PLAYROUND COURSE GUIDE

How to Play Mid South Club

Course strategy, tee-specific yardages and a hole-by-hole game plan for Mid South Club in Pinehurst, NC.

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Mid South Club golf course

Mid South Club

Pinehurst, NC
Gold Tees tees · 6,916 yards
COURSE OVERVIEW

About Mid South Club

Designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay, Mid South Club in Southern Pines, NC is an 18-hole championship layout situated on 545 rolling acres of longleaf pine forest. The course features generous fairways framed by native trees, significant bunkering across 11 acres of sand, and water coming into play on eight holes. A 2017 renovation converted the putting surfaces to Champion Bermuda grass. The round culminates at a dramatic shared double green for the 9th and 18th holes positioned beneath the hillside clubhouse.

COURSE STRATEGY

How to play Mid South Club

Off the tee

Tee shots are generally forgiving with generous landing zones, but strategic positioning is required to set up proper approach angles around pine lines, fairway bunkers, and water hazards.

Elevation & terrain

Rolling Sandhills topography creates notable downhill tee shots and uphill approaches that impact club selection and trajectory on several holes.

Approach play

Water hazards directly front six greens, requiring precise distance control and clean forced carries on key approach shots.

Around the greens

Large Champion Bermuda greens feature significant undulation and subtle tiers, guarded by deep sand traps and steep runoff collection areas.

Best way to play it

Prioritize strategic positioning off the tee over raw distance to avoid water and bunker placement, ensuring clear approach angles to large, sloped putting surfaces.

Key takeaways

  • Water hazards come into play on eight holes, including six green complexes requiring forced carries.
  • The 9th and 18th holes share a massive double green below the hillside clubhouse.
  • Champion Bermuda greens renovated in 2017 provide smooth, fast, and undulating putting surfaces.
  • Over 11 acres of bunkering and sandy waste areas punish errant shots throughout the back nine.
YOUR GAME PLAN

Hole-by-hole game plan

Hole
Par
Yards
HCP
Strategy
1
4
391
12
Target the right-center side of the fairway off the tee to establish an optimal angle into the green and clear the front-left bunker.
Your 240 yd driver · ~151 yards remaining by raw distance.
2
4
405
4
Play safe toward the left-center fairway to avoid the water hazard right and set up a manageable mid-iron approach across the water.
Your 240 yd driver · ~165 yards remaining by raw distance.
3
3
178
18
Select enough club to carry the deep front green bunker and target the center of the deep green to avoid steep runoff slopes.
4
5
535
10
Steer clear of the central fairway bunker off the tee to leave options open for attacking or laying up on the second shot.
Your 240 yd driver · ~295 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.
5
4
384
2
Drive down the right side of the fairway to keep the tree line from blocking the approach and create a clear angle over the water.
Your 240 yd driver · ~144 yards remaining by raw distance.
6
3
176
16
Take an extra club to ensure crossing the water hazard, utilizing the wide green surface to target the safer back-center area.
7
4
414
14
Aim down the left-center off the tee to clear the trees and water hazard left, leaving a clear view into the large sloped putting surface.
Your 240 yd driver · ~174 yards remaining by raw distance.
8
4
424
8
Target the right-center of the fairway off the tee to avoid the long bunker left and secure a clear line up the slope.
Your 240 yd driver · ~184 yards remaining by raw distance.
9
5
537
6
Shape a drive right-to-left to catch the downhill fairway slope; long hitters can challenge the water, while layups must avoid central fairway bunkers.
Your 240 yd driver · ~297 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.
10
4
400
11
Hit driver down the fairway center between pine tree lines to set up an uncluttered mid-iron approach.
Your 240 yd driver · ~160 yards remaining by raw distance.
11
3
172
17
Focus strictly on proper club selection to hit the center of the green, avoiding the penal sand traps surrounding the green.
12
4
464
1
Aim for the right side of the fairway to keep long pine trees on the left dogleg corner from blocking the approach line.
Your 240 yd driver · ~224 yards remaining by raw distance.
13
4
439
9
Position a tee shot comfortably into the fairway elbow to gain a clear lie and clear path into the green.
Your 240 yd driver · ~199 yards remaining by raw distance.
14
4
448
3
Lay back off the tee with a fairway wood or hybrid to avoid the waste bunkers and keep a short wedge approach into the green.
Your 240 yd driver · ~208 yards remaining by raw distance.
15
5
533
13
Take advantage of the downhill fairway drive; ensure second or third shots carry the steep front ridge to avoid rolling back into sand.
Your 240 yd driver · ~293 yards remaining by raw distance. Plan this primarily as a three-shot hole.
16
4
394
7
Decide between laying back short of the water for a mid-iron approach across the lake, or hitting a precise drive down the narrow strip for a short wedge.
Your 240 yd driver · ~154 yards remaining by raw distance.
17
3
193
15
Use extra club to clear front sand traps and hold the elevated, sloped green; avoid missing wide to escape steep side-hill chips.
18
4
429
5
Drive toward the left side of the fairway to let the slope feed balls back; approach shots must cross the lake and boulder wall to reach the green.
Your 240 yd driver · ~189 yards remaining by raw distance.

Course information and strategy are provided for planning purposes. Yardages, course setup, hazards and playing conditions can change. Always confirm current course information before your round.