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Welcome to Issue 13 of Sandhills Home.
Fall is a wonderful time to experience all that makes the Sandhills such a special place to call home, and Edition 13 of Sandhills Home Magazine is filled with stories that celebrate our community. In this issue, discover the Hidden Gems of the Sandhills, explore some of the area’s most beloved golf courses, and join us in celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Pinehurst Troop 7 and its century-long legacy of leadership and service. You’ll also find our Mid-Year Sandhills Real Estate Market Report, featuring the latest sales data and market trends, a guide to the season’s best fall festivals and community events, and a showcase of featured property listings highlighting exceptional homes and farms currently available throughout the Sandhills. As you enjoy this edition, be sure to visit our outstanding advertisers and local businesses whose support makes Sandhills Home Magazine possible. Thank you for reading—we hope you enjoy this issue and all the beauty the Sandhills has to offer this fall!
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The Hidden Golf Gems of North Carolina’s Sandhills by Greg Girard
Every golfer with a bucket list has Pinehurst No. 2 circled in red. And rightfully so. The Donald Ross masterpiece, the cathedral of American golf, deserves its throne. But there’s an insider truth that locals have been quietly keeping to themselves for decades. The Sandhills holds some of the most distinctive, rewarding and underrated golf experiences in the entire country. You just have to know where to look.
Country Club in Vass, and Longleaf Golf & Family Club in Southern Pines represent the full spectrum of what makes Sandhills golf so special.
Formed from ancient beaches when the Atlantic coastline ran far inland, the North Carolina Sandhills are defined by its telltale sandy soil, rolling terrain and corridors of towering longleaf and loblolly pines. It is terrain that was practically designed by nature to host great golf. While the iconic courses attract the crowds, a savvy golfer who pokes around the backroads will discover courses rife with history and value. Five of the best: Tobacco Road in Sanford, Hyland Golf Club in Southern Pines, Knollwood Fairways in Southern Pines, Woodlake
Twenty-five miles north of Pinehurst, tucked into a former sand quarry outside Sanford, sits what many consider one of the most audacious golf courses ever built. Tobacco Road is not for the faint of heart or the golfer who prizes predictability— and it is absolutely, stubbornly unforgettable.
Tobacco Road
Golf ’s Most Daring Canvas
Opened in 1998 and designed by the late Mike Strantz, Tobacco Road was developed over land that had served as a tobacco farming before sand mining turned it into a lunar 3
landscape of soaring dunes, dramatic depressions and jagged terrain. Strantz used that palette to create one of golf ’s most uncompromising designs, built with the express goal of testing a player’s eye, determination and wits. Strantz said on his first visit to the property he knew immediately it could be something unique and he delivered beyond anyone’s reasonable expectation. The result is a par-71 that measures just over 6,500 yards from the tips. The opener sets the stage immediately: a 558-yard par five where two massive mounds pinch the fairway before it opens back up, with the green hidden behind a second narrows and protected by a trio of bunkers. It is one of the most exciting, intimidating, and interesting opening holes in all of American golf. Blind shots abound. Sandy waste areas encroach from every direction. Greens stretch into unusual shapes perched atop ridges or hidden behind berms. The 13th hole, a par five of just 194 yards, plays to a green tucked between mounds of sand, with industrial silos rising on the horizon beyond it. Golf Digest has ranked Tobacco Road among America’s top 50 public courses, and their panelists consistently describe it as a course that rewards creativity and skill while hiding outsized punishment for those having an off day. The property has since added El Camino, a par-three routing of the front nine that gives returning visitors a fresh way to experience the land. For anyone who loves golf as a game of imagination and nerve, Tobacco Road is the pilgrimage. Just remember to bring your sand wedge.
Hyland Golf Club
The Sandhills’ Best-Kept Secret
Hyland Golf Club, photo credit HylandGolfClub.com
Back near Southern Pines, sitting on the highest elevation in the area and overlooking U.S. Highway 1, is Hyland Golf Club—also known as Hyland Hills Golf Club—one of those courses that golfers who discover it immediately add to their annual pilgrimage list. Designed by Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame member Tom Jackson and opened in 1965, Hyland is a true Sandhills original. The layout stretches to nearly 6,900 yards and plays to a par 72, with multiple sets of tees that make it genuinely accessible to players at every skill level. Golf Digest has awarded it four stars in their Best Places to Play guide. And yet Hyland remains refreshingly under the radar, often offering tee times when the resort courses are fully booked, with green fees that leave room in the budget for drinks and a dinner after your round. The genius of Jackson’s design lies in its variety. Most of the Longleaf Golf & Family Club, photo credit longleafgfc.com layout features generous, pine-lined fairways that reward accuracy over brute length, but holes four through seven and 12 and 13 route up, down, and through a valley at the center of the property. Two large ponds anchor that valley, and the dramatic elevation changes integrated into those holes transform what could be a pleasant stroll into a genuine test of strategy 4
and nerve. The fifth hole is a standout: a sharp dogleg left that wraps around a pond before climbing to a green complex protected by deep fronting bunkers.
