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.
Sand shots are the last ones many of us master, if indeed we ever do. One skulled or chili-dipped bunker shot can ruin an otherwise well-played round and tempt a slammed club or a vow to never to...
As I wrote yesterday, the 35 year old Pawleys Plantation golf course, designed by Jack Nicklaus, was significantly restored and renovated this summer – in part to return its green complexes to their...
In my early 50s, my wife and I purchased a vacation condo in Pawleys Plantation in Pawleys Island, SC, about a half hour south of Myrtle Beach. It was a couple of years before I took early...
If you have plenty of money to spend, the highest quality golf communities have plenty of big, beautiful homes just waiting for you. The samples below are from deluxe golf communities, one remotely...
Every Monday, I plan to highlight homes for sale in some of the best golf communities in the Southeast. (Note: I have visited the communities listed below and played their golf courses.) These...
The semi-private and Jack Nicklaus designed Pawleys Plantation golf course in Pawleys Island, SC, closed for renovations on May 22 and reopened in the last two weeks, pretty much restored to its...
A developer who purchased a 500-acre island property in St. Helena Island, SC, keeps re-working his plans to develop a golf community there as local officials keep denying them. At issue is the...
Golfweek magazine’s latest rankings of the best public golf courses by state is out, and the Myrtle Beach area owns 12 of the top 20 golf courses in South Carolina. Although the Ocean Course at...
From time to time, I intend to post in this space select listings of homes for sale in some of the highest-quality communities in the most popular areas of the Southeast Region. We start with...
The South Carolina Golf Rating Panel, of which I am a member, has weighed in with its annual updated ratings of the best golf courses in the state, and while there are few surprises, the way they...
When it first opened in the mid-1980s, Wachesaw Plantation in Murrells Inlet, SC, joined DeBordieu Colony in Georgetown as the only organized golf communities on Myrtle Beach’s South Strand. A few...
When I was 16, I had my first – and only – hole in one, a 127-yard shot on the golf course where I learned to play in New Jersey. From the elevated tee, I tracked it all the way into the hole. Until...