sThe #2 course at inehurst resort has been home to more single golf championships than any other location in America. This is one of the reasons why Pinehurst has long been hailed as the “Cradle of American Golf”.
But of all those championships, only one is the most emblematic not only of Pinehurst’s long and storied history in the game but for its continued relevance today.
No, it’s not the US Open. Not even for what the Federation of American Communities called the “anchor site” for the national championship.
Nor is the North and South Amateur, which is the longest running amateur national championship in the United States and boasts notable past champions like Francis Ouimet and Jack Nicklaus, among many others over 123 consecutive years of competition.
They are amateur women of the north and south.
At no time in any of the 121 consecutive years have the ladies of the North and South shot been some of the world’s best golfers. Before there was even an idea of a women’s professional tour, there was…