for decades, Woodlake delivered. But in October 2016, Hurricane Matthew ripped through the Sandhills and compromised the lake’s dam. The water vanished. The courses went fallow. The community that had built its identity around the lake watched helplessly as the fairways turned to scrub.
Under veteran ownership in recent years, the course has undergone meaningful improvements, including rebuilt greens now surfaced in Champion Mini-dwarf Bermuda that reviewers consistently rave about as fast, pure, and beautifully conditioned. The surrounding longleaf pines, sparkling ponds, and rolling terrain create exactly the kind of classic Sandhills atmosphere that makes this region the golf capital of America.
What followed was a story of remarkable persistence. New ownership, the Allison family, purchased Woodlake out of foreclosure in 2021 and brought in Greensboro-based architect Kris Spence to lead a complete rebuilding of the Maples layout. The restored course, which reopened in 2023 with brand-new TifEagle Bermuda greens, a new irrigation system, rebuilt tees, and a newly designed 18th hole, has been a triumph. Indeed, the 2026 North Carolina Golf Panel rankings placed Woodlake among the state’s Top 100 for the first time—a remarkable achievement for a course that was little more than a field of weeds just a few years ago. The surrounding lake views, even with the water levels still being restored, remind visitors why this layout was so beloved in the first place. Woodlake’s comeback is the kind of story the sport needs more of.
Knollwood Fairways Back to Basics
Not every gem needs 18 holes or 7,000 yards of meticulously managed turf to deliver something meaningful. Knollwood Fairways and Driving Range in Southern Pines proves that smaller can still be satisfying.
Longleaf Golf & Family Club:
Designed by C.A. Pitts and opened in 1960, Knollwood is a nine-hole course where the art of shot-making takes firm precedence over distance. At 2,770 yards from the tips with a par of 35, it may not be long, but it is cunning. The opening hole sets a quirky, character-filled tone immediately with a short par three played directly over a pond. There are no places to hide at Knollwood. For seniors, juniors, beginners, and anyone who loves the idea of a quick nine without sacrificing quality, it hits every note.
The Most Welcoming Course in the Sandhills If Tobacco Road represents the Sandhills at its most theatrical and Woodlake at its most dramatic, then Longleaf Golf & Family Club in Southern Pines represents the region at its most welcoming.
But what genuinely elevates Knollwood above the category of charming little course is its practice facility. The all-grass driving range combined with top-quality range balls made it a destination in its own right long before the nine-hole course attracted attention. The facility was named PING Golf’s National Club Fitter of the Year in 2010, and it offers lessons, club fitting, and range plans through a PGA-certified staff. Green fees for nine holes with a cart hover around $20, making Knollwood one of the most accessible quality golf experiences in a region where a single round at a resort can run well into the hundreds.
Developed in 1988 on a former thoroughbred training facility, the designers took pains to weave its equestrian history into the course’s fabric, preserving portions of the old fence and training track along the front nine, which plays in an open, subtly rolling Scottish style. The back nine pivots dramatically: tree-lined, dramatically elevated and sharply contrasted against the breezy openness of the front. It genuinely feels like two courses in one round.
Some golf courses earn their status through decades of quiet excellence. Woodlake Country Club in Vass earned its current reputation through something altogether different: survival.
What transformed Longleaf from a solid local favorite into a regional destination was a significant renovation completed around 2015, which introduced new bunkers and waste areas, rebuilt greens, additional tee positions, and the course’s most celebrated innovation: the Longleaf Tee System. The concept is elegantly simple. Players at Longleaf are guided by their driver distance to one of seven tee options, ensuring that every golfer on the property is playing a version of the course appropriately scaled to their ability. Thirteen tee configurations in total, including blended options, means that a 70-year-old woman and a college golfer can play alongside one another and both have a genuinely fair test. In fact, Golf Digest’s Ron Whitten called Longleaf the most playable course in the Sandhills.
