The 18th inexperienced at Pinehurst No. 2.
USGA/Fred Vuich
The winner of this week’s U.S. Open will stroll off with $4.3 million in prize cash, sufficient to pay for lots of rounds at Pinehurst No. 2.
What number of rounds? That’s exhausting to say.
When it isn’t internet hosting a big-time occasion, the well-known course is restricted to Pinehurst Resort company. If you wish to play it, you must keep on property for a two-night minimal. Most bookings are package deal offers, which bundle the price of golf, lodging and meals.
“So, it’s robust to disentangle the inexperienced charge from the overall value,” a Pinehurst reservationist advised GOLF.com.
To additional complicate the calculations, totally different packages provide totally different privileges, and never all embody a spherical at No. 2. For packages that don’t, taking part in No. 2 comes with a $250 surcharge. If you wish to play a second spherical on No. 2, it’s $595 peak season and $360 within the low season, caddie not included.
Backside line: what you pay for No. 2 is determined by the kind of package deal and the time of yr. One thing comparable applies to Pinehurst’s different programs (the resort has 10 altogether, plus The Cradle, a nine-hole par-3 course). Right here’s how entry and pricing works for them.
The Cradle
The greens charge is at the moment $50 however that can change to $65 this fall. Non-resort company can play it however can e-book no farther than 24 hours upfront. Juniors 17 and beneath staying at Pinehurst are free if taking part in with an grownup.
Nos. 1, 3, 5 — For resort company, inexperienced charges are bundled into stay-and-play packages. Further rounds are $95. These three programs are additionally open to non-resort company, with greens charges starting from $100 to $135 relying on the time of yr.
No. 4. — Accessible to resort company solely. Greens charges are bundled into stay-and-play packages. Further rounds are $395.
Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9 — Accessible to resort company solely. Greens charges are bundled into stay-and-play packages. Further rounds are $275.
No. 10 — Accessible to resort company solely. Like No. 2, it isn’t included in all stay-and-play packages. In circumstances the place it isn’t included, a $125 surcharge applies. To play the course a second time is $450.
