 17: Gil Hanse and Matt Ginella from the Dornoch Cottage in Pinehurst
August 12, 2019 — “None of us are bigger than Pinehurst.” That was the message Gil Hanse felt when he was offered the opportunity to create the third version of Pinehurst No. 4, the golf course next door to the famous Pinehurst No. […]
Inside the course making this week’s U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst so different
August 12, 2019 By Max Marcovitch — There would be no overshadowing Pinehurst No. 2 — designer Gil Hanse knew that as well as anyone — but there was a chance to improve the course next to it. In charge of the restoration of Pinehurst No. […]
Renovated Pinehurst No. 4 will be a big part of the U.S. Amateur next month
July 14, 2019 By: John Dell — There hasn’t been a lot of fanfare with the renovation of Pinehurst No. 4, but that will change as the U.S. Amateur comes into focus.The tournament, one of the USGA’s oldest, will be next month […]
USGA to play U.S. Amateur’s 36-hole championship match on two courses this summer at Pinehurst
April 1, 2019 By: Ryan Herrington — Save for the eight years from 1965 to 1972 in which the U.S. Amateur was contested at stroke play, a 36-hole championship match to decide the winner has been a staple of the USGA’s […]
U.S. Amateur Final to Feature Two Courses for the First Time
April 2, 2019 By: ThePilot.com — History will be made this summer when Pinehurst Resort & Country Club hosts the 36-hole match-play final of the 119th U.S. Amateur Championship on two courses. When the 2019 championship begins on Monday, Aug. 12, […]
Gil Hanse reimagines vast, rolling landscape in revised Pinehurst No. 4
January 10, 2019 By: Jason Lusk — How do you copy some of the most famous, trickiest, golf ball-repelling greens in the world, especially when they await next door? Simple answer: You don’t. Much is rightfully made of the raised and crowned greens […]
Best new course you can play of 2018: Pinehurst Resort No. 4
December 13, 2018 By: Golf Editors — Planting your peg on the first tee of a great new course is like waking up on Christmas morning. You may have some idea about the gifts that await, but the surprise is half the […]
Erik Anders Lang Plays The Cradle with Gil Hanse
November 28, 2018 — It was great to have Erik – and Snowball – in Pinehurst a few weeks ago, and it’s been even more fun to watch the great videos Erik has put together from his visit. And this one […]
Get these on your calendar: The best golf resort for each month of the year
October 25, 2018 By: Josh Sens — When PGA Tour pros gripe about the wraparound season, they get no sympathy from us. In our view, the good life is golf, uninterrupted, a steady dose of tee times in winter, spring, summer and […]
At Pinehurst Resort, the Golf Courses Are Getting Their Grooves Back
October 19, 2018 By: Michael Croley — A series of redesigns have returned historic links to their rougher, more natural states. Gil Hanse was confused. He was standing in the fairway on the 18th hole of the No. 4 course at Pinehurst Resort in […]
Pinehurst’s most enjoyable layout? It might just be the Gil Hanse-redesigned No. 4 course
September 20, 2018 By: Joe Passov — Pinehurst Resort’s newest championship course, No. 4, opened today, even as surrounding communities are cleaning up and drying out after Hurricane Florence. Credit Pinehurst’s unique location in the Sandhills of North Carolina for a […]
America’s Top Golf Resort Expands With New Golf, Beer And BBQ
September 16, 2018 By: Larry Olmsted — The famed Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina is the by far the largest, most historic and by many measures simply the best golf resort in the United States, and among the world’s top “pilgrimage” spots […]
Gil Hanse just walked Pinehurst No. 4. We went with him…and took notes.
September 4, 2018 — Last week, Gil Hanse was in town to once more walk his new design of Pinehurst No. 4. We tagged along, and noted a few of his thoughts. With the course opening in just two weeks, it was […]