I was elated when Coore/Crenshaw was able to bring this course back to its roots. I wish more clubs would follow suit, though in general architecture has been moving in the right direction. Colonial looked great last week, for instance.
Totally, and I feel like Gil Hanse is leading the charge. I looked it up and he's either working on, or has completed 13 courses since 2018. Exciting times to be a golfer, really.
I guess I am in the minority. I had a chance to play there right before they changed it back into this. It was beautiful then like it was in ‘99 US Open when Payne Stewart won.
Nothing special, the greens just slope off the closer to the edge you get like a hill. Old school clay push up greens use to be like this before everything started switching over to sand
Wisdom built upon greater wisdom. A true masterpiece, organically resonating again. Can wait to see our worlds best rise to a test that captures the true spirit of golf.
I love the US Open because of the severity of the test. Keep it very hard, and make a par round a very good score. They all play the same course. After watching this video I can see why Scheffler is especially favored. Ball striking is absolutely critical. Looking forward to a very enjoyable watch.
I played this course last weekend. So fun, yet soooo frustrating. The greens were difficult, but the scenery and feelings you get walking every hole are amazing.
Pinehurst #2 is a great American golf course. It’s very surprising to me that it didn’t host a U.S. Open until 1999. I think it still has the bones to really challenge the pros because of the challenges it presents around the greens.
@@mikemartin5340 5 is a much better par 5 than the 4th was though. Much more risk / reward with that second shot. 4 was uneventful and boring as a par 5
I played this as a new golfer with a 30 something handicap a few years ago. I didn't really understand how great it was. All I knew is my caddy was amazing and the course was very very hard. Got booed on the 18th. Now I'm a 15 I really want to try again. It's sat in my mind since that day that I'll go back a bit more prepared for it.
@@ItsOvAnakinIHaveTheHighGround first I flew the green on my approach shot into the bushes by the clubhouse. Then I didn't know how to chip or bump and run... nothing. So I topped my next few shots and the ball went a couple yards each time. Throw in a 3 putt and there you go.
After that easy US Open in LA last year, I hope the USGA sets it up really tough. I would love to see these softies on the PGA Tour shoot over par to win. I wanna hear a lot of crying before the US Open starts
Coore and Crenshaw were ahead of their time by brining back those features.....#2...#4...#3....streamsong, cabot citrus farms all followed suit with the sandy waste areas with wire grass. Such a beautiful looking contrast to new age golf.
Nice video. Though, I can never quite place my finger on it, but American courses very often do very little to me. As of late I see a lot of Irish, Australian, NZ courses on youtube and they seem to sort of flow better, feel more natural and fit better in their surroundings.
It's crazy how lush and green this was when Payne Stewart win. Looks totally different. The course looked like dried out garbage when Kaymer won. I remember Trump called it a pasture or something. That was a super boring US Open. Kaymer just hit his tee shots so straight he was always in the fairway. Boring robot golf. He won by 8 if I recall.
@@chancedriscoll5350 not talking about the hazards. They’re gorgeous. I’m talking about the burned out grass and gouged fairways. It’s fine, the course hadn’t been fully prepped yet. Part of the process.
Okay, so I know I will get a ton of hate for this, but besides the greens, #2 doesn't have any character. I just don't understand the hype around this course 🤷♂ (15 handicap and I wouldn't break 120 here, so feel free to roast me)
Feel this course is quite unfair. All these elevated greens and wild rough/bunkers will impact so many good and bad shots in very different ways. We can already expect this being tough if conditions are firm.
It is incredibly fair. Wide fairways, no water in play. Good shots will be rewarded, mediocre shots will get a small punishment, and bad ones will be properly punished. It is one of the fairest courses currently in existence.
Well the greens arent really elavated except maybe 13 and 5 if you lay up. Its juts the turtle backs of the greens that make them look so intimidating.
It’s very fair. No OB pretty much. Always find your ball and have a shot. You can hit bombs and take advantage off the tee but it’s all for nothing if the player lacks spin control. You better have a bunker game. A wedge game. Various short game skills. But yes it’s easy to rack up scores with a little greediness. Or sloppy play in any facet; as it should be. I’m concerned it might become a bit of a bombers preside. But I don’t think it will happen.
@@solomonfry5591 The last mens US open was 10 years ago. Do some research before you make dumb statements. And its a US open, obviously it will be playing firm. This isn't Valhalla
This guy deleted his comment where he said Scottie would easily shoot 20 under. Plot twist, Scottie, the best player in the world, is 6 over after 3 days.
@@konstantinpobedonotsev5589what are you talking about about? The course is playing brutal. Scottie Scheffler, far and away the best player in the world, is 6 over after 3 days. 65 is the best Round of the week to my knowledge. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson both missed the cut by fairly large amounts. Compare that to LACC which surrendered multiple 62's last year in the same Round, and many many scores better than 66 in the first two days.
They re-did it to make it look like it did when they first built it. Mirroring old Scottish sources. They saved over 700,000 gallons of water a year during the process.
