Golf near Charleston, SC

[Peter Pratt]

Headed to the Isle of Palms in April and looking for golf opportunities to supplement Wild Dunes (Links) and, of course, the Ocean Course. What's next best in the area?

[Tim Rooney]

Play Charleston National(Mt.Pleasant/Rees Jones), Hi-end developed(Pre-Hugo) with an excellent combination of holes.

[John_Cullum]

There's some great places just up the road in Myrtle Beach. Other than that, there really isn't much in Charleston for a GCA type.

[Lynn_Shackelford]

There's some great places just up the road in Myrtle Beach. Other than that, there really isn't much in Charleston for a GCA type.

Yeaman's Hall?  Maybe you are only talking about publics, but Yeaman's Hall would be near the top of any city in the country.

[Peter Pratt]

I assume Yeaman's Hall is quite difficult to get on to, right? It'll take more than a call from the head pro at my club up here in Michigan.

 

[Matt MacIver]

Several threads archived about Charleston area golf.  I thought Rivertown was solid.  And while Bulls Bay is private I hear they generally look to accomodate out of towners that are archtecturally minded and would appreciate a great Strantz design. 

[Carl Johnson]

I assume Yeaman's Hall is quite difficult to get on to, right? It'll take more than a call from the head pro at my club up here in Michigan.

It would not hurt to have your pro try for a time in the summer, after the regular member season, as I understand it, is over.  At least at one time, I've been told, they opened the course to local seasonal memerships in summer.

I think Patriots Point [http://www.patriotspointlinks.com/sites/courses/layout.asp?id=823&page=45451] is an o.k. public course, at least it was when I played it about 4 years ago.  I thought the green fee was a little high, but I'm not in good touch with what the market is in that area.

[Howard Riefs]

A few recent Charleston threads:

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,48200.0.html

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,50932.0.html

http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,46634.0.html


When considering the public options, unless your a fan Rees Jones, please avoid Charleston National at all costs.

[Joe Fairey]

Peter,

Lynn is spot on...Yeamans is 'near the top of any city in the country'...I'm about an houir away....IM me and give me
your dates....very good chance to get us a round there....cheers...

[Tim Gavrich]

Let me second Howard's caution against Charleston National, as it was the epitome of mediocrity.  Let's put it this way: Howard's company (i.e. yours truly) was probably better than the golf course, and that's sayin' something!

If you have juice, Bulls Bay is not to be missed.  And Yeamans, I've heard, is phenomenal.

[John Shimp]

In addition to Yeamans, the other Raynor cc of chasn is really fun. All in all the golf is weak in chasn for such a great city.   Ocean course is great and cassique and briars creek are real nice but YH is the only course other than ocean really worth the effort.  Hilton head is deeper.

  I like bulls bay but its kind of forced. Big fake hill, country music in the clubhouse, bull horns, etc.   Doesnt feel like it belongs in te sc lowcountry.  It is fun to play but that stuff nags at me.  I do like strantz and was at true blue and caledonia yesterday.  They seem more natural which is not a good word for strantz than bulls bay is.

[Tim Rooney]

I ,also, was underimpressed w/Bulls Bay ; however,Yeaman's is the Charleston 'Plum', but Kiawah River Course/Cassique, 2nd Best Private venues.Forget W.Dunes Harbor and play Charleston National.Have a River Course/Cassique opening April 19-21,if interested?

[Sean_A]

HHHmmm, I liked Bulls Bay quite a bit.  The hill is an outrageous feature which works very well - just think of the best holes on the course.  Other than a few of the par 5s and the curious routing which makes walking troublesome, the course is very good.  In fact, seeing tours of Strantz courses, could this be a general criticism of his courses - that they aren't very good for walking?

Ciao

[jeffwarne]

HHHmmm, I liked Bulls Bay quite a bit.  The hill is an outrageous feature which works very well - just think of the best holes on the course.  Other than a few of the par 5s and the curious routing which makes walking troublesome, the course is very good.  In fact, seeing tours of Strantz courses, could this be a general criticism of his courses - that they aren't very good for walking?

Ciao

I's say Yeaman's, CC of Charleston,Bull's Bay, Cassique,TOC,Briars Creek, Wild Dunes, Snee Farm. (ranked personally in that order for me)
are a pretty good lineup for any town.

[PCCraig]

There are a ton of very good threads in the archives about Charleston golf, mostly focusing on private venues.

If you can get either a very early or have time for a late round I would check out the Charleston Muni. "Minimalist" in its truest form but it's cheap and has a few fun and interesting holes. You'll feel like you're playing on a "commons." It's a more interesting way to spend a few hours than on a run-of-the-mill modern housing development course for 4x the cost, IMO.

[Nick Campanelli]

There are a ton of very good threads in the archives about Charleston golf, mostly focusing on private venues.

If you can get either a very early or have time for a late round I would check out the Charleston Muni. "Minimalist" in its truest form but it's cheap and has a few fun and interesting holes. You'll feel like you're playing on a "commons." It's a more interesting way to spend a few hours than on a run-of-the-mill modern housing development course for 4x the cost, IMO.

I'll second you on this one Pat.  Charleston Muni has its fair share of memorable holes, although there are certainly better options in the area.   

[PCCraig]

There are a ton of very good threads in the archives about Charleston golf, mostly focusing on private venues.

If you can get either a very early or have time for a late round I would check out the Charleston Muni. "Minimalist" in its truest form but it's cheap and has a few fun and interesting holes. You'll feel like you're playing on a "commons." It's a more interesting way to spend a few hours than on a run-of-the-mill modern housing development course for 4x the cost, IMO.

I'll second you on this one Pat.  Charleston Muni has its fair share of memorable holes, although there are certainly better options in the area.   

Nick,

Right. I'm in no way saying that the Muni is anywhere near YH of CC of Charleston ....just that it's a fun and inexpensive course to play that I think a GCAer would probably enjoy more than an extra round at a nearby housing development course. According to George B., Seth Raynor did have some influence on it's design, and a few of his features are still there, albeit a bit "off in the woods." It's fun to walk around there looking for those old features and try to imagine what the course was like in ~1930.

[Michael Wharton-Palmer]

A little farther afield but still within range..Secession and Chechessee Creek...both very well worth the respective drives to get there.

[John_Cullum]

There's some great places just up the road in Myrtle Beach. Other than that, there really isn't much in Charleston for a GCA type.

Yeaman's Hall?  Maybe you are only talking about publics, but Yeaman's Hall would be near the top of any city in the country.

Peter has been on Golfclubatlas.com for over 10 years. Do you think there is any possibility he is not familiar with Yeaman's Hall (or for that matter, Country Club of Charleston, The Cassique, and the River)?

He really should have just pm'ed JC Jones on this.

[Peter Pratt]

John,

I just didn't want to presume anything about access to private courses.

[JC Jones]

There's some great places just up the road in Myrtle Beach. Other than that, there really isn't much in Charleston for a GCA type.

Yeaman's Hall?  Maybe you are only talking about publics, but Yeaman's Hall would be near the top of any city in the country.

Peter has been on Golfclubatlas.com for over 10 years. Do you think there is any possibility he is not familiar with Yeaman's Hall (or for that matter, Country Club of Charleston, The Cassique, and the River)?

He really should have just pm'ed JC Jones on this.

John,

I sincerely hope you get to play Seminole someday.  It's kind of like the 40 year old virgin who just needs to get laid, or for GCA.com's purposes, the mid-40's virgin.

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