Country Club of Whispering Pines - Pines Course
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Previously known as East at Country Club of Whispering Pines.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blue | 72 | 7049 yards | 74.3 | 138 |
White | 72 | 6397 yards | 71.3 | 134 |
White/Gold | 72 | 6166 yards | 70.2 | 131 |
Gold | 72 | 5930 yards | 69.2 | 127 |
Gold (W) | 72 | 5930 yards | 74.9 | 131 |
Gold/Red | 72 | 5657 yards | 67.9 | 125 |
Gold/Red (W) | 72 | 5657 yards | 73.3 | 128 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5306 yards | 71.4 | 124 |
Red | 72 | 5306 yards | 66.3 | 119 |
Silver (W) | 72 | 4979 yards | 69.5 | 121 |
Silver | 72 | 4979 yards | 64.8 | 116 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 74.3/138 | 385 | 162 | 431 | 407 | 590 | 418 | 501 | 199 | 370 | 3463 | 451 | 588 | 170 | 394 | 451 | 509 | 214 | 398 | 411 | 3586 | 7049 |
White M: 71.3/134 | 352 | 151 | 387 | 368 | 543 | 370 | 454 | 153 | 330 | 3108 | 403 | 544 | 155 | 365 | 402 | 474 | 187 | 385 | 374 | 3289 | 6397 |
White/Gold M: 70.2/131 | 352 | 151 | 356 | 368 | 543 | 332 | 454 | 153 | 330 | 3039 | 360 | 503 | 155 | 365 | 366 | 474 | 159 | 371 | 374 | 3127 | 6166 |
Gold M: 69.2/127 W: 74.9/131 | 330 | 139 | 356 | 336 | 482 | 332 | 441 | 141 | 321 | 2878 | 360 | 503 | 144 | 343 | 366 | 446 | 159 | 371 | 360 | 3052 | 5930 |
Gold/Red M: 67.9/125 W: 73.3/128 | 330 | 139 | 285 | 325 | 482 | 320 | 441 | 141 | 321 | 2784 | 327 | 503 | 144 | 309 | 314 | 446 | 159 | 325 | 346 | 2873 | 5657 |
Red M: 66.3/119 W: 71.4/124 | 308 | 127 | 285 | 325 | 400 | 320 | 397 | 111 | 290 | 2563 | 327 | 435 | 110 | 309 | 314 | 423 | 154 | 325 | 346 | 2743 | 5306 |
Silver M: 64.8/116 W: 69.5/121 | 308 | 127 | 285 | 301 | 400 | 307 | 378 | 102 | 267 | 2475 | 321 | 360 | 82 | 271 | 314 | 390 | 133 | 325 | 308 | 2504 | 4979 |
Handicap | 11 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 12 | |||
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 5 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 12 |
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One of MAPLES best!
Course was in great shape, recovering better than most from our brutal winter. Classic design course and one of Maples best in the area. Huge well maintained greens that were rolling true and quick. Nice firm sand in the bunkers. Can not wait to get back and play again.
Very Good !
Great Course, very good Staff. my only Con is the layout... at the turn around wanted to get something to eat but it takes you a long time to get back to the Clubhouse from the 9/10. but overall a great experience.
Great place
It was great my brother and I played in 3 hours got in front of everyone it was a dream round if u play the pines course on the downhill par five aim further left than u think.
Nice track
First time here on 3/15/2015. Got a great deal at $40. Driving range was closed due to rain the previous 2 days. The pines course has quite the length to it. The traps are we'll maintained and the greens putt true.
Worth the trip
The course presents a reasonable challenge and is well maintained. This is the first course I've played in this area that has maintained the traps properly. There are many traps, I might add. The fairways had been overseeded and the greens roll true. I would definitely play it again.
Pines Course
Pines course in good condition and dry which was surprising considering all the rain in the area. Fairways were great and no tight lies due to the lush rye grass. My problem is the course layout, there is no access to the clubhouse after finishing hole 9. My partner needed a beverage and snack so we were guided back to the clubhouse by some lady members. Needless to say what a trip through the woods and down a 2 lane road good thing our cart had a good battery. When we finally reached the club house no food and very limited snack selection. This round trip took around 45 minutes. If you play this course bring your own beverage and food!
