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Pinehurst Resort is an upmarket golf resort at Pinehurst in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has hosted a number of prestigious golf tournaments.

Pinehurst was founded by Boston soda fountain magnate James Walker Tufts. He purchased five and a half thousand acres at around a dollar an acre in 1895 and opened the Holly Inn that New Year's Eve. The first golf course was laid out in 1897/98, and the first championship held at Pinehurst was United North and South Amateur Championship of 1901. Pinehurst's best known course, Pinehurst No.2 was completed in 1907 to designs by Donald Ross, who was associated with Pinehurst for nearly half a century.

From 1902 to 1951 Pinehurst was the home of the North and South Open, which was one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the United States at that time. Pinehurst is still home to the annual North and South Amateur Golf Championships, a series of tournaments which includes a Men's Championship inaugurated in 1901 and the Women's Championship that began two years later.

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The first PGA Tour major staged at Pinehurst was the 1936 PGA Championship which was won by Denny Shute. In 1951 the resort hosted the Ryder Cup and in 1991 and 1992 it was the venue for The Tour Championship. In 1999 Pinehurst staged its second major, the U.S. Open, which was won by Payne Stewart. It also hosted the 2005 U.S. Open, which was won by New Zealand's Michael Campbell.

The resort now has eight golf courses, three hotels, a spa and extensive sports and leisure facilities. In 1996 Pinehurst was designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior. It was ranked as the world's largest golf resort by the Guinness World Records before it was surpassed by Mission Hills Golf Club in China.

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[edit] Golf courses

[edit] Pinehurst #2

Pinehurst #2
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOTAL
US Open 75.3 / 135 4034713275654832204004701753514 60747744637847120348918744537037217
Par US Open 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 35 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 35 70
Blue 72.8 / 131 3914373275034421943874701653316 56943436836541718351816541734366752
White 70.8 / 127 3754103174824311793774571513179 46936835135640016946915538231196298
Green M:68.5/120 W:74.6/130 3603863074464231743164151512968 42535733632439315541314831228635831
Par Men's 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 5 3 36 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 36 72
Handicap Men's 11 3 13 5 1 15 9 7 17 2 8 10 14 4 16 12 18 6
Par Women's (Green) 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 5 3 37 5 4 4 4 5 3 5 3 4 37 74
Red 69.6 / 124 3203342504292791082854021272534 40628227526130312540814530625115045
Par Women's 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 5 3 36 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 36 72
Handicap Women's 9 7 13 3 1 15 11 5 17 2 10 12 14 6 16 4 18 8

[edit] Championship Croquet

Pinehurst is also the home of three championship croquet courts and a lawn bowling court. Players from around the country are attracted to this resort to play six wicket championship croquet. Mack Penwell is a US national champion, member of the USCA croquet hall of fame and croquet professional at Pinehurst resort.

[edit] Controversy

In June 1999, National Public Radio reported that the Pinehurt Resort was using threats of trademark infringement lawsuits to prevent any businesses located in the area of Pinehurst village from using the term "Pinehurst" in their business names. [1]

[edit] External links

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