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U.S. Open

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Thursday, 16th June 2005

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This is Pinehurst, North Carolina, where the 2005 U.S. Open kicked off today. Unfortunately it’s not all in high-resolution, but in the thumbnail I think we’re looking at the 18th. Just to the west is the clubhouse.

See, we can be timely… ;-)

Pinehurst

Thanks: Rich Kemp

Countries: North Carolina

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7 Responses to 'U.S. Open'

  1. 1. Keith says: June 16th, 2005 at 7:49 pm

    Wow, look at all those golf courses!

  2. 2. xXx says: June 16th, 2005 at 8:43 pm

    NASA World Wind has that area completly covered:

    http://img193.echo.cx/img193/7278/pinehurst8hw.jpg

  3. 3. Luke says: June 16th, 2005 at 10:20 pm

    Damn!!! How many golf courses are there there?

  4. 4. Pudge44 says: June 17th, 2005 at 2:19 am

    The Pinehurst resort has eight 18-hole course altogether. The Open is being played on Pinehurst No. 2, by far the most famous at the complex,

  5. 5. Esquif says: June 17th, 2005 at 1:27 pm

    Just a little bit south, I think there is a new golf course under construction

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

  6. 6. James Adams says: June 20th, 2005 at 6:35 pm

    Looks like this sandy area is little ways south of the 18th hole. The clubhouse is actually to the north-west. Here is the link to the center of the 18th green. I confirmed it by looking at a fly-over video on the US Open’s web site. you’ll notice the clubhouse is directly to the west of the 18th green. Link to the 18th: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

    Link to the 18th flyover: http://www.usopen.com/course/fly-overs.html

  7. 7. Chris says: August 23rd, 2005 at 2:44 pm

    I live right near there. Unfortunately I’m in the green fuzzy area just north of the map of #2 that James Adams posted. As for the number of golf courses around here, there are 8 pinehurst courses and dozens of other private and pbulic courses all within about 15-30 minutes drive. If you golf it’s a great place to be.

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