Bobby Jones described Pinehurst as, “the St. Andrews of United States golf,” and the best known venue in this small North Carolina village is Pinehurst Resort, home to Donald Ross’ famous Course No. 2.
No. 2 has been the site for many epic golf battles and for more than 100 years host to the North-South Championship, the second most prestigious amateur event after the U.S. Open. Jones, Nelson, Snead, Hogan, Palmer, Nicklaus and virtually every other member of the Hall of Fame competed over the Ross layout while in modern times there is the memory of Payne Stewart’s emotional 1999 U.S. Open victory four months before his death. MORE…
About Ed Travis
Ed Travis is a well known golf journalist and writes the monthly Player's Perspective column appearing in New England Golf Monthly. He carries a 1-handicap and with his wife lives on a water hazard in suburban Orlando.
