Southern Pines Golf Club
Southern Pines, NC, United States • Public
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John P. Kane
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Overview
Southern Pines used to be a course that only locals and architectural bookworms played. Designed in the early 1900s by Donald Ross, the affordable public course occupied a wonderful, bucolic piece of land and seemed to have buried treasure underneath. After a change in ownership, Kyle Franz completed a major 2021 renovation that added plenty of razzle dazzle to the design in the form of new greens and painting the layout with the kind of scruffy sandscapes indigenous to the Pinehurst region (and to Pine Needles and Mid Pines where he’s previously wielded his art). The work has elevated this formerly modest public course to the level of its more prestigious neighbors.
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Awards
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Ranking history:
100 Greatest Public: Not previously ranked.
2023-'24 ranking: 72nd.
Best in State: Not previously ranked.
2023-'24 ranking: 17th.
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Reviews
Review
“Kyle Franz did a complete makeover and is a significant upgrade to the course in keeping with the Pinehurst/Southern Pines tradition. It even has the "lost hole" restored."
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Review
“I never played before the renovation in 2021, but I can say that after the Franz renovation, the new Southern Pines is terrific and one of the best courses in the Pinehurst area. The hole variety is strong and the layout is extremely well-routed and fun. Highly, highly recommend Southern Pines."
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“Very nice Donald Ross layout with lots of potential. Conditions need work and that is in process now. The layout is very good, but some of the greens have to much undulation for Champions Bermuda. It makes them unplayable when the speeds are fast. Some remodeling needs to be done on a couple for greens. A real fun course to play however, has lots of potential."
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