Golf Course Review - Pinehurst Resort - No.

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Senior Open in 1994. "The USGA is constantly striving to improve its championships, and conducting
these championships in back-to-back weeks allows the Association to provide a new and exciting
experience for the players and fans alike."
Not only is this unique, but No. 41 acres of fairways, up from 28 and zero acres of rough, down from
50 for the 2005 U.S. Miss short and left and you'll find a deep bunker, long and right and you'll leave
yourself with an impossibility for par. The new owners came in and completely changed No. Any shot
toward the front of the green will roll back down the fairway, while long will catch sand. Women's
Amateur.
"This doubleheader, staged at one of the sport's most storied golf courses, promises to provide a
promotion of women's championship golf unlike anything we've ever seen," said David Fay, USGA
executive director.
Just one year later, the USGA returned for the 2008 U.S. In addition, his changes lengthen the layout
to 6,879 yards.
Barely qualifying for the match-play portion of the PGA Championship, Denny Shute knocked off
Jimmy Thomson in the 36-hole final, 3 & 2, to capture the 1936 event. A low approach will kick up
toward the flag, due to the sloping, back to front surface. Wedge it close, as birdie opportunities are
dwindling.
The first of back-to-back monster par-4s, the 11th bends ever-so gently to the right and is fairly flat.
Stewart made birdie on the final day to take a one-shot lead into the last hole, while Mickelson
missed from short range. Women's Open would be held in back-to-back weeks at Pinehurst No. "The
premise is that the farther a golfer hits it, the more chance there is of the ball running into the wire
grass and pine straw," Coore said. This is the longest green on the course, 40 yards in length, but it
is quite narrow.
The second, now 32 yards longer than in 2005, will require a big tee ball down the left side of the
fairway, avoiding the series of bunkers that guard the landing area. 2, four of which came on the
eighth and ninth holes.
The longest hole on the course, the first hole on the back nine is a brute at 619 yards. It comes as no
surprise that the fifth hole was the hardest during the 1999 U.S. Club selection will be key on this
hole, as the green is quite wide, but very shallow. A mid- to long iron is left to a very narrow and
undulating green. Long or bunkered will result in bogey or worse.
Another solid opportunity for birdie, the fourth is a reachable par-5 that plays downhill to the
fairway and then uphill to the green. However, approach shots must be true, otherwise your short
game will be tested to its highest level.
But, let's set the stage for your stay at Pinehurst Resort.
When you first check in across the street at the Carolina Hotel or even better, the Holly Inn, you feel
like you're back in time, as you're greeted by employees with knickers and horse-drawn carriages.
Open, the greens at No. In addition, sand protects the left and right portions of the green. Along

