DESTINATION GOLF 2022
NORTH CAROLINA - PINEHURST NO . 2 This star attraction of Pinehurst Resort ’ s nine courses remains one of the world ’ s best and most celebrated golf courses . Pinehurst no . 2 has served as the site of more single golf championships than any course in America and , in 2014 , made history again , becoming the first to serve as host to the U . S . Open and U . S . Women ’ s Open Championships in consecutive weeks . Opened in 1907 , Pinehurst No . 2 was designed by Donald Ross , who called it “ the fairest test of championship golf I have ever designed .” Ross was associated with the course for nearly a half-century , improving the course continually until his death in 1948 .
Designed by Pete and Alice Dye , the Stadium Course was built to challenge the pros like no other golf course had done before , while providing an unprecedented experience for amateurs and spectators at the same time . Small , contoured greens demand a deft touch , and every hole has elements of risk and reward , drama and excitement . The course tests every facet of the game and every club in the bag .
Pinehurst No . 2 is best known for its crowned , undulating greens , which are some of the most complex and widely hailed in the world . In March 2011 , the course reopened following a yearlong , $ 2.5 million restoration by the design firm of Coore & Crenshaw that restored the course ’ s natural and historic character . Over the years , its champions have included some of the greatest players in history including Walter Hagen , Sam Snead , Ben Hogan , Jack Nicklaus and Payne Stewart . The course will host the U . S . Open once again in 2024 . www . pinehurst . com
FLORIDA – TPC SAWGRASS Home of the Players Championship , birthplace of the TPC ( Tournament Players Club ) Network and backdrop to the PGA TOUR headquarters , the TPC Sawgrass golf course in Ponte Vedra Beach , Florida , is one of the world ’ s most famous golf courses . The Players Stadium Course sports one of the most recognisable and most challenging holes on the PGA Tour – the notorious 17th , an island green par-3 that makes or breaks many a PGA tour pro ’ s round .
Hole 17 – TPC Sawgrass
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