Pinehurst No. 2
Donald Ross tinkered with No. 2 from 1907 until his death in 1948, and what he left is the most influential course in American golf—crowned 'turtleback' greens that shrug good shots into collection areas and make par a negotiation.
The 2011 Coore & Crenshaw restoration stripped the rough back to native sand and wiregrass, so the course you play is the one Ross meant: wide corridors, endless angles, and a short game exam no other resort course can set. It hosted its record fourth U.S. Open in 2024 and is anchored as a permanent Open site through 2047.
Ross · 1907Ross kept refining these crowned greens until his death across the street on Midland Road. Timid approaches slide off into sand and wiregrass hollows—and the USGA rates the exam highly enough to have made No. 2 its first US Open anchor site.
Tee times are booked with a resort stay or day package—No. 2 and No. 10 are effectively guests-only. Spring and fall dates go 6–12 months out.
Reserve at Pinehurst Resort reservations →Club members put Pinehurst No. 2 on watch—when a time opens on their dates, they hear about it first.
🔒 A Club feature—see plans →Skip the portal entirely. Tell us the dates and the group—we’ll secure tee times, stay and the whole itinerary for you.