View of a Pinehurst golf course fairway through longleaf pines

Plan Your Pinehurst Area Golf Trip

An honest, independent guide to golf in the Sandhills of North Carolina — covering Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen, and the courses that make this one of the best golf destinations on the East Coast.

What you won't find here

This isn't the resort's marketing site, and it's not a booking engine. It's the guide I wish existed when I was planning my first Pinehurst trip — price tiers, honest course rankings, and practical advice from someone who's actually walked (some of) the fairways.

I'll help you figure out which courses are worth the greens fee, which ones you can skip, and what to do with the hours between rounds. If I haven't played a course myself, I'll say so and tell you what the consensus says instead.