Pinehurst at the center. · Vol. 01

The Ultimate
North Carolina Golf Trip.

North Carolina is a Pinehurst trip first. The resort's nine numbered courses (No. 2 above all) plus Tobacco Road, Mid Pines, Pine Needles, and Dormie Club within a 30-minute radius. The mountains around Asheville have Wade Hampton and Mountaintop for the private side; the coast adds Bald Head and Eagle Point.

Above · Pinehurst No. 2

IPinehurst Resort Trip IIAsheville Mountain Trip IIICharlotte and Coast Loop

Route I of III · Pinehurst Sandhills

The Pinehurst Resort Trip

No. 2 · No. 4 · No. 8

Duration3 days

Total drive5 mi

Tariff$$$

Approx. $2,400 / person, 3 days. Resort stay-and-play with three resort rounds. No. 2 green fee alone is ~$650 (members), more for guests.

Day
1
Pinehurst No. 4
Day 1 · No. 2
Check in at the Carolina or Holly Inn. Tee on No. 2 in the afternoon if you can swing the tee time.
- Pinehurst No. 4
  Pinehurst No. 2, Donald Ross 1907. Three U.S. Opens. Coore & Crenshaw restored the native waste 2010.
Day
2
Pinehurst No. 4
Day 2 · No. 4 + No. 8
Resort hops, no driving. 36 holes on the property, the Gil Hanse No. 4 and the Tom Fazio No. 8 Centennial.
- Pinehurst No. 4
  Pinehurst No. 4, Gil Hanse 2018 rebuild. Wider corridors than No. 2.
- Pinehurst No. 4
  Pinehurst No. 8, Tom Fazio 1996 for the resort's centennial.
Day
3
Sedgefield Country Club
Day 3 · Around the Sandhills
Drive ten minutes to Southern Pines for one of the Donald Ross outliers. Mid Pines, Pine Needles, or Dormie Club.
- Sedgefield Country Club
  Sedgefield Country Club, Donald Ross 1926, Wyndham Championship venue every August.

Route II of III · Blue Ridge Mountains

The Asheville Mountain Trip

Wade Hampton + the Cashiers cluster

Duration3 days

Total drive95 mi

Tariff$$$$

Approx. $4,400 / person, 3 days. Wade Hampton and Mountaintop are member-host only. Season May to mid-October.

Day
1
Wade Hampton Golf Club
Day 1 · Wade Hampton
Fly into AVL (Asheville) or GSP. Stay at the High Hampton Inn or a Cashiers cottage. 3,500 feet of elevation.
- Wade Hampton Golf Club
  Wade Hampton Golf Club, Tom Fazio 1987. Slope 148. Mountain golf at its most refined.
Day
2
Wade Hampton Golf Club
Day 2 · Mountaintop / Highlands
Mountaintop Golf and Lake Club (Tom Fazio 2008) sits ten minutes from Wade Hampton, similar member-host arrangement.
- Wade Hampton Golf Club
  Replay Wade Hampton or chase a Mountaintop invite from a member.
Day
3
Wade Hampton Golf Club
Day 3 · Asheville
Forty minutes north. The Cliffs at Walnut Cove (Jack Nicklaus 2003) is the Asheville-side option. Stay in town for the weekend.
- Wade Hampton Golf Club
  Or one more loop at Wade Hampton before flying out.

Route III of III · Piedmont to Atlantic

The Charlotte and Coast Loop

Quail Hollow + Pinehurst pivot + Cape Fear coast

Duration3 days

Total drive215 mi

Tariff$$$

Approx. $2,700 / person, 3 days. Quail Hollow is sponsored-play; Pinehurst and the coast are public-resort.

Day
1
Quail Hollow Club
Day 1 · Charlotte
Fly into CLT. Stay in SouthPark. Quail Hollow is the PGA Tour Wells Fargo venue and 2025 PGA Championship host.
- Quail Hollow Club
  Quail Hollow Club, George Cobb 1961 + Tom Fazio modernisation. 2025 PGA host.
Day
2
Pinehurst No. 4
Day 2 · Pinehurst pivot
Two hours east to Southern Pines. Mid-trip checkpoint between Charlotte and the coast.
- Pinehurst No. 4
  Pinehurst No. 2, Donald Ross 1907. Three U.S. Opens.
Day
3
Sedgefield Country Club
Day 3 · Wilmington coast
Eighty-five miles east to Wilmington. Eagle Point (Tom Fazio 2000) and Bald Head Island (George Cobb 1974) anchor the Cape Fear stretch.
- Sedgefield Country Club
  Sedgefield. The eastern NC Ross bench is wide and walkable.