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Racing, fishing, shopping, more: Off-course fun on a Pinehurst golf trip
So, you've come to Pinehurst, the home of American golf, and you want to do something else besides hit a small ball and chase it down, only to hit it again? Sacrilege. Well, if you must, there are other things to do in Pinehurst besides play Pinehurst No. 2 and the other not-so-famous 42 area courses.
... full article »Pinehurst-area golf courses in fine fettle after great growing season
Those planning a visit to Pinehurst this fall are in for a treat. Most of the golf courses in and around this hallowed ground are already in good shape, ready and waiting, thanks to cooperative weather.
... full article »Tired of Myrtle Beach madness? Take it slower and easier at Sea Trail
Sea Trail Golf Resort and Conference Center is way up there in placid Sunset Beach. From the mainland you drive slowly over a one-lane bridge, salt marsh surrounding you, to a three-mile-long island blessedly lacking in neon-lit strip malls. Take off your watch. Take out your clubs.
... full article »Piedmont region of the Tar Heel state has plenty to offer for golfers
While most of us won't have the same thrill Michael Campbell did when he won the U.S. open in North Carolina, there are plenty of people who feel just as strongly about golf in the Piedmont region of the Tar Heel state. From the splendor of the Duke University golf club and the 36-hole Bryan Park, to designs by Jack Nicklaus and Davis Love III, there's a lot of golf courses to like in the area.
... full article »Pinehurst without No. 2's sticker shock? Believe it
So you say you want to go to Pinehurst and play No. 2. Then you check out the green fees: Yow! Next stop, Myrtle Beach. But wait - this area is home to about 45 courses within a 10-mile radius, many of them by architects such as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and, of course, Donald Ross. The best part? There are a number of great options without the sticker shock of No. 2.
... full article »The 'other' Duke-North Carolina rivalry: On the links
Looking for a course with muscle and teeth? Duke's your best bet. Looking for genteel Southern charm and a better chance to score? Try Finley. Regardless of which shade of blue you prefer, both courses are guaranteed to turn you into a fan.
... full article »North Carolina courses that women enjoy are out there
As Tim McDonald discovered. there are quite a few courses that enthusiastically welcome women in North Carolina, both in their attitudes and their propensity to make the game more fun. Here are some of the golf courses in North Carolina that women seem to enjoy, including Hillandale near Duke University, which has four sets of tees ranging from 4,800 to 6,400 yards.
... full article »Following trend to lure women golfers, Pinehurst adds golf/spa package
Women looking for some luxury along with their golf have more choices than ever - more resorts are offering golf/spa packages to help entice women, either solo or with their families. For example, the Pinehurst resort in North Carolina, which opened a $12 million spa in March, 2002, believes the spa/golf experience will attract more women to golf.
... full article »On the road with Shane Sharp: Charlotte to Asheville and the North Carolina foothills
The only question more common than "Duke or Carolina" around this state is "where are you going this weekend?" North Carolinians love their two- and three-day getaways, and you can bet your last bite of barbeque that golf is involved more times than not. If staying in state, the answer typically varies by around 600 miles. To the east, there's the beach; to the west, the mountains. In between is the vast, gently rolling Piedmont, home to the overwhelming majority of the state's population base.
... full article »Next up: Pinehurst No. 2
With the controversy over the hockey rink that was the 17th green at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club still stuck in its craw, the USGA now turns its attention to the Sandhills of North Carolina and Pinehurst Resort. The 2005 U.S. Open will be contested on the resort's famed No. 2 course, a Donald Ross design that last hosted the event in 1999. The ink had barely dried on Retief Goosen's victory check when the usual lineup of questions were posed regarding the USGA's plans for setting up No. 2: How fast will the greens roll? How long with the rough be grown? Will level par over four days be a respectable showing?
... full article »Columbia anchors midland golf offerings
Golf? In Columbia? That's right Hilton Head. You better believe it Myrtle Beach. Listen up Charleston. Contrary to popular belief, the Holy Trinity doesn't have a monopoly on fairways and greens in the Palmetto State. While it will never be mistaken for a hotbed of high end resort golf, the Capital City has the daily fee wherewithal to pluck duffers from long haul markets like Ohio, Michigan and Canada.
... full article »Plenty of golf options available in Asheville
Asheville has always had a reputation of healing. During the height of the tuberculosis scare of the early 1900s, Asheville became the premier center for treatment of the disease east of the Rockies. Now-a-days, with tuberculosis well under control (but not eradicated as some might think), the mountain air serves to heal another affliction -- a golfers' itch. As Jason Scott illustrates, plenty of options abound.
... full article »Haywood County golf offers a great escape
Author Charles Frazier, a native son of these parts, had his widely acclaimed novel "Cold Mountain," winner of the National Book Award, adapted into a 2003 movie release by the same name. If you have neither seen nor read the story, a deserting Confederate soldier, played on the screen by Jude Law, makes a perilous return trek to Cold Mountain after being wounded at the Battle of Petersburg, Va. He makes it back to reunite with his truelove, Ada, portrayed in the movie by the leggy Nicole Kidman.
... full article »Pinehurst No.2 lives up to the hype
Golf course architect Tom Doak once mused that if Pinehurst No. 2 was built today, it wouldn't make anyone's top 100. Was Doak, the profession's purported "bad boy," ripping into a layout that took Donald Ross almost his entire adult life to create and perfect?
... full article »Pinehurst No. 2 doesn't warrant the hype
The truth is that the staggering number of accolades that Pinehurst No. 2 receives every year has more to do with the golf experience, including the memorabilia and photos that line the halls of the clubhouse and the statues that adorn the grounds, than the actual golf course. Pinehurst No. 2 isn't even one of the 10 best golf courses in North Carolina, and it may only be the fourth-most attractive member of its own family, falling shy of Nos. 4, 7 and 8 from a playability and design standpoint.
