Pinehurst No. 2 worth: What it prices to play the enduring U.S. Open venue

PINEHURST, N.C. — In the event you’re at house and watching one of the best gamers on this planet play approaches from sandy waste areas and hit difficult putts from off greens that roll up slopes and fall again all the way down to their ft, you might be in luck! You’ll be able to play this diabolical course too.

Pinehurst No. 2, host of this week’s U.S. Open in Pinehurst, N.C., is among the most iconic golf programs within the sport. And it’s additionally public. It’s ranked twenty first on GOLF’s Top 100 Courses in the World rating, twelfth on the Top 100 Courses in the U.S. rating and 2nd — behind solely Pebble Seaside — on the best public courses on this planet record.

Fairly good, proper?

But it surely’s not simple. The Donald Ross design within the Carolina Sandhills carves by way of longleaf pines and, whereas there’s no tough, is surrounded by sandy waste areas sprinkled with tufts of lengthy, wispy grass. In the event you discover that stuff, it’s normally greatest to take your medication and punch out.

However the greens are the place it might get actually troublesome. The topped Bermuda placing surfaces will kick any balls on the sides down into runoff areas, the place you’ll be fortunate to stand up and down from there. You’ll have choices — putter, wedge, iron or wooden — however any slight hiccup and people golf balls will cease of their tracks and roll again off the inexperienced. (It already occurred to each Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick simply two holes into their first spherical on Thursday.)

However regardless of its issue, it’s nonetheless a bucket-list expertise. And like we mentioned, you possibly can play it, too.

There’s no off-the-rack price right here, although. Pinehurst Resort has 10 programs (plus the nine-hole Cradle short-course), and to play a handful of them it’s worthwhile to be resort guests. Pinehurst No. 2 isn’t any exception.

To play No. 2, it’s a must to keep on property for a two-night minimal, and your greens charge might be bundled with issues like lodgings, meals and different tee occasions. (For instance, one three-night package at the moment promoted on-line consists of limitless golf — together with rounds on No. 2 and the newly unveiled No. 10 — lodging, breakfasts and dinners with the value starting from $3,002 to $3,530 per individual.)

Many packages embrace a No. 2 tee time, however, according to a Pinehurst reservationist, those who don’t require a $250 surcharge so as to add it to your itinerary. Additionally they mentioned a second spherical on No. 2 is $595 peak season and $360 low season (caddie not included).

In November 2023, GOLF.com ranked the most expensive public tee times on our latest High 100 Programs within the World rating. At the moment, when requested what a No. 2 tee time could be by itself and stripped of packages, a Pinehurst spokesperson supplied a determine of $470.

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Josh Berhow

Golf.com Editor

As GOLF.com’s managing editor, Berhow handles the day-to-day and long-term planning of one of many sport’s most-read information and repair web sites. He spends most of his days writing, modifying, planning and questioning if he’ll ever break 80. Earlier than becoming a member of GOLF.com in 2015, he labored at newspapers in Minnesota and Iowa. A graduate of Minnesota State College in Mankato, Minn., he resides within the Twin Cities along with his spouse and two children. You’ll be able to attain him at [email protected].