Pinehurst #2

Pinehurst No. 2 sits in the Sandhills of central North Carolina at Pinehurst Resort, where it remains the resort’s architectural and competitive center. The course presents as a walking-first championship layout set among longleaf pines, sandy native areas, wiregrass, and broad corridors that look generous from the tee but become exacting around the greens. Its defining feature is still the sequence of crowned, convex putting surfaces—often called turtleback greens—along with the tightly contoured chipping areas that turn missed approaches into recovery examinations rather than simple bunker shots. The course stretches to 7,588 yards and par 70 from the U.S. Open tees, guests and members play to a par of 72. Access is resort-based rather than fully public walk-up; Pinehurst positions No. 2 as a premium stay-and-play experience within the larger resort campus, with adjacent dining and golf amenities such as The Deuce and the 91st Hole. In its present role, No. 2 is also a long-term championship venue: Pinehurst and the USGA have established it as the first U.S. Open anchor site, with future U.S. Opens scheduled for 2029, 2035, 2041, and 2047 after the 2024 championship. That modern status matters, but the course’s daily identity is still Rossian: width for angle, firm running ground, and greens that accept only properly shaped and properly placed approaches.