re: Pinehurst trip......wow it really does live up to the hype

You do not. If you stay at the resort #2 is a $200 upcharge to your package. Off site, it's $500. Tee times are harder if off site, like day before I think. Could be wrong. We actually did a 2 night 3 rounds of golf special - just tacked on an extra round for $100.

We did our trip for right at $3k a person (4 people) - give or take a little based on how much you drink and spend at the pro shops etc. This included:
2 nights at an Airbnb (2 bedrooms with 2 beds in each)
2 nights at the Holly Inn (hotel style with 2 queens in each)
Dinner both nights while at the Holly (drinks not included but are within that $3k I listed)
My pro shop spending
Rental Car
Flights to and from Charlotte
Golf at the following:
Tobacco Road
Pine Needles
Pinehurst #8
Pinehurst #9
Cradle
Pinehurst #2
Pinehurst #4