USGA Golf House Pinehurst
The USGA's second headquarters, with its Equipment Test Center, innovation hub, offices, and the USGA Experience museum — all on one campus in the village.
Golf in Moore County
Pinehurst: The Home of American Golf
Championship history, the USGA's second home, the World Golf Hall of Fame, and a club with nine courses. Here's what golfers moving to Moore County should know.
A major Pinehurst destination
USGA
Golf House Pinehurst & the World Golf Hall of Fame
See golf history—and the science shaping its future.
Golf House Pinehurst brings the USGA Experience, World Golf Hall of Fame, and the USGA Research and Test Center to one six-acre campus in the village. Visitors can explore championship history and interactive exhibits, then reserve a limited guided Test Center tour to see where golf clubs and balls are evaluated for conformance with the Rules of Golf.
Explore
USGA Experience + World Golf Hall of Fame
Go behind the scenes
Guided Test Center tours on available Thursdays
Plan a visit
Open daily, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; check closures before visiting
In the village
3 Carolina Vista Drive, Pinehurst
Tour availability, hours, and admission can change. Confirm details with the USGA before visiting.
Course directory
Every golf course in Moore County
All the courses in and around Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Whispering Pines, West End, Aberdeen, Carthage and Foxfire — with each club's address, phone number and official site in one place.
Golf trip dining
Where to eat after golf in Moore County
Breakfast before the round, casual taverns and breweries after it, and the nicer dinners worth planning around — in Pinehurst, Southern Pines, and Aberdeen.
After the round
Breweries & bars in Moore County
Craft breweries, beer gardens, cocktail and wine bars, and live music in Pinehurst, Southern Pines, and Aberdeen.
The U.S. Open's first anchor site
In 2020 the USGA named Pinehurst Resort & Country Club its first U.S. Open anchor site. Pinehurst No. 2 hosted in 2024 and is scheduled to host again in 2029, 2035, 2041 and 2047 — a return roughly every five to six years. Each championship brings worldwide attention and visitors to the area.
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USGA Golf House & the World Golf Hall of Fame
The USGA built its second home right in the village of Pinehurst. The campus now holds the World Golf Hall of Fame too — a new reason golf fans visit, and a new source of jobs and activity in Moore County.
World Golf Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame now sits on the same Golf House Pinehurst campus, bringing golf's greatest stories and inductees to Pinehurst.
Where to find it
3 Carolina Vista Drive, between Pinehurst Resort's Carolina Hotel and its Main Clubhouse. Open daily 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; closed major holidays.
Local perks
General admission $10, North Carolina residents $5, kids 12 and under free — and free for Moore County residents the first Monday of each month.
Pinehurst Country Club
Membership tiers
Nine golf courses, The Cradle short course, tennis, croquet, pools, a beach club on Lake Pinehurst and member dining. Figures below are from the Club's 2025 transferable-membership sheet (effective March 1, 2025) — fees change, so confirm current numbers with the Club.
Signature Golf
$65,000
Initiation · $651/mo dues
Access to courses No. 1–9, including No. 2
- Tee times 7 days out (No. 1–6), 10 days (No. 7, 8, 9)
- Unlimited range balls
- Complimentary bag storage
Premier Golf
$45,000
Initiation · $639/mo dues
Access to courses No. 1–6 and No. 8
- Tee times 7 days out (No. 1–6), 10 days (No. 8)
- Unlimited range balls
- Complimentary bag storage
Sports
$35,000
Initiation · $235/mo dues
Sports-member golf rates on No. 1–6
- Tennis, croquet and lawn sports
- Pools, Lake Pinehurst Beach Club, fitness
- Member dining
Social
$14,000
Initiation · $150/mo dues
10 rounds a year at the social-member rate
- Pools, beach club, fitness
- Member dining and events
- Spa member rates
How to join
- Membership is by invitation. Buying a home with an existing transferable membership is the most direct path in.
- New owners of a property with a transferable membership may qualify for a reduced initiation fee — ask before you write an offer.
- Without a transferable property, a current member can sponsor you, or the Club's membership office can help arrange a tour and sponsor.
Want a home that comes with a membership?
Blake can help you find Pinehurst properties with transferable memberships and golf-course living across Moore County.