Sandhills / Pinehurst Golf Trip

Mike Strantz's masterpiece carved from an old sand quarry — blind shots, towering dunes and the most talked-about round in the Sandhills.

Pure Donald Ross from 1921, impeccably restored by Kyle Franz. Walkable, wide and endlessly strategic — a group favorite every trip.

Four-time U.S. Women's Open host and Mid Pines' sister course, with sandy waste areas, wiregrass and classic Ross greens.

A restored Ross gem over rumpled sandhills terrain — the best value round in the area and a favorite of architecture buffs.

A Rees Jones design with 180 feet of elevation change, sidewall bunkers and immaculate Champion Bermuda greens.

Arnold Palmer's 7,003-yard championship layout minutes from the Village of Pinehurst, with a shared 9th and 18th green.

The other Strantz original — granite outcrops, creeks and mountainous terrain make it the wildest ride in the region.

Jack Nicklaus II's first solo design: rolling fairways, generous landing areas and one of the friendliest walks of the trip.

A former horse farm turned bunker-free front nine and pine-lined back nine — a perfect travel-day or 36-hole second round.