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1.9
105 Reviews (105)
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Value
2.4
Layout
2.8
Friendliness
3.6
Pace
3.2
Amenities
2.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7049 yards
Slope 138
Rating 74.3

Previously known as East at Country Club of Whispering Pines.

Course Details

Year Built 1965
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ellis Maples (1965)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

1.9
105 Reviews (105)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 9
Elevation Changes 7
Undulating Greens 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 7
Playing Multiple Courses 6
This Course's Location is:
Near the Airport 7
Worth the Drive 7

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Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

A great value. Excellent course, good price.

I always enjoy playing here. Some sublime holes and an excellent layout. It always plays better than it looks.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Putts were true

Not sure if this just an easy course or I just had a great round. Maybe it’s a little of both. I enjoyed it a plan on playing it again soon.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Challenge

I enjoyed this course. First time players will hit to some places they wish they hadn’t. Course knowledge helps. Greens above average condition. Tee boxes could use some attention. Natural course with no real rough. Hit fairways and you will have a good lie and stance. Trees on both sides of wide fairways. Sand traps are very much in play. I look forward to playing again someday.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Classic old school course

What fun course to play! Some of the trickiest greens I've ever played and they were in great condition. It's definitely a course you need to play a few times before you start scoring low. Conditions of the fairways and rough were a little tight and hard but the greens were top notch. It's a true throw back course with some great holes. I definatley would play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging course

A challenging course. Highly recommend Whispering Pines! We played the Pines Course this time but the River Course is equally awesome!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic value

Played on golf now discount. Fair layout, reasonable condion tee to green. Excellent greens. Great Pinehurst area value

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just average

2 groups of 5 some holding up play couple bad spots in the greens that were just redone. Bunkers need some sand and not rocky dirt glad I got a hot deal. No starter so they sent me out as single.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great example of North Carolina golf courses

Everything went well. Golf Course is a very strategic layout and fun to play. Staff were very helpful in regard to tee times Etc. Greens were better than I expected.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Scenic great price

A very good example of a non Pinehurst Golf Course in the Pinehurst area that is an excellent organ and shows a good example of what Pinehurst golf courses are. We played in the winter so the fairways word dormant so I obviously they were not that great but the greens were unexpectedly smooth and the layout was very scenic. Staff went out of their way to help.

Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very enjoyable course to play

I found the course difficult enough to challenge the better player but not too difficult for the average player. Not much water. Greens were in great condition but difficult to read. A very enjoyable course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Outstanding

Played pines course. Easy and fun layout, not much trouble at all except a good number of bunkers, which were well manicured. Greens were in great shape, especially for January. I'm a 4 handicap and my dad is a 15, was challenging enough for me and fun for him. Staff was very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

In good shape for this time of year. I started as a single but paired up with another single and had a great time. Greens rolled very nicely. Great value on the GolfNow hot deal.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great experience with great greens

Our 3-some has a great time on this Whispering Pines course. We played 18 holes in 3.5 hours and loved the greens

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Horrendous pace of play

Great November day weather wise teed off at 12:25 and finished at 5:25. Waited on every single shot. Three foursomes of buddies in front of us fell way off the pace, no chance of letting us play through. No marshal in sight. Pace took away from the fact that it was a pretty decent track.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Forget Pinehurst - Play Here

Pinehurst #6 was asking $210, and it looked gorgeous but we werent up for that. So we looked on golfnow and found this gem. FUN course. Plenty of challenge but not unfair. We played Pinehurst #1 the day before, and honestly, we had more fun here. Squeeze it into your Pinehurst trip, you wont regret it!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

enjoyed the course

Course was in very good shape; bermuda greens were excellent. Is a fair golf test. Will play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Golf Packages

Talamore Golf Resort Stay & Play Package

FROM $137 (USD)
SOUTHERN PINES, NC | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Talamore Golf Resort and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Mid Pines Golf Course, Mid South Course, Tobacco Road Golf Course, and The New Course.

Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club Stay & Play Package

FROM $167 (USD)
SOUTHERN PINES, NC | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Mid Pines Golf Course, Pine Needles Golf Course, Tobacco Road Golf Course, and The New Course.

Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club Stay & Play Package

FROM $167 (USD)
SOUTHERN PINES, NC | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Mid Pines Golf Course, Pine Needles Golf Course, Tobacco Road Golf Course, and The New Course.

Francis Marion Hotel Stay & Play

FROM $187 (USD)
CHARLESTON, SC | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Francis Marion Hotel and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of RiverTowne Golf Course, Charleston National Golf Course, Wild Dunes – Harbor Course, Wild Dunes – Links Course, and Stono Ferry Golf Course.

Wild Dunes Resort Stay & Play Package

FROM $197 (USD)
CHARLESTON, SC | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Wild Dunes Resort and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Wild Dunes – Harbor Course, Wild Dunes – Links Course, RiverTowne Golf Course, and Charleston National Golf Course.
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