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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.
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...
Excellent Value Keowee Key Golf Community Hidden in Plain Sight
Mature, well-established golf communities tend to lose their incentives to market themselves aggressively once the developer is gone, most of the property is sold and the residents take over...
Ahhhh, Caledonia
Myrtle Beach is a grand buffet of golf. But as it is with most buffets, there are options that taste good and are good for you, and then there are the other kinds. And so it is with Myrtle Beach...
A tree falls at Pawleys Plantation Golf Club; not the unkindest cut
In recent years, hundreds of golf clubs across the nation have felled thousands of trees mostly in the name of better air circulation and turf growth, but occasionally for aesthetics and golf...
Cautionary Tale: How belief in developer hype ruined a retirement
New developers at Bella Collina, the central Florida deluxe golf community originally developed by Bobby Ginn, recently won a local court judgment that clears the way for them to restart...
Greenwood, SC: Couple moves to town, falls in love with golf community, buys golf club
Recall some years ago the TV ad in which the owner of the Remington Shaving Company addressed the camera (and audience) and said something like: “I liked the shaver so much, I bought the company.” The...