Pinehurst #4 - Pinehurst Resort Golf
Pinehurst #4 lies immediately adjacent to #2. A Ross original opened in 1919, #4 got a face lift when Robert Trent Jones added length, water and bunkers to it for the '73 World Open. Rees Jones came in during the '80s and tweaked it again. Since then the course had gotten a little ragged around the edges, so The Pinehurst Company contracted with Tom Fazio, who had done #8, the Centennial Course, to redo #4 entirely. Opening in the spring of 2000, the result is a spectacular layout worthy of your visit.
More sand than grass? The 7th at Pinehurst #4
Well aware of the context in which he was asked to design #4, Fazio paid homage to Ross by
designing crowned greens on many of the holes. He also added British style pot bunkers among
a staggering 188 bunkers in all. Complementing these are natural sand bunkers planted with love
grass and other native grasses to give the course a different look from #2.
Pinehurst #4 doesn't spread out as much as #2. The holes are packed tighter together. The greens are larger some have hogbacks and various shapes. The focal point of the course is the lake which allowed Fazio to craft some great holes. Most notably of these is the 510-yard 13th, a risk-reward hole that starts from a slightly elevated tee box to a tight landing area bounded by bunkers right and the lake left. The hole then winds around the lake to a sloped green tucked snugly between the lake on the left and three bunkers right. For many golfers, reaching the green in two isn't the problem. It's finding the nerve to hit the shot. The three other par 5's on this par 72, 7,117-yard (6,214 from the whites) layout are also reachable in two.
The lake also comes into play on two of the par 3's. The 170-yard 4th plunges dramatically down from a lofted tee box over an inlet of the lake to a green complex reminiscent of 12th at Augusta. The level 189-yard 14th requires an accurate drive over another inlet to a large green perched just right of the lake.
The two short par 4's - the 382-yard (from the whites) 8th and the 367-yard (from the whites) 15th - are among the best on the course. Both feature elevated greens and tight landing areas guarded by bunker clusters. Distance is definitely not a problem but like so many of the holes on this fabulously inventive creation, pinpoint accuracy is a must if you are to walk off the course with a smile on your face.
How good is the course? My playing partner told me, "Don't play this course unless you are
willing to fall in love with it." 
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Pinehurst Golf
Cock your wrist up (not back), swing your arms back, turn your shoulders and rotate your forearms
Rotate around your axis and maintain the same posture throughout your swing in order to pivot properly
CHRIS TOULSON demonstrates pitching basics including set up, wrist hinge, turning of the body and finish position
Creating a pre-shot routine for putting the same way you create one for your full swing
Placing your hands on the club correctly is the only way to create a consistent swing with more power
Use your regular swing but aim to the right and open the clubface