A hidden jewel in the Sandhills crown
I've played this course 60 times over the years. While not as visually exciting as the Pinehurst resort courses, (or Pine Needles), it is just a great design that is imminently playable and fun. #5 on the Pines course is the best par 5 in the Sandhills as far as I'm concerned. Paula, in the pro shop is terrific. It is always affordable and always in good shape. I love playing both of these courses and recommend them both very highly to anyone in the area.
Ellis Maples Hates Me!!!
What a beautiful day!! What a wonderful golf course!!! All I needed was 15 feet and I would have broken 80!!! Without those 15 feet I shot 89 and it was Ellis Maples fault!!! 1 foot there, 2 feet here, 6 inches over there and it would have been easy. But without those feet and inches I was yards away from glory. Fabulous green complexes, and perfectly placed bunkers ,makes this an extremely complex golf course, which demands that you play this course more than once, if you really want to get to know it. Thank God I'm playing it tomorrow and I will definitely show Mr. Maples a thing or two!!!
A Walkable Links Course
The seventy minutes it takes to drive from my home to the Country Club of Whispering Pines is a journey I look forward to making as often as I possibly can. There are two course from which to choose, both are links style, both are walkable and both are in the best of shape from Tee through Green.
This day I played for the first time the Pines Course, previously named the East Course. Although booked as a single I was fortunate to have paired with a couple of local guys Charles and Roger, who showed me around the eighteen (when you play 18 you have to play 9, just saying) in just under four hours. A bit of apprehension sat in as we stood on the first tee box and watched the last group of the Ladies' Day tournament play the first hole, however, by the time we reached the third tee we saw only dust as those girls were not messing about, we saw them once again as we played the tenth and they were hitting approach shots to eleven green; never saw them after that glimpse. We were never pressured from behind until sixteen green when a twosome caught us as I made double bogey on the easiest hole on the course, e gads.
This is a club to which I would consider membership if I lived closer. The staff are always at their best, smiling and offering help and never to busy to work with a visitor or a member. Dave and Paula in the pro shop greet you as a friend and Mr. Willie the cart guy will crack you up with a joke.
The practice areas are, as you might imagine, well used as there seems to be a few people using the facilities all the time. The driving range was in need of 'haircut' the day I was there but the maintenance crews were busy on other parts of the two courses.
The fairways are just that fair, hit it and you have a fine lie on some nice turf; miss the fairway and you can find yourself in the sand, love grass and pine straw just like Pinehurst Number Two since the restoration by Coore and Crenshaw. The bunkers are not so many but well place and well kept by the members; it is as though they take time to properly repair the bunker after playing out, a concept you will not find at most public courses.
The greens on this day were running about ten on the Stimpmeter and since Ellis Maples studied with Donald Ross they are small and undulating. (I had five one putts and two three putts) If the members have the staff speed the greens a bit you would see handicaps increasing.
When you visit the Sandhills area of North Carolina take time to savor a fine couple of courses from the 1950s in the Country Club of Whispering Pines. Perhaps I will see you there and we can have a pint in the grill after our round.
A WAKKABLE lINKS cOURSE
The seventy minutes it takes to drive from my home to the Country Club of Whispering Pines is a journey I look forward to making as often as I possibly can. There are two course from which to choose, both are links style, both are walkable and both are in the best of shape from Tee through Green.
This day I played for the first time the Pines Course, previously named the East Course. Although booked as a single I was fortunate to have paired with a couple of local guys Charles and Roger, who showed me around the eighteen (when you play 18 you have to play 9, just saying) in just under four hours. A bit of apprehension sat in as we stood on the first tee box and watched the last group of the Ladies' Day tournament play the first hole, however, by the time we reached the third tee we saw only dust as those girls were not messing about, we saw them once again as we played the tenth and they were hitting approach shots to eleven green; never saw them after that glimpse. We were never pressured from behind until sixteen green when a twosome caught us as I made double bogey on the easiest hole on the course, e gads.
This is a club to which I would consider membership if I lived closer. The staff are always at their best, smiling and offering help and never to busy to work with a visitor or a member. Dave and Paula in the pro shop greet you as a friend and Mr. Willie the cart guy will crack you up with a joke.
The practice areas are, as you might imagine, well used as there seems to be a few people using the facilities all the time. The driving range was in need of 'haircut' the day I was there but the maintenance crews were busy on other parts of the two courses.
The fairways are just that fair, hit it and you have a fine lie on some nice turf; miss the fairway and you can find yourself in the sand, love grass and pine straw just like Pinehurst Number Two since the restoration by Coore and Crenshaw. The bunkers are not so many but well place and well kept by the members; it is as though they take time to properly repair the bunker after playing out, a concept you will not find at most public courses.
