BOSTON GLOBE: Looking out for No. 2

A treasure that was shaped by two men with Massachusetts ties finally has been rediscovered. MOre than 100 years in the making, Pinehurst No. 2 has never looked better.

WALL STREET JOURNAL: A Classic Returns to its Natural State

Pinehurst Resort, in restoring its championship No. 2 course that will host men's and women's 2014 U.S. Opens in consecutive weeks, has embraced imperfection and uncertainty.

FORBES.COM: The Biggest "New" Golf Course Opening of 2011?

Proving the adage that everything old is new again, Pinehurst No. 2 has roared onto the Must-Play list of any passionate golfer and is now nothing less than the best inland public course in North America.

DEPARTURES MAGAZINE: Remaking An American Classic

The stuff of legend, course No. 2 at North Carolina's Pinehurst Resort has been radically overhauled, going back to its sand and wire grass roots. Devotees should prepare to be shocked and thrilled.

GOLFWEEK: Restoration leaves Pinehurst better than ever

After a radical restoration, Pinehurst No. 2 is better than ever. Every once in a while you find a place that reminds you why golf is so special.

TRIANGLE GOLF TODAY: A blast from the past

Pinehurst No. 2 reopens with more sand, wire grass and additional drama Pinehurst Resort is ready to unveil the throwback design of its classic No. 2 course to the golfing public.

GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTURE: The Anti-Augusta Syndrome

As is typical of Coore & Crenshaw's work, the bunker shaping is exquisite. The bunker complex at the corner of the seventh hole merges beautifully into the surrounding sandscapes.

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: Crenshaw returns old soul to Pinehurst

What Crenshaw and Coore are doing with No. 2 is both dramatic and necessary. Over the years, as more and more grass covered the sides of the famous layout, it had buried much of what defined the course.

GOLFWEEK: Pining for Pinehurst

The Forecaddie recently journeyed to the North Carolina Sandhills for a look at the restoration work on famed Pinehurst No. 2, and was nothing short of amazed at the work Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw are doing.

LINKS MAGAZINE: On Deck

Sometimes being a little rough around the edges is a good thing.

GOLF WORLD: Rough Treatment Will Toughen No. 2

When (Bill) Coore first toured the course before starting the job, he found some holes had six different mowing heights. Now, there are just two heights of cut, the greens and everything else.

MIAMI HERALD: Fabulous views, layouts are par for North Carolina golf courses

One of the world's most famous layouts recently reopened following an extensive restoration project by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, and the results are spectacular.

GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTURE: Final Stages of Pinehurst Restoration

The restoration project, which is being led by the design firm of Coore and Crenshaw, is perhaps the most radical ever undertaken on a major US championship course.

GLOBAL GOLF POST: Restoring Pinehurst's 'Great Mystery Area'

The key to great play at Pinehurst is in the approach shot to the green.

PINEHURST MAGAZINE: Famed No. 2 Course Losing Some Hair

Crenshaw and Bill Coore, armed with old photos in one hand and marching orders to restore the courses strategy in the other, have in grooming terms virtually given famed Pinehurst No. 2 what amounts to a crew cut.