How long is Pinehurst Cc · No. 2?

Pinehurst Cc · No. 2 plays 5,302–7,588 yards across 7 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.

How difficult is Pinehurst Cc · No. 2?

Its slope rating ranges 117–138, with a course rating up to 76.5. The back nine plays tougher.

Which tees should I play at Pinehurst Cc · No. 2?

A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White Tees tees at 6,307 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.

Is Pinehurst Cc · No. 2 walkable?

It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 225 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.

How many bunkers does Pinehurst Cc · No. 2 have?

Pinehurst Cc · No. 2 has 26 bunkers, and water comes into play on 6 holes.

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Pinehurst, NC · Course intelligence

Pinehurst Cc · No. 2

80 Carolina Vista Dr, Pinehurst, NC 28374, USA

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62Linksmith Test · Stiff

7,588Back tees · yds

117–138Slope

72Par

7Tee sets

Gently rolling225 ft climb

26Bunkers

Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap

01Overview

The lay of the land.

How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.

LengthChampionship7,588 yds

DifficultyDemandingslope 138

WalkGently rolling225 ft climb

BunkeringLight26 bunkers

WaterIn play6 of 18 holes

Tougher nineBack 9by course rating

Pinehurst Cc · No. 2 is an 18-hole golf course in Pinehurst, NC, playing 5,302–7,588 yards from 7 sets of tees (slope 117–138, course rating up to 76.5).

It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 225 feet of total climb over 18 holes.

Expect 26 bunkers, with water on 6 holes; the back nine plays tougher.

02What golfers say

The word on the course.

How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.

Donald Ross’s masterpiece, restored by Coore and Crenshaw to wide fairways, no rough, and sandy waste, where the famous crowned, turtleback greens reject anything but a precise approach. The rare championship test that punishes scorers while staying playable for everyone else, and a repeat U.S. Open host.

Best forBucket-listShot-makingWalkable

Consistently praised

Inverted-saucer greens that play smaller than they look and wage psychological warfare on good players.
Strategic width and firm turf reward angles over power, with no water and no rough as a hazard; the par-5 5th is singled out as one of America’s great inland holes.

Worth knowing

The greens repel slightly missed approaches, so high handicaps can rack up bogeys despite generous fairways; its subtlety can be underrated at first.

Golfers recommend

Walk it with a caddie to read the strategy and green surrounds you would miss from a cart.
Play each hole backward from the green, picking the tee shot that opens the best approach angle.

Pairs withPinehurst Cc · No. 4 →

Summarized from public golfer reviewsThe Fried Egg Plugged In Golf

03Your game

Tee fit & expected score.

Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.

Your handicap index: 15

Play the White Tees tees, 6307 yds (or White/Green Hybrid)

15course handicap~87typical score126slope

How to play it

Front 938

Back 938.5tougher

Attack (1)Hold (6)Play it straight

Scoring chances at #8, so make your birdies count.
Card-wreckers at #2, #4, #11, #12, #14, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
6 par 4s over 440 yds, a course that rewards length off the tee.

04Scorecard

Tagged scorecard.

Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.

Handicap index Course handicap at U. S. Open Tees: 23. You get a stroke on the dotted holes.

Hole	Par	Yds	SI	Notes
1•	4	402	11
2••	4	507	3	Long 4Tough
3•	4	387	9
4••	4	529	1	Long 4Tough
5•	5	576	15	Birdie
6••	3	242	5	Long 3
7•	4	424	7
8•	5	502	17	ReachableBirdie
9•	3	191	13
Out	36	3760
10•	5	617	18	Birdie
11•	4	483	8	Long 4
12•	4	484	10	Long 4
13•	4	385	6
14••	4	473	2	Long 4Tough
15•	3	202	12	Long 3
16•	5	528	16	Birdie
17•	3	205	14	Long 3
18••	4	451	4	Long 4
In	36	3828

All tees & ratings

Tee	Yards	Rating	Slope	Par
U. S. Open Tees	7588	76.5	138	72
Blue Tees	6961	73.7	133	72
Blue/White Hybrid	6641	71.9	130	72
White Tees	6307	70.7	126	72
White/Green Hybrid	5949	68.9	124	72
Green Tees	5771	68	123	72
Red Tees	5302	65.5	117	72

05Conditions

Conditions & terrain.

Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.

Wind today

NE · 13 mph10 into15 cross11 downwind

into (club up)crossdownwind

Climbs & drops

#13 - #5↑ 66 ft

#3↓ 49 ft

#12 - #5↓ 43 ft

#10 - #5↑ 39 ft

#15↓ 33 ft

#1↑ 23 ft

Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.

7-day outlook

Best window this week: Wed 10-14 · 98/100

Fri10-0987good59–82°F13 mph NE2% rain

Sat10-1051poor64–70°F18 mph ENE87% rain

Sun10-1162ok66–79°F12 mph S91% rain

Mon10-1281good60–79°F14 mph NW11% rain

Tue10-1396good60–81°F8 mph NNW2% rain

Wed10-1498good61–86°F8 mph WSW2% rain

Thu10-1595good64–82°F9 mph ENE2% rain

06Hazards

Where the trouble is.

Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.

112

118

water in playbunker count

Most bunkered: #3 - #5 (3) · #4 - #5 (3). Water on 6 holes: #4, #8, #14 - #5, #12 - #5, #11 - #5, #2 - #5.

07FAQ

Frequently asked.

How long is Pinehurst Cc · No. 2?: Pinehurst Cc · No. 2 plays 5,302–7,588 yards across 7 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
How difficult is Pinehurst Cc · No. 2?: Its slope rating ranges 117–138, with a course rating up to 76.5. The back nine plays tougher.
Which tees should I play at Pinehurst Cc · No. 2?: A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White Tees tees at 6,307 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
Is Pinehurst Cc · No. 2 walkable?: It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 225 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
How many bunkers does Pinehurst Cc · No. 2 have?: Pinehurst Cc · No. 2 has 26 bunkers, and water comes into play on 6 holes.