Can You Play Dormie Network on GSPro? Here's How

Dormie Network is a destination membership club network with properties in Nebraska, New Jersey, Texas, Indiana, and North Carolina. The original course is the Dormie Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2008.

The Dormie Club is Coore and Crenshaw at their best. It is a minimalist design that uses the natural Pinehurst sandhills terrain to create a course that looks like it has been there for a hundred years. On GSPro, the LIDAR community build gives you access to one of the most playable and interesting courses in the Sandhills.

Finding Dormie Network on GSPro

Search for “Dormie” or “Dormie Club” in the GSPro course database. The LIDAR version is available in the community section.

The LIDAR Quality

The Pinehurst sandhills are ideal LIDAR territory. The terrain is open, rolling, and covered in native wiregrass and longleaf pines. The LIDAR data captures the movement of the land, the sandy waste areas, and the subtle fairway contours that define a Coore Crenshaw design.

The greens at Dormie Club are large and undulating with significant internal contour. The LIDAR picks up the major slopes and the collection areas that feed balls toward specific pin positions.

How It Plays

Dormie Club is a walking-friendly course that rewards creativity over power. The fairways are generous but the angles matter. You need to be in the correct position to approach greens that tilt and run.

The course starts gently and builds. The par-4 5th hole is a short two-shotter that requires a precise lay-up to avoid the waste bunker that cuts across the fairway. The par-3 7th hole plays downhill to a green that kicks anything short into a collection area.

The back nine is where Dormie Club shows its teeth. The par-4 10th hole is a dogleg that requires a fade around the corner or a bold line that brings the waste area into play. The par-5 13th hole is reachable in two if you can carry the waste area that guards the green.

The par-3 16th hole is the best one-shotter on the course. It plays uphill to a green set into a dune with a false front that rejects anything short. The 18th hole is a strong par-4 that requires a long approach to a green protected by bunkers both sides.

What You Miss

The Dormie Club is a walking-only course with caddies. The experience of walking through the sandhills with a forecaddie reading the greens is part of the appeal. On the sim, you miss the sensory experience but you get the shot values and the strategic decisions.

Verdict

Dormie Club on GSPro is a strong LIDAR build of a Coore Crenshaw course that deserves more attention. The design is strategic, the greens are fun, and the terrain is classic Pinehurst sandhills.

If you appreciate minimalist architecture, this is one of the best LIDAR downloads on the platform.

For a full guide on everything GSPro offers, read the best courses on GSPro guide.