Pinehurst No. 7 course at the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina

Pinehurst No. 7 is the second most recent course design of the eight courses at the Pinehurst Resort (if you're counting the original 1919 design of Pinehurst No. 4 before the Tom Fazio redesign).

No. 7 winds through a residential community on most spots. Topographically it's the most severe of the Pinehurst courses and demands many uphill approach shots to elevated greens, while there are also numerous elevated tee shots as well. The course plays 7,216 yards from the championship tees (only No. 2 is longer from the U.S. Open tees) and features five sets of tees as close as 5,183 yards. Originally built in 1986, the course reopened in 2003 after a 10-month closure to renovate the golf course, which included rebuilding green complexes and adding bunkers and length.

No. 7 is located in its own clubhouse and location about a 5-10 minute shuttle drive from the main Pinehurst village.

Pinehurst No. 7 golf course - hole 2

The second hole at Pinehurst No. 7 heads uphill to an elevated green.

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Pinehurst No. 7 golf course - hole 1

Pinehurst No. 7 opens with a snaking par 5 first hole playing 520 yards.

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Pinehurst No. 7 at the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina

Pinehurst No. 7 was designed by Rees Jones and features a slew of elevated greens.

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Pinehurst No. 7 golf course - hole 5

The par-3 fifth hole on Pinehurst No.7 plays 205 yards.

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Pinehurst No. 7 golf course - hole 6

One of the prettier holes on Pinehurst's No. 7 course, the par-4 sixth hole heads downhill off the tee.

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Pinehurst No. 7 at the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina - No. 7

The par-4 seventh hole at Pinehurst No. 7, "Devil's gut", demands a shot over wetlands to the green.

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Pinehurst No. 7 golf course - hole 10

The 10th hole is a par-4 dogleg left and up a hill at Pinehurst No. 7.

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Pinehurst No. 7 golf course - hole 11

No. 11 is a sharp dogleg left at Pinehurst No. 7.

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Pinehurst No. 7 course - Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina

Pinehurst No. 7 at the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina.

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Pinehurst No. 7 golf course - hole 16

The par-3 16th hole on the No. 7 golf course at Pinehurst Resort plays over a vast waste bunket.

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Pinehurst No. 7 golf course - hole 17

The seventh hole is a straightaway par 4 to an elevated green at Pinehurst No. 7.

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Pinehurst No. 7 golf course - hole 18

The par-5 18th hole plays downhill the entire way on Pinehurst No. 7

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