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  Pinehurst Resort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pinehurst Resort is an upmarket golf resort at Pinehurst in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pinehurst_Resort   (479 words)

  
 Tennis
Pinehurst offers the largest golf and tennis resort in the country and was host to the United States Professional Golfers Association 1999 and 2005 US Open.
The resort has been successful in attracting many tennis events, including the National Men's 70 and 85 Championships and is frequented by USTA league players competing in various North Carolina tennis championships.
Pinehurst is a private resort and is open to the public.
www.pinehurst-nc.us /Tennis.htm   (965 words)

  
 Pinehurst Golf Resort, North Carolina. Pinehurst No. 2 course designed by Donald Ross.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pinehurst Village is located in the southern Sandhills of North Carolina, and is accessible by car (one hour drive from Raleigh, air or rail.
Pinehurst combines modern convenience with the impeccable service and hospitality that is so typical of the Southern USA.
This stately Victorian structure is the centerpiece of the resort and houses 210 guest rooms and 12 suites that have been completely renovated.
www.ausgolf.com.au /pinehurst.htm   (1039 words)

  
 Village of Pinehurst
Since all of the early buildings of Pinehurst stood on barren land, Tufts hired Warren Manning to plant over 222,000 tree seedling and other plants (47,250 of these were imported from France) around Pinehurst to give the resort the natural beauty we all still enjoy today.
It was not until 1960 that Pinehurst became a year-round resort with the introduction of air conditioning and swimming pools at the resort facilities.
Realizing that the resort was 75 years old and in need of significant investment to update and improve the resort facilities, the Tufts heirs sold Pinehurst, Inc., including the resort and approximately 7,500 acres of land, to the Diamondhead Corporation for $9.2 million in January 1971.
www.villageofpinehurst.org /VOP_history.htm   (771 words)

  
 Pinehurst Earns National Environmental Award
Pinehurst Resort, a Club Corp property in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C., is in its 12th year of the Safe Harbor Program, which is a collaboration with non-profit environmental group Environmental Defense and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Pinehurst Resort became the first private landowner in the country to sign a voluntary agreement as part of the North Carolina Sandhills project in 1995.
Pinehurst Resort actively manages pine forests on the golf property as habitat for the red-cockaded woodpecker by removing understory plants, using prescribed burns for regeneration and optimizing the conditions of mature stands.
grounds-mag.com /news/pinehurst-environmental-award   (355 words)

  
 Triad Golf Today Magazine: - March 2003 - Pinehurst Resort Offers Elegant Golf and Lifestyle
Pinehurst is a celebration of the game, its adjuncts, and the art of getting away from the hassles of modernity and the absurdities of the frantic lifestyles that so many of us lead.
The course is the most undulating of the Pinehurst courses and the back nine is well known in the area as one of the better tests.
Every golfer in North Carolina needs to visit Pinehurst once a year, arriving early on a sunny spring or fall morning, rolling down the windows in the car as the soil turns from amber clay to soft sand, inhaling the scent of pine, moving forward to the destination and yet stepping back into another world.
www.triadgolf.com /mar-apr2003/oncourse-pinehurst.htm   (1158 words)

  
 Pinehurst   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pinehurst is not just a place to which you travel and play golf.
Pinehurst is a place where you come under a spell.
With the recent addition of Pinehurst No. 8, constructed to mark the centennial of the resort, this comfortably first-class property now boasts 144 holes of golf-more than any resort in the world.
www.americasgreatresorts.com /southeast/pinehurst/Pinehurst.html   (280 words)

  
 Pinehurst Golf: Resort, Course No. 4, North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
PINEHURST, N.C. -- For those who are still not convinced that golf course architect Tom Fazio can work miracles with a piece of land, the defense submits Exhibit A: Pinehurst Resort Course No. 4.
When the dust settled, a new resort course with 180 bunkers and a cadre of clever holes stood in place of the original design.
Pinehurst staffers, caddies, and constituents agree that No. 4 is arguably the best course on property.
www.pinehurstgolf.com /coursereviews/pinehurst-resort-course-four2.htm   (741 words)

