Pinehurst Resort (#7)

Overview: Pinehurst No. 7 is a Rees Jones course that uses rolling Sandhills terrain, pine forest and a more forceful modern layout than Pinehurst's classic Ross courses. The course's scale, bunkering and elevation changes make it a separate resort experience from No. 8, No. 9 and the shorter resort routings.

History: No. 7 opened in 1986 and was renovated in 2002. Pinehurst describes the course as one of its more assertive designs, while Rees Jones's own portfolio confirms the 1986 routing and his role as architect.

Did You Know? Pinehurst No. 7 was already part of the resort's modern course generation before No. 8 was built for the centennial. That timeline helps explain why the two nearby resort courses have different architectural languages despite sharing the same Sandhills setting.