Hole 8 at Pinehurst Resort Country Club No 10

Aberdeen, North Carolina
Par
4
Yardage
385 yds
Stroke index
7
Hole 8 aerial at Pinehurst Resort Country Club No 10

Aerial source not provided

Green size: 30 yds deep × 24 yds wide

Scorecard yardage is for Blue tees. The aerial shows its labeled reference position; distance rings measure to the green.

Blue tees · Par 4 · 385 yards

The plan for No. 8

The mining mound creates a choice between fairway width and a clearer view.

Off the tee

The left side provides more room, but a finish right of center can reveal the green. Choose a margin your usual shot can keep.

Approach & recovery

Expect a blind approach from parts of the left route. Use the map and a confirmed target line instead of inventing a carry over the mound.

On the green

Judge the target from the approach you actually have. The clearer right-hand view is useful because it lets you see where a shot can land and stop.

Watch for

  • Large mining mound
  • Blind left approach
  • Sandy margins

Hole 8 Green Complex

Mapped green boundary

Green Surface

Green size: 4,064 sq ft

Dimensions
30y Deep × 24y Wide
Mapped green boundary
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Research notes

  • Mining mounds create blind shots; the right route can reveal the green while a left finish obscures it. (00:57:52–01:00:09)[1]
  • Mining mounds divide two valleys: the left approach is blind, while the right route offers a view into the green’s hollow. (Course Tour — No. 8)[2]
  • The large mining mound obscures the route. There is more fairway left of center, but the right side improves the approach view and angle. (Official hole information panel; written guidance)[3]
  • The right channel offers a clearer view of the green. — Derek Duncan, Golf Digest (05:54–06:33)[4]
  • Architect Angela Moser says the last green was approved in June 2023 and all 18 holes were being played by September. This supports using the January–February 2024 terrain as post-shaping evidence, subject to spatial checks. — Angela Moser, lead design associate (00:16:00–00:17:12)[5]
  • Pinehurst announced April 3, 2024 as No. 10’s opening date and identified Tom Doak as the designer. Its account highlights former quarry terrain and a hilltop stretch. (Opening-date announcement and Doak quotation)[6]

Sources

  1. 977: Carolinas Road Trip — Pinehurst No. 10 and No. 2 — No Laying Uphttps://nolayingup.com/podcasts/no-laying-up-podcast/977-carolinas-road-trip-tree-farm-camden-country-club-broomsedge-pinehurst-no-10-and-no-2
  2. Pinehurst No. 10 Course Review and Rating — Fried Egg Golfhttps://www.thefriedegg.com/courses/pinehurst-no-10
  3. Pinehurst no-10 — official hole 8 tour — Pinehurst Resort / SkyFox Golfhttps://tours.skyfoxgolf.com/360/pinehurst-no-10/hole-8?tee=Blue
  4. Every Hole at Pinehurst No. 10 — Golf Digesthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiRzM5aU70g
  5. All Things Pinehurst No. 10 with Architect Angela Moser — Fried Egg Golfhttps://www.thefriedegg.com/podcasts/all-things-pinehurst-no-10-with-architect-angela-moser
  6. Pinehurst announces No. 10’s opening date — Pinehurst Resorthttps://www.pinehurst.com/news/pinehurst-announces-opening-date-for-pinehurst-no-10/