@@werthliving6745 honestly, how well a course fits in w/ the natural environment of the region is a huge contributor to its beauty. No. 2 is beautiful b/c it looks like central NC.
The Every Hole series is just fabulous! Kudos to Derek Duncan and the Golf Digest staff!
Literally had my timer on for this episode to launch. So glad the US open returns to this masterclass track ❤
I was elated when Coore/Crenshaw was able to bring this course back to its roots. I wish more clubs would follow suit, though in general architecture has been moving in the right direction. Colonial looked great last week, for instance.
the greens at pinehurst used to be concave. www.dunlopwhite.com/www.dunlopwhite.com/Restoration_and_Tree_Management_files/GAV-5_revisions.pdf
Couldn't agree more
Totally, and I feel like Gil Hanse is leading the charge. I looked it up and he's either working on, or has completed 13 courses since 2018. Exciting times to be a golfer, really.
I guess I am in the minority. I had a chance to play there right before they changed it back into this. It was beautiful then like it was in ‘99 US Open when Payne Stewart won.
@lancemanyon7645 Lance golf us in the eye of the beholder. We all will never agree on what we each feel brings joy to our heart.
Thank you doing this before the open - going to make seeing it in person at the open that much better!
most insane greens Ive ever played in my life! Such a great place. Ive played almost all of the course, def recommend any golfer take a trip out there
Nothing special, the greens just slope off the closer to the edge you get like a hill. Old school clay push up greens use to be like this before everything started switching over to sand
Favourite videos on golf UA-cam. Thank you
possibly the best golf course in the united states. exactly the kind of place to host the national open!
"What a clutch putt!!!!!" One of the best moments in golf history, and certainly the most etched in my mind.
Wisdom built upon greater wisdom. A true masterpiece, organically resonating again.
Can wait to see our worlds best rise to a test that captures the true spirit of golf.
I love the US Open because of the severity of the test. Keep it very hard, and make a par round a very good score. They all play the same course. After watching this video I can see why Scheffler is especially favored. Ball striking is absolutely critical. Looking forward to a very enjoyable watch.
This series is so helpful. Just invaluable for learning the course and helping to get stoked for the US Open
I played this course last weekend. So fun, yet soooo frustrating. The greens were difficult, but the scenery and feelings you get walking every hole are amazing.
Pinehurst #2 is a great American golf course. It’s very surprising to me that it didn’t host a U.S. Open until 1999. I think it still has the bones to really challenge the pros because of the challenges it presents around the greens.
Yes that is crazy for sure
One of, if not thee, best us open tracks. Truly pumped
Changing 5 to a par 5 is really lame, though
@@mikemartin5340 5 is a much better par 5 than the 4th was though. Much more risk / reward with that second shot. 4 was uneventful and boring as a par 5
@@mikemartin5340It was a par 5 in the 1930s.
I played this as a new golfer with a 30 something handicap a few years ago. I didn't really understand how great it was. All I knew is my caddy was amazing and the course was very very hard. Got booed on the 18th.
Now I'm a 15 I really want to try again. It's sat in my mind since that day that I'll go back a bit more prepared for it.
Wtf did you do to get booed? 😭
@@ItsOvAnakinIHaveTheHighGround first I flew the green on my approach shot into the bushes by the clubhouse. Then I didn't know how to chip or bump and run... nothing. So I topped my next few shots and the ball went a couple yards each time. Throw in a 3 putt and there you go.
@@Ruckus45😂😂😂😂 Great stuff
@@Ruckus45getting booed is crazy 😂 at that point I’m walking off the course
@@gavinpearce8064 it was the 18th so I did
brilliant analysis of the course! thanks for this, looking forward to the 2024 Open!
Can't wait to be there on Sunday of the U.S. Open! What a gem of a track. Great job GD as always.
Finally 🥲
After that easy US Open in LA last year, I hope the USGA sets it up really tough. I would love to see these softies on the PGA Tour shoot over par to win. I wanna hear a lot of crying before the US Open starts
No grace landing in the roughs here 😂 A true test for the pros. Fairways and greens and a hot putter to win the US Open. Will Scottie redeem himself?
Hopefully the policemen betting on rory doesnt strike again😂
Coore and Crenshaw were ahead of their time by brining back those features.....#2...#4...#3....streamsong, cabot citrus farms all followed suit with the sandy waste areas with wire grass. Such a beautiful looking contrast to new age golf.
Eye candy for sure
Nance is the 🐐 at doing these
not a fan of his
The lack of water is crazy!!!
242 par 3 is just mean, the average Joe would need a driver just to reach it and then theres no way the ball stays on the green.
Sure, but you’re not playing the US Open. There are forward tees.
Resonates ancestral energy 😂😂😂😂
go Phil!!!
Why didn’t you guys make an every hole at video about Valhalla?
Because it is not a great course, perhaps.
Or Valhalla didn't let them film
@@bentomasic4453 that would make sense.
Would be too boring, honestly
@@Nick_J_ why?
the run offs on this course are insane lol
It doesn`t look like a spectator friendly course, am I not seeing it right?
better than augusta national
Bring back Ron Whitten!
