The Most Fun 10 Acres In All Of Golf
That’s what Golf Channel calls The Cradle, Gil Hanse’s nine-hole test of a golfer’s short-game skills. Twisting fairways, deep bunkers and undulating greens make up for the length The Cradle lacks, while still keeping the experience a worthwhile challenge. Fail your first test? Replay rounds are free, as are kids 17 and under playing with an adult, so give it another go and enjoy simple fun of the game Donald Ross once said, “should be a pleasure, not a penance.”
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![The Cradle 9-hole short course at Pinehurst Resort designed by Gil Hanse](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GOLF_CCRH00_DRONE_GIBSON_NOV22_1-copy.jpg)
Par & Yardage
Hole
Par
US Open
Blue
White
Green
Red
1
3
113
2
3
85
3
3
66
4
3
127
5
3
56
6
3
58
7
3
92
8
3
80
9
3
112
Characteristics
- Total acres of turf: 10
- Total acres of fairways: 7
- Total acres of rough: 0
- Total acres of sandscape: 3
- Total square footage of greens: 75,000
Landscaping
- TEES: Tifway Bermuda
- FAIRWAYS: Tifway Bermuda
- ROUGH: Native Sandscape
- GREENS: Champion Bermuda
![The Cradle](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cradlelayout_5.png)
![The Cradle 9-hole short course at Pinehurst Resort designed by Gil Hanse](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GOLF_CCRH00_DRONE_GIBSON_NOV22_1-copy.jpg)
“The most fun 10 acres in all of golf.” – Golf Channel
COURSE DESIGNERS
- 2017: Gil Hanse
![the-cradle-hole-overview](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-cradle-hole-overview.jpg)
Hole 1 - Footprints
PAR 3
- WHITE
113 YD.
![01TheCradle-2023-final[2]](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/01TheCradle-2023-final2.jpg)
![the-cradle-hole-overview](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-cradle-hole-overview.jpg)
Hole 2 - Colonnade
PAR 3
- WHITE
85 YD.
![02TheCradle-2023-final[91]](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/02TheCradle-2023-final91.jpg)
![the-cradle-hole-overview](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-cradle-hole-overview.jpg)
Hole 3 - Punch Bowl
PAR 3
- WHITE
66 YD.
![03TheCradle-2023-final[3]](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/03TheCradle-2023-final3.jpg)
![the-cradle-hole-overview](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-cradle-hole-overview.jpg)
Hole 4 - Over The Hill
PAR 3
- WHITE
127 YD.
![04TheCradle-2023-final[1]](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/04TheCradle-2023-final1.jpg)
![the-cradle-hole-overview](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-cradle-hole-overview.jpg)
Hole 5 - Crown
PAR 3
- WHITE
56 YD.
![05TheCradle-2023-final[29]](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/05TheCradle-2023-final29.jpg)
![the-cradle-hole-overview](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-cradle-hole-overview.jpg)
Hole 6 - Short One
PAR 3
- WHITE
58 YD.
![06TheCradle-2023-final[27]](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/06TheCradle-2023-final27.jpg)
![the-cradle-hole-overview](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-cradle-hole-overview.jpg)
Hole 7 - Clubhouse
PAR 3
- WHITE
92 YD.
![07TheCradle-2023-final[97]](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/07TheCradle-2023-final97.jpg)
![the-cradle-hole-overview](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-cradle-hole-overview.jpg)
Hole 8 - Cross Roads
PAR 3
- WHITE
80 YD.
![08TheCradle-2023-final[14]](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/08TheCradle-2023-final14.jpg)
![the-cradle-hole-overview](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/the-cradle-hole-overview.jpg)
Hole 9 - Home
PAR 3
- WHITE
112 YD.
![09TheCradle-2023-final[100]](https://www.pinehurst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/09TheCradle-2023-final100.jpg)
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