Ohio Golf Journal October 2018

accommodate the thousands of golfers heading toAmerica’s Golf Mecca for the peak Fall season. A post-Florence trip around Tidewater Golf Club, one of the premier courses in the Carolinas, revealed a layout that was in pristine condition, and that’s exactly what golfers can expect at all of the area’s courses for this fall and beyond. More inland at Pinehurst, Phil Wertz reported to us, “The area emerged from Hurricane Florence fairly unscathed outside of some general cleanup and course maintenance.” All Pinehurst Resort courses were open the week following the storm. Pine Needles, Mid Pines, Mid-South and Dormie Club opened on Wednesday after the storm passed through. The after effects of Florence could have been a much worse, but the ‘Home of American Golf’ was open for business in a relatively short time with all golf facilities, hotels and restaurants ready to serve golfers heading to the Pinehurst area. According to Martin Armes, the Outer Banks’ courses escaped the storm’s brunt. Currituck, The Pointe and Nags Head opened within a couple of days, after cleanup efforts were competed. Kilmarlic,The Pointe and Carolina Club on the mainland, also reopened within a couple of days. As far asHiltonHead,Armes said, “At the far end of the South Carolina coast, all the nearly two-dozen golf courses on Hilton Head Island quickly reopened, as well.” North and South Carolina’s golf community absorbed a punch from Florence, but it thankfully, it wasn’t a knockout blow. Golfers with plans to head to the Carolinas can do so expecting to see few, if any evidence, that Flo’ ever paid a visit. Pinehurst Golf Club Sea Pines Outer Banks, North Carolina Ohi o Golf Journa l