102 - TOBACCO ROAD GOLF in Sanford, NC Golf for 4 Including Carts
Golf for 4 Including Carts at Tobacco Road Golf Club in Sanford NC, Golf Digest's Top 15 "Most Fun Courses to Play in the U.S." Certificate is valid Monday-Wednesday after 11am. Expires March 15, 2025. $1000 value
Located just 25 miles North of Pinehurst, Tobacco Road Golf Club was built on land tended by the weather-worn hands of tobacco farmers, later shaped and moved through mining and sand excavation before finally being crafted and molded by an artist’s imagination and the revolutionary eye of the late Mike Strantz. When Tobacco Road was little more than a walking path through an expended sand quarry, Strantz said he “knew immediately it could be something not only spectacular, but also unique.”
Established in 1998, Tobacco Road is younger than many of the courses it has surpassed in its accumulation of accolades. Architect Mike Strantz was a student of the Golden Age Architects whose turn of the century designs set the standards while contributing to the development of the principles of golf course architecture and design. The seamless incorporation of Golden Age “conventional features,” like the elegant arc of a fairway set against the contrast of a sandy waste area, with the bolder design features most often seen on the British Isles, are where Strantz showcased his true artistic talent.
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The artistry of the late Mike Strantz is probably presented in more playable form at his tandem Myrtle Beach masterpieces, Caledonia and True Blue, but my preference is for his Tobacco Road design. While it's just down the street from Pinehurst, it's a different planet. Pinehurst is horse-drawn carriages, Tobacco Road is motocross. Pinehurst is Monet, Tobacco Road is graffiti. Pinehurst is horseshoes, Tobacco Road is hand grenades. Features seem distorted. Bunkers are craters, greens are mushrooms the width of football fields surrounding by eroded ski slopes of sand. Yes, there are 13 blind shots among the 18 holes, which forces me to use my imagination, to visualize shots and place my faith in both my swing and Mike Strantz. But there are oodles of sideways room out there, obscured by trees, dunes, horizons and countless cabbage patches. These days, Tobacco Road is beyond my meager golfing skills, but I cherish it. As a golfer, I need a dose of tough love from time to time.
Expires March 15,2025 will no extension possible. Valid Mon-Wed after 11am. Tee times must be made 30 days in advanced. Valid for new reservations only.
