Pinehurst No. 10 opened in April 2024 as the resort's first new 18-hole course in nearly three decades, immediately earning acclaim as Sports Illustrated's Best New Course of 2024. Located five miles south of the main resort on the 900-acre Pinehurst Sandmines property, this Tom Doak design transforms the dramatic landscape of a former sand mining site into an architectural marvel. The course features native wiregrass, sweeping vistas with over 75 feet of elevation change, and bold, expressive green complexes that reward creativity and strategic thinking. What makes No. 10 truly distinctive is how it embraces the rugged terrain left behind by decades of mining—towering dunes, deep pits, and conical spoils create holes unlike anything else at Pinehurst, most notably the signature par-4 eighth hole with its monumental "Matterhorn" mound. The playing experience strikes a perfect balance between challenge and accessibility, with wide fairways and strategic routing that allows golfers of all levels to find their own game. Walking only and ideally played with one of Pinehurst's excellent caddies, No. 10 feels isolated and untrammeled, a refreshing departure from the villa-dotted landscape of other resort courses. This is destination golf with genuine character—a course that honors Pinehurst's storied past while boldly writing its future.
Tom Doak's bold new design featuring dramatic elevation changes, mining-era dunes, and strategic green complexes across 7,020 yards.