Opening day set for Pinehurst No. 10

Pinehurst No. 10, which is designed by Tom Doak and started construction in January, has its deadline.

The first original golf course at Pinehurst Resort in nearly 30 years will open Wednesday, April 3, 2024 — less than 15 months from the tool of choice switching from shovels to drivers, irons, wedges, and putters. Its opening will come just a few months before Pinehurst Resort is set to host the U.S. Open for the fourth time.
 
“Pinehurst Resort has been fortunate to be hailed as the Cradle of American Golf, and we’re grateful for all of the major championships and historic moments that have come before,” Pinehurst Resort CEO Bob Dedman Jr. said. “We’re delighted to have a date to begin presenting this incredible design by Tom Doak to our guests. April 3 will not only be another great day in Pinehurst’s history, but for our future as well.”
 

While No. 10 is Pinehurst’s first new course in nearly three decades, it has been centuries in the making. The landscape underlying Doak’s newest design features all that is natural to golf in the North Carolina Sandhills, including native wiregrass, extensive sandscape, towering longleaf pines, and rolling hills. Midway through the course, Doak takes advantage of rugged dunes carved out by mining operations around the turn of the 20th century. The course features more than 75 feet of elevation change.

“No. 10 starts out fairly gentle, then it starts going into the old quarry works where it gets downright crazy for a little bit, then the course gets up on the hill and there’s a beautiful, sweeping view,” Doak said. “All of the holes coming in are challenging, even when you move down into the gentler terrain. It’s a dramatic golf course; more than I originally thought.”

“We're excited to show off Tom Doak's masterful interpretation of Pinehurst golf," Pinehurst Resort president Tom Pashley said. “From the initial routing of Pinehurst No. 10 to the shaping and design process, Doak and his associates excelled in all regards. Our very high expectations were exceeded, and we can't wait for everyone to see it.”