with the fifth, the second hole is one of the most difficult on the course. Women's Amateur (1989),
Hall of Fame Tournament (1983), World Open/Hall of Fame Classic (1973-82), Men's and Women's
World Amateur Team Championship (1980), PGA Club Professional Championship (1971-74, 1988),
World Senior Amateur Team Championship (1967), U.S. Senior Open (1994), U.S. Tufts, the driving
forces of Pinehurst, seemingly at ease as they survey their creation.
The work Coore and Crenshaw did to restore No. Amateur Championship would make its first stop at
No. Stewart made only 11 bogeys during his four rounds at No. Stay clear of the left side sand at the
120-yard mark. 2 can play from 5,267 yards to 7,495 yards, so choose from one of the five tee boxes
that will fit your game.
With your caddie in tow, the first is a straightaway par-4 only 406 yards in length. Six years later,
Michael Campbell sealed his win with a birdie.
Although only 453 yards in length, the final hole plays uphill all the way to the green and bends
slightly to the right. We're trying to take what Ross left and perhaps bring it back to the character
and definition of what was once here. Senior Open, U.S. Pinehurst No. After trading the lead on
holes 13 through 15, Stewart moved into a tie with Lefty after saving par with a 25-foot putt on 16,
while Mickelson missed from eight feet for bogey. Once again, all shots slightly off target will roll
down away from the flag. 2 "a masterpiece."
The '70s were a difficult time for Pinehurst and the course suffered. On the 17th hole, Stewart
knocked his 6-iron three feet away while Mickelson hit a 7-iron four feet from the hole.
Putting first, Mickelson missed right while Stewart's putt ran true to take the lead. The right-to-left
sloping fairway will move your teeball to the left. 2 and No. team which included Jimmy Demaret,
Ben Hogan, Lloyd Mangrum and captain Sam Snead, as the Americans crushed the squad from
Great Britain, 9 1/2 to 2 1/2. 2 that rustic and classic feel. Again, a sandy scrub will welcome any
shot off-line to the right and missing the short grass will make it next to impossible to hold the
putting surface. 2. Lee never trailed in the match and finished 11-under par for the match.
Again, the courses at Pinehurst played extremely difficult, as only nine players out of 312 finished
under par and No. Amateur, Pinehurst sought out a design team to restore No. A bomb down the
right side will open up the hole, if not, then lay up down the same side, leaving a short pitch to a
very receptive green. The course played 92 yards longer than in 1999. During the 2005 Open, it
played as the second hardest hole, averaging 4.5 strokes.
One of the few opportunities for birdie on No. A back-right pin could cause problems, so play for the
center of the green to give yourself the best shot at birdie.
Although a par-5 for most mortals, the eighth is played as a par-4 at 490 yards during tournament
week. One could spend hours gazing at the hallways of this beautiful landmark. 2 in 1962, as Labron
Harris Jr defeated Downing Gray, 1-up. This hole proved to be the difference between Stewart and
runner-up Phil Mickelson, as Stewart made four pars and Mickelson was 2-over, as he finished one
back.
The seventh is a sharp dogleg to the right of 429 yards, as a new tee was added to toughen up the
hole. Yardage: 7,495.
Hole-by-Hole:

1 - Par 4 406 Yds 10 - Par 5 619 Yds

2 - Par 4 503 Yds 11 - Par 4 486 Yds
3 - Par 4 389 Yds 12 - Par 4 451 Yds
4 - Par 5 569 Yds 13 - Par 4 385 Yds
5 - Par 4 476 Yds 14 - Par 4 479 Yds
6 - Par 3 223 Yds 15 - Par 3 205 Yds
7 - Par 4 429 Yds 16 - Par 4 534 Yds
8 - Par 4 490 Yds 17 - Par 3 208 Yds
9 - Par 3 190 Yds 18 - Par 4 453 Yds
Par 35 3,675 Yds Par 35 3,820 Yds
Key Events Held: U.S. Open."
In addition, fairway widths and firmness of the landing areas were adjusted for increased strategy in
playing the course. Pinehurst No. And that is what makes No. 2 proved to be one of the most
exciting finishes in Open history, as it all came down to the final hole.
Faced with a daunting 15-foot putt for par on the 18th green, Stewart surveyed each and every
angle and then rolled in the longest putt by a player in the final group on the final hole for the
victory. Some of the past winners of that event included Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Ray Floyd,
Hale Irwin and Tom Watson, all major championship winners.
Following a Champions Tour event in 1983 won by Rod Funseth with a record- tying score of 18under-par, change was evident and Club Corp. Women's Amateur made its lone appearance on No. A
long iron or fairway metal will be required to achieve success here. Open Par). Not only does the
hole play slightly uphill, but a gentle breeze in the face usually accompanies the sixth. No doubt a
thinking man's golf course.
But what makes No. Your tee shot must be struck down the right side of the fairway to set up an
easier approach to the green. Open to a 534-yard par-4. 4 were used. Birdie on the 11th will be
fortunate, as only one player in the top seven at the 1999 U.S. 2, marking the first time in history
that two national championships would be staged on the same course in consecutive weeks.
"This is a unique and wonderful opportunity to showcase the U.S. The clubhouse is enormous with
many banquet and meeting rooms, not to mention a full-stocked pro shop. The course was
lengthened again to just over 7,000 yards for the event.
The U.S. 2, relies on placement and strategy. 2 is no doubt his finest ever.
Aces, pars or bogeys, send your thoughts to psokol@sportsnetwork.com.
. A long iron or fairway metal down the left side is the play off the tee. 2 played to a scoring average

of 74.898 during the stroke-play portion of the championship. 2.

