Courses in North Carolina

[ttee9]

I live in NC, and I actually have a tournament at the resort this week (North South Junior)

... I'll be down there Thursday and Friday, then Saturday thru Tuesday we'll be in the SC area ...

Do you know what courses you'll be playing.?

[NCGolfer]

It's a decent layout, just too many houses for my tastes. I thought the back 9 was significantly better than the front.

I think houses on a golf course is something we're going to have to live with for a while now.

I played the National earlier this year and really liked it. I thought it was a pretty good layout (aside from a couple holes) and the course was in excellent shape. The greens were really nice. I thought it was one of the better courses down there. Much better than Tobacco Road.

[FAHooGolfs]

I thought it was a pretty good layout (aside from a couple holes) and the course was in excellent shape. The greens were really nice. I thought it was one of the better courses down there.

I imagine I'd play it again, but you're right, some of the holes were not that good. I was not a big fan of the (I think it was) the 3rd hole that had a bunch of different tiers in the green a la Tobacco Road. It just didn't fit with the course.

Of course when its all said and done, if I'm headed to Pinehurst for anything other than a US Open, I'd much prefer to spend my time at the resort. Something about that place just seems so perfect to me. By far, the best golfing vacation I've been on yet (Scotland next year will give it a run for its money though I'm sure).

[Guest]

I live at Salem Glen, but I've only played Tanglewood once (when I was very young), and I play most of my summer golf down at the Reserve near Myrtle Beach. Salem Glen is a quite intriguing course, but sometimes the greens are not great (now they are burned out from the heat). My best golf experience was at Casa de Campo (in the Dominican), where the Teeth of the Dog and Dye Fore are just incredible golf courses that just must be seen to be believed. I actually saw Pete Dye, who was at his house overlooking the 7th hole at the Teeth of the Dog, and he signed our scorecard. It was quite an experience.

[NCGolfer]

but sometimes the greens are not great (now they are burned out from the heat).

Huh. I'm surprised to say the least. I've always liked the greens out there. Every once in a while they are a bit incosistent, but the one thing I always liked about the course was the greens. Smooth and sometimes quick.

How burnt out are they? Again, I'm surprised because, again, I thought they usually they keep the greens in shape out there. We haven't had much rain in the past couple weeks here which has firmed the ground up. Curious...

[greenail]

I am playing Pinehurst #4 tomorrow.

[FAHooGolfs]

I am playing Pinehurst #4 tomorrow.

Jerk.

Be sure to let us know what you think. I'm a huge Pinehurst fan and had the most fun on #4 when I was there.

[Guest]

I probably exaggerated a little bit with the greens. They usually do roll pretty well and a few spots on like hole #12 (near where I live) and 2 and 16 have some burnt spots that are being covered with sand. The greens are rolling well right now with the exception of a few spots on those greens. They can get quick sometimes, and I did forget a little bit that bentgrass greens can be hard to control (so they can't be cut as short, thus slowing the greens down a little bit obviously) during the summer because they burn out so easily.

[cdriver]

All the courses in our area have bent and they all fight it hard during the summer months. I have been told that anything over 85 degrees and they are in stress. From the center of Arkansas south, we are just on the border for bent or bermuda. Only a few courses south of the midpoint can keep up the bent greens.

[greenail]

Jerk.

Well it sure was a blast to go to pinehurst, but I was a bit disapointed at the greens. There are public tracks here in charlotte that are in better shape. If I wasn't expensing the trip I'd be real pissed at spending all that money for greens like that.