BY: RORY SPEARS ASST. EDITOR AND LEAD WRITER

The home of the 2014 U.S. Open’s for both the men and the women has now reopened for play. One week after the conclusion of the women’s open, the course was shut down to have it’s greens redone.

After being closed for about 2 1/2 months, the famed Donald Ross masterpiece is now ready for play. Since the general public can’t play many of the top courses that host major golf championships, there is always demand right after a championship to come and play. You have to give credit to Pinehurst to shut down in the face of large demand for access, to upgrade the golf course.

Jack Bickart is the Vice President of Sales for the Pinehurst resort.

It made for some challenging times for Pinehurst’s VP of Sales Jack Bickart and his staff. But they convinced many of the golfers who wanted to come play right away after the opens had ended, to come down this fall or winter to play.

As a result it has become hard to get a tee time in the weeks ahead on the No.2 course.

“We don’t have many tee times left in September and October for course two,” said Bickart. “This fall and winter look to be very busy for us.”

The fall is one of the best times of year to visit Pinehurst, the weather is nice and fall colors add to the beauty of the Pinehurst area. Since the end of the U.S. Opens the resort has added another golf course to it’s portfolio. Yes, Pinehurst is no longer just an eight course resort.

Pinehurst added the course previously known as Pinehurst National, a Jack Nicklaus signature design golf course. The course is a just a few minutes away from the main Carolina Hotel and main clubhouse by courses 1-5. Pinehurst National is now known as Pinehurst No.9. It is the first Nicklaus course to be part of the Pinehurst Resort.

Bickart suggests spending some time on the Pinehurst website, Pinehurst.com to see all the resort has to offer, and more information on all of the resorts golf courses. The resort has different packages you can pick from, and Bickart talks about that in his interview with Golfers on Golf that can be heard below.

There are only six courses that have already or are scheduled to host a U.S. Open that the public can play. Why not make the trip to Pinehurst and play of them, and maybe the best of the almost 400 courses that famed architect Donald Ross designed here in America.

Click here to hear our interview with Jack Bickart, Pinehurst’s VP of Sales.

Please visit Pinehurst.com to learn more about the resort known as the home of American Golf.