Tobacco Road Golf Club
Originally Published: April 16, 2004
Golf Digest

Golf Digest's Best Places to Play rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ½
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Tobacco Road Golf Club 442 Tobacco Road Sanford, NC 27332 (877) 284-3762 |
Located in the historic Sandhills of North Carolina not far from Pinehurst, Tobacco Road GC has been described as "Pine Valley on steroids" and "golf's rock and roll thrill ride."
A course of uncommon beauty, Tobacco Road was carved out of an old sand quarry. Typical of the holes is the 326-yard 16th. A short par-4 where birdies are abundant, but bogeys await those who get caught up in the beauty of the hole. From the back (Ripper) tees, the course measures a very manageable 6,554 yards.
But the more telling number is the 150 slope rating -- one of the highest in the state of North Carolina.
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