290 Country Club Circle,
Southern Pines, North Carolina NC 28387
Office
+1 (910) 692 6551Pro shop
+1 (877) 502 3552Fax
+1 (910) 692 5894Website
Visit websiteGolf pro
Graham Gilmore (GM & Director of Golf: Southern Pines, Mid Pines & Pine Needles).The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Original design by Donald Ross with later modifications and restoration by Kyle Franz (2020).
35.164538
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4 miles SE of Pinehurst Traffic Circle
From the Pinehurst traffic circle (intersection of the US-15-501, 211 and 2) follow the US-15-501 South. After 2 miles take Morganton Road West direction Southern Pines. After 1.5 miles you cross over Hwy 1. After o.6 miles bear right where road splits and stay on Morganton Rd, direction Southern Pines Southern Pines GC. After o.4 miles turn right into Spring Road, direction Southern Pines GC. Follow road for o.3 miles to golf.
Southern Pines
Southern Pines Golf Club: Amongst Donald Ross's huge legacy in the Pinehurst area are two wonderful golf courses that could in most respects be described as identical twins. However, whereas the Mid Pines Golf Club has benefited from top-quality grooming and immaculate green-keeping, the Southern Pines layout has a more rugged, slightly forgotten look about it. The layouts of these two not overly long courses are astonishingly similar.
The tightly folding and constantly undulating fairways of Southern Pines are lined with majestic pines and dogwoods, and lead you to well-bunkered, often small and devilishly tricky greens. Both of the twins can boast excellent greens, but what Southern Pines currently lacks is the same attention to detail and investment in the rest of its set-up and presentation.
The layout here bears the hallmarks of a bygone era of golf course design, where the holes are wonderfully crafted, water is rarely in play, the next tee box is never far from the previous green, and the generally tightish holes do not need to be over-powered by 350 yard drives.
Southern Pines is an essential part of the Donald Ross trail, a lovely old course, very enjoyable to visit and play, but a course where you wish the presentation could be improved.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
Non-metal spike facility.
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Until 2020, Southern Pines was owned by the Southern Pines Elks Lodge. The mission of the Elks organisation in the USA is to inculcate the principles of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity; to recognize a belief in God; to promote the welfare and enhance the happiness of its Members; to quicken the spirit of American patriotism; to cultivate good fellowship; to perpetuate itself as a fraternal organization, and to provide for its government.
In 2020 the Southern Pines golf course, clubhouse, lodge and pool, was sold to an investment company in partnership with the Bell family, of whom Peggy Kirk Bell (1921-2016) is a World Golf Hall of Famer. The family also own the golf and accommodation facilities at Pine Needles and Mid Pines. The Bells have been instrumental in returning these three Donald Ross-designed golf courses to their place as "jewels of the Sandhills".
North Carolina's 17th best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 72nd best public access course (Golf Digest, 2023).
1675 Highway 1 South, Southern Pines, North Carolina 28387
+1 (910) 692 9266
Visit websiteThe Hampton Inn is located close to the shops and restaurants of Southern Pines, with almost 50 golf courses within a 15-mile radius of the hotel.
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Pinehurst Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; Pine Needles; Mid Pines; Talamore; Mid South; Longleaf; National; Southern Pines; Pit Golf Links.
The Carolina; Whispering Pines (East and West courses); Pinewild (Magnolia and Holly courses); Little River; Tobacco Road (25 miles).
1500 Sandhills Boulevard, Aberdeen, NC 28315
+1 (910) 944 2367
Visit websiteThe Best Western Pinehurst Inn is located close to the shops and restaurants of Southern Pines and Aberdeen, with almost 50 golf courses within a 15-mile radius of the hotel.
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Pinehurst Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; Pine Needles; Mid Pines; Talamore; Mid South; Longleaf; National; Southern Pines; Pit Golf Links.
The Carolina; Whispering Pines (East and West courses); Pinewild (Magnolia and Holly courses); Little River; Tobacco Road (25 miles).
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Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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