Pinehurst Luxury Golf Resort

American Automobile Association
(2008) Four Diamond Award - Carolina hotel
For superior customer service and facilities (earned for 26th year, more than any other North Carolina resort)
(2008) Four Diamond Award - Holly Inn
(2008) Four Diamond Award - 1895 Grille
Pinehurst's 1895 Grille at Holly Inn noted for exceptional service, food & beverage

Child Magazine
(2006) Best Family-Friendly Resorts

Conde Nast Traveler
(2006) Conde Nast Traveler Spa Poll - The Spa ranks as one of the top 50 spas in North America in the "Best of Resort Spas" category
(2006) Annual Golf Poll - Pinehurst Resort among top 100 golf resorts around the world voted by readers

ForbesTraveler.com
(2008) Pinehurst Resort recognized on several "Best of Golf" lists:
--North America's Top Golf Resorts
--Once-in-a-Lifetime Golf Trips
--10 Most Beautiful Courses
--America's 10 Best Winter Golf Resorts
--America's 10 Toughest Golf Holes - No. 2, Hole #5

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)
(2006) President's Award for Environmental Stewardship to Pinehurst Resort - for participation in the Safe Harbor program.  GCSAA's top environmental honor, presented on an annual basis

Golf Digest
(2006) 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America -  Pinehurst Resort ranks #8

Golf Magazine
(2008/2009) The Exclusive Platinum Award list
(2008) The Green Golf Awards - Pinehurst is one of top 10 leaders in environmental stewardship

Golfshop Magazine (formerly Golf World Business)
(2006) America's 100 Best Golf Shops - all-time list
(2006) 25 Best Merchandisers - Stephen Cryan, Director of Retail for Pinehurst Resort

Metro Magazine - MetroBravo! Awards
(2007) Standing Ovation - Pinehurst Resort recognized as the Best Golf Resort, Best Resort Spa & Best Golf Course (No. 2) by Metro Magazine subscribers

Mobil Travel Guide
(2008) Hotel: Four-Star Rating - The Carolina hotel at Pinehurst Resort
(2008) Spa: Four-Star Rating - The Spa at Pinehurst

The Knot - Best of Weddings 2008 Magazine
(2008) Pinehurst Resort - rated a top wedding destination in reader survey

Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine
(2007) World's Best Golf Resorts - Reader Survey: Pinehurst ranks #1 "Best U.S. Golf Resort"

Travel + Leisure Magazine
(2006) Pinehurst Resort makes T&L 500 list, their ultimate guide of The Greatest Hotels in the World - The Holly Inn, The Pinehurst Golf Academy and Lawn Bowling Courts Featured in the January 2006 edition.

Tennis Resorts Online
(2008) Gold Medal Resorts - Pinehurst Resort ranks #7 on the top 25 list 

Tennis Magazine
(2006) Top 50 Tennis Resorts

Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine
(2007) World's Best Golf Resorts - Pinehurst ranks #1, the 2nd time in three years! 

Golfweek
(2008) America's Best Classic Courses - Course No. 2 ranks #11
(2008) America's Best State-by-State: Pinehurst No. 2 - #1, Pinehurst No. 4 - #7, Pinehurst No. 7 - #8
(2006) America's Best Top 100 Resort Courses - Course No. 2 - #3, Nos. 1, 4, 7 & 8 also in the top 100

Golf Digest
(2007) Best Places to Play / Ratings - Pinehurst No. 2 - Five-Star; One of only 20 golf courses to receive a five-star rating
(2007) America's 50 Toughest Golf Courses - Course No. 2
(2007) America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses - Pinehurst No. 2 - #3, No. 4 - #48, No. 8 - #55
(2007) America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Pinehurst Resort ranked #19

Golf Magazine
(2008) The Green Golf Awards - Pinehurst is one of top 10 leaders in environmental stewardship
(2005) Top 100 Courses You Can Play, Pinehurst No. 2 ranked #4, No. 4 ranked #82, and No. 8 ranked #87
(2005) Top 25 Golf Schools - The Pinehurst Golf Academy
(2005) Top 100 Teachers in America - Eric Alpenfels, Director of Golf Instruction

Golf For Women
(2007) Top 50 Courses for Women - Pinehurst No. 8 ranks #17

Golf Digest
(2008) Top 20 Best U.S. Resorts for business meetings and golf

Meetings & Conventions
(2007) Gold Tee Award
(2007) Gold Key Award

Meeting News
(2006) Planners' Choice Awards

Successful Meetings
(2006) Pinnacle Award 

Mobil Travel Guide
(2008) The Spa at Pinehurst receives the Four-Star rating in the Best Resorts & Spas category.

SPA Healthy Living, Travel and Renewal (Spa Magazine)
(2007) Hot 100 List - Top five picks in "Catering to Balance" and "Resorts that Focus on Family." 

Metro Magazine - METROBRAVO! Awards
(2007) Standing Ovation - The Spa at Pinehurst by subscribers in the Best Resort Spa category. 

Conde Nast Traveler
(2006) Conde Nast Traveler Spa Poll
(2006) The Spa at Pinehurst ranks #27 out of top 35 resort spas

Travel & Leisure
(2006) Top 25 Hotel/Resort Spas in U.S. and Canada - The Spa at Pinehurst ranks #7

Spa Finder
(2006) Readers Choice Winners - Pinehurst Spa leads for "Best Spas for Golf" and "Best Spas for Men"