Trip to North Carolina - Need Advice

[BG5]

Gents,

 

I plan to take a trip to North Carolina and wanted to see if I am playing the right courses and if I should take something off and replace it with another track.  I dont know much about NC golf but I had planned to play the following...

 

1.  Pinehurst #2

2.  Pine Hurst #4

3. Tobacco Road

4. Pine Needles

5.  Mid Pines

 

Am I missing any other great courses in the area?  Anything on this list I should take off?

 

Any advice would be great

[Drwoods2017]

1 hour ago, BG5 said:

Gents,

 

I plan to take a trip to North Carolina and wanted to see if I am playing the right courses and if I should take something off and replace it with another track.  I dont know much about NC golf but I had planned to play the following...

 

1.  Pinehurst #2

2.  Pine Hurst #4

3. Tobacco Road

4. Pine Needles

5.  Mid Pines

 

Am I missing any other great courses in the area?  Anything on this list I should take off?

 

Any advice would be great

Those are the big ones. Some people will say southern pines should be added but I wouldn't take any of those other courses off for it.  Pinehurst #8 is also great but would rank below the courses you have listed as well.  The only thing I'll say is budget for a long day at tobacco road.  Rounds there can be 5 plus hours and you wanna be able to enjoy the full experience.

[caniac6]

Not 100% sure, but I think you have to stay at the resort to play #2 and #4. Their rates are not cheap.

[Drwoods2017]

5 hours ago, BG5 said:

Gents,

 

I plan to take a trip to North Carolina and wanted to see if I am playing the right courses and if I should take something off and replace it with another track.  I dont know much about NC golf but I had planned to play the following...

 

1.  Pinehurst #2

2.  Pine Hurst #4

3. Tobacco Road

4. Pine Needles

5.  Mid Pines

 

Am I missing any other great courses in the area?  Anything on this list I should take off?

 

Any advice would be great

I would also add the cradle if you're gonna be at pinehurst.

[davep043]

22 minutes ago, caniac6 said:

Not 100% sure, but I think you have to stay at the resort to play #2 and #4. Their rates are not cheap.

This is the way I understand it as well.  You could do a 2-day stay at the Resort, then move to someplace less expensive for the remainder.  I know that Talamore can book all of the remaining courses, Tobacco Road Travel, or you could stay at MidPines or Pine Needles.

[dbornack]

Yeah, unless you have somebody you know there (better hook than a member), you're gonna have to stay.  I thought you could take a gamble and show up day-of early and just wait around for a single to cancel or something (not likely), but it may just be you 100% have to stay there.  That said, I hear other resorts around there have some access to times too, so you might not have to stay AT actual Pinehurst resort.  But, I can't be 100% certain.

[StudentGolfer4]

You have to stay at pinehurst resort to play 2 and 4. That change occurred a year or two ago.
 

Look into the Donald Ross package. 2 nights with 3 rounds including breakfast and dinner. #8 is probably the 3rd best but I wasn’t impressed. Nothing says you actually have to play that third round. Rack rate for 2 and 4 are $475. Pinehurst off season is very affordable. Pinehurst during peak season is quite pricey. 

 

By all accounts southern pines is worth a play. Dormie Club is good too if you have any private connections. Not sure when you’re going or if they still allow unaccompanied guest play. 
 

 

[pgetzen]

Those are all great tracks.  As stated above, I would add Dormie Club if you can get on