The 590 yard 17th gives Pinehurst No. 4 its longest examination from the Orange tees, a par 5 where sound positioning matters before the final approach. Across 7,227 yards, this par 72 makes full use of the rolling North Carolina Sandhills ground, with broad views, firm looking contours and sandy waste areas shaping the decisions from tee to green. Gil Hanse’s redesign gives the course a natural, open character, asking golfers to judge carries, choose the right side of the fairway and think carefully about recovery shots when a drive strays into sand.
Seven sets of tees, from Orange at 7,227 yards to Red at 5,260 yards, make the course workable for mixed groups without losing its challenge. The Orange course divides almost evenly, with 3,627 yards on the front nine and 3,600 on the back, but the terrain and waste areas ensure it never feels like a simple march through a scorecard. Completed in 2018, the redesign soon earned Best New Course and Top 100 Course recognition, before No. 4 hosted the 2019 U.S. Amateur. The original course dates from 1919, though the current layout is firmly rooted in Hanse’s Sandhills vision.
A round on No. 4 sits within a resort golf trip with plenty to fill the time between tee times. There are eleven 18 hole courses, alongside the Thistle Dhu putting course and The Cradle, Gil Hanse’s nine hole short course. No. 2 offers a sterner companion round at 7,588 yards, with Donald Ross turtleback greens and native wiregrass, while No. 3 is the compact 5,155 yard option. Swing analysis and short game coaching are available through the golf academy, and golfers can settle in at the 91st Hole before heading to The Deuce after the round.
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