Golf in the old sand mines.
No. 10 is Pinehurst's first new course in nearly three decades, set on 900 acres of old sand mines in Aberdeen, about five miles south of the village. Tom Doak routed it through native wiregrass, rolling hills and rugged dunes carved out by mining more than a century ago.
The routing loops around the property with an easy spontaneity, and the mining mounds became features of their own, most famously down the 8th fairway. I made a couple trips to Pinehurst in early 2023 helping shape the golf course, with much of that time spent on the 3rd, 5th and 6th holes. The course opened in April 2024, and Golf Digest named it the best new public course of the year.
“Every detail is executed with intelligence and taste.”Andy Johnson, The Fried Egg, on the 3rd