Pinehurst No. 2 Tee Times and Booking

The short answer

The way to play Pinehurst No. 2 is as a resort guest. You stay on property with a two night minimum, and the green fee for No. 2 is bundled into a golf package alongside lodging, meals and rounds on the resort's other courses. Advance bookings are limited to one round each on the marquee courses, No. 2, No. 4, No. 10 and the par 3 Cradle, with additional rounds reserved on arrival subject to availability. The resort reserves advance tee times for members and resort guests, while non guests may only call about a tee time from one day before play, which is not a dependable way to plan a visit.

On cost, the No. 2 round lives inside the package rather than as a simple green fee. Packages that do not already include a No. 2 tee time require a surcharge of around 250 dollars to add it, and a second round on No. 2 is around 595 dollars in peak season and around 360 dollars off season, with a caddie not included. No. 2 is a walkable course where caddies are part of the experience, so budget the caddie fee and gratuity on top. Book the stay early, particularly for the prime spring and autumn Sandhills weather, and plan it as a multi day, multi course trip.

How the booking works

Pinehurst is a resort first, so the booking is built around a stay rather than a single green fee. You choose a golf package with a room, meals and rounds, and a No. 2 tee time is either included or added with the surcharge. The two night minimum means No. 2 is not a drop in round; it is the centerpiece of a short trip that usually takes in the wider resort. Because advance booking on the headline courses is capped at one round each, the way to guarantee No. 2 is to lock the package and your dates well ahead, then add any extra rounds on arrival as availability allows.

For groups and for anyone wanting several rounds across the resort's courses, planning early is everything. The prime spring and autumn weeks in the Sandhills fill quickly, and the order of your rounds and any caddie bookings are best arranged in advance. Our concierge can hold the stay, secure the No. 2 tee time and build the round order and logistics around it, which removes the guesswork from a bucket list booking. For the full cost picture, see our guide to Pinehurst No. 2 green fees.

When to play, and what to expect

Pinehurst No. 2 is a par 70 of around 7,500 yards in its championship setup, restored by Coore and Crenshaw to Ross's sandy, natural character, and it hosted the U.S. Open again in 2024, won by Bryson DeChambeau. The defense is the green complexes: famously domed, turtle backed surfaces that repel anything but a precise approach, surrounded by closely mown collection areas where the choices are endless. It is a course that rewards a caddie's local knowledge more than almost any in America, which is why most visitors take one.

Spring and autumn bring the best Sandhills weather and the firmest, fastest conditions, while summer is hot and humid and winter is quieter and cooler. Whenever you come, plan the trip around the No. 2 round and fill the rest of the stay with the resort's other courses, from the restored No. 4 to the new No. 10 and the brilliant short Cradle. For where No. 2 sits among the region's best and how the holes play, see the best golf courses in Pinehurst and the Sandhills and our guide on how to play Pinehurst No. 2.