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Trip Report: Schoolhouse 9 in Virginia, Three Days in Sandhills NC


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[I wrote up a few of my golf adventures over the past week. Left Southern Pines yesterday and will be playing True Blue (Myrtle Beach) and Atlantic Dunes (Hilton Head) this week before arriving at my home for the next 45 days or so in Melbourne, FL.


I cajoled Julie into playing 9 holes with me at the Schoolhouse Nine in the shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. This was a great choice for her (re-)entry into golf: short course, low pressure, beautiful scenery.

I kicked off my Southern Pines, NC golf adventure with an early morning 18 hole walk at Tobacco Road, what some call “that crazy ass Mike Stranze design.” OK, I made that quote up but that’s the word on the...

My middle day of golf in the Southern Pines, NC area was at Talamore. This course was in the middle of the pack in terms of recommendations, but they are a Harvest Host so I gave this course the nod. We arrived in...

My final day in the Sandhills area of NC was spent golfing at Southern Pines, a course recommended to me by my golf coach. This recommendation was made primarily because of the recent restoration...

 

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Could you… give a little summary here? Excerpts?

I've opened your posts and will read them later, but if you post a bit more here you'll get a bit more of a reaction.

I'm glad you enjoyed your Southern Pines round, and yeah… if you're smart and not a sucker, you can score pretty well at Tobacco Road.

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25 minutes ago, iacas said:

Could you… give a little summary here? Excerpts?

Good point. Quick summary:

  • Love loved Tobacco Road. Will go again.
  • Talamore I could do without, though pleasant.
  • Southern Pines is off to a great restart and I look forward to visiting again.
  • Schoolhouse 9 is worth a quick stop, especially if you can incorporate a pint at the pub.  
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I've blogged about my wanderings since 2003. I love roaming throughout the USA looking for remote public golf courses to play.

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