The original Ellis Maples design opened in 1971, routed beautifully around a 1,200-acre lake with 13 miles of shoreline, nine of the 18 holes playing in close proximity to water. And
The course is now home to the U.S. Kids Golf Academy, bringing a steady stream of junior players and their families through the gates and giving the whole operation a warmth
Walking is encouraged at Knollwood, as the course was built to be walked and enjoyed at a pace that lets the pine-scented air and sandy terrain do their quiet work. It is the kind of place where the game feels uncomplicated, generous and joyful.
Woodlake Country Club
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QUIET DIALOGUES With Canvas and Paper Sharon Ferguson and Marilyn Vendemia’s works are linked together through a long friendship and mutual love of art. After meeting at a local frame shop in Pinehurst, they have now exhibited together four times. The opening reception for Quiet Dialogues with Canvas& Paper will be Fri., September 4 (6-8pm) at the Arts Council Galleries at Campbell House. The exhibit will be on display Sep 4-25 (weekdays, 10am-5pm) and Sat., September 19 (12-2pm). The exhibit is free and open to the public. Founded in 1973, the Arts Council is a not-for-profit, charitable organization with the mission to Inspire and Strengthen Our Community Through the Arts.
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and energy that some of the more austere resort courses simply can’t match. A six-hole short course called Bottlebrush, with holes ranging from 50 to 100 yards, adds another option for players who want to sharpen their wedge game or squeeze in a quick loop before dinner. This is golf done right for everyone.
Southern Pines Golf Club:
A Century of Ross, Reborn Of all the hidden gems in the Sandhills, Southern Pines Golf Club may be the one with the most storied past and the most exciting present. Founded in 1906 and designed by Donald Ross himself, it is one of the oldest golf courses in the region. For decades it served its community quietly and faithfully, carrying the fingerprints of its legendary architect in every green complex and subtle fairway contour, even as those fingerprints became harder to read beneath layers of subsequent additions and modifications. Then came architect Kyle Franz, who arrived with a mandate to restore Southern Pines Golf Club to something approach-
Southern Pines Golf Club, photo credit Southern Pines Golf Club
ing what Ross originally intended, and the results have been remarkable. Franz, whose previous work includes the celebrated restoration of Pinehurst No. 2 alongside Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, approached Southern Pines with the same reverence and rigor. The finished product is a course that feels simultaneously old and new, grounded in more than a century of history but playing with the crispness and confidence of a freshly conceived design. For golfers who want to understand the Sandhills not just as a collection of great courses but as a place with a genuine history, a sense of how American golf developed and what it looked like at its earliest and most essential, Southern Pines Golf Club is the place to start. The Sandhills of North Carolina will always belong, in the popular imagination, to Pinehurst. The iconic resort earned that place in golf history honestly, and the stretch of major championships hosted ensures it will never relinquish the spotlight. But the golfers who make the most of a Sandhills trip are the ones who dig deeper, who pull off the main road and discover that this ancient, sandy corner of North Carolina has been growing extraordinary golf for more than a century, in places that have never needed a major championship to prove their worth.
A Century of Scouting
Pinehurst’s Troop 7 celebrates 100 years of quietly producing leaders, citizens and Eagle Scouts one campfire at a time. By Greg Girard • Photos courtesy of Don McKenzie and Troop 7
The Long Chain of Dedication One of the clearest threads running through Troop 7’s century-long story is continuity. The troop has had 24 Scoutmasters across its 100-year history, with many of them former Troop 7 Scouts themselves. The pattern began as early as 1930, when Frank McCaskill, once a Scout in the troop’s earliest years, returned as Scoutmaster. Others followed: Roy Kelly in 1933, Ernest Hartsell in 1943, and more recently Paul Ott, Gus Sams and Shawn Kemp.
The story begins a few years before it officially starts. Around 1922, a lumber yard manager named Bruce Cameron got his hands on a copy of the Boy Scout Handbook—the same foundational text that had launched the Boy Scouts of America just a dozen years earlier in 1910—and saw in it something the quiet resort village of Pinehurst, North Carolina, was missing. There was no structured program to help young men become good citizens—no club, no youth organization of any kind. With the help of a Sunday School teacher named Fannie B. Gray and a reluctant but willing co-leader named A.P. Thompson, Cameron gathered a group of local teenagers, armed them with a single handbook and some World War I surplus gear, and started holding weekly meetings in the Community House on Caddell Road. “I didn’t volunteer,” Thompson later admitted with characteristic honesty in a 1976 interview. “Bruce just needed someone to help, and I was elected.”