There were several changes and modifications to the course, but the two biggest were the removal
of the rough and the conditioning.
That's right. 2. In addition, shots just off to the right, will find a steep chipping area that will chase
your ball 15 feet below the green. During his winning trip around No. Starting the final round with a
two-shot lead over Jim Albus, Simon Hobday, who controlled this event from the onset with rounds of
66-67-66, saw his lead trimmed to one with just three holes remaining. Open and U.S. A false front
will play havoc with any short shot, while a back slope will bound your shot well away from the
green.
Although the 13th is the shortest par-4 on the course, it would seem that it plays as a definite birdie
hole. Open courses, Rees Jones, aptly nicknamed the "Open Doctor," had this to say about No. There
are a pair of bunkers short of the green that provide quite a deceiving target. One of the most
intimidating greens on the course. 2: "Pinehurst No. 2 to its original heritage and design was
nothing short of remarkable. Back-right is the traditional Sunday pin, so play middle of the green to
set up the winning stroke, just like Payne Stewart.
OVERVIEW: Wow!
Tradition, beauty, style and grace. This is a perfect example of a hole in which you go for the center
of the surface, or just in front and try to make par. A tribute to the sure genius of Ross.
"When you see and feel Pinehurst, you know it's something different," Crenshaw said. One of the
easier greens on the course, so birdie is a real possibility.
Now that you had a chance to pick up a couple of shots, the fifth will most certainly bring you back
to reality. A mid- to long iron is required in order to reach the putting surface. The tee shot is key
here, as it must be placed down the left side of the fairway. Courses (2011-12), Rated #15 by Golf
Magazine - Top 100 World Courses (2011), Platinum Golf Resort by Golf Magazine (2012).
Website: Pinehurst.com.
HISTORY: Pinehurst Resort, and especially course No. Some of the past champions reads like a
who's who, with winners such as Walter Travis, Francis Quimet, Harvie Ward Jr., Jack Nicklaus,
Curtis Strange, Hal Sutton, Corey Pavin, Billy Andrade, Davis Love III and Jack Nicklaus II.
The women's North & South dates back to 1903 with former winners Louise Suggs, Babe Didrikson
Zaharias, Hollis Stacy, Carol Semple Thompson, Donna Andrews, Brandie Burton, Kelly Robbins,
Laura Diaz, Yani Tseng, Morgan Pressel and two-time winner Beth Bauer.
The world would come to Pinehurst in 1951 for the Ryder Cup matches, but, sadly, without the
course designer present because Ross passed away in Pinehurst in 1948.
The ninth edition of the Ryder Cup, featured an imposing U.S. His final round of 75 was good
enough for a one-shot win over Albus and Marsh. "They'll be able to see the ball in that area, but
they won't know what kind of lie they're going to have."
Another key change was the modification of the bunkers, as several were eliminated, some were
restored and others reshaped to match the original images of the course dating back to the 1940s.

