In Volume 2 of  The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, Tom Doak published that:

“With so many other courses in the area, I don’t know why you’d choose to play in some stranger’s back yard."

Pinehurst No. 6 received a score of 5 out of 10 from Tom Doak, and scores of 4 and 5 out of 10 from his co-authors.