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Pinehurst No. 9

Pinehurst No. 9 is the only Jack Nicklaus design in the North Carolina Sandhills. It opened in 1989 as the private National Golf Club, and Pinehurst Resort bought it in 2014 and renamed it No. 9. The Perry Bros played it on June 2, 2023; Jon's score was 96.

Fairway and pond on Pinehurst No. 9

Course facts

Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina
Access
Resort (tee times generally go with a resort stay)
Architect
Jack Nicklaus
Opened
1989 (as The National Golf Club)
Par
72
Yardage
7,118 from the back
Website
pinehurst.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-pinehurst-no-9-the-sandhills-only-jack-nicklaus-course

Our round at No. 9

June 2, 2023

Jon: 96Rating / slope 72.5/139

Played with Brandon

Fairway and pond on Pinehurst No. 9Jon Perry at the Pinehurst No. 9 sign, a Jack Nicklaus designTwo of the group at the Jack Nicklaus plaque at Pinehurst No. 9The Jack Nicklaus major championship plaque at Pinehurst No. 9Jon Perry on Pinehurst No. 9 while a playing partner hits from the edge of the water
Swing 1 at No. 9 · 27s

About No. 9

Before it was No. 9, this was The National Golf Club, a private club built around a Jack Nicklaus course. Pinehurst Resort bought it in 2014, about three miles from the main resort, and added it to the numbered lineup.

Compared with the Ross and Hanse courses, No. 9 has more trees and water and fewer sandy waste areas. We played it in the afternoon of a 36-hole day, right after No. 8.

What stands out

  • The only Jack Nicklaus course in the Sandhills.
  • Wide, tree-lined fairways and rolling bentgrass greens, with water in play.
  • Its own clubhouse, about three miles from the main resort.

Same trip

Jon Perry by the cart while his playing partner swings on Pinehurst No. 1

Pinehurst No. 1

Pinehurst, NC · 1 visit

Two of the group in rocking chairs on the clubhouse porch after the round on Pinehurst No. 8

Pinehurst No. 8

Pinehurst, NC · 1 visit

The Payne Stewart statue in front of the Pinehurst clubhouse

Pinehurst No. 4

Pinehurst, NC · 1 visit

The clock at the first tee of Pinehurst No. 2

Pinehurst No. 2

Pinehurst, NC · 1 visit

Quick answers

Is Pinehurst No. 9 a Jack Nicklaus course?

Yes. It is the only Jack Nicklaus design in the Sandhills.

What was Pinehurst No. 9 called before?

The National Golf Club. Pinehurst Resort bought it in 2014 and renamed it No. 9.

Can you play Pinehurst No. 9?

Yes. It is a Pinehurst Resort course; tee times generally go with a resort stay.

Sources: Pinehurst: what to know about No. 9 · Wikipedia: Pinehurst Resort