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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.
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered at Pawleys Plantation
My round at Pawleys Plantation on Halloween Day began at the bag drop, where the cart attendants were speaking with a female member of the club who was wearing a tall witch's hat. I might have taken...
DeBordieu Colony: A Beach of One's Own, and Dye Golf too
Literally, the name of DeBordieu, a golf community about 50 minutes south of Myrtle Beach International Airport, translates as "near to God," the components being "dieu," meaning God, and "bord,"...
Cliffs Dwellers Get Full Communication Treatment
You can never communicate too much with your key constituents, especially when you are trying to engage them as adjunct salespeople. The current owners of The Cliffs Communities, Arendale Holdings...
Two top Greenville, SC, golf courses on tap next week
In less than two weeks, I join up with the South Carolina Golf Rating Panel for a weekend of golf, first at Gary Player's well-reviewed new layout for The Cliffs Communities at Mountain Park -– it opened...
Food for Thought: Charleston Restaurants Good Reason to Live in Area
My wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary with a weekend in Charleston a few days ago. We have been to the city dozens of time since buying our vacation condo in Pawleys Island, SC, 15 years...
A most unusual golf community home
Across the 15th tee from the condo I own at Pawleys Plantation in Pawleys Island, SC, is a unique home that has been on and off the market since 2007, when it was first listed for $1.2 million. Its...
A Golf Community Home that Meets the "Bargain" Definition
Everyone loves a bargain. Not only do we save money when we score one, but there is an ego rush that says loudly (and proudly) that we were smart enough to identify it and bold enough to land it. ...
Golf Community Discovery Weekend/Greenville, SC
This is the first in a continuing series of weekend itineraries for those considering a golf community home in the southeastern U.S. If you would like us to develop a customized itinerary for you, please...
If you want to be happy for the rest of your life...buy a golf home in Columbia, SC
Some years ago, I was touring the excellent links course on Bald Head Island, SC, with a local real estate agent. As we passed a row of nice beach style homes along one of the fairways, the agent...
Heritage: Sleeper golf community in Pawleys Island
Unless you crave the honky tonk and neon lights of an active beach resort, the place to be on South Carolina’s Grand Strand is in the area south of Myrtle Beach, between Surfside Beach and...
North Myrtle Beach: Sometimes a bargain is just a bargain
When home prices drop in a town surrounded by other areas where prices have risen, sometimes dramatically, the natural inclination is to think something has gone awry in that town (taxes have risen sharply,...
Saving Grace of the Myrtle Beach area –- Culturally Speaking
When it comes to golf, no one area east of the Mississippi offers more than Myrtle Beach, SC does. With 100-plus courses packed into a narrow spit of land about 90 miles long, a good golfing option...