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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.
No Sweat: CC of South Carolina Layout Makes Cool Statement on Hot Day
A round of golf in August in the heart of South Carolina, a 90-minute drive from the sea breezes of the coast, is an exercise in survival. On the day my friend Bob and I teed it up at the Country...
Nice lot in great golf community for $1; $65,000 initiation fee included
If you have envisioned yourself living in a home in an island paradise mere steps from an outstanding private golf course, your time could be at hand. A nice lot in just such a place is currently...
Loss Leader: Myrtle Beach Golf Course stops at nothing to attract Saturday golfers
Summertime is the low season for golf in Myrtle Beach, and Saturdays are lowest of the low for local golf courses. Saturday is getaway day for the many families and golfers who rent town houses or...
Founders earns top Myrtle Beach golf award
Longtime traveling golfers may recall, with a mixture of emotions, the former Sea Gull Golf Club in Pawleys Island, SC. For many years it held the distinction as the golf course farthest south of...
Editor’s Travels: Hot Golf in August
My wife and I are off to Pawleys Island this week for a four-week stay at our second home and a few rounds of hot golf (literally). Admittedly, this is a bit of a contrarian play, given that...
Kids are all right –- and play for free – this summer on Myrtle Beach golf courses
Families looking for a vacation or permanent home in the Myrtle Beach area would do well to pay the Grand Strand a visit this summer. The beaches in the area are underrated, the miniature golf is...
Cliffs sues its old bank and new “partners”
The saga of The Cliffs Communities is starting to read like the plotline from the former TV series “Dallas,” with Texas-size deception and intrigue. The South Carolina potboiler even involves aThe...
Good to Great: Dataw members decide not to leave well enough alone
Members of the Dataw Island Club on St. Helena Island, SC, whose excellent Arthur Hills and Tom Fazio layouts are at the core of one of the most established golf communities in the Low Country, have...
Not Fade Away: Doglegs are all right at Heritage Plantation in Pawleys Island, SC
I had forgotten how pretty it is on and around the golf course at Heritage Plantation in Pawleys Island, SC. Live oak trees are to the Low Country of South Carolina as lights are to Paris or...
Father & Son Team Classic, a good time to bond…and look for a vacation golf home
When times were good and few golfers thought of green fees as “discretionary” spending, Myrtle Beach golf was riding high. During the highest seasons of spring and fall, the 100+ golf courses...
The Beautiful & The Dammed: Timberlake, other golf communities rise after water falls
From the Peninsula Club on Lake Norman north of Charlotte to The Cliffs Communities and The Reserve on Lake Keowee to the communities of Timberlake on Lake Murray and Savannah Lakes on Lake...
Name