"It is not our intent to radically change this golf course," Coore said. The green slopes severely from
back to front, so below the hole will set up a realistic birdie try. For the week, the field managed to
hit only 47.1 percent of the greens, producing a scoring average of 74.55. Next, you're left with a
shot of 200-plus yards, off a sidehill lie with a long iron or fairway metal. He will know every nuance
to the course and will help you shave a couple of shots off your round.
Finally, the course, well, greens as slick as glass, conditions, now as good as any private club in the
country, and the challenge, awesome.
"It's the type of golf course I could play every day," Greg Norman said.
Upon completion of your experience, you'll get a glimpse of the historic and fitting statue of Payne
Stewart, "One Moment in Time," overlooking the 18th green. 2, as Ross converted all of the greens
to grass. Woods certainly had his chances, but back-to-back bogeys on 16 and 17 from five feet did
him in.
Campbell's final round was a steady one with four birdies and three bogeys, two of which came on
16 and 18 when the championship was already in hand.
The 2005 U.S. "I've got to say, I'm so excited about 2014 because it's going to be a very unique U.S.
During the third round, Peter Jacobsen aced the ninth hole with a 7-iron. In contrast, Tiger Woods
played the fifth in 2-over, as he finished two strokes back. Par: 70 (U.S. In addition, you'll see the
sculptures of Donald Ross and Richard S. Missing this surface behind the green will cause
nightmares, as it slopes down toward the ninth tee, leaving an uphill approach of at least 10 feet.
Along the way, Harris defeated the likes of Richard Sikes, Homero Blancas and Billy Joe Patton, who
would declare No. After your tee shot, a long iron or fairway metal will be needed to reach the
green, which is guarded left by sand and right by slope and small trap. Your approach shot is played
uphill to a slightly elevated green guarded by several bunkers. 2, along with Bethpage Black, were
the longest courses in U.S. The second shot will play slightly uphill to a green that features steep
slopes left and long, and a sharp pitch from back to front. Women's Open (2014), Tour Championship
(1991-92), U.S. 2 so difficult. Of all the greens on No. The resort was conceived by Boston soda
fountain magnate James Walker Tufts, who purchased 5,500 acres, intending to build a resort for a
winter escape for the northern snowbirds. Open made three.
The 12th is certainly no weak sister to the 11th, reaching to a length of 484 yards and angling to the
right. 2 was gone. When coupled with a back-right pin position, this hole make even the best of
players shake in their spikes. Open at No. "It remains a masterpiece, a course so beautifully
balanced and testing."
Ross certainly designed some gems in his time, Aronimink, Inverness, Oak Hill, Oakland Hills and
Seminole to name a few, but Pinehurst No. However, his birdie try missed right.
Marsh then missed short from nine feet and Hobday knocked in his 2-foot par putt for the title.
Open.

Pinehurst president Don Padgett II said it best: "We're not doing this for purely environmental
reasons, nor are we doing this project as preparation for the 2014 U.S. Goetze reached the
championship match by defeating 1973 winner Carol Semple Thompson, 5 & 3.

The PGA Tour made a couple of visits back in 1991 and '92, as the Tour Championship was held at
Pinehurst. Sand, left and right of the green will leave a small opening to the putting surface, so now
you know why this hole plays so hard.

Another big par-4, the 14th plays downhill

off the tee to a well-bunkered fairway, one
of the many holes that puts a premium on
the driver. Some of the great players of the
day failed to reach match-play, including
Walter Hagen, Byron Nelson and Leo
Diegel.
Another noteworthy event was the 1940
North-South Open Championship, as it
marked the first professional win for Ben Hogan, an event he would win two more times (1942,
1946).
One of the most revered events in amateur history is the North & South Amateur Championship,
first held at Pinehurst in 1901. Women's Open Championship. 2 went under the knife, as all of the
putting surfaces were replaced by Penn G-2. 2. While Stewart made par all four days, Mickelson
made three bogeys in four tries in 1999. The hole plays over 200 yards and requires a high, soft midto long iron to hold the green. 2 being lengthened to 7,281 yards. Open, as Michael Campbell of New
Zealand captured his first career major championship. 2 is the short par-4 third, although it has
been lengthened to 389 yards with a new tee box. There are reasons, as this slight dogleg right plays
into a breeze and displays fairway bunkers down the right and sandy scrub everywhere else. How
can you not buy logoed balls, towels, shirts and other trinkets.
As you stride to the first tee, you're joined by one of the many knowledgeable caddies at Pinehurst.
Over a century later, the course has been lengthened many times and now stands at over 7,400
yards.
The PGA Championship of 1936 was the first major event held on No. The price? Just $1 per acre.
After the first course was laid out in the late 1890s, Scottish-born course designer Donald Ross was
brought in to design three courses and redo No. The only hole on the course with a water hazard
(which does not come into play, unless you're a golf writer), requires a big draw off the tee, avoiding
the pair of fairway bunkers on the right. The victory, from start to finish, was one of five Champions
Tour titles and his only USGA crown. Once again, the course became firm and fast and the powers
that be at the PGA Tour and USGA levels took notice.
The U.S. The challenge really begins with your approach, as the green is elevated, some 15 to 20
feet, requiring at least one extra club. 2 to its original Ross glory, the way it was intended.
The logical choice was Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw.
Known for their minimalist approach and their shared admiration for classic golf course
architecture, Coore and Crenshaw began the restoration process in February 2010, when they were
named to return the character of No. A short iron is all that is needed to attack the putting surface,
but beware, miss long, left or right and you'll have a near impossible task of getting up and down.

