Your NC Sandhills Golf Package should include Legacy Golf Links

If you have the good fortune to visit the Sandhills-Pinehurst area, your biggest challenge might be deciding which courses to play.  There are 43 in all, and come to think of it, staying 43 days and playing them all might be something to consider but for most visiting golfers, 3-4 days of golf is all they have.  Located 15 minutes South of the Village of Pinehurst is one of the great golf values of the area-Legacy Golf Links.

Legacy opened in 1991 and was the first design for Jack Nicklaus, Jr.  I’m sure his famous dad provided valuable input, but on his first try, “Jr.” created one of the most challenging and exciting courses in the area.   Legacy offers a very interesting mix of holes with a variety of lengths and challenges.  Most of the par 5s are reachable for the long hitters and the beautiful par 3s require patience and accuracy.

This is a fun golf course to play at a very reasonable price.  The variety of short and long holes leaves you thinking you hit every club in your bag at the end of the round.  The 8th hole is a short par 4 requiring a layup off the tee to a small landing area, leaving you a short to mid iron to a thin green that runs away from you and is downhill some 30-40 ft from the fairway.  You will probably remember every par 3 on the Legacy course, with water in play on all 4 par threes.   The 18th hole is a beautiful par 4 playing uphill to a mid iron approach shot that must be played over a lake to a large green.  Even here on the tough #18, “bailout areas” are provided to the left of the green for the more conservative approaches.

A small, but very functional clubhouse is staffed with  service-oriented professionals who will make sure your day at Legacy is an enjoyable memory.