Can You Play Pinehurst No. 2 on WGT by TopGolf? Here’s How

Pinehurst No. 2 on WGT is the course that made me take WGT seriously.

I spent years dismissing WGT as a casual mobile game. The 20-course library seemed thin. The graphics looked last-gen. I wrote it off as a toy for people who did not know what real sim software looked like.

Then I played Pinehurst No. 2 on WGT, and I had to walk back everything I said.

Why WGT’s Pinehurst Is a Revelation

WGT has the post-restoration routing of Pinehurst No. 2. The Coore and Crenshaw restoration — the one that removed the rough, exposed the native sandy waste areas, and returned the greens to their original Donald Ross crowned shape — is the version WGT licensed. If you play a pre-restoration version of Pinehurst on GSPro or another platform, you are playing a different, easier course.

The wasteland areas in WGT are actual hazards. The ball does not sit up nicely for a clean iron shot. The lies are variable, the stances are uneven, and the recovery shots require real decisions. Most sim platforms treat sandy waste areas as fairway-adjacent lies. WGT treats them as the penalty they are supposed to be.

The crowned greens are the real test. The famous turtleback surfaces reject shots that land on the wrong side of the crown. A wedge that lands two feet from the pin but on the high side rolls to the fringe. WGT’s green physics handle this correctly. The ball tracks the slope, loses speed at the right rate, and ends up in the collection area. You cannot just spam the pin and hope.

How It Compares to Other Versions

GSPro’s community version of Pinehurst No. 2 is excellent. The greens are detailed. The wasteland areas are well modeled. It is one of the best community builds in the GSPro library.

Trackman’s version is the most physically accurate — professional LIDAR, licensed data, radar physics. But Trackman costs $29,490.

WGT’s version is the best value. For $10 a month, you get a version of Pinehurst No. 2 that plays correctly. The greens reject bad shots. The waste areas penalize misses. The post-restoration routing is accurate. Is it as detailed as Trackman? No. Is it good enough to be fun and educational? Absolutely.

Pinehurst No. 2 is also notably absent from FSX Play. Foresight has No. 1, No. 5, and No. 7, but not the famous one. WGT has the famous one for $10 a month.

How to Access It

Open WGT. Navigate to the course library. Search for “Pinehurst No. 2.” It is in the Tier 1 must-play section of the library.

Play it with firm greens and medium wind. The firm conditions make the crowned greens more punishing and the waste areas more dangerous. Soft conditions remove the challenge.

The Bottom Line

Pinehurst No. 2 on WGT is not a compromise. It is a legitimate sim version of one of the most important courses in American golf. The post-restoration routing, the crowned greens, the waste areas — all of it is there and all of it plays correctly.

If you own a WGT subscription, play this course tonight. If you do not own WGT, this course alone is worth the $10 for a month.

For the full list of courses on WGT, read The Best Courses on WGT by TopGolf. Need the full platform breakdown? Check the WGT by TopGolf Software Review.