Noel's Blog

There's a great opportunity to get membership privileges at 4 different golf clubs in the Pinehurst area at a very good price.  Avestra golf management is offering a program called Sandhills Originals, which includes Southern Pines CC, Whispering Pines CC, Foxfire CC and Hyland Hills Golf Club.  ...

Looking for new place to go for a gourmet dinner.  Try Wolcott's in Southern Pines NC.  The restaurant is not exactly brand new - it has been around for well over a year now.  It is located on Pennsylvania Avenue right between Broad Street and Bennett Street and across the street from The Pilot N...

Legacy Golf links is a very good course located near Pinehurst NC in Aberdeen.  It is also the location of Legacy Lakes, a new real estate development with golf front homes and golffront property.  It is a Nicklaus Jr course that is a great alternative to the courses that are right in Pinehurst. ...

Southern Pines Country Club in Southern Pines NC is a Donald Ross Course that is a great place to play golf.  It's open to the public so anyone can have the experience of playing a Ross course that has been there for over 100 years.  The course is kind of short, but it has typical Ross greens tha...

Foxfire Country Club has 2 golf courses (East Course and West), and both are very good courses that are open to the public.  Foxfire CC is located in the Foxfire NC residential community, where golf course homes and lots are available.  Condos are also for sale in the neighborhood, which is only ...

Mid Pines Golf & Country Club - Southern Pines, NC Mid Pines is a Donald Ross golf course that is part of the Pine Needles/Mid Pines Resort.  The course is open to the public year round.  It is located in Southern Pines, just 5 miles from Pinehurst and right across the road from its more famous s...

Longleaf Country Club Longleaf is located between Pinehurst and Southern Pines on the site of former horse racing track, and the course actually weaves its way through remnants of the original fence around the track.  The 18 hole course is on the easy end of the scale as far as Pinehurst Area cou...

The Carolina is a public course in Whispering Pines, NC, just 3 or 4 miles from Pinehurst.  Designed by Arnold Palmer, The Carolina is a challenging course from any tee box, requiring fairly straight and accurate shots on a lot of the holes.  Back tees - about 7,000 yards (73.2/142), Mid tees - 6...

Yesterday, I decided to go out and get in a round of golf at nearby Hyland Hills.  Hyland Hills is an 18 hole course in Southern Pines, NC - one of over 40 courses within about 10 minutes of Pinehurst. There are golf front homes and condos right on the course. I showed up at about 4 thinking I wo...

The Sandhills Youth Soccer League, based in Southern Pines NC, is an extraordinary organization with the obvious mission to organize and promote youth soccer in Southern Pines, Pinehurst and the surrounding area for children from ages 4 -18.  League play is conducted in three different competitio...