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For generations, many South Carolinians have lived in the "upstate" region and owned vacation homes at the beach, a trip of no more than 3 1/2 hours from even the farthest regions of the state. In fact, Pawleys Island, just south of Myrtle Beach, claims to be America's first beach resort. Whether it is or isn't, Pawleys is just one of many golf happy areas of South Carolina, led by its neighbor immediately to the north, Myrtle Beach, which even after some pruning in the golf course ranks, can still boast about 100 layouts in the area. Farther down the coast, in the Low Country, Kiawah Island (10 golf courses within 12 miles or so) can boast of arguable the best in the state, the fabled Ocean Course by Pete Dye. But don't ignore upstate, where Greenville, a sophisticated burgh can lay claim to top 5 Chanticleer, one of Greenville Country Club's two outstanding tracks. We could go on about South Carolina golf (and reference Bluffton, Beaufort, Aiken, Columbia and other areas); we encourage you to go see for yourself.
Myrtle Beach private clubs dropping fees, welcoming outsiders
Today’s Sun News carries a long article on the state of the relatively few private golf clubs in the Myrtle Beach area. Arguably the eastern half of America’s favorite golf destination, the Grand...
Review: Bulls Bay Golf Club, Awendaw, SC
by Tim Gavrich Tim Gavrich is a senior at Washington & Lee University and a four-year starter on the school’s golf team. He has written frequently on golf architecture and other golf issues at this site and...
Clarifying building costs on Daufuskie
When we visited Daufuskie Island a few years ago, a local real estate agent explained that the costs to build a home in the Haig Point golf community were around $450 per square foot. The community is...
Extreme bargain-priced golf properties may signal market bottom south of Myrtle Beach
I stumbled upon an ad two weeks ago for a golf cottage for sale in the beautiful Wachesaw Plantation located in Murrells Inlet, SC, at the south end of Myrtle Beach’s Grand Strand. Wachesaw, not to...
Reserve at Lake Keowee redefines the meaning of "full-family" golf membership
It is one thing for private golf communities to tout their family orientation, but it is quite another for them to put their membership plans where their marketing is. With a unique, recently...
2010 Awards (2nd in a series)
The Paradise Lost Award (temporarily, we hope) Haig Point, Daufuskie Island, SC For years, it probably seemed to residents of Haig Point on Daufuskie Island that the resort just a 10-minute golf...
Cliffs Communities halts most spending, including for Tiger Woods golf course
When Cliffs Communities residents and club members loaned developer Jim Anthony more than $60 million to complete the amenities he had promised, including Tiger Woods’ first American golf course...
Sink or Swim: County seeks to solve ferry thorny problem for Daufuskie Island
As if the relatively few property owners at the Daufuskie Island Resort were not already on tenterhooks over the bankruptcy of their golf community, now they have to sweat out whether they will need...
Stimulate This: Chambers of commerce look to state government for tourism ad dollars
The newspaper that serves the golf saturated area of Hilton Head Island and Bluffton, SC, just completed a two-part series on how local government officials and marketing experts are fighting over how...
Slow Burn: Pawleys Plantation condition best in years, but pace of play irks some
I heard a few complaints from the rest of my foursome during a round at the revived Pawleys Plantation yesterday. One was about the front-page headline in The Sun News of Myrtle Beach, “Real estate...
Greenville, SC area gets another boost
If you are a repeat reader of this site, you have probably noticed my toasts to the area around Greenville, SC. Located in the “Upstate” area of the Palmetto State, Greenville is a viable...
WSJ features Spring Island house
Old Tabby Links at Spring Island, SC, is one of the best golf courses I have played in the last couple of years. It is very private, which means you don’t get to play it unless you are the guest of a...