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.
I stopped for a quick nine holes –- about 90 minutes without anyone in front of me –- at the Creek Golf Club in Spartanburg, SC. It was a good test for a balky back I’ve been nursing and a nice run-up...
So many golf communities, so little time. I head to Greenville, SC, Sunday for a few days before meeting up with my fellow panelists on the South Carolina Golf Rating Panel at Savannah Lakes...
A few years ago, I made visits during the same two-week period to the ever-popular city of Asheville, NC, and the less regaled Greenville, SC. I liked both but I preferred Greenville for what I...
The former Daufuskie Island Resort, and one of its two well-regarded golf courses, The Melrose Golf Club, has been sold to a Utah-based investment group and will operate as the Melrose at the Beach...
The new owners of The Cliffs Communities promised residents, golf club members and Gary Player that they would proceed with the construction of the golf course at Mountain Park, and according to...
The Cliffs Communities emerged last week out of bankruptcy with new owners and a cautious optimism about the developments’ ability to crank up the sales machine again. One of the new owners likened...
You may have read the Wall Street Journal article recently that touted a lot for sale for just $1 in the upscale golf community of Colleton River Plantation, in Bluffton, SC. Why so cheap? It’s because...
Last week, a Myrtle Beach area real estate agent told me she had sold a condominium in Pawleys Plantation for $88,000. The bank that held it after a foreclosure had rejected an offer of $130,000 a...
When I played the Spring Island golf community’s Old Tabby Links a few years ago, I thought it was one of the best of the many excellent layouts in the Carolinas. It was an odd feeling, touting an...
A touching story from Savannah Lakes, the sprawling and rural golf community in South Carolina, near the Georgia border, reminds us of the kindness of strangers, even those with whom you might have...
Bankruptcy proceedings related to the Cliffs Communities should be completed late this summer, at which time the consortium of new owners will take over officially. In the meantime, the Carlile...
Sometime late this summer, a bankruptcy judge is expected to formally turn The Cliffs Communities over to a group of new owners that includes an established developer of high-end golf communities,...