Our winter edition is full of great golf discounts and specials from the Sandhills aka: Pinehurst, Southern Pines and Aberdeen. Check out some of these great specials.

The Pit: 2 days of unlimited golf and a night lodging, $119…see details

Pinehurst Resort: Play Pinehurst No. 2, accomodations and breakfast, $222…see details

Sandhills Golf Association: Specials at 13 different courses starting at $29…see details

The Inn at Hyland Hills: Winter Special two rounds of golf and one night lodging at $102…see details

Legacy Golf Links: Winter Special two rounds of golf at Legacy and one night lodging at $99…see details

Tobacco Road Golf and Travel: Winter Special two rounds of golf and two night lodging at $169…see details

Pine Needles and Mid Pines: Golf Lovers Package unlimited golf and accomodations at $135…see details

By Leo Derrick 

        To play for pay … or teach and stay?  That’s the decision two Southern Pines golfers faced at critical junctures in their careers and both are convinced their choices were professionally and realistically sound.

          LPGA stalwart Donna Andrews made her move in 2006 when she was appointed head golf instructor at Pine Needles Resort and Lodge in Southern Pines, turning her back on lucrative playing and television analyst careers. 

          And Pat McGowan, the PGA’s Rookie of the Year fresh out of college in 1978, made a similar decision in 1993 after 15 years on the play-for-pay circuit when he took the position of director of instruction at Pine Needles….read more