The greens on this day were running about ten on the Stimpmeter and since Ellis Maples studied with Donald Ross they are small and undulating. (I had five one putts and two three putts) If the members have the staff speed the greens a bit you would see handicaps increasing.
When you visit the Sandhills area of North Carolina take time to savor a fine couple of courses from the 1950s in the Country Club of Whispering Pines. Perhaps I will see you there and we can have a pint in the grill after our round.
"GO PLAY!"
A Walkable Links Course
The seventy minutes it takes to drive from my home to the Country Club of Whispering Pines is a journey I look forward to making as often as I possibly can. There are two course from which to choose, both are links style, both are walkable and both are in the best of shape from Tee through Green.
This day I played for the first time the Pines Course, previously named the East Course. Although booked as a single I was fortunate to have paired with a couple of local guys Charles and Roger, who showed me around the eighteen (when you play 18 you have to play 9, just saying) in just under four hours. A bit of apprehension sat in as we stood on the first tee box and watched the last group of the Ladies' Day tournament play the first hole, however, by the time we reached the third tee we saw only dust as those girls were not messing about, we saw them once again as we played the tenth and they were hitting approach shots to eleven green; never saw them after that glimpse. We were never pressured from behind until sixteen green when a twosome caught us as I made double bogey on the easiest hole on the course, e gads.
This is a club to which I would consider membership if I lived closer. The staff are always at their best, smiling and offering help and never to busy to work with a visitor or a member. Dave and Paula in the pro shop greet you as a friend and Mr. Willie the cart guy will crack you up with a joke.
The practice areas are, as you might imagine, well used as there seems to be a few people using the facilities all the time. The driving range was in need of 'haircut' the day I was there but the maintenance crews were busy on other parts of the two courses.
The fairways are just that fair, hit it and you have a fine lie on some nice turf; miss the fairway and you can find yourself in the sand, love grass and pine straw just like Pinehurst Number Two since the restoration by Coore and Crenshaw. The bunkers are not so many but well place and well kept by the members; it is as though they take time to properly repair the bunker after playing out, a concept you will not find at most public courses.
The greens on this day were running about ten on the Stimpmeter and since Ellis Maples studied with Donald Ross they are small and undulating. (I had five one putts and two three putts) If the members have the staff speed the greens a bit you would see handicaps increasing.
When you visit the Sandhills area of North Carolina take time to savor a fine couple of courses from the 1950s in the Country Club of Whispering Pines. Perhaps I will see you there and we can have a pint in the grill after our round.
"GO PLAY!"
Great value
Greens recently aerated, but very nice layout, played the pines course, fairways in good shape, greens were puttable.
Would play again, in fact played two days in a row.
Very good course
Staff was very friendly and helpful, Layout was very nice lot of elevation changes, some blind shots, dog legs both right and left, course was in very nice condition. Did not care for sand in bunkers.
The course was in great shape especially for January.
The course was in great shape especially for January. Fairways and greens were actually green. Paula at the desk was super friendly and made me feel right at home. Maintenance workers out on the course were equally friendly. Plan to play the West course during my next visit to North Carolina. Great deal for the money as I used the Hot Deal for the round.
Golf Course in great condition.
Played sunday and the course was in great shape especially after all the rain. The only problem we had was a single behind us hitting into us. It was 3 of us and 3 walking in front of us which wasn't a problem but the guy behind us was in a hurry. We let him pass he actually played with the group in front of us after one of their 3 quit after 9. Everything was great other than that. I think on a crowded day singles should be told they have to wait. If nobody had been in front of us we would have let him thru as soon as we saw him. We let him play thru on 9 to get him off our back. But this will ruin your day when you are being pushed like that.
Loved the River Course
Fairways were over seeded which made them perfect. Greens were in great shape. We enjoyed the course very much & will definitely be back to play Country Club of Whispering Pines again! Thank you golfnow.com
Great value, friendly staff and fun to play
The place looks great and continues to improve. Playing conditions have improved. Fast, smooth greens.
Greens in very good shape.
Golf course played longer than the 6,500 on the scorecard due to the rough and the overseeding of the fairways. Greens are quite undulating and anything above the hole was was difficult to put a good stroke on due to the speed. Not the best course in the world, but for <$25, it's a good deal.
Challenging
Terrific bargain for such a good course! Very challenging, old standby when visiting this area.