Pinewild CC Golf Pinehurst

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Pinewild CC golf in Pinehurst is nothing short of fantastic. This beautiful gated community has 2 world class 18 hole courses and a nine hole practice course. The notorius "Magnolia" golf course has hosted numerous professional qualifying events, US Amateur Championship, USGA events and PGA tour school qualifying. The Holly course is an incredible Gary Player design that compliments the Magnolia course perfectly, often known as "Gary Player's gift to Pinehurst". And the 9 hole Azalea par 3 course is a great place to work on your short game. The landscape in Pinewild is stunning, and this community of exclusive homes and estates rounds out this golf community.

The Magnolia Course

Originally designed by Gene Hamm, the 18-Hole, par 72 Magnolia Course opened to rave reviews in 1989, and within two months was ranked as one of the top 50 courses in the entire southeastern United States by Golf Week.

The Magnolia has seen a complete multi-million dollar redesign, to include new greens complexes with Crenshaw Bent Grass, bunkers and cart paths.

The result is a truly fantastic lay-out with emphasis on risk-reward golf.

In an area that boasts numerous award winning courses, the Magnolia remains a local favorite. The course is characterized by vast elevation changes, generous driving areas, and spacious challenging greens. In the summer edition of the 2003 Pinehurst Magazine, the Magnolia was ranked as the fifth best course in the area, by the 43 PGA Golf Professionals.

Locals aren’t the only ones who know a great course when they play it. LPGA players heaped praise on the course when the LPGA’s Pinewild Women’s Championship was contested in 1995. The Magnolia has been a qualifying site for numerous US Open Championships, the US Amateur Championship, as well as PGA Tour School Qualifying.

With the back tees measuring almost 7,500 yards, we like to say that the NEW Magnolia is "NO BARK, BUT ALL BITE". You've got to try and get in to play The Magnolia to understand, it ranks right up there with the best in Pinehurst.

"The Magnolia is more your typical Pinehurst course and it's always a couple shots tougher than Holly, only because it's a little longer and the greens are bigger," Little said. "There are no tricks to Magnolia, but it's a difficult course to score on compared to Holly. It's difficult to get it under par at Magnolia." Even for the pros. Magnolia was the site of U.S. Open two years running. Of the 250 golfers that came through each year, less than a handful broke par.

The Holly Course

A special signature design by golf’s legendary world traveler, Gary Player, the Holly course is the perfect compliment to the Magnolia. The Holly features fewer bunkers, more water and smaller greens. Vast areas of longleaf pines were left untouched, and the course features numerous natural waste bunkers. The design utilizes the property’s many lakes, ponds and streams that wind through numerous wooded areas throughout the course. Multiple tees present a variety of challenges, but the course is definitely playable for golfers of all skill levels.

The Holly is proud to have hosted the Carolinas PGA Pro-Pro Championship, as well as numerous other Carolinas Golf Association and USGA qualifying events.

Holly has more forced carries and, unlike the Magnolia, you can't always roll it up on the green. Still, it's shorter and a tad easier.

"With Holly, you can get on a roll and make a few birdies if you take some chances," Little said. "I've always described it as a fun, risk/reward layout that doesn't overly penalize you. You can take your chances, but it doesn't beat you up. That's what's fun about it."

Like Holly's No. 16: it's a 458-yard par-4 with a dry creek bed fronting the green and bunkers right and left; the bulkheaded green falls off right to a bunker. Your second shot is slightly downhill and with the pin tucked behind the right bunker, it's a very difficult approach. There is a bail-out area to the left.

"It's a nice course, I just don't understand why they over-seed some fairways and not others," said Mike Bailey, a Canadian pro playing the course for the first time. "But, it's a really good layout; it has some interesting holes."

Little said there was a reason for interval over-seeding: "A few years ago, we relied a lot more on outside resort play and we would over-seed every hole," he said. "But, now we have 930 members, 700 homes, and we don't rely on that much outside play.

"We'll elect not to over-seed the fairways in the sun, so some holes the grass can come back better in late spring and early summer."

The Azalea Course

As a group, these holes represent some of the finest par-3 holes you will ever play, using every iron in your bag to play them. The course traverses natural, rolling land that is tucked within the back nine of the Magnolia course. The Azalea plays to a nine-hole par 27, but two sets of tees enables you to get 18 different looks.

Donald Ross style bunkers, that appear as though they are greenside, but are in fact up to fifteen yards short of the putting green, are scattered throughout the course. After the sixty minutes, you’ll know you didn’t just play a nine-hole par 3 course; you’ll describe it to your friends as a “collection” of great par 3 holes.

Pinewild Golf Academy

Led by Gus Ulrich (PGA), one of the most respected players [winner of numerous CPGA Events including two NC Opens and the Carolinas Open] and teachers in the Carolinas PGA Section, – and his staff of qualified PGA professionals, The Pinewild Golf academy focuses on creating consistency via the fundamentals of golf.

One, Two and Four day schools are available March – October. "Short Game Only" and "Playing Schools" are also available for golfers looking to fine tune specific components of their games. All schools can be arranged with lodging (Marriot Springhill Suites) or commuter and include, a take home video, and a written full swing evaluation.

Pinewild also plays host to Nike Junior Camps which are available May – August and are a wonderful way for kids to learn the fundamentals and improve their games. Three sessions of the Junior Camp are conducted (June, July, August) each year. The junior camps are available to young golfers age 10 – 17. All Nike students receive Nikes instruction manual, take home video and a written full swing evaluation from the Pinewild Golf academy staff.

The Carolinas PGA Players School is hosted each March, and is available to PGA Members & Apprentices, and to amateur golfers with low handicaps. Pinewild Golf Academy also offers a wide range of private or group lessons, lesson series and clinics.

Facilities

• Two Championship Golf Courses (Magnolia and Holly)
• A Full-Length Par Three Golf Course
• Three Practice Holes and a Short-Game Complex
• Personalized Video Analysis by JC Video
• State of the art Club Fitting/Evaluation tools to analyze your equipment

Teaching Philosophy

Many golf schools and instructors attempt to teach golf to people. Our approach to instruction is to put people - like you - first. The teaching philosophy has endured because our system is anchored in the belief that we teach people... to play golf.

The difference is more than one of semantics. When attending a school at Pinewild, your game is individually evaluated and, while emphasizing the basic principles of golf, we tailor our instruction to meet your individual needs. More specifically, we relate the dynamics of the golf swing in an understandable manner and we explain how these fundamental laws apply to your specific swing.

When this philosophy is applied to your golf game, the contrasts between the Pinewild teaching system and other teaching methods soon become obvious - especially in your performance on the golf course.

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