BERMUDA REVOLUTION: Southern Pines resorts join numerous other Southeast golf courses converting to bermudagrass greens

        By BRAD KING When he was contemplating converting the green complexes at historic Pine Needles resort in Southern Pines from bentgrass to an ultra-dwarf strand of bermudagrass, Kelly Miller didn’t have to look far for a good sampling — just across Midland Road, in fact, to the Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club. Miller, the longtime…

Pinehurst possibly adding ninth course

        By STUART HALL Eight is apparently not enough for Pinehurst Resort & Country Club. The resort will acquire National Golf Club, which features a Jack Nicklaus signature design course, pending a 70-day due-diligence period and approval by members and boards of both clubs. While National would join Pinehurst’s iconic roster of eight numbered courses, Jay…

Tufts Archives Museum looking at expanding

        By DAVID DROSCHAK Whenever the architectural team of Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore discuss Pinehurst No. 2 it’s not long before the two turn to the Tufts Archives, and how instrumental the museum – which is centered on golf, Donald Ross and countless other fascinating items – was in their restoration work on the famed…

Pinehurst to convert No. 1 greens to Bermuda

        Pinehurst Resort today that it is converting the greens on Pinehurst No. 1 to heat-resistant Bermuda grass, which will enhance play throughout the year and particularly during the heat of summer. The project, which began in July and is scheduled to be finished in September 2012, also includes construction of a new par-3 and small…

Pit Golf Links to remain closed for the year

        VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. (March 14, 2011) – PCC Realty LLC, which is controlled by the owners of Pinehurst Resort, today announced that it will not reopen the newly-acquired Pit Golf Links at least for the remainder of 2011. After an extensive review, PPC officials determined that in lieu of current economic conditions and the required…