- 8Documented amenities
- 10Golf courses
- 1895Founded
Pinehurst Resort is a resort country club in Pinehurst, North Carolina, in Moore County.
It has 10 documented golf courses, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, lodging and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $25,000, with recurring dues documented below.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, traditional, competitive and resort-style.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
The listed initiation fee for Resort Membership Historical membership is $25,000.
The listed annual membership dues for Resort Membership Historical membership are $7,000. That is approximately $583.33 per month before other fees.
Initiation fee
$25,000
Membership dues
$7,000
These published costs may only apply to a specific membership category, access type or year. Fees, dues, passes, green fees, assessments and availability can change, so confirm current terms with the Club before you commit.
Membership
Here's what's documented about how to join Pinehurst Resort, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
This access model represents about 1.2% of 161 researched North Carolina Club records.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Resort Membership Historical
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Contact the club for current membership information and the enrollment process.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Pinehurst Resort include clubhouse, dining, lodging and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at Pinehurst Resort includes 10 documented courses.
Only about 0.6% of 161 other North Carolina Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses.
Course overview
- Courses
- 10
- Course details
- No. 118 holes
- No. 218 holes
- No. 318 holes
- No. 418 holes
- No. 518 holes
- No. 618 holes
- No. 718 holes
- No. 818 holes
- No. 918 holes
- No. 1018 holes
Course design
- Architects
- Donald Ross
- Gil Hanse
- George Fazio
- Tom Fazio
- Rees Jones
- Jack Nicklaus
- Tom Doak
Club Culture & Public Commentary
This section shows what published articles and reviews say about the social atmosphere at this Club, so you can get a sense of the culture before you apply. It only appears when we found real evidence to back it up.
This documented Culture trait is shared by about 11.3% of 141 researched North Carolina Club records.
- Golf-first
- Traditional
- Competitive
- Resort-style
Culture context
A traditional, golf-first resort with a major competitive-golf identity and a broad resort experience.
Club History
How long Pinehurst Resort has been around and what's shaped it, based on published sources. A well-documented history can be a sign of stability, but it doesn't tell you about today's management or member experience.
James Walker Tufts began Pinehurst in 1895 after purchasing roughly 5,800 acres in the North Carolina Sandhills.
Pinehurst opened its first golf course in February 1898.
Donald Ross arrived in Pinehurst in 1900 and became central to the resort's golf identity.
Pinehurst Golf Club was established by 1903.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Pinehurst Resort: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in North Carolina and nationwide. A few of the most decision-relevant ones are already called out next to their facts earlier on this page; this section has the complete picture, using only facts we have enough research behind to compare fairly.
Club age context
Founded in 1895
That represents about 131 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 98% of 149 other North Carolina Club records with a usable founding year and 97% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1964 in North Carolina and 1960 nationwide.
Golf scale
10 documented courses
Only 0.6% of 161 other North Carolina Clubs with a known course count have at least this many courses, compared with 0% of 3839 nationwide.
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Lodging, spa and dining
This combination is also documented at 4 other North Carolina Clubs and 95 other Club records nationwide.
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Resort access
This access model represents 1.2% of 161 researched North Carolina Club records and 1.3% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
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Competitive
This documented Culture trait is shared by 11.3% of 141 researched North Carolina Club records and 14.3% of 3402 researched records nationwide.
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Sources & Verification
These are the sources behind the facts above. Check them yourself before making a decision, since some information may have changed since it was published.
- www.reddit.com/r/golf/comments/6qgvn8/membership_dues_at_pi… Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- www.pinehurst.com/about Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.pinehurst.com/about/pasture-pinehurst Research SourceSupports: Club history
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- www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/course-directory/5493-pineh… Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.hole19golf.com/courses/pinehurst-resort-no-1/reviews Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.pinehurst.com Research SourceSupports: General research
- www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g49434-d115307-Reviews-Pin… Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Guest and golfer feedback is strongly positive overall but price-sensitive. TripAdvisor rates Pinehurst Golf Resort about 4.3/5 across more than a thousand reviews, with recurring praise for the historic atmosphere, golf, staff and dining; negative reviews most often focus on premium pricing, occasional service lapses or dated lodging. Independent golf-review platforms also rate many Pinehurst courses highly, reinforcing the resort's very strong golf reputation.
This is what people commonly say about this Club in public reviews and articles, not a member survey or a rating from us. Weigh it alongside the facts above, not in place of them.