Ballantyne Magazine covers news, events, real estate, restaurants, shopping, health, schools and business in the upscale Ballantyne Area of Charlotte, NC.
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BALLANTYNE PINEHURST Ballantyne to Pinehurst - 75 miles - 1 hr., 59 min. oÕÀÃiÊ`iÃi}niÀÊ on>l`Ê,oÃÃÊ«l>ÞÃÊoÕÌÊovÊÊ >ÊÀoÕ}hÊÌh>ÌÊÜ>ÃÊV>lli`ʺ>ÊÜ>ÃÌiÊ>Ài>°» IT'S THE CRADLE OF GOLF in this country, our native St. Andrews. Storied in golfing legend and lore for over a century, Pinehurst Resort embodies the heart and soul of the game. Situated only 75 miles east of Ballantyne in North Carolina's Sandhills region, this fabled resort is perennially on the vacation wish list of serious duffers. The good news for those not wedded to a set of clubs, however, is that the /hiÊ/ÕvÌÃÊ ÀVhiÛiÃÊVonÌ>inÊoÛiÀÊ£xä]äääÊ im>}iÃÊvÀomÊi>ÀlÞÊ`>ÞÃÊovÊ*inihÕÀÃÌ° *inihÕÀÃÌÊvoÕn`iÀÊ >miÃÊ7>lkiÀÊ/ÕvÌÃÊÌÀiiÃÊ hiÃÊh>n`Ê>ÌÊVÀoµÕiÌ° Pinehurst area offers a wide array of attractions, making it an ideal breakaway for one and all (see page 90). This holds true in winter, which may sound surprising. But Pinehurst began in 1895 as a health spa for wealthy snowbirds. Founder James Walker Tufts, a soda fountain magnate, thought the sunny Sandhills climes, picturesque pines and Carolina blue skies constituted the WINTER 2011-2012 away warm winter days by whacking a ball around local cow pastures. Legend has it that after a dairy farmer complained this activity was adversely affecting his herd's milk production, Tufts lured Scottish links designer Donald Ross to create a golf course — and the rest is history. That history is making news again. In anticipation of hosting the first back- to-back U.S. Open men's and women's championships in 2014, Pinehurst Resort recently completed a remarkable restoration of legendary Course No. 2, returning it to its original Donald Ross VonÌinÕi`ÊonÊ«>}iÊ9£ perfect winter resort setting. The inventive entrepreneur snapped up sizable holdings of the rolling terrain for about a dollar an acre and built a magnificent hotel. As he predicted, elite Northeasterners — Rockefellers, DuPonts and Morgans included — flocked to Pinehurst. They also arrived with golf clubs in tow, whiling *inihÕÀÃÌÊiÃÊÀi-inÃÌ>Ìin}ÊÌhiÊVh>À>VÌiÀÊovÊ oÕÀÃiÊ o°ÊÓÊvÀomÊÌhiÊiÀ>ÊovÊ}olviÀÃÊ inÊ o}>n]Ê->mÊ-ni>`Ê>n`Ê ÞÀonÊ ilÃon° BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE 89 *hoÌoÊVoÕÀÌiÃÞÊovÊ/ÕvÌÃÊ ÀVhiÛià *hoÌoÊVoÕÀÌiÃÞÊovÊ/ÕvÌÃÊ ÀVhiÛià *hoÌoÊVoÕÀÌiÃÞÊovÊ/ÕvÌÃÊ ÀVhiÛià *hoÌoÊVoÕÀÌiÃÞÊovÊ/ÕvÌÃÊ ÀVhiÛiÃ