Scoutmaster Billy McKenzie with Troop 7 in the 1950’s
That early effort laid the groundwork for something more permanent. In 1926, the troop received its official charter as Troop #1 Pinehurst, registered under the Walter Hines Page Council #416, with schoolteacher and coach Patrick Henry Stephenson serving as Scoutmaster. That charter, and the formal commitment behind it, is the date Troop 7 claims as its true founding. A century later, the troop shows no signs of Troop 7 circa the 1930’s slowing down. With 44 active Scouts, more than 160 Eagle Scouts produced since 1948, and a steady stream of candidates working toward that same prestigious rank, Troop 7 stands as a testament to the quiet, sustained power of community investment in youth.
Don McKenzie, who had first joined the troop as a seven-year-old, earned his Eagle Scout in 1969, and returned as an adult leader after a tour in the Air Force, was Scoutmaster in throughout the ’80s. Now in his mid-70s, he has racked up 55 years in Scouting and he still shows up. Today, he mentors Eagle Scout candidates, helping them navigate the demanding requirements and paperwork needed to achieve the summit of Scouting. “My job,” he says simply, “is to help them avoid speed bumps.” McKenzie speaks of these young people with the quiet pride of a man who has watched the same story unfold dozens of times. The kids show up for the camping trips, stay for the leadership and camaraderie, and leave with something they won’t fully understand for another decade.
“I personally did not realize it as a youth, and I explain that to the youth that I mentor now,” says McKenzie. “You don’t really understand what you’ve learned through Scouting until you’re an adult and then you realize, ‘Wow, I really learned a lot, and it meant a lot.’” 7
The Architecture of Character What has always made Troop 7 work, McKenzie suggests, is a kind of benevolent misdirection. Eleven-year-olds don’t join because they want to develop moral and ethical decision-making skills. They sign up because they want to shoot a bow and arrow, sleep under the stars and rock climb. “But if you wrap it like a burrito,” McKenzie says with a grin, “and say, ‘We’re gonna go canoeing, we’re gonna go camping, go on high adventure trips, try shooting sports and campfire cooking’—they get really excited about that. They don’t realize that’s the outer coating. The inside—leadership, service, your obligations as a citizen—that’s the meat.”
One Hundred Years, and Counting Scouting America—the organization rebranded in February 2025 to reflect the inclusion of girls—now charters not only Troop 7 (Boys) and Cub Scout Pack 7 through Community Presbyterian Church, but also Troop 7 (Girls), an acknowledgment that the values Cameron and Thompson set in motion in the early 1920s, and formalized in 1926, belong to every young person willing to carry them.
Troop 7’s first Eagle Scout, Dickie Kelly, earned his rank in 1948. Since then, 164 young men and women have followed. Each one represents hundreds of hours of service, outdoor training, leadership development and mentorship. And their achievement is the Over the past century, result of the dedication and Scouts hiking in for an overnight camping trip Troop 7 Scouts have travefforts of innumerable Scout eled far beyond Moore County for that adventure. Members parents, administrations, board members and other volunteers. have attended National and World Jamborees, trained at Council Camps and High Adventure Camps in New Mexico, Minnesota, “These young people are going to be our decision makers. and the Florida Keys. In Our political leaders. Our 1956, a group of Troop 7 healthcare providers. Our Scouts even participated in law enforcement,” says a Boy Scouts of America McKenzie. “What backGoodwill Trip to Cuba, ground did they have for authorized under President that?” Dwight D. Eisenhower. In Pinehurst, for a century The troop has roots now, the answer has been anchored deep in the local the same. A good one. community. Its primary meeting space, the Scout Troop 7 meets at the FelHall in the basement of lowship Hall of Community Community Presbyterian Presbyterian Church and Church, was donated in the Boy Scout Hut in Pine1930 by Mrs. Leonard hurst, North Carolina. For Tufts in memory of her information on joining, visit grandson, Billy Lewis. www.pinehursttroop7.org. The Pinehurst Lions Club later donated the old Community House—now known affectionately as the Boy Scout Hut or The Little Club—specifically for Don McKenzie, former Scouting activities. These Scoutmaster and Troop 7 leader for more than five aren’t incidental gifts; they decades. reflect a century of civic belief that investing in young people is investing in the town itself.
Real Estate Market Highlights
Moore County, NC Real Estate Market Review, Mid-Year 2026
The Moore County real estate market continues its transition toward a more balanced environment in 2026. While inventory levels have increased significantly compared to the highly competitive post-pandemic years, home values have remained remarkably stable and buyer demand remains healthy for well-priced properties.