That's another story, as the raised green is protected in front by sand and a small pot bunker in the
right, rear portion of the green. In addition, a completely new irrigation system was installed,
replacing its 60-year-old archaic predecessor.
"My mouth literally falls open when I see the incredible work that they've done," said Mike Davis,
current USGA executive director. The photo opportunities are endless.
Now it's off to the course, as you take a ride down Pinehurst's version of Magnolia Lane. 2 will
become the first and only course to host the U.S. Rating: 76.4. The green is small, just 26 paces deep
and quite undulating, especially in front, as short shots will roll back down the fairway. With the
fairways slightly enlarged due to the revamping of the rough, you can be slightly erratic off the tee.
Missing long is not an option, either, so choose wisely with your approach. Open, U.S. Among the
modifications, was to take out all of the sandy waste areas from along side the fairways and planting
grass inside the tree-lines. In short, we'll bring the strategy back, and reinstate its character."
What was once a course under 6,000 yards long, now stretches to the ungodly length of 7,495 yards,
with a slope of 141 and a course rating of 76.4.
The before and after numbers are astounding. Vicki Goetze, who also defeated Annika Sorenstam in
the 1992 Women's Amateur, came away with a 4 & 3 win over future LPGA player Brandie Burton.
Additional changes were made to the course, including No. Slope: 141. 100 Greatest Public Courses
(2011-12), Rated #11 by Golfweek - Best Classic Courses (2012), Ranked #10 by Golf Magazine Top 100 U.S. Swirling wind and bunkers surrounding the hole make club selection key. Location:
Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina. The tee shot must attempt to cut across the corner to set up the
best angle to the green. Marsh drew even with Hobday with a par on 17 and Albus, who also made
par, was just one back, as Hobday made four.
After all three players drove in the fairway on the last, only Albus found the putting surface. The
optimum drive is down the left side, as the fairway slope goes to the right. Year Opened: 1907.
Under their leadership and vision, No. 2, is steeped in tradition. This par-3 exemplifies where the
term "upside-down saucer" originated to describe the greens at No. We're doing it because it's the
right thing to do, as stewards of this historic course."
HOLE-BY-HOLE REVIEW: For starters, pick your tee box wisely. All 35 acres of rough were stripped
and restored with natural areas featuring sand, pine straw and native grasses. Kittleson made a
charge in the afternoon to get within 2-down, but Lee followed with a pair of birdies and then closed
out the match on the 32nd hole with a 30-foot birdie. The green is deep and slopes from back to
front with no bail-out areas, unless you consider just short and left of the green. 2 and Payne
Stewart's final triumph.
The '99 championship at No. Sandy scrub and trees guard the entire right side of the fairway from
tee to green, so play left-center off the tee to the meatier part of the landing area. Bobby Nichols
made a rare ace during the championship, as he holed out on the 17th hole during the final round.
Prior to the 1999 U.S. Any shot short of the putting surface will slide back down the fairway, so your
approach needs to be spot on. Play below the hole regardless of the pin position, take par and move
on. Women's Open," said then-USGA President Jim Vernon. Open history at 7,214 yards. 1.
Famed No. When in doubt, play short and right of the green to leave yourself with an uphill pitch to
the pin. 2 so unique?

That's simple, the greens.

