List of U.S. Courses With Sand Greens

The original greens created by Donald Ross at Pinehurst Resort's No. 2 course featured sand putting surfaces instead of grass. They were actually a mix of sand and clay, and remained that way until 1935. While many greens today are "sand-based," with tightly mown grass atop a porous subsurface, sand greens were once relatively commonplace in parts of the U.S. with little rainfall or easy access to irrigation. These smoothed putting surfaces were typically bare sand or oiled sand -- typically motor oil to keep weeds and insects away while binding the sand in windy conditions. Today, they're far less commonplace, ...