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Pinehurst

North Carolina, United States
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Pinehurst, village and year-round resort, Moore county, central North Carolina, U.S., just west of Southern Pines and Aberdeen. The site was first settled in 1895 and named for its location in a pine forest. Pinehurst resembles a New England country village surrounded by fine Georgian-style estates, but it is known principally as a golfing mecca, with more than 40 championship courses. The Pinehurst Resort and Country Club has eight nationally acclaimed 18-hole golf courses that...

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