  
 The Pinehurst Resort Golf Packages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The resort is also famous for the service and attention to detail of its staff and management.
This stately, Victorian structure is the centerpiece of Pinehurst Resort and houses 222 guest rooms and 12 suites which have been completely renovated.
Pinehurst Hotel Villas, located on the grounds of the Pinehurst Hotel, the Villas are perfectly designed for the golfing foursome or eight some.
www.pacgolf.com /pineh.htm   (874 words)

  
 Welcome to the CMAA National Club Championship
Golf, a sport of growing popularity in the United States at the time of Pinehurst’s founding, was introduced to the resort not by its owner, but by its guests.
Their experiments went relatively unnoticed amid the 5,500-acre landscape of the new resort until 1898, when Tufts received an angry complaint from a resort dairyman.
Pinehurst continues to draw generations of fathers and sons passing along golfing traditions, including Arnold Palmer and his father as well as Jack Nicklaus, his father and his sons.
www.nccgolf.org /PinehurstHistory.htm   (1419 words)

  
 Pinehurst Resort | a luxury golf hotel in Pinehurst brought to you by Great Hotels of the World
Pinehurst Resort is one of the world's finest luxury hotels.
Pinehurst is the largest golf resort in the USA, offering an impressive total of eight 18-hole courses, designed by famous names such as Ross, Maples, Jones and Fazio.
Pinehurst is located in the heartland of North Carolina and is surrounded by several historical sites and regional attractions.
www.ghotw.com /hotel/golf/pinehurst.htm   (588 words)

  
 Pinehurst, North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Resort's famed No. 2 golf course is the proud home of the North and South Open and Amateur Championships, 1991 and 1992 PGA Tour Championships, 1994 U.S. Senior Open, and 1999 and 2005 U.S. Open Championships.
Pinehurst boasts three world-class hotels: Carolina, opened in 1901 and dubbed the "Queen of the South" and the "White House of Golf," has 217 rooms and three suites.
Pinehurst also offers 40 four-bedroom villas, each with a connecting parlor; and 135 one-bedroom condominiums, each with a full kitchen and located adjacent to several golf course fairways or lakeside.
www.pinehurstgolf.com /pinehurst-resort.htm   (1523 words)

  
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The 2,000-acre resort is also the home of the Spa at Pinehurst and three world-class historic hotels.
Built in 1895, Pinehurst resort is located in the heart of North Carolina, about 70 miles southwest of Raleigh.
The resort is one of more than 170 clubs and resorts worldwide owned and operated by Dallas-based ClubCorp, founded in 1957 and has approximately $1.5 billion in assets.
www.visitnc.com /press_room/docs/Pinehurst.doc   (429 words)

  
 The Village of Pinehurst RV Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pinehurst, North Carolina is noted for its prestigious village and is considered to be the Golf Capital of the World.
Pinehurst is host to many golf tournaments, for example, the Men's US Open, Women's US Open, Senior's US Open and Tour Championship.
Pinehurst RV Park is situated on Lake Juniper, so for those that prefer a different "water course" and whose idea of a "sand trap" is the beach, come try your skill at fishing.
www.pinehurstrvpark.com   (119 words)

  
 Tennis Resorts Online: Pinehurst
And the resort also recently brought in Vic Braden for a very successful weekend, and plans to do more of that sort of special event.
Meanwhile, the resort has added a spa, a large children's playground next to the hotel, and new children's programs.
"This is the tennis resort of all resorts.
www.tennisresortsonline.com /trofiles/Pinehurst.cfm   (1174 words)

