Pinehurst Resort history

It was originally five stories when it was built in 1896.

In October 1897, James Tufts began publishing a weekly resort newspaper, The Pinehurst Outlook, to help develop a sense of community among the resort guests.

In 1899, Pinehurst's first golf professional, John Dunn Tucker, was hired to add an additional nine holes to create Pinehurst's first 18-hole layout.

1900: English golfer Harry Vardon played an exhibition match on the resort’s original 18-hole course, bolstering Pinehurst’s reputation among a growing number of golf enthusiasts.

The Pinehurst Hotel opened in 1901 and became the center of such activities as riding, hunting, polo, lawn bowling, archery, bicycling, and tennis.

Pinehurst Golf Club opened in 1903 and the resort later hosted popular golfers such as Sam Sneed, Bobby Jones and Arnold Palmer.

1907: Donald Ross finished constructing Pinehurst No.

1910: Donald Ross completed Pinehurst No.

Francis Ouimet, winner of the United States Open in 1913 and regarded as the “father of amateur golf.”

It was created in 1916 by James Barber.

1919: Donald Ross finished the work on his final golf course at the resort, Pinehurst No.

1923: Emma Bliss opened The Manor Inn on the grounds of a prior establishment known as the Lexington Hotel.

Her likeness has been portrayed in countless movies in the years following her death in 1926, including Tall Tales & Legends, Buffalo Girls, and Hidalgo.

Climbing aboard a Fokker Trimotor dubbed “Friendship,” Earhart and her copilot, Wilmer Stultz, began the historic trip from an airfield in Newfoundland in June of 1928.

The legendary Ben Hogan started his meteoric ascent into the annals of golfing lore, with his stunning victory at the North and South Open in 1940.

He then tapped Donald Ross as his man to bring golf to the area, a task Ross would make his passion until his passing in 1948.

By the late 1960's the shareholders of Pinehurst, Inc. decided to sell the resort property to Diamondhead Corporation.

5 was designed in 1961 by Ellis Maples, a protégé of Donald Ross and part of North Carolina’s “First Family” of golf course design.

It supplied electricity to the cottages, hotels and trolleys in town beginning on December 31st that year, kicked off with a New Year’s Eve party (as any good kick off should begin). It remained in use until the 1970’s.

The building you can visit today was created in 1975.

In 1980, Pinehurst became an incorporated municipality with ownership of the property shifting many times since then.

The English style garden was created in 1984 as a tribute to the attempted 16th century colonization at Roanoke Island. (Roanoke Island is in the Outer Banks, far east of Pinehurst, in North Carolina.)

1989: Golfer Vicki Goetze finished first in the United States Women’s Amateur Open at Pinehurst Resort, with Brandie Burton coming in second.

Both the Carolina Hotel as well as The Holly Inn were then joined by The Manor Inn many years later in 1990.

1994: Pinehurst Resort played host to the United States Senior Open, in which South African-native Simon Hobday won the event.

1995: The resort celebrated its centennial anniversary with an array of activities.

In 1996, Pinehurst Resort became formally known as a National Landmark status for their achievements in golf history.

2 saw the legendary duel between Payne Stewart and Phil Mickelson during the closing round of the 1999 United States Open.

In 2000, Golf Digest listed Pinehurst as Number 3 on its list of the world’s “50 Greatest Golf Destinations.” The United States Open Championship were held on the fabled Pinehurst No.

2001: Pinehurst celebrates 50th Anniversary of the North & South Senior Men’s Championship and past winners.

In 2002, the new Spa at Pinehurst was one of the first spas in the South to receive the Mobil Four-Star spa designation.

2005: US Open Championship returned to Pinehurst from June 16 - 19, 2005.

2007: Pinehurst celebrated 100 years of championship golf with the Centennial Celebration of Pinehurst No.

2008: Pinehurst Resort became a member of Historic Hotels of America in recognition of its outstanding connection of the history of golf in the United States.

In 2014, history was made when, for the first time ever, the Women’s Open and the Men’s Open was held on the same golf course, Pinehurst No.

Bell was even elected into World Golf Hall of Fame shortly following her death in 2016.

The building was restored and repurposed by Pinehurst Resort in 2018, as Pinehurst Brewing Co.