In a recent round with local historian, Paul Dunn, and some sportscaster friends, I was impressed by the care of the architects in preparing for the hosting of the 2014 Men’s and Women’s U.S. Open Golf Championships by returning the famed Pinehurst No. 2 course to its mid-20th century look and feel. It seemed almost [...]

Turtleback, inverted saucers, the hood of a Volkswagen – all terms used to describe the green’s complexes of the revered Pinehurst No. 2. Regardless of the descriptions, the greens on Pinehurst No. 2 are some of the smallest targets in golf. In 1935, Donald Ross, the famous architect of Pinehurst No. 2, and over 450 [...]

People who are planning their “once in a lifetime” trip to Scotland often ask my advice. I go there nearly every summer, so I’m always happy to share some of the good – and bad! – decisions I have made on my trips so they can make own trips more fun. The first thing I [...]

Out of hundreds of golf professionals nationwide, PING Golf has awarded Dale Briggs and Fred Van Osteen jointly — golf pros at Knollwood Fairways in Southern Pines, NC — their top national award for custom golf club fitting in the United States–”PING National Fitter of the Year.” “Fred and Dale have done a remarkable job [...]

For many recreational golfers today the idea of playing 18 holes every Saturday just doesn’t work if one has a spouse and children. At least it doesn’t work when you are in the height of your working years and maybe working late every night. Dale Briggs, the PGA pro at Knollwood Fairways in Southern Pines, [...]

The North Carolina Sandhills region is in the agronomic transition zone for turfgrasses. Essentially this translates to a difficult growing area for lawn grasses but one where there is a great variety of choices for home lawns. Bermuda grass, centipede, zoysia, (warm season varieties) and tall fescue (cool season variety) can all perform in this [...]

CGA’s 44th Carolinas Father-Son Championship was held on the beautifully manicured Holly Course at Pinewild Country Club on July 30, 2010. At the 8:00 am tee off time the sky was clear blue and the temperature was perfect. The players teed off from the freshly painted blue tees onto a course that would be the [...]

Pinehurst, N.C. — The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) hosted the Tarheels Youth Golf Association (TYGA) Par 3 Shoot-Out at Pinewild Country Club on July 14. TYGA Par Three Shoot Out Pinewild CC (Azalea) Pinehurst, NC July 14, 2010 Final Results 1st place Tim Conover 2nd place Patrick Cover 3rd place Chad Johnson 4th place Micah Alexander [...]