- Status
- Under construction
- Access
- Resort
- Location
- Aberdeen, united-states
- Holes
- 18 (planned)
- Architect
- Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw
Pinehurst No. 11 is expected to open in fall 2027 at the resort’s Sandmines property in North Carolina. Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw are designing the course on land shaped by former sand-mining activity, alongside Tom Doak’s Pinehurst No. 10.
Quick answer
Pinehurst No. 11 matters because it expands the Sandmines site into a two-course destination and reunites Coore & Crenshaw with Pinehurst, where the pair previously restored No. 2. Pinehurst announced the project in April 2025 and said construction would begin later that year. A 2026 resort update continued to describe the course as opening in 2027, while the original announcement used the more specific wording “expected to open in Fall 2027.”
- Status: under development; not yet available for play.
- Expected opening: fall 2027, subject to change.
- Location: Pinehurst Sandmines, Aberdeen, North Carolina.
- Architects: Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw.
- Setting: approximately 900 acres with remnants of former sand-mining activity.
- Confirmed neighbor: Pinehurst No. 10, designed by Tom Doak.
What Pinehurst has officially announced
The resort says No. 11 will occupy the Sandmines property, a landscape whose deep sand deposits were mined for decades. Mining left abrupt landforms and exposed sandy features that attracted the architects. Pinehurst’s announcement identifies remnants of The Pit Golf Links within the proposed routing and emphasizes the mixture of native land and human-altered ground.
The announcement does not provide a final scorecard, par, yardage, tee matrix, green fee or confirmed booking policy. Those omissions are important. Early previews often repeat provisional figures until they appear authoritative, but a useful planning profile should preserve the boundary between confirmed facts and informed expectation.
Why the site is architecturally interesting
Coore & Crenshaw designs are generally discussed in terms of routing, ground contours and restrained earthmoving, but this page does not assume what the finished holes will play like. The verified point is that the architects highlighted the site’s inherent character and mining remnants. That creates the possibility of golf features emerging from existing ridges, depressions and sandy exposures rather than from a uniformly graded canvas.
The Sandhills region is already associated with firm, sandy golf. At Sandmines, however, the industrial history adds another layer: the land is neither untouched wilderness nor a conventional residential-course parcel. When the course opens, a meaningful review should examine how clearly the routing uses those inherited forms and whether the strategy remains legible across different tees.
Relationship to Pinehurst No. 10
No. 11 is not a renaming or extension of No. 10. It is planned as a separate 18-hole course at the same broader Sandmines site. No. 10 opened in 2024 and established the property as a resort golf outpost away from Pinehurst’s historic clubhouse core. The second course should make Sandmines more practical for multi-round itineraries, but transportation, starting arrangements and package structures for 2027 still require confirmation.
Travelers should avoid assuming that a reservation on one Sandmines course automatically provides access to the other. Until Pinehurst publishes the operating model, treat No. 11 as a distinct booking item.
What remains unconfirmed
| Planning question | Current evidence | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Exact opening day | Only fall 2027 is officially expected | Do not book travel around an assumed date |
| Par and yardage | Not published in the cited resort announcements | Wait for an official scorecard |
| Public tee-time access | No No. 11-specific policy announced | Check Pinehurst packages and golf policies at launch |
| Green fee | Not announced | Use the live resort quote, not third-party estimates |
| Walking and caddie policy | Not announced for No. 11 | Confirm when reservations open |
Who should watch this project
No. 11 should be on the watchlist of golfers interested in contemporary minimalist architecture, Pinehurst history, and multi-course destination trips. It is also relevant to travelers who have already played the resort’s older courses and want to compare how Pinehurst develops a previously mined landscape.
It is not yet a product someone can responsibly recommend as “best for” a specific handicap. Until the course opens and independent visitors can assess tee options, carries, walking demands and pace, any suitability claim would be premature.
How to plan without overcommitting
- Follow the official project page. Treat resort announcements as the authority for the opening window.
- Wait for reservations to go live. An expected season is not a bookable date.
- Request the final scorecard. Select tees only after actual yardages and forced carries are published.
- Clarify the package. Ask whether lodging, No. 10, No. 11, caddies and transport are bundled or separate.
- Build flexibility into 2027 travel. Turf establishment and construction can move an opening even when the course itself is substantially complete.
Our post-opening review checklist
Once public or resort play begins, Golf Buying Guide will reassess the profile using a fixed checklist: opening-date confirmation, official scorecard, tee accessibility, walking and caddie policies, booking windows, live pricing, transportation between the main resort and Sandmines, and image evidence of the finished course.
A proper playing review should also record the visit date, weather, turf establishment stage, tees played and whether the round was hosted. Ratings will not be imported from third-party lists or generated from marketing descriptions.
Image context and rights
The featured photograph shows a golf course within Pinehurst Resort in 2018. It does not show Pinehurst No. 11, its construction, routing or finished conditions. It is used only to identify the wider Pinehurst destination while no appropriately licensed finished-course photograph can exist before completion.
Photo credit: “Pinehurst, North Carolina.jpg” by Julianibarra, via Wikimedia Commons. The creator dedicated the photograph under CC0 1.0. No endorsement by the creator, Wikimedia or Pinehurst Resort is implied.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pinehurst No. 11 open?
No. Pinehurst describes it as a future course expected to open in fall 2027.
Who is designing it?
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw are the named architects.
Is No. 11 part of No. 10?
No. It is a separate course planned at the same 900-acre Sandmines property.
Can I reserve a tee time now?
No No. 11-specific reservation policy or live booking inventory was verified when this profile was checked. Use Pinehurst’s official channels and avoid third-party claims of guaranteed access.
Why does the page use an older Pinehurst photo?
The CC0 photograph is a real image of the Pinehurst destination, not an invented rendering. Its caption and this disclosure prevent it from being mistaken for No. 11.
Sources
Project status and design facts were checked against Pinehurst Resort’s April 2025 announcement, its 2026 “Coming This Year” update and current golf overview. The page will be reviewed again as soon as Pinehurst publishes a scorecard, booking policy or revised opening window.
