It's obvious why this course is so highly regarded. The landscape is gorgeous. The course is in beautiful shape. The service is fantastic. Just an absolute pleasure to play a round of golf here.
This is a great layout which is well-maintained. Player friendly. Recommend you play sister course across the street, Mid Pines, first, to truly appreciate the meaning of this term. Great golf packages.
Pine Needles is a very well maintained, mid-level challenge, course. Grooming of greens and fairways is superb, all staff are courteous and helpful, and the practice areas are excellent. I play this course 1 to 3 times every year, and always find it in great shape.On course and dining room food services are superb.We have always stayed across the street at Mid Pines Inn, so cannot comment on the rooms or room service.
Pine Needles has hosted the LPGA. They have fantastic packages that are reasonable and includes meals and all the golf you want. I would go there even if I did not play golf, Love Peggy Kirk Bell and her daughter.
Site of past LPGA Opens, this is a beautiful and challenging course. When we played (May 20, 2014), the course was in excellent shape. To score well you need to avoid the many deep traps that protect the greens and then putt well on the crowned green which were lighting fast.The inn is very nice and the folks (starter, etc.) are genuinely friendly.
Setting is gorgeous, food is great. The womens open has been played here. Located in southern Pines and downtown southern Pines is wonderful! Great restaurants, and very active town. Great little theater that plays independent films and has live productions and they have a wonderufl concert series both classical and others.
We really enjoyed playing Pine Needles, my wife appreciates it when a golf course takes into account what is best and appropriate for a female golfer.They provide ball washers at the forward tees, they provide a forward tee that reduces distance but not interfere with the integrity of the course.This provides for a great experience.And of course I still found it challenging and fun.We highly recommend this course, especially for couples
If you are traveling to pinehurst for golf and looking for a course outside the Pinehurst courses put this high on the list. Home of two Women us open's for a reason - this is a very great track. Tip play after two pm and they usually let you play as many holes as you want. The clubhouse and dining is a must see throw back in time.
Pine Needles was in excellent shape! Fairways, greens etc. Beautiful as well. Wish they had GPS in carts however to help one figure out exact distances to traps etc.
Donald Ross traditional course. Not as visually stunning as it's sister course, Mid Pines, but challenging long course that is beautifully maintained. Greens are a real challenge, as you would expect from a Ross design. Lots of trouble to avoid! Scored allot higher than I wished, but the course beckons me back tomorrow to see if I can shave a few shots!