Nice video. Though, I can never quite place my finger on it, but American courses very often do very little to me. As of late I see a lot of Irish, Australian, NZ courses on youtube and they seem to sort of flow better, feel more natural and fit better in their surroundings.
Coore/Crenshaw= lots of sand
I was born in Pinehurst, and there is no course like Pinehurst No. 2.
Unpopular opinion: every hole looks pretty much exactly the same.
Totally agree. Aesthetically boring and tricked up for difficulty. Penalizes good shots as well as bad.
I’ve played no7😢
If the greens were still bentgrass it would be better
Having played Pinehurst since the early 1970s, I think they've messed with the course too much.
As if the 6th hole isn’t hard enough being a 240 yard par 3 they make it the headrest green on the course 😂
It's crazy how lush and green this was when Payne Stewart win. Looks totally different. The course looked like dried out garbage when Kaymer won. I remember Trump called it a pasture or something. That was a super boring US Open. Kaymer just hit his tee shots so straight he was always in the fairway. Boring robot golf. He won by 8 if I recall.
The 2014 version of the course (which is similar to how it is now) is far superior to the 1999 vresion.
I mean that's the whole point of golf.
I appreciate the history but the strategy all seems predicated on tricked up greens. And every hole looks the same to me.
what happened to the old guy with the nice voice? bring him back please
this guy talks like a tiktok AI bot
@@nickjonathan4043 he sounds fine?
Course was in rough shape during filming (by PGA standards, at least)!
This course is not meant to be pretty. It is supposed to be real. The Restoration in 2014 was explicitly meant to make the course ugly.
@@chancedriscoll5350 not talking about the hazards. They’re gorgeous. I’m talking about the burned out grass and gouged fairways. It’s fine, the course hadn’t been fully prepped yet. Part of the process.
Okay, so I know I will get a ton of hate for this, but besides the greens, #2 doesn't have any character. I just don't understand the hype around this course 🤷♂ (15 handicap and I wouldn't break 120 here, so feel free to roast me)
How would you define "character"? What courses have "character", and why?
Terrible voice for narration. Only made it 2.5 holes in before I had to stop.
you aren't very resilient, then
@@bhr788 you’re deaf, then [sic].
Not a US Open course. Sorry there is virtually no penalty for missing fairways. Bryson missed almost every fairway and it meant nothing.
The cut was +4
Feel this course is quite unfair. All these elevated greens and wild rough/bunkers will impact so many good and bad shots in very different ways. We can already expect this being tough if conditions are firm.
it is what it is. no 62's or 64's this US Open, this is a much better test.
It is incredibly fair. Wide fairways, no water in play. Good shots will be rewarded, mediocre shots will get a small punishment, and bad ones will be properly punished. It is one of the fairest courses currently in existence.
Well the greens arent really elavated except maybe 13 and 5 if you lay up. Its juts the turtle backs of the greens that make them look so intimidating.
It’s very fair. No OB pretty much. Always find your ball and have a shot. You can hit bombs and take advantage off the tee but it’s all for nothing if the player lacks spin control.
You better have a bunker game. A wedge game. Various short game skills.
But yes it’s easy to rack up scores with a little greediness. Or sloppy play in any facet; as it should be.
I’m concerned it might become a bit of a bombers preside. But I don’t think it will happen.
@@07archangle Valhalla has always produce photo finishes. Perfectly fine test of golf, that is entertaining.
Sweet, another 20 under par major!
You have no idea what you are talking about. 3 US Opens have been held at Pinehurst and there has been a total of 4 players under par
@@solomonfry5591 The last mens US open was 10 years ago. Do some research before you make dumb statements. And its a US open, obviously it will be playing firm. This isn't Valhalla
Thanks for some perspective, Eric.
This guy deleted his comment where he said Scottie would easily shoot 20 under. Plot twist, Scottie, the best player in the world, is 6 over after 3 days.
Sure hope the course is a lot harder this year than it has been at times in the past. Not a fan of Pinehurst as a US Open venue.
There were only four people who finished under par in the three US Opens that have been at Pinehurst.
@@KRK1629 you’re right. Confused it with Pebble Beach
@@KRK1629 well this has aged poorly. US Open is now just another golf tournament
@@konstantinpobedonotsev5589what are you talking about about? The course is playing brutal. Scottie Scheffler, far and away the best player in the world, is 6 over after 3 days. 65 is the best Round of the week to my knowledge. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson both missed the cut by fairly large amounts. Compare that to LACC which surrendered multiple 62's last year in the same Round, and many many scores better than 66 in the first two days.
@@chancedriscoll5350 the top finishers will quite possibly be at double digit under par.
Every hole looks the same
Certainly not the prettiest course in the world
They re-did it to make it look like it did when they first built it. Mirroring old Scottish sources. They saved over 700,000 gallons of water a year during the process.
@@werthliving6745 honestly, how well a course fits in w/ the natural environment of the region is a huge contributor to its beauty. No. 2 is beautiful b/c it looks like central NC.
Very well said and I couldn’t agree more!!
How bout showing tbe statues at Pinehurst. Video lacking