Pinehurst Cc · No. 4
80 Carolina Vista Dr, Pinehurst, NC 28374, USA
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
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Pinehurst Cc · No. 4 is an 18-hole golf course in Pinehurst, NC, playing 5,260–7,227 yards from 8 sets of tees (slope 116–138, course rating up to 74.9).
It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 225 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 26 bunkers, with water on 6 holes; the front nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
Gil Hanse’s bold redesign turned a forgettable layout into a sandy, sandbelt-style course of waste areas, big crossbunkers, and more elevation and longer views than No. 2. Golfers say it plays forgiving for average players yet hard to score on for the good ones, and some now rank it near its famous sibling.
Consistently praised
- A natural, sandy waste-and-sandbelt look that golfers find a huge upgrade over the old version.
- Hole variety, doglegs, and some water on 13 and 14 keep the round interesting; generous fairways mean bad shots are rarely fatal.
Worth knowing
- Plays longer than the card thanks to hidden elevation, and the sandy waste areas produce unpredictable lies.
Golfers recommend
- Walking is actually easier than fighting cart paths here despite the elevation.
- Take extra club into elevated greens and respect the fairway-splitting waste areas off the tee.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the White/Green Hybrid tees, 6129 yds
How to play it
- Card-wreckers at #1, #5, #12, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 4 par 4s over 440 yds, a course that rewards length off the tee.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 450 | 7 | Long 4 |
| 2• | 5 | 512 | 13 | Reachable |
| 3• | 4 | 431 | 11 | |
| 4• | 3 | 153 | 17 | |
| 5•• | 4 | 489 | 1 | Long 4Tough |
| 6• | 3 | 217 | 9 | Long 3 |
| 7•• | 4 | 439 | 3 | Tough |
| 8• | 4 | 409 | 15 | Birdie |
| 9• | 5 | 527 | 5 | |
| Out | 36 | 3627 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 432 | 4 | |
| 11• | 3 | 174 | 18 | |
| 12• | 4 | 453 | 10 | Long 4 |
| 13• | 5 | 529 | 8 | |
| 14• | 3 | 216 | 12 | Long 3 |
| 15• | 4 | 398 | 16 | Birdie |
| 16• | 4 | 321 | 14 | |
| 17• | 5 | 590 | 6 | |
| 18•• | 4 | 487 | 2 | Long 4Tough |
| In | 36 | 3600 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Tees | 7227 | 74.9 | 138 | 72 |
| Blue Tees | 6961 | 73.7 | 135 | 72 |
| Blue/White Hybrid | 6658 | 72 | 133 | 72 |
| White Tees | 6428 | 70.8 | 131 | 72 |
| White/Green Hybrid | 6129 | 69.5 | 126 | 72 |
| Green Tees | 5864 | 68.5 | 123 | 72 |
| Green/Red Hybrid | 5447 | 66.5 | 120 | 72 |
| Red Tees | 5260 | 65.4 | 116 | 72 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
Climbs & drops
Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Tue 07-14 · 93/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #3 - #5 (3) · #4 - #5 (3). Water on 6 holes: #4, #8, #14 - #5, #12 - #5, #11 - #5, #2 - #5.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Pinehurst Cc · No. 4?
- Pinehurst Cc · No. 4 plays 5,260–7,227 yards across 8 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Pinehurst Cc · No. 4?
- Its slope rating ranges 116–138, with a course rating up to 74.9. The front nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Pinehurst Cc · No. 4?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White/Green Hybrid tees at 6,129 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Pinehurst Cc · No. 4 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. 4 have?
- Pinehurst Cc · No. 4 has 26 bunkers, and water comes into play on 6 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.