Please click on the links below to Five Star Entertainment photos from the 2008 Golfaris
February Golfari
May I Golfari
May II Golfari
May III Golfari
May IV Golfari
May V Golfari
Adult Golfari
Twenty-Fifth Annual Junior Invitational Golf Tournament
Please Click here for the 2008 Mid Pines Jr. Invitational Final Results and go to the News Section Photo Gallery to see photos of the Champions.
Click below to view the results from our 8th Annual Mid Pines Couples Carousel.
Mid Pines Couples Carousel Results. Click on News, Photo Gallery for pictures of the event.
Dear Pine Needles Staff,
I can’t thank you enough for your hospitality during my trip to the Pinehurst area. Both Mid Pines and Pine Needles are tremendous golf courses and were in great condition.
Mid Pines is very charming, beautiful, playable and walkable for anyone, and still is a good challenge. Par 3’s have great variety (I love #8), par 5’s are reachable but not easy (which is ideal), and the par 4’s ask you to shape the ball both ways. I particularly loved the greens at 4 and 12…4 is short, but with a flag location on the right the pitch shot is very delicate…the flag location on 12 was about 2 steps from the back right - I had 100 yards in and made 6 - try to get cute on the approach and dumped it in the front bunker, got aggressive on the bunker shot and wnet long, then had basically no chance of getting it close, 2 putts for 6…great architecture.
Pine Needles is definately a ‘championship’ golf course but still shares the charm of Mid Pines…just bigger and brawnier. Incredible set of par 3’s, right up there with the best I’ve seen. There are some real bruiser 4’s out there…6,7,14,17. I also got a kick out of the short 9th with its falloff right of the green.
I am in contact with Canadian golfers on a daily basis and will be sure to let them know what a gem the Mid Pines/Pine Needles combo is…I can’t wait to come back.
Sincerely,
Matthew MacKay
Royal Canadian Golf Association
Click here to view the results from our Pine Needles Junior Invitational.
Junior Invitational Results, Go to Photo Gallery for photos of the event.
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of Golf Magazine’s “Best Resort” rankings chosen by its’ illustrious readers. Click here to view the April excerpt accompanying this award.
We are pleased to announce that Pine Needles and Mid Pines golf courses have been ranked in the latest issue of Business North Carolina as two of the top courses in North Carolina.
Pine Needles was ranked 3rd in “North Carolina’s Best Golf Courses” while Mid Pines was ranked 29th.
Congratulations to both courses for these phenomenal rankings! We hope to see you soon.
Your practice swing should be more than just a warm-up swing. It should be a rehearsal of the swing you want when you hit the ball. If you are working on swing changes then think about the mechanics during your practice swing and then try to imitate that feel once you address the ball. You should pick a target and focus on that target during your practice swing. Visualize the positive results of your shot while taking that practice swing. If you look at the water you will hit it in the water. If you say to yourself “don’t hit it there” that is exactly where you will hit it. Keep all your practice swing thoughts positive and you will have more positive results hitting the ball.
It is also very important if you have a shot that is less than a full swing or if you are chipping and putting to make your practice swing the same length and same speed you think you need for the shot you are going to hit. If you only need a half swing then make your practice swing a half swing. If you have a three foot putt then take a short practice stroke, not one that will hit it to the other side of the green.
And finally, if you hit a poor shot, then take a practice swing right then correcting what you feel you did wrong. This will help with your muscle memory and it will also help you be able to leave the bad shot in the past and focus on the good feel for your next shot.
Join us this winter and take advantage of our unseasonably warm weather with our special Golf Lovers Package. Now until February 20, 2008 enjoy deluxe accommodations, full breakfast, range balls, club storage and all the golf you can play for a special rate. Stay and play at Pine Needles, home of the 2007 US Women’s Open for a $159 weekday rate or $179 weekend rate or join us at Mid Pines, member of Historic Hotels of
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If you can putt and get a decent roll on the ball then this is your safest shot.
When you can’t putt you should chip. Also know as a chip and run. Chipping allows the ball to carry part way to the hole and then run the rest of the way. Chipping involves letting our arms and shoulder work together as a triangle with no wrist hinge . When you chip, you put the ball back in your stance, keep the weight forward so the center of our body is slightly ahead of the ball, and make sure you keep your shaft leaning toward the target so your hands are always in front on the golf ball.
Pitching should be your last choice because it is the most difficult of the three shots. Your goal is to get the ball high in the air and have it land softly near the hole. It is most difficult because you must allow your wrist to hinge. The ball should be played in the center of your stance, your weight should still be slightly more on the forward foot and you will have to keeps your hands and arms loose enough to allow the club to hinge. Being confident enough to hit pitch shots takes lots of practice so only use this shot when the situation will not allow you to putt or chip.
