GREAT EATS HAWAII: Pinehurst #2

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Sunday, October 24, 2021

PINEHURST #2

This was one of the most memorable and fun rounds of golf of my life. Did I shoot a great score? No, but I did birdie #2 and got a few pars including the 18th hole which was a dream of mine. What made this round so special was my caddy. Mr. Derrick Macrae. I had Derrick as my caddy on this same course in 2018. We had so much fun back then that I requested him for my round this year. It was so nice to be reunited with what I think is the greatest caddy on the planet. Derrick spent a lot of time on the course helping me with my swing. He watched every swing and gave me direction on how to improve. Hole by hole my game improved this round and my back nine was ten strokes less than the front nine. Derrick took his time and showed me so many things that I was doing wrong. I started to hit the ball like never before. It seemed like a dream. The entire time we were laughing and joking which made these lessons even more enjoyable. On the 18th hole I flushed my drive to about 185 yards from the pin. Derrick pulled out my club without hesitation. It was a 7 wood that I hit well. I hit the ball with what seemed such ease using what Derrick had taught me the holes before. The ball flew off the club straight towards the green. My history with #18 here is that the ball runs of the back of the green. I could not see where the ball landed and in fact thought I saw it go off the back. Derrick looked at me and handed me my putter. "You're putting" he said. "No way" I said to him, "it ran off the back". Derrick shook his head and said "I gave you the putter, you're putting for birdie". Holy shit I was on #18 in two! Derrick lined me up and gave me the perfect line but I missed the putt and tapped in for par.

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PINEHURST #2

18TH HOLE AND I WAS ON THE GREEN IN TWO

WORLD'S GREATEST CADDY

ME AND DERRICK 2018 AND 2021

HAWAII'S MICHELE WIE IMMORTALIZED AT PINEHURST

THE DEUCE AT PINEHURST #2

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PINEHURST, NC 28374

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Love having food or a beverage at the Deuce at Pinehurst #2. Sitting outside on the veranda gives you the perfect view of the 18th hole where you can watch golfers finish the 18th hole. We watched and placed bets on who would hit the green and who would sink putts. I lost $50 to the waiter betting on a guy to miss a long putt. He sunk it from over 20 feet out. Food here is excellent with the Buffalo Chicken Wings being some of the best ever. I split the Philly Cheese Sandwich with my friend and it was delicious. The Cajun Cole Slaw is also some of the best Slaw ever. Service is excellent when it is not crazy busy. This is one of the best 19th holes in golf and should not be missed when golfing Pinehurst.

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BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS

THE DEUCE MENU

HALF PHILLY CHEESE WITH CAJUN COLE SLAW

18TH GREEN AT PINEHURST #2

PAYNE STEWART STATUE SITS OUTSIDE THE DEUCE

Sunday, October 28, 2018

PINEHURST #2

PINEHURST #2

PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA

Another golfing dream realized after spending a few days at Pinehurst. The entire experience here was amazing. Staying at the Carolina Hotel, taking in the history, eating at the restaurants and having the opportunity to play four courses here was another huge check of my golf Bucket List. Pinehurst is a golfers dream and playing Pinehurst #2 was epic. I had a great Caddy who helped me play the round using just one ball. This is an accomplishment for me because I usually scatter them all over the place. While I did scatter a bunch, my Caddy was able to find my ball. #2 is one of Golf's gems.

A course played by every major professional player and a place that has hosted multiple U.S. Open's and even the Ryder Cup. What I remember most about #2 are the greens. They are all elevated. If you do not hit the sweet spot on the green, your ball rolls off and continues to roll and roll. Having a Caddy is helpful because they can tell you where best to hit the ball. They also help with reading the greens which are fast and have a lot of breaks. The course itself is stunning. A masterpiece of design by Donald Ross. Playing #2 is expensive at around $500 per round. It is the course that supports all of Pinehurst I was told. Playing here took me back to thoughts of St. Andrews and really fortified my love for the history and game of golf. Stepping up to the Payne Stewart Statue just off hole #18 brought tears to my eyes. Images of him winning the U.S. Open in 1999 and seeing his excitement and famous pose is etched in my mind. To think he would be dead just months later makes me so sad inside. So many stories at Pinehurst #2. Hawaii's own Michelle Wie won a U.S. Open here and it is so cool to see her photos all over the walls at Pinehurst. I made sure to take this course in and just looked out over each hole while other were hitting. Took photos of every hole so I could go back and take it all in again. While I took the photos in sequence (Holes 1-18), when I upload them on the blog they do not stay in order which I hate.