Pinehurst No. 4
Pinehurst No. 4
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Course Type
Resort -
GOLF Top 100 Courses You Can Play Rank (2024-25)
25 -
Year
1919 -
Architect
Donald Ross, 1919/Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner, 2018 -
Par
72 -
Yardage
7,227
Course Overview
Originally designed by Donald Ross in 1919, Pinehurst No. 4 has been under the knife more often than Tiger Woods. But the procedure that stands to last was carried out by Hanse and Wagner, who were handed the tough task of working in the shadow of Pinehurst No. 2. Rather than attempt to mimic the course next door, Hanse and Wagner focused on reviving No. 4’s distinctive sense of self. For starters, they eliminated mounds and other excesses that had been tacked on in the decades since Ross’s death. They also built a diverse and compelling set of greens that owe little in the way of inspiration to the famous turtlebacks of No. 2. When marquee courses sit side by side, comparisons are inevitable. But No. 4 is better thought of as a complement, with more land movement than No. 2 and a personality all its own.
