The United States Golf Association made an unprecedented step in its championship history: it has selected Pinehurst to host both the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open Championships in successive weeks in 2014.
The announcement makes history on several fronts. It's the first time in Pinehurst’s 114-year history to serve as the site of the U.S. Women’s Open Championship. It is the only site in USGA history to host all five of its major championships. And it is a new chapter in the USGA book of traditions: never before has one site hosted both the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open Championships in the same year, on the same course.
Pinehurst Number 7
Pinehurst No. 7 is one of the boldest and most dramatic golf courses at Pinehurst. The Rees Jones-designed course uses landforms in equal parts to assist and challenge the golfer - down off many tees into the fairway, back up on a number of holes into the greens. From the wetlands that dot the landscape-particularly on the short, par 4 7th hole, the "fingers" of bunkers on the 16th and the large, undulating greens, this course is as visually stimulating as it is challenging.
Pinehurst Number 8
No. 8 opened in 1996 to commemorate Pinehurst's Centennial. Fazio incorporated signature Ross features into the design of No. 8, including dips and swales around the greens, sloping greens and false fronts. The combination of beautiful rolling terrain, natural wetlands and proximity of the greens to subsequent tees make No. 8 a pleasure to walk. As the site of the PGA Club Pro Championship in 1997 and 1998, it is a proven championship course that daunts and delights all who play it.
Pinehurst Number 2
Of the more than 400 courses Donald Ross designed, Pinehurst No. 2 was where he made his home, continuing to tweak and perfect the course throughout his life. After an extensive restoration by Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw, the course has returned to the way Ross originally intended.
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