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The Cradle
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
Open the Club record- Opened
- 2017
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 27
- Club location
- 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
Course design
Sources and record notes4 references
Sources for this history
- The Cradle
Pinehurst Resort
Course introduction and primary course scorecard
Consulted 2026-10-25
Course record sources
- Club mark sourceClub Mark
- Pinehurst: The Cradle owner course recordCourse record
- Pinehurst: The Cradle owner course recordGil Hanse · Original design · Date unrecorded