1972 Titleholders Championship

The Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club is a country club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The club's golf course was designed by Donald Ross.The club hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1996, 2001, 2007, and 2022, and staged the last Titleholders Championship in 1972. Those tournaments were won by Annika Sörenstam, Karrie Webb, Cristie Kerr, Minjee Lee, and Sandra Palmer respectively. It hosted the 1991 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur, won by Phyllis Preuss and hosted the 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Open, won by Helen Alfredsson.

The 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Open was the second U.S. Senior Women's Open. It was a professional golf tournament organized by the United States Golf Association, open to women over 50 years of age. The championship was played at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States, from May 16 to 19. The championship was won by Helen Alfredsson.

The 2022 U.S. Women's Open Presented by ProMedica was the 77th U.S. Women's Open, held June 2 to June 5 at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Minjee Lee won the second of her two major titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Mina Harigae. Ingrid Lindblad finished leading amateur at tied 11th. She beat the amateur scoring records over 18, 36 and 54 holes and tied the 72-hole amateur record in the tournament.Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in 1996, 2001, and 2007, becoming the first course to host the tournament four times.

The 1996 U.S. Women's Open was the 51st U.S. Women's Open, held May 30 to June 2 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Defending champion Annika Sörenstam retained the title, six strokes ahead of runner-up Kris Tschetter. It was the second of her ten major titles; her third came nearly five years later. ESPN and NBC Sports televised the tournament. Sörenstam was the sixth of seven to win consecutive titles at the U.S. Women's Open, most recently accomplished by Karrie Webb in 2001, also at Pine Needles. The championship returned to the venue for a third time in 2007, won by Cristie Kerr. This was the first women's major with a winner's share of $200,000 or more; the U.S. Women's Open became the tour's richest major this year, passing the LPGA Championship.

The 2007 U.S. Women's Open was the 62nd U.S. Women's Open, held June 28 to July 1 at the Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Cristie Kerr won the first of her two major titles, two strokes ahead of runners-up Lorena Ochoa and Angela Park. The event was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports. Due to weather delays, the third round began on Saturday afternoon and was completed on Sunday morning. Kerr shot 66 (−5) to gain the 54-hole lead at 209 (−4), one stroke ahead of top-ranked Ochoa, Morgan Pressel, and Jiyai Shin.Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in 1996 and 2001; it joined Atlantic City Country Club (1948, 1965, 1975) as the only courses to host three U.S. Women's Opens.

The 2001 U.S. Women's Open was the 56th U.S. Women's Open, held May 31 to June 3 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 2001. Defending champion Karrie Webb repeated as champion, eight strokes ahead of runner-up Se Ri Pak, the largest margin in 21 years. Webb became the seventh to win consecutive titles at the U.S. Women's Open, and the win was the fifth of her seven major titles. Pine Needles previously hosted the championship in 1996 and it returned in 2007.

Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 12,334 as of the 2010 United States Census.

Southern Pines station is a train station located in Southern Pines, North Carolina, served by Amtrak's Silver Star train. The street address is 235 Northwest Broad Street, and is located in the heart of historic downtown Southern Pines. The station was originally built by a predecessor of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1898, renovated in 1948, and restored to its 1948 design in 2004. There is no Amtrak ticket office at this station, but there is "Quik-Trak" machine for automated ticketing.

Manly is an unincorporated community in Moore County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

SandHoke Early College (SHECHS) is an early college school in North Carolina, United States. The name "Sandhoke" is a portmanteau of "Sandhills", the community college system located in Moore county, and "Hoke", the county name. The school is in Hoke County. SHECHS started as a pilot program in 2007 which roughly 50 students enter the school for five years. The primary purpose of the school is to allow students considered "first generation" college students or at risk to obtain a 2 year degree. The students agree to attend for five years in order to receive both a high school diploma and associate degree; in practice the majority of high school students receive their diploma and their associates degree in four years. The students attend a Hoke campus for three years to complete all high school courses. During this time they also begin taking college courses through Sandhills Community College. Since its inception, SHECHS has grown to accept 100-125 applicants a year, making it one of the largest early college programs in North Carolina. College courses begin in sophomore year. Senior year is spent on the Sandhills Community College campus, located in Pinehurst, NC. SHECHS students participate in a wide array of sports offered by Hoke County Schools. The schools current rating is an "A" school in North Carolina's school grading system.

Moore County Hunt Lands and Mile-Away Farms, also known as Mile-Away Farms, is a national historic district located near Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina. It encompasses 13 contributing buildings, 4 contributing sites, and 5 contributing structures on recreational hunt lands and an assemblage of equine farms and facilities near Southern Pines. They include the Moore County Hunt Lands (c. 1929-1963), a System of Fire Lanes (c. 1934) by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a System of Hunt Trails (c. 1929-1963), a System of Jumps and Fences (c. 1942-1963), a System of Earths (Man-made Fox Dens) (c. 1942-1963), Mile-Away Farms (c. 1942-1963), Mile-Away Farms (c. 1937-1963) including the Moss Residence, Brewster Barn Complex (c. 1948-1963), and The Paddock Jr. (c. 1950-1963).It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Southern Pines Historic District is a national historic district located at Southern Pines, Moore County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 490 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 3 contributing structures in the town of Southern Pines. It was developed between the 1883 and 1940 and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed James Boyd House. Other notable buildings include Duncraig Manor, Loblolly, Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot, Seaboard Air Line Freight Station, Sadelson Pharmacy-Tourist Building, Powell Furniture and Undertaking Building, Belvedere Hotel Building (1904), Arcade Building (1917), Princess Theatre / Carolina Theatre Building, Southern Pines Public Library (1939), U. S. Post Office (1937), First Baptist Church (1899), Church of Wide Fellowship (1927), and Emmanuel Episcopal Church (1926).It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.