ohhhhh just found out i'm playing royal county down at the end of the month.
need a 4th?
ohhhhh just found out i'm playing royal county down at the end of the month.
need a 4th?
i only play with good golfers now. move along.
I hear that Trump fella is a 2 handicap on paper, but 7/8 in real life. So he could beat all the dwarfs on here. Cray!
Not trying to #humblebrag here, first of all. A vendor of mine gave me a $600 gift certificate to the Pinehurst resort, and I'm planning on taking my dad. Checking prices, Pinehurst is still expensive af (shocker), and I could use some advice on how to make the money go the furthest.
- When should we go? Mid-Late September or Early-mid December fit schedules best (December weather could be miserable), or we could just wait until 2018
- Where should we stay? Perhaps off property (Pinecrest Inn?) to get cheaper lodgings?
- Where should we play? Definitely want to play #4, and don't think we'd want to splurge for #2 (both played it). Love #8 and hate #5 - have played both a lot. What other resort course(s) are a must play?
Mid-Late September is pretty much peak Pinehurst. Do that if you can.
Stay at Pinecrest Inn if you want to be in the village. Pine Needles is a great place to stay in Southern Pines (my favorite overall).
Play #4. The only other Pinehurst courses worth playing in my opinion are #8 and #9 (if you are skipping #2, obviously).
I would play #4 - Dormie Club - Pine Needles - Mid Pines. If you want to add more rounds do #9 and Mid South. Or drive 30 minutes out to Tobacco Road and skip Mid South.
Not trying to #humblebrag here, first of all. A vendor of mine gave me a $600 gift certificate to the Pinehurst resort, and I'm planning on taking my dad. Checking prices, Pinehurst is still expensive af (shocker), and I could use some advice on how to make the money go the furthest.
- When should we go? Mid-Late September or Early-mid December fit schedules best (December weather could be miserable), or we could just wait until 2018
- Where should we stay? Perhaps off property (Pinecrest Inn?) to get cheaper lodgings?
- Where should we play? Definitely want to play #4, and don't think we'd want to splurge for #2 (both played it). Love #8 and hate #5 - have played both a lot. What other resort course(s) are a must play?
I have a tourney there in October, and #4 will be closed so our second round is on #8. Last year for the same tourney the greens were a mess, so they're replacing all of them. I think they decided to also do a bunch more work on it and now it won't be open until Fall 2018.
I would not go in December unless cold weather doesn't bother you. It'll be damn cold then and the days are shorter. We went in November once and it was brutally cold, if it hadn't been a tournament I wouldn't have kept playing - and I'll play through almost anything. Late September is phenomenal but also the most expensive time possible to go. Only way to get good weather on the cheap is to get lucky with an early warm Spring and book early. If you go in September even the Pinecrest Inn is expensive, and the benefits for golf and food aren't as good as staying at the real Pinehurst so you'll often end up paying more. Or you could go super cheap and rock a Holiday Inn or something.
Honestly I might look into staying at Pine Needles, playing their main course and/or Mid-pines, then adding a single night at Pinehurst. You'll get the kickass breakfast and a round of your choosing, or a more reasonable upgrade for #2. I'm biased since #2 is my favorite course anywhere and I realize it's insanely expensive, but at least it would be less painful. Pine Needles and Pinehurst #2 are far and away, in my opinion, the best 2 courses around there. Everything else is at least one significant step down.
For the rest, Dormie has fallen on hard times but is still a cool layout. Hardest 10th hole anywhere. Tobacco Road is fun but goofy. 8, 9, mid-pines, etc - all solid and you can't go wrong with any of them.
I just played 8 and Pine Needles 6 weeks ago. 8 is leagues better than Pine Needles. Not sure the last time you played them. Pine Needles was undergoing some work, but still. 8 was pretty special.
Played a scramble Monday where we were tied for the lead going into the last hole, a par 3. First 3 guys including myself all dumped our tee shots in the bunker. CEO of my company then hits a walk-off hole-in-one to win the tournament. Don't see that too often...
Played a scramble Monday where we were tied for the lead going into the last hole, a par 3. First 3 guys including myself all dumped our tee shots in the bunker. CEO of my company then hits a walk-off hole-in-one to win the tournament. Don't see that too often...
I'll be playing Old North State in October when I'm down for a wedding, anything I should know?
Everybody speaks so highly of it.
I'll be playing Old North State in October when I'm down for a wedding, anything I should know?
Everybody speaks so highly of it.
Don't tire yourself out or get too drunk before the last 3 holes. My favorite 3 finishing holes in NC, by far. Are you staying on/near the property?