  
 Pinehurst Golf: Pine Needles Resort Golf Course, North Carolina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
PINEHURST, NC -- A number of people who play a lot of golf in North Carolina will tell you that Pine Needles is their favorite golf course.
In a survey determining the best course in the state, they might vote for Pinehurst #2 or Wade Hampton or Charlotte Country, but if you asked a lot of golfers where they would really, really, really like to play, then Pine Needles would be their choice.
Pinehurst Resort wishes it had Pine Needles' teaching facility.
www.pinehurstgolf.com /coursereviews/pine-needles-resort-golf-course.htm   (971 words)

  
 From the historic Pinehurst Resort to the rustic lodge at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, you'll find some of the ...
From the historic Pinehurst Resort to the rustic lodge at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, you'll find some of the finest North Carolina golf resorts in Pinehurst North Carolina.
From the elegance of historic Pinehurst Resort to the rustic lodge at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, you'll find some of the finest North Carolina golf resorts in the Pinehurst area.
While the crown jewel of each resort is a challenging, championship golf course, plenty of other options for entertainment and relaxation abound all year long.
www.navi-gator.com /pinehurst/accommodations/resort-rentals.htm   (297 words)

  
 GolfTheMidAtlantic.com [Pinehurst Resort -- Significance Onto Itself]
Matt Massei, Pinehurst's Director of Golf, says there was only one product that people were interested in taking from the Sandhills: "Settlers had by and large stayed away from this area prior to Pinehurst's development, because there was little value to take from it.
And because he made Pinehurst his home, he naturally devoted much of his attention to building the golf legacy of what is now one of America's foremost golf destinations.
Though Pinehurst is certainly the result of the collective efforts of thousands, these two men are responsible for its legacy -- Ross and Tufts.
www.golfthemidatlantic.com /story/12   (1859 words)

  
 Pinehurst Resort Golf Vacations and Packages in Florida, Arizona, Pinehurst, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, San Diego, Hilton ...
At Pinehurst you'll have the choice of three distinctive properties - the regal Carolina, the historic Holly Inn, or the tranquil Manor.
Those who know Pinehurst also know that the resort boasts eight championship golf courses to rival any in the world.
But if golf is not all you're after, the resort also provides croquet, lawn bowling, volleyball, tennis, and a 200-acre lake which offers a host of water sports.
www.golfpacresorts.com /GPRESORTS/golf-resorts/pinehurst-north-carolina/pinehurst-resort.html   (915 words)

  
 Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, NC - SideStep
Award winning Pinehurst resort in the Sandhills of North Carolina that delivers extraordinary golf, spa, meeting and vacation experiences.
Pinehurst is a top 50 Tennis resort as well, featuring 24 tennis courts, many lighted for night play.
Dining is a pleasure at Pinehurst with 9 restaurants, including the 4-Diamond 1895 Room at the Holly.
www.sidestep.com /hotel/hoteldetails1/us/nc/pinehurst/pinehurst_resort   (348 words)

  
 Pinehurst Resort
Pinehurst was passed on to their children Audrey and Dick, who have now passed it on to Julie and Greg.
Pinehurst is the place to get away from it all and really relax.
The resort has a lodge providing a full menu, a dining room which seats 125, in addition to meeting and party accommodations for up to 250 in the round house.
www.pinehurstlodge.net   (185 words)

  
 Pinehurst NC Golf Vacation Packages
The Village of Pinehurst and the surrounding area, encompassing Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Carthage and Seven Lakes, boasts many excellent restaurants and bars, as well as ample shopping, antiquing and sightseeing.
In 1895 Boston philanthropist James Walker Tufts purchased 5,000 acres of land, and, with his vision of creating a New England style village with a moderate climate, Pinehurst was born.
Today Pinehurst, NC is a top resort community with over 45 of the finest golf courses and an incomparable lifestyle!
www.pinehurstgolfpackages.net /pinehurst.htm   (159 words)