This is a course that requires a deft touch around the greens. Here's an important tip: listen to your
caddie. The walls of the hotel are draped with photos and memorabilia from yesteryear. Generally a
par-5 for the resort guests, the 16th played as a par-4 and was the most difficult hole on the course
averaging 4.502 strokes per player.
Following the U.S. It comes as no surprise that the 16th was the second-hardest hole during that
Open, with a scoring average of 4.5. took ownership of the resort in the mid '80s. The safe approach
to the left-center of the landing area will result in a short to medium iron to a fairly small putting
surface guarded on both sides by sand.
FACTS AND STATS: Course Architect(s): Donald Ross (1901-48), Rees Jones (1996-99, 2004), Bill
Coore and Ben Crenshaw (2010-12 - renovation and restoration). One bunker on each side guards
one of the longer greens on the course. 2 proved to be a formable foe, as only Stewart finished under
par (1-under). 2 opened for play in 1907 with oiled sand or dirt greens, as the summers would not
maintain grass. Of the eight courses at Pinehurst, five are located within shouting distance of the
club house.
The practice facility is quite extensive, along with the putting greens and chipping areas. Amateur
(1962, 2008), Ryder Cup (1951), PGA Championship (1936), North and South Women's Amateur
(1903-present), North and South Amateur (1901-present).
Awards Won: Ranked #1 by Golf Digest - Best in State Rankings (NC) (2004-10), Ranked #1 by
Golfweek - Best in State Public Rankings (NC) (2012), #2 by Golf Digest - America's best state-b-state (2011-12), Ranked #5 by Golfweek - America's Top 100 Resort Courses (2012), #8 by Golf
Digest - U.S. Consider yourself fortunate if you make bogey. 2.
Jack Nicklaus, the greatest golfer of all time and one of the leading architects in the world said of
No. Amateur, as courses No. Four shots off the pace when the final round began, Campbell fired a 1under 69 to defeat Tiger Woods by two shots. Over the years, Ross tinkered with his pride and joy
for over 40 years, finally settling on its current configuration in 1935. The players in 2005 didn't fare
much better, as the hole again was the second-most difficult with a 4.4-stroke average.
The last of the par-3s, the 17th has been extended to 21 yards to 208 yards and features a gaping
bunker in the front-right portion of the green. Graham Marsh moved to 10-under while Hobday
climbed to 11 with birdies on the 16th and Albus stood at nine-under. The average size of the greens
is 6,388 square feet, although all have sloped edges making landing areas even smaller.
Position off the tee and through the green is of utmost importance. Open (1999, 2005, 2014), U.S. At
the time, Lee was six months younger than Woods was when he won his first U.S. As the years went
by, course conditions worsened and even though the PGA Tour brought in an event, the bite of No.
Although the fairways are somewhat generous, the new or should we say, restored rough, with its
sandy waste areas and native grasses, gives No. In fact, after the second round, only three players
had broken par and no one for the week shot better than 67.
In preparation for the next championship, Rees Jones was brought in to repair most of the bunkers
and roughly 100 yards were added to the layout by adding several new tee boxes, stretching the
course to 7,214 yards.
The United States Golf Association returned to Pinehurst for the 2005 U.S. A long iron or fairway