... full article »The Sandhills have some great golf, and if you look around, it doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg
Want to play at one of the premier golf destinations in the world and the cost is no object? Then I would suggest calling Robin Leach -- he of the numbingly pretentious, and mercifully cancelled, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" television schlock -- for assistance with lining up champagne wishes and caviar dreams to accompany your $350 rounds. Here's another question: Want to play golf at one of the premier golf destinations in the world -- The Sandhills of North Carolina -- and spend significantly less than $300?
... full article »Wachovia turns to 'Rockovia' with Woods in the field
As if Masters champ Phil Mickelson, Mike Weir, Davis Love III, Vijay Singh and defending champ David Toms weren't enough pedigree for a stellar event, Tiger Woods will be joining the field at the Wachovia Championship May 3-9 at the Quail Hollow Country Club.
... full article »Aching for Aiken on the road to the Masters
Golfers making the trek to the 2004 Masters will find affordable, under-hyped golf just beyond the shadow of golf's Sistine Chapel. The Aiken/North Augusta area is home to a respectable collection of pay for play tracks that attract loyal followers from as far away as Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and Canada. A quaint retirement town, Aiken is a little slice of golf heaven in the Southeast.
... full article »Is the Queen City an emerging golf destination? Charlotte mayor is a believer
Pat McCrory tells golf course superintendents that the notion of Charlotte as a golf destination is not as far-fetched as some might believe. He says the Queen City will emerge as a legitimate golf destination over the next few years, but managing editor Shane Sharp says the city has a lot of work to do if it hopes to be mentioned in the same breath as Jacksonville and Scottsdale.
... full article »He golfs, she golfs: His and hers golf trips abound in the Carolinas
The days of leaving the misses behind while you're out on a weekend excursion are long gone. Now golf-first resorts around the Carolinas have responded to this growing trend with the bells and whistles needed to attract club wielding couples. As Shane Sharp reports, dozens of properties from the mountains to the coast are tweaking their wares to make them more women-friendly.
... full article »- Pinehurst Resort will miss Corso's strong presence
- Pine Crest Inn is still an old favorite
- Try these Carolina short courses
- Fayetteville offers quality, affordable golf
- Ricky Barnes finds comic relief at celebrity pro-am
- Charlotte golf rounds suffer as Panthers keep winning
- Teeing it up in the Triad
- Ocean Course in familiar territory
- Pine Needles set to go under the knife
- Carolinas filled with top-notch spots for weekend getaways
- High Country golf can hold its own
- Future of municipal golf looks bright in the Carolinas
- Getting down to business in the Queen City
- Berkeley Hall pays attention to every last detail
- Reinvention keeps Pinehurst Resort on the top of golfers' lists
- North Carolina Piedmont features timeless charm
- Part I: South Carolina features some of the world's greatest golf destinations
- Tips to help you swing into the spring golf season
- Hidden gems of the Sandhills
- Wishing winter away while watching the PGA opener
- South Carolina's Tega Cay on the comeback trail
- 18 Triangle holes you must play
- On the Road in the Carolinas, from Charlotte to Daufuskie Island
- Winter in Carolina busy with news from Dana Rader and Robert Trent Jones Jr.
- The Point on Lake Norman: Resort-style living at its best
- Catching up with Jay Bilas: ESPN college basketball analyst bleeds hoops and golf
- Pinehurst No. 7 to Reopen in December with Rees Jones Revamping
- The Palmer Course at Stonewall Resort
- Pinehurst Notebook: Plantation Goes Private, National to Host PGA Tour School …
- Interstate 95 Offers Golfers Several Top Rest Stops
- Roger Rulewich on the rise, Charlotte-area courses battle drought
- Top Rank: Golf Magazine Smiles on Carolina Courses
- Senior Tour Hits the Tar Heel State, and There are Plenty of Places to Play
- Golf and NASCAR in the Queen City: Race Week's a Time to Trade Paint and Save Par
- Day Two: On the Road to Augusta
- Day One: On the Road to Augusta
- Greensboro Classic Faces Big Move, New Challenges
- Golfing in North Carolina's Triangle on the Upswing
- Fishing Around in the Santee-Cooper Region
- Why Pinehurst Just Feels Like Home
- Inside the 17th Hole: Wanna Bet it's a Par-3?
- Murrells Inlet's Highway 707 Corridor: Golf and Grub in the South Strand
- Course Guides for Wilmington and Brunswick County
- Golf in the North Carolina Triangle
- Resort at a Glance - The Grove Park Inn Resort
- Carolina golf real estate: From the mountains to the sea
- Brian Harman is ready to make his mark
- 2002 to be a Quiet Year for New Courses in North Carolina
- Check Out the Nose on that Birdie: Golfing and Wine Tasting in the Southeast
- Pinehurst: Where Serious Golfers Experience the Sport
- North Carolina travel special: Golf in the North Carolina mountains
- Q and A: Independent Golf Package Providers
- Santee-Cooper Resort Eyes Myrtle Beach Market
- Golf Comes Alive in South Carolina's York, Lancaster and Chester Counties
- Tega Cay: The Ideal Day
- Pinehurst No. 2 Conspiracy Theory Put to Rest by the Experts
- For Some Golfers, Walking is the Only Way to Go on the Road
- The Hound Ears Lodge Simply Exudes Relaxation
- City Overview: Winston-Salem
- First woman inducted into Teaching Hall of Fame