Mid-Year 2026 Market Highlights
• Median Sales Price: Increased 7.5% from approximately $438,000 to $471,000, demonstrating continued price appreciation. • Average Home Value: Remained stable, increasing 0.9% to approximately $416,000. • Days on Market: Increased from 38 to 62 days, giving buyers more time to evaluate properties. • Homes Sold: Sales volume softened slightly, decreasing 8.1% year over year. • Active Inventory: Rose approximately 28%, creating more options for buyers and moving the market toward healthier inventory levels. • New Listings: Increased 8%, providing continued fresh inventory throughout the spring market.
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less willing to overlook pricing or condition issues. Proper pricing and presentation have become increasingly important. Home Values Remain Resilient Despite the increase in inventory, prices have remained strong. The median sales price in Moore County has risen approximately 7.5% over the past year, demonstrating continued demand for homes throughout the Sandhills region. Sales Activity Has Moderated Closed sales are down slightly from last year, reflecting the impact of mortgage rates and increased buyer caution. However, transaction levels remain healthy compared to long-term historical averages.
Inventory Continues to Rise Moore County now has substantially more homes available than a year ago, giving buyers more choices and reducing the intense competition that defined the market from 2020 through 2023. Inventory has increased nearly 30% year-overyear, pushing the market closer to historical norms. Homes Are Taking Longer to Sell The average marketing time has increased from 38 days last year to 62 days today. This doesn’t indicate a weak market; rather, buyers are taking more time to evaluate options and are 10
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Sunrise Theater First Friday Concert Series
Floriencia & The Feeling FREE concert on the Sunrise lawn, downtown Southern Pines, 5-9pm. Kick back with a cold brew from R&D Brewing, grab some tasty bites from local food trucks, and enjoy the lively atmosphere with the whole family. sunrisetheater.com
Events Around the Sandhills
August 29
Melodies Under Magnolias
Live music series hosted by Gulley’s Garden Center, Nomad Jax, Casino Guitars & Tanglewood Farms Food Truck, featuring “The Gaussed” 6-8pm at Gulley’s - 445 SE Broad St., Southern Pines, gulleysgardencenter.com
October 2
Sunrise Theater First Friday Concert Series
Psycodelics - FREE concert on the Sunrise lawn, downtown Southern Pines, 5-9pm. sunrisetheater.com October 2-3
Cameron Antiques Street Fair
Shopping, food and fun, includes all Antique Shops & merchants in hiatoric downtown Cameron with over 100+ antique dealers. 9am5pm, rain or shine. October 3
AutumnFest - Southern Pines
In its 48th year, this event allows attendees to enjoy 100+ booths of talented artists, creative crafters, handmade artisans, delicious food, & live entertainment. 5K race Fun Run/Walk, Youth Sprint Races. Perfect way to enjoy Southern Pines for the whole family. 9am-4pm. mooreart.org
September 4
Sunrise Theater First Friday Concert Series
Jon Stickley Trio - FREE concert on the Sunrise lawn, downtown Southern Pines, 5-9pm. sunrisetheater.com September 5, 6, 7
Pinehurst Barbeque Festival
The 2026 Pinehurst Barbecue Festival is a celebration of taste and tradition, featuring seven of North Carolina’s most accomplished pitmasters in Pinehurst. Events include: High on the Hog Gourmet Pitmaster Dinner, ”Q”-School Grilling Class, Bourbon & Bites, Pitmaster Invitational. pinehurstbarbequefestival.com
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Holly Arts and Crafts Festival
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Mira Music Fest
The Mira Music Fest brings ‘Tunes, Tacos & Tequila!’ to the Pinehurst Fair Barn, with a day of music from over a dozen bands on two different stages. Live music, vendors, Kids Play Zone food trucks, and margaritas & beverages. Proceeds from the event support Mira USA in providing service dogs for American children. 11:30am-7pm. miraevents.org September 19, October 3, 10
Potters’ Pumpkin Patch Trail
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The Annual Holly Arts and Crafts Festival features over 200 hand-craft vendors of all mediums. Downtown Pinehurst shops and restaurants participate as well with specials and sales. The event also includes a food court and family picnic area at Tufts Memorial Park. 10am-4pm. October 18
Prancing Horse Farm Tour
Features 5 unique equestrian properties to benefit the Prancing Horse Center for Therapeutic Horsemanship. Selfguided horse farm tour is scheduled for 11am-4pm.
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