metal is left and becomes more difficult with a back-right pin placement, as sand guards the frontright of the putting surface. Ross certainly was happy with the result, calling it, "the fairest test of
championship golf I have ever designed."
The man most relied upon recently to renovate and update U.S. 61 acres of turf, down from 87 prior
to restoration. 2, this one might be the most difficult.
If you thought the last green was hard, wait to you reach the 15th's putting surface. With this
change, Ross' surfaces took on a more domed look, thus creating the most difficult greens in golf.
"This contouring around a green makes possible an infinite variety in the requirements for short
shots that no other form of hazard can call for," Ross said.
Ross completely changed every green, using horse-drawn, drag-pans to change the putting surfaces
and shape the mounds. Craig Stadler was a playoff winner over Russ Cochran in '91, while Paul
Azinger defeated Lee Janzen and Corey Pavin by three shots for the title in '92.
The next event for the USGA at Pinehurst was the U.S. Stewart's famed reaction is now captured by
a statue, standing fittingly just behind the final hole.
Standing at 1-under par after three rounds, Stewart held a slim one-shot advantage over Phil
Mickelson. 72 for Resort Guests. Let's start out with an uphill tee shot that needs to carry past the
crest of a hill to have any shot at reaching the green in two. The right corner of the fairway is
guarded by a series of bunkers and native grasses. Open winner Retief Goosen dominated this event
through three rounds, as he carded rounds of 68-70-69; however, a Sunday collapse of 81 sent the
South African down the leaderboard into a tie for 11th.
Tim Clark, who opened the tournament with a 76, tied for third with Sergio Garcia and Mark Hensby
after rounds of 69-70-70. Amateur title.
All square after the opening nine holes, Lee birdied five of the next six holes to pull away and held a
5-up advantage after the first 18. Au contraire. A little wedge remains to this elevated green guarded
left and right by sand. Mickelson, who once again had a chance to tie, missed his birdie try from 25
feet, setting up Stewart's heroic putt. In addition, more yardage was added to the layout, increasing
it to 7,175 and playing to a par of 70.
When all is said and done, however, people will always talk about Pinehurst No. Of the sand traps on
the hole, only the bunkers guarding the right portion of the green will come into play. "We're trying
to uncover it, not recover it. Only one player played a bogey-free round throughout the
championship, as Arron Oberholser carded a second-round 67.
Just two years later the USGA announced the 2014 U.S. The result was so overwhelming that only
two of the 12 matches reached the final hole. 2, "My favorite golf course in the country from a
design standpoint."
The course has 111 sand traps, 53 fairway bunkers and 58 greenside bunkers and just one water
hazard (on hole 16). It's Donald Ross's ultimate design because it's his most hands-on creation."
When first opened in 1907, the course was a mere 5,860 yards. How difficult was the course going to
play? Well, the course rating was 76.2 with a slope of 140.

When all was said and done, 18-year-old Danny Lee of New Zealand became the youngest winner in
the history of this storied championship, as he defeated Drew Kittleson, 5 & 4 in the title match.
Lee used a hot putter, as he poured in 13 birdies over 32 holes to defeat Kittleson. Stewart was the
lone player to finish under par.
Sadly, this would be his final title, as four months later, Stewart, along with his agents, Robert
Fraley and Van Arden, and course architect Bruce Borland and two pilots were killed in a plane
crash. A mid iron is needed to negotiate this diabolical par-3 of 190 yards. Women's Open, U.S. 2
was brought back to its original look, feel and playability. This would be the final Ryder Cup for
Demaret, who retired with a perfect 6-0 Ryder Cup mark. Open and U.S. Your tee shot, played
downhill toward the fairway, must clear a pair of bunkers down the right side to have any chance of
gaining access to the green. With new technology, the 10th can be reached in two, but accuracy is
key. Open, playing to a scoring average of 4.54 and the third-most difficult in 2005.
The sixth, the first par-3 on the course, is also the longest at 223 yards. Just a few of the words that
come to mind when talking about Pinehurst, and more specifically, No. Campbell was the lone player
in the field to finish at par or better with his four-round total of even-par 280.
Two-time U.S. There is nothing like southern hospitality. 2 is sacred ground in golf. The grounds are
immaculate and the staff quite accommodating. A perfect start to get your juices flowing, the first,
just like all the holes on No. 2 in 1999, Payne Stewart made par all four days on the fifth. 2 back in
1989. A long iron for the professionals or fairway metal (for the resort guests), remains to a fairly
accessible green with sand, left, back and right. Bunkers guard the severely slick putting surface
that slopes back to front and left to right. With the passing of James Tufts, the course was passed on
to his son and he in turn sold the property. If laying up, be wary of the sand around the 100-yard
mark on the right. Sand, slope and swirling winds make this hole quite challenging. On the card, the
13th at just 389 yards is rated the sixth-most difficult hole on No. One note of caution: A large, deep
bunker, some 30 yards in length, not to mention a sandy waste area along the entire right side, must
be avoided as well. The putting surface is quite deep and is bunkered on both sides. Amateur and
U.S. After missing the fairway off the tee on 18, Stewart laid up, 80 yards shy of the green and then
placed his approach 15 feet away. Play this one like the resort guests do, as a par-5.
The outward nine closes with the shortest hole on the course, but certainly, not the easiest. If you
reach the back portion of the green with a front left pin, you'll have a difficult time keeping your first
putt on the green.
Another hole that the Pinehurst guests play as a par-5, the 16th is converted for the U.S. Open and
the U.S