quarry where it gets downright crazy for a little bit, then the course gets up on the hill and there’s a beautiful, sweeping view. 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.” The highly-anticipated Tom Doak design, which only began construction this past January, will be the first original golf course Pinehurst has unveiled in nearly 30 years. Its opening comes just a few months before Pinehurst No. 2 will host the 2024 U.S. Open. “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,” says Pinehurst Resort CEO Bob Dedman Jr. “We’re delighted to have a date to begin presenting this incredible design by Tom Doak to our guests. April 3, 2024 will not only be another great day in Pinehurst’s history, but for our future as well.” Golfers will find the new Tenth Course to be quite different that other courses at the resort. The landscape underlying Doak’s newest design features native wiregrass, extensive sandscape, towering longleaf pines and rolling hills. Midway through the course, Doak takes advantage of the rugged dunes carved out by mining operations around the Pinehurst No. 10 To Open In April Next Year turn of the 20th century. The result is a spectacular course with more than 75 feet of elevation change that delivers a golf experience like no other. Doak said of his creation, “No. 10 starts out fairly gentle, then it starts going into the old
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