  
 Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort To Host 2007 U.S. Amateur | United States Golf Association
The site of the 1999 U.S. Open won by Payne Stewart, and the upcoming 2005 Open, Pinehurst No. 2 also has been host to seven other USGA championships, including the 1962 Amateur, won by Lebron Harris, the 1989 Women's Amateur, won by Vicki Goetze, and the 1994 Senior Open, won by Simon Hobday.
Pinehurst No. 2, which will exclusively host the final six rounds of match play following 36 holes of stroke play, was designed by Donald Ross and completely opened in 1907.
"We at Pinehurst are pleased to have been selected as the site of one of the greatest championships in all of golf," said Patrick Corso, president and CEO of Pinehurst, Inc. "The principles of amateur golf are at the very core of Pinehurst values.
www.usga.org /news/2003/april/pinehurst.html   (327 words)

  
 Fittingly, Pinehurst names a second-generation Padgett as its new president
Don Padgett II is the son of the late Don Padgett, a past PGA president who was a driving force behind Pinehurst's return to glory.
Corso and the elder Padgett, a Past President of the PGA who died in May 2003, were two of the driving forces behind Pinehurst's resurgence over the past 20 years as one of the world?s great golf destinations.
Like Pinehurst, Firestone is owned by ClubCorp, the Dallas-based resort and club company whose $1.5 billion portfolio also includes The Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va., and Barton Creek Resort in Austin, Texas.
www.pga.com /news/industry/padgett052804.cfm   (462 words)

  
 Britannia Golf: Pinehurst Resort
Nestled among the Sandhills of North Carolina, Pinehurst resort invites you to become part of its history and to experience southern hospitality, elegant accommodations, luxury spa facilities, family recreational activities, and of course, any one of their eight pristine world-class golf courses.
Immerse yourself in the finest golf experience at Pinehurst and follow in the footsteps of some of the world's greatest golf legends.
This golf resort has witnessed countless extraordinary moments in golf history including Ben Hogan's first professional win, and Payne Stewart's dramatic 18th hole putt that led to victory in the 1999 U.S. Open.
www.britanniagolf.com /pinehurstresort.htm   (332 words)

  
 UPMC TO OPEN GOLF FITNESS LAB AT PINEHURST RESORT IN JULY, News Bureau - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, ...
“Pinehurst Resort has long stood as a leader and innovator in the field of golf,” said Donald Padgett II, president of Pinehurst.
“Pinehurst’s interest in associating with our golf fitness efforts further validates the relevance of UPMC sports medicine research and the increasing importance of proper fitness for golfers of all ages and abilities,” commented Scott Lephart, Ph.D., A.T.C., director of UPMC’s Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, where the ongoing Golf Injury Prevention Project has been underway since 2001.
Guests and members of the resort can request the evaluation as an added feature to their next golf vacation or as part of the Pinehurst Golf Advantage School curriculum.
newsbureau.upmc.com /SportsMed/LephartPinehurst.htm   (802 words)

  
 Hospitality Net - Industry News - Pinehurst Resort Sporting World-Class Digital TV
Located in the heart of North Carolina, Pinehurst Resort offers all the outdoor appeal a guest could want; but the company also understands the importance of the in-room television to the total guest experience.
Brewton explains that Pinehurst’s new channel options of local and national news, weather and sports (including The Golf Channel) – plus general interest and children’s programming – accommodate all of the preferences of Pinehurst’s clientele and especially sports enthusiasts.
Built in 1895, Pinehurst Resort is one of more than 150 clubs and resorts worldwide owned and operated by Dallas-based ClubCorp.
www.hospitalitynet.org /news/154000320/4025564.html   (819 words)

  
 PINEHURST RESORT Golf Package - Southern Breeze Golf Tours
Pinehurst's world-class amenities have set the standard in the resort industry.
Pinehurst is the place to experience golf Come see our eight courses - five originating from the Main Clubhouse, three on the resort perimeter.
Located on some of the most rugged land around the Village of Pinehurst, the course lends a mountainous feel to a course that literally backs up to the more gentle movement of the world-famous No. 2.
www.gardnertravel.com /Pinehurst.htm   (2058 words)

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