SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — Pine Needles, the host of this week’s U.S. Women’s Open, is a classic Donald Ross design in the Sandhills of North Carolina. There’s no course in that’s hosted the Women’s Open ...

Location: Southern Pines, N.C. Course architect: Donald Ross Opened: 1927 Par: 71 Tee – Yardage l Rating / Slope: Men Medal – 7,015 l 73.5 / 135 Ross – 6,436 l 70.6 / 126 Regular – 5,985 l 68.5 / 120 ...

Life at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. is as good as it can be expected, considering they're recovering from a fire. On Sunday evening, at about 8 o'clock, a fire broke out ...

There’s a movement going on behind the scenes at Pine Needles. Actually, it’s in plain sight, but it’s happening so early in the morning and late in the evening that you’ve probably missed it: The ...

IN THE PUBLIC EYE: Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. THE LAYOUT: Only a 10-minute drive from the famed Pinehurst Resort, Pine Needles — which hosted the 2007 U.S. Women’s Open ...