Can You Play Pinehurst No. 2 on GOLFZON Wave? Here’s How

Pinehurst No. 2 is one of the most important courses in American golf, and GOLFZON has it. The post-Coore-and-Crenshaw restoration routing is the version in the library. The crowned greens that shed balls into collection areas. The native sand wasteland areas that replaced the rough. The Donald Ross design philosophy that makes every approach shot a puzzle.

GOLFZON’s version is officially licensed and professionally built. The turtleback greens are the headline — they are the hardest greens in championship golf, and GOLFZON’s green physics handle them correctly.

How It Plays

The crowned greens are the entire test. Pinehurst No. 2 after the restoration is not a course where you fire at pins. It is a course where you aim for the center of the green, accept the 35-foot putt, and try to two-putt. GOLFZON’s green physics handle the slope correctly. A wedge that lands two feet from the pin but on the high side of the crown rolls to the fringe. The turtleback surfaces reject anything that is not hit to the exact right spot.

The waste areas are the other feature. The Coore and Crenshaw restoration removed the rough and exposed the native sandy areas. On GOLFZON, these waste areas play as hazards. The ball does not sit up nicely. The lies are variable. The recovery shots require real decisions.

The wind matters at Pinehurst because the course is open and exposed. GOLFZON’s wind model affects the approach shots into the crowned greens. A headwind makes it harder to hold the green. A crosswind makes the already difficult aiming puzzle even harder.

How to Access It

Buy a WAVE launch monitor ($500-800). Connect to the GOLFZON software on Windows. Subscribe to the paid tier. Search “Pinehurst No. 2” in the course library.

Play it with firm greens and medium wind. Soft conditions remove the entire challenge of the crowned greens.

How It Compares

Pinehurst No. 2 is notably absent from FSX Play. WGT has a post-restoration version that is excellent. GSPro has a community version. Trackman has the most physically accurate version.

GOLFZON’s version sits in the middle. It is officially licensed, which matters for accuracy. The green physics handle the crowned surfaces correctly. The price of entry is the WAVE hardware plus subscription, which is cheaper than Trackman but more expensive than a GSPro subscription alone.

For the full list of courses worth playing on GOLFZON, read The Best Courses on GOLFZON Wave. Need the full platform breakdown? Check the GOLFZON Wave Review.