For groups who love golf, the name Pinehurst holds the same reverence as the game itself. Bronze statues of golf icons Donald Ross, Richard Tufts, and Payne Stewart stand east of the Pinehurst Clubhouse on the Pinehurst Walk of Fame, near the eighteenth green of Pinehurst No. 2.

Established in 1895 in the Sandhills region of North Carolina, the resort gave budding champions like Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, and Jack Nicklaus the ideal setting in which to polish their profession. Today, groups follow in the footsteps of figures like John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, and G.H.W. Bush, who found Pinehurst the perfect place to relax while keeping up with the business world.

Modern meeting planners select from 210 newly renovated rooms and 12 suites at the signature Carolina hotel, 80 rooms and 3 suites at The Holly inn, 45 rooms at The Manor inn, 40 villas, and 80 condominiums with up to three bedrooms and full kitchens. While ten restaurants seat diners for Continental, new American, and regional specialties, a dedicated food and beverage department caters everything from coffee breaks to formal banquets to beach parties for groups of all sizes.

Pinehurst’s indoor venues begin with The Carolina’s two dozen technology-ready meeting rooms, including the Cardinal Ballroom holding up to 600 theater style. The largest meeting site, the Grand Ballroom at the Pinehurst Conference & Exhibit Center, seats up to 1,000 near the 14,000 square feet of exhibit space.

One room at The Manor accommodates intimate gatherings of up to 15, four meeting rooms at The Holly serve groups of up to 60, and all three hotels provide wireless hot spots. A business center and all accommodations and meeting spaces come with high-speed data ports.

Outside, Pinehurst’s eight 18-hole golf courses reward participants with legendary layouts by Donald Ross, Rees Jones, Ellis Maples, and George and Tom Fazio. They include world-renowned Pinehurst No. 2, site of countless major events since 1907, including the 1999 and 2005 U.S. Open Championships. Among a wealth of other accolades, the resort won the title No. 1 golf resort in the nation from readers of Travel & Leisure Golf.

Pinehurst rounds out its classic pairing of meetings and golf with a thoroughly modern spa, 31,000 square feet devoted to fitness, beauty, aromatherapy, hydro relaxation, and botanical treatments. Guests also enjoy play at a 24-court tennis club (one of Tennis magazine’s top 50), championship croquet, lawn bowling, and kayaking, canoeing, sailing, and fishing on 200-acre Lake Pinehurst.