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*** LAST MARCH  I toured the under renovation Southern Pines Golf Club with Sales Director of Ross Resorts-Ross Hutchinson. Then spoke with architect Kyle Franz who has now renovated all three courses at Ross Resorts. A couple of months back after a full years worth or work. Southern Pines Golf Club has reopened to rave reviews. On most days over 200 golfers are out enjoying the course.

In recent months resort president Kelly Miller and Franz have sat down to answer questions about the renovation process. Those interviews are below.

Kelly Miller (L) with architect Kyle Franz (R)

GOT ROSS !

Yes they do, and now it’s in three doses.

IN 2020 shortly before Covid landed, Ross Resorts president Kelly Miller added a third track to his property.

But this wasn’t any old course. Because it was another classic Donald Ross golf course, granted it needed some dust polished off it. But Miller had just the guy to do that in Franz.

So maybe for a minute or two some might have wondered if Miller made the right move buying the club on the front end of the pandemic. But now after reopening in the middle of a golf boom. Miller did what the movie title said, he made ” All the Right Moves”, acquiring Southern Pines Golf Club.

PHASE 1 saw an emphasis on tree removal, irrigation and bunker restoration. But then earlier in 2021, Phase 2 saw green work along with cart paths and some other areas had their time come improvement.

A history of Pinehurst Golf was brought to the fore-front when Franz working with 70 year old photo’s of the club, found the “Lost Hole”. The Lost Hole was a par 3 to the left of the 4th green, that connected to the 15th tee. This allowed golfers to play hole one to 4, then 15 to 18 and have a nine hole round. Not a bad idea since the 9th green is not near the clubhouse.

So with a tip of the cap to Pinehurst historic golf, Franz rebuilt the short hole, with a green, and with a sand green next to the regular green. A staple in tradition from the early days of Pinehurst Golf.

KELLY MILLER and KYLE FRANZ Click here to hear the interview from early in the renovation process.

During the restoration process, Miller announced that Cody Self who previously served as an assistant superintendent at both Mid Pines and Pine Needles before moving back to Tennessee, has rejoined the Ross Resorts family.

“I’m excited to work hard and see the course mature over the next couple of years and Southern Pines into a top 100 public course in America that all golfers can play,” said Self. “The Bell family now has three of some of the finest courses to be available for public play.”

CLICK HERE to hear another chapter of in the interview series of Kelly Miller and Kyle Franz on the renovation of Southern Pines Golf Club.

THE WORK IS DONE at Southern Pines Golf Club-golfers come out and enjoy the golf.

Book tee times for Southern Pines Golf Club and your play and stay for Mid Pines-Pine Needles and the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open today look for Ross Resorts on line, or call the resort at (800)-747-7272.