What The Press Is Saying

Twenty-Fifth Annual Junior Invitational Golf Tournament

For more information about this event or to receive an invitation, please call the Mid Pines Golf Shop (910) 692-9362 or (800) 323-2114.

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.

The “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses” ranking was established in 1966 and is the oldest and most respected ranking in the game.  Click here to view the entire list.

http://www.golfdigest.com/images/rankings/gd200705100greatestpublic.pdf

We are pleased to announce that Peggy Kirk Bell has been ranked one of “America’s Top 50 Teaching Professionals” according to Golf Digest.  Click here to view the rest of the article accompanying this award. 

Open Inspection: Pine Needles
See what Golfweek says about visiting Pine Needles and Mid Pines.

Top 50 Courses For Women
Golf For Women - July / August 2007
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2007 Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play
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2007 Golfweek’s Best Resort Golf Courses
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Sorenstam gets OK to play this week
The News & Observer - May 30, 2007
Annika Sorenstam broke into a broad smile Wednesday when she first spotted Peggy Kirk Bell. “Peggy, it’s so good to see you again,” Sorenstam said as the two hugged… more

Industry Leaders, Professionals Turn Out In Force To Honor 2007 PGA First Lady Of Golf Peggy Kirk Bell
PGA News - May 28, 2007
Peggy Kirk Bell, who received the 2007 PGA First Lady of Golf Award prior to the 68th Senior PGA Championship, is many things to many people in the game and off the course… more (152k PDF)

Driving ‘Em Straight
The Story - April 6, 2007
It’s Masters Tournament weekend — an event that golf fans everywhere await with bated breath. Dick Gordon takes to the links himself with one of golf’s famed players… more

Great by Design
Delta Sky Magazine - April 2007
America’s love affair with golf started here, amid the pine trees and hills that make this area so breathtaking… more (1.9MB PDF)

Learning Curves - Golf School
Delta Sky Magazine - March 2007
I’m standing at the tee box of the par-3 No. 16 at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. My hands are still from the autumn chill… more (936k PDF)

Bell named PGA’s First Lady of Golf
Fayetteville Observer Times - March 20, 2007
Peggy Kirk Bell has received many awards during her storied career in golf. And they just keep on coming. Bell has been selected as the 2007 winner… more (52k PDF)

• Pine Needles and Mid Pines Resorts recently moved up 17 slots from #47 to an impressive #30 on Golf Digest’s “75 Best Golf Resorts in North America.” Golf Courses throughout the Unites States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean were all included in this arard. In addition to the increase, we are also the best value on the list!
• Golf for Women recently published their “Top 50 Courses for Women” list. Every aspect of the golfing experience from course design and aesthetics to practice facilities and staff all attributed to Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club’s #2 slot.
• Travel and Leisure recently administered a survey to affluent, passionate golf travelers who are in search of the very best golfing experiences. Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club was awarded “World’s Best Golf Resort” by this discerning group. In addition, it was also rated the “Most Underrated Golf Resort in the Southeast.”
• Peggy Kirk Bell was once again awarded the grand honor of one of America’s “Top 100 Golf Instructors” according to Golf Magazine.
• Golf Magazine has listed its 3rd biennial list of “Top25 Golf Schools in the US.” Congratulations once again to Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club for making the list every year it has been release since 1999. More than 4,500 golf school alumni completed the surveys about their golf instruction experiences both good and bad to arrive at this list
• Golf Week Magazine recently released “America’s Best Courses in North Carolina.” Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club was awarded the #2 position while Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club was awarded the #4 position.