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 […]
The Golfer’s Journal Podcast Episode 16: Gil Hanse
August 29, 2018 — Gil Hanse is one of the most prolific architects working in golf today. His original work can be seen everywhere from The Olympic Course in Rio to the wild Streamsong Black, while his restoration work has touched many […]
Pinehurst No. 4 Golf Course Set To Reopen
June 18, 2018 – In 2017, Pinehurst Resort commissioned acclaimed golf course architect Gil Hanse to design a nine-hole short course, The Cradle. Building on that momentum, the resort brought Hanse back to re-create the once-renowned course Pinehurst No. 4. After reopening […]
‘Where’s Golf Going?’ Noted Course Architect Addresses the Sport’s Future
February 20, 2018 By: Laura Douglass – Gil Hanse, one of the world’s most sought-after golf architects, will present a discussion on ‘Where’s Golf Going?’ for the Given Tufts Spring Colloquium on Wednesday, March 21. The evening begins with cocktails […]
Must-See Course Debuts in 2018: New at Sand Dunes and Pinehurst
January 9, 2018 – Travel insider Matt Ginella reveals the list of must-see courses debuts in 2018. View the video here. Back to News. Back to Home.