As South Carolina dries out from Tropical Storm Debby, more golfers will soon grab their clubs to play a few rounds. But where should they play? South Carolina has hundreds of golf courses , many of which are public. However, have you considered taking a chance with a private course? But even if you did consider trying private, which ones offer the best experience? Golfweek has taken on the challenge to help.
The USA Today publication recently unveiled its ranking of the 15 best private golf courses in South Carolina. According to Golfweek, the hundreds of members of its course-rating panel rated the courses based on 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course.
The overall ratings for each course are then averaged to produce a final rating and the courses are then ranked. Dustin Johnson points down the ninth fairway during the first round of the Palmetto Championship golf tournament in Ridgeland in June 2021. Th.
.. Found in Ridgeland, the 18-hole Congaree golf course opened in 2018.
The course was built on a historic, 18th-century estate and is surrounded by more than 2,000 acres of forest and lakes. Designed in 1925 by Seth Raynor, the Yeahmans Hall Club course can be found in historic Charleston. The course features 18 holes and 132 slopes.
The course had a major restoration in the late 1980s, followed by more improvements in the late 1990s. The exclusive Sage Valley Golf Club , located in Graniteville, opened in 2001 as the final vision of founder Weldon Wyatt, son tom Wyatt and architect Tom Fazio. With 18 holes and 500 acres, the 7,245-yard course offers players significant elevation changes surrounded by pine trees, azaleas and plenty of bubbling streams.
You can even play the course at night under the glow of more than 100 Musco lights. An hour away from Charleston, Cherokee Plantation in Colleton County offers a beautiful yet challenging traditional 18-hole course. Meticulously maintained to tournament standards, the Scottish links course provides picturesque stroll through private wildlife woods and ever-changing natural landscape.
The Hilton Head Island golf course at Long Cove offers 7,000 yards and 18 holes of pure enjoyment. With a beautiful Lowcountry backdrop, the course features century-old live oak trees covered in Spanish moss, Carolina pines and gorgeous saltwater marshes. As Orangeburg Country Club enters its 15th year since a major facelift to the 1961 Ellis Maples-built golf course, the club continues to rank among South Carolina’s top courses, both in the judgment of its members, visitors, and organizations such as the South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel.
6. Secession at Gibbes Island 7. Palmetto in Aiken 8.
Colleton River at Bluffton 9. Cliffs at Mountain Park in Travelers Rest 10. Spring Island (Old Tabby Links) in Okatie 11.
Kiawah Island Club (Cassique) at Kiawah Island 12. Greenville County Club (Chanticleer) T13. Palmetto Bluff (May River) in Bluffton T13.
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