A popular Triad golf course is no longer open to the public on a limited basis. Earlier this month, Pinewood Country Club in Asheboro stopped opening its course to public play on Mondays and Tuesdays. The club made the announcement via social media. Fees at the course on public days had been $52 for 18…
For some of us, it seems the only way to find time to play golf, is to leave town. Otherwise, you’re chained to your responsibilities, family, work … whatever. I had a chance to play over the weekend, which means I took a trip. Went to Myrtle Beach, where I lived for almost a decade.…
Sugar Mountain Golf Club may be the best “short” course anywhere. The par-64 municipal layout that winds through the golf/ski resort community at 4,000 feet near Banner Elk offers some outstanding holes with beautiful views of the surrounding peaks, including Grandfather Mountain. And the poa annua/bent grass greens have typically been just as fast as…
Though the Pinehurst area includes about 40 golf courses, visiting golfers really don’t have many options for an upscale golf trip featuring spacious, luxurious accommodations, a choice of multiple top-tier courses and on-site dining — all only a mile or so from the historic Village of Pinehurst. Of course, there’s Pinehurst Resort with its 10…
The holes follow the routes they always have since 1985, when Elk River Club unveiled Jack Nicklaus’ first North Carolina Signature Course. But just about everything on the Banner Elk course, ravaged by Hurricane Helene in September 2024, is new. That Elk River looked much the same to me a few days ago as it…
With its landmark, red-and-white striped lighthouse standing only yards behind its 18th green along the Calibogue Sound, Harbour Town Golf Links has long been a beacon of golf in the Carolinas. Now, approaching 60 years old, the Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus design reopened in November on Hilton Head Island after a subtle, but effective facelift from…
A prominent High Country private golf club ravaged by Hurricane Helene will reopen in May, according to a release from the club. Elk River Club’s layout will open in May after reconstruction by Nicklaus Design. The course was closed the past 20 months due to extensive flooding. The layout, a few miles southwest of downtown…
The owners of a destination course just outside the Triangle is combining two of the most popular trends in golf in a new golf facility. Tobacco Road Golf Club near Sanford announced that it soon will add a 12-hole, par-3 layout, named “The Matchbox” near the 12th and 13th hole of Tobacco Road, the…
The recent warm weather has made it possible to play mountain golf a little early this year. Olde Beau Resort in Roaring Gap began a “soft opening” Friday thanks to the unseasonably warm early March temperatures. Mountain Aire Golf Club in West Jefferson, which has opened its doors during its offseason when conditions are favorable,…
Though home to two world-class oceanfront golf courses on a spectacular barrier island in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Fripp Island remains a somewhat remote retreat, an ideal spot to relax, rewind and enjoy the peaceful surroundings. While there, the only concern for many golfers is not hitting one of many deer who gather in the…