The golfer is given plenty of latitude off the tee. Neither length nor water is a factor, and to lose a ball is to shame one's family! The longest green to tee walk is from the 6th green to the 7th tee, which is 40 yards. Next to no dirt was moved from tee to green at the dogleg left 410 yard 12th yet this Donald Ross routing still packs a punch. As the player approaches the greens, the challenge is stepped up several notches. When Ross placed a green on top of a hillock as at the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 10th, 14th, 16th and 18th, the greenside bunkers that were cut into the sloping terrain are deep and recovery shots are difficult. Opened in 1906, Southern Pines was laid out at the height of Ross' powers. The strength and appeal of the course lies in the succession of one fine hole after another, which is the direct result of Ross's elegant routing over the rolling terrain with at least twenty feet of elevation change on every hole.

Southern Pines Golf Club is conveniently located just 5 minutes from Pinehurst, the “Home of American Golf”. Group golf outings are welcome.

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