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Pinehurst was founded by Boston soda fountain magnate James Walker Tufts. He purchased 5,500 acres (22 km 2) for approximately $1.25 per acre in 1895, and opened the Holly Inn New Year's Eve of that year.
Jun 11, 2024 · Pinehurst No. 2. Location: Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA; Designer: Donald Ross; Year Built: 1907; Course Type: Championship, Resort; Par: 72; Yardage: 7,588 yards (from the back tees) Historic Tournaments: U.S. Open, PGA Championship, Ryder Cup, and U.S. Women’s Open. READ MORE: PGA Championship: History, Past Winners ...
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Pinehurst No. 6 was designed by George and Tom Fazio in 1979. Tom and his uncle George, a famed designer who inspired Tom as a young man, began work on No. 6 in 1975. The result was a more rugged, undulating track that demands bigger drives and more aggressive approaches.
The summer he was brought to Pinehurst by founder James Walker Tufts, Donald Ross had no experience as a golf course architect. Originally, he was there to be the area’s first golf professional, but was soon commissioned by Tufts to design Pinehurst’s first four courses.
With the Pinehurst resort’s roots reaching into the late 1800s, the Tufts Archives works to keep every historical document of the area, including early 1900s postcards of Pinehurst No. 2 (top), the Pine Crest Inn (above) and century-plus-old paraphernalia (below).
Jun 13, 2024 · Pinehurst Resort is one of our country's most prestigious golf destinations, with a history that dates back to 1895 when James Walker Tufts, the owner of the American Soda Fountain Company, purchased 5,500 acres of land in the sandhills of central North Carolina to build a resort town.
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Pinehurst Resort. Written By Shane Williams. The history of Pinehurst begins with Bostonian James Walker Tufts, who inherited a large fortune as head of several companies, most notably the American Soda Fountain Company.
