Course record

The Cradle

At Pinehurst Country Club

The Cradle opened at Pinehurst in 2017. Gil Hanse’s nine-hole design fits a round onto ten acres, using different approach angles, deep bunkers and contoured greens to test the short game.1

Pinehurst Country Club club mark Open the Club record
Opened
2017
First recorded year
Holes
9
Course total
Par
27
Recorded par
Place
Pinehurst
North Carolina

A short round with varied approaches

The holes are short enough to keep the round compact. The shape of each green and the direction of the approach still ask a player to choose where the ball should land.1

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