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Media Day
Real Audio
May 25, 1999 |
  Pinehurst No.2 through the eyes of artist Libby Pepper.
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REDEMPTION!!! by Lee Pace PINEHURST - One of the most unique U.S. Opens in its storied history came to a thrilling conclusion Sunday when Payne Stewart rolled in a 20-foot par-saving putt on the 18th hole to edge Phil Mickelson by one stroke on the No. 2 course at Pinehurst. Stewart, so painfully denied his second Open title last year by faltering in the final round at Olympic, became only the third player in history to follow a second-place finish with a victory the next (the others being Bob Jones in 1926 and 1929, and Jack Nicklaus in 1972). Coupled with his victory at Hazeltine in 1991, Stewart joins elite company of players to have won two Opens or more. Read on... |
Donald Ross "It is absolutely unique in this country, a modern course for the
modern ball; a distinct value being given to a particular shot on each
hole—a course which makes you think."Walter J. Travis, 1909
"This might be the hardest golf course in the world. I’ve never played
Pine Valley, but this is as tough as I’ve seen. This is the way golf was
meant to be played." It took a man with the prodigy of Donald J. Ross to create a golf course, Pinehurst No. 2, that could span a century and confound Travis at one end and Azinger at the other. Read on... |
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Richard Tufts There was a time in the late 1950s when support began growing for the
USGA to conduct the U.S. Amateur on Pinehurst No. 2. Players the likes
of Billy Joe Patton and William C. Campbell urged Pinehurst owner
Richard S. Tufts to approach the USGA with the idea. Given Tufts’
lengthy service resume with the USGA—which included a stint as president
in 1956-57—the golfers felt the marriage would be a natural. Read on...
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Pinehurst Has Rich History Of Competitive Golf Pinehurst Evolved From Modest Beginnings Greens Settings Make No. 2 Unique Among Open Sites
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