Like most par 4s at Coosaw Creek, what the 9th lacks in length -- it is just 358 yards from the back tees -- it makes up for in challenge, especially off the tee.
Coosaw Creek, North Charleston, SC
The semi-private Coosaw Creek is an excellent course for those of us who don't hit the ball as far as we used to but can still manage our way around 18 challenging holes. In other words, if you drive the ball no more than 230, you can play from the tips with the longer hitters and still feel you have a chance to put up a competitive score. The big boys, on the other hand, might find themselves grabbing for three and five woods on some of the par 4s and 5s.
Coosaw Creek plays to a reasonable 6,593 yards from the tips with a rating of 72.7 and slope of 140. The slope rating gives you a fair idea of how tough the Arthur Hills track can be if you don't follow a simple game plan - middle of fairways, middle of greens. The sloping greens provide many dicey pin positions in front of, to the sides of or behind undulations. Although the greens were fast, I left more putts short than long.
The golf course winds its way through a community of mostly well-tended brick homes about 30 minutes or so from Charleston, SC. Landscaping in the community is consistently professional, and although virtually all holes are lined with homes, the flora that separated course from backyards was ample enough to provide breathing room. Coosaw is just 10 minutes from Charleston's main airport and on a hot but calm day, we seemed to be directly in the path of takeoffs. Those looking for nothing 
louder than the chirps of crickets might not be comfortable living at Coosaw, but having lived near or in cities all my life, it didn't bother me.
The sound of a big old jet airliner might be a small price to pay for a facility as well tended as Coosaw Creek. The course was in very nice condition, the fairways well clipped and the greens quite slick and smooth. The clubhouse is of modest size but with the requisite modern accoutrements -- locker room with polished wood and brass storage lockers, as well as dining and bar areas that were sleek and comfortable. Service in the food facility and the pro shop was professional and friendly. The practice range, which is barely long enough to contain 275 yard drives, is a short ride from the clubhouse with enough stations to accommodate everyone on a busy day (which this was not). The nice, but modest-sized, putting green is just behind the clubhouse, a short drive from the 1st and 10th tee boxes.
