The History of Pinehurst No. 2 (Great Courses 6)

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🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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For the sixth installment of our Great Courses series, historian Lee Pace joins Garrett for a deep dive into the history of the Pinehurst Resort and Donald Ross's Pinehurst No. 2 golf course. Lee and Garrett discuss the origins of James Walker Tufts's retreat in the unpromising environs of the North Carolina Sandhills, how golf was introduced to Pinehurst, and Ross's influence on the development of several excellent courses at the resort. They also detail the evolution of the No. 2 course's architecture, from its earliest iteration in 1907, to the introduction of Bermudagrass greens in the mid-1930s, to Coore & Crenshaw's restoration in the early 2010s. Lee and Garrett finish with descriptions of a few of No. 2's key holes. Check out Lee Pace's 2012 account The Golden Age of Pinehurst as well as his most recent book Good Walks.

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0:00.0	I'm already upset when I find my ball in the bunker I'm really upset and when I find my ball in a fried egg fried egg fried egg fried egg fried egg fried egg fried egg fried egg lie I'm about ready to run off the golf course So, Welcome to the Friday Golf Podcast. I'm Garrett Morrison and today we're talking about
0:39.6	the history of the Pinehurst Resort and the Pinehurst Number 2 golf course.
0:45.0	As you probably know, the US Open is going to be held at Pinehurst Number 2 in a couple of weeks.
0:50.0	So I thought now would be a good time to start discussing this extremely fascinating golf course.
0:56.0	My guest is Lee Pace. Lee is a prolific author who specializes in the history of golf clubs and golf course architecture.
1:04.4	He has written multiple books about Pinehurst, including the Golden Age of Pinehurst,
1:09.5	which was first published in 2012.
1:12.4	So if it's the history of Pinehurst that you want to talk about,
1:15.3	Le Pace is your guy. This episode, by the way, is the sixth installment of our great courses series. We've also done episodes on Augusta National, Royal Melbourne, the old course,
1:27.2	National Golf Links, and Sunningdale, so I encourage you to check those out as well.
1:33.4	Now if you're a fan of this kind of deep dive
1:36.2	into golf history and golf course design,
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2:06.3	analyses of great golf courses along with beautiful photo tours and illustrations. We also have regular features like Design Notebook and Tour Guide
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