Ohio Golf Journal August 2020

Both Pine Needles, as well as its sister course Mid-Pines, that sits directly across the street, are always a treat to play. The courses have that true southern charm feel and you can almost feel Peggy Kirk Bell still watching your swings from her golf cart. These are both classic Donald Ross courses, plus the Bell family recently added nearby Southern Pines to their list of courses in the Pinehurst area. Pine Needles is the first course to be awarded four U.S.Women’s Opens by the U.S. Golf Association. The fourth U.S. Women’s Open will be played at Pine Needles in 2022. Previous ones were in 1996, 2001 and 2007. If you visit Pinehurst, plan to stop at Talamore, Mid-South, Pine Needles, Mid-Pines and Southern Pines for a true North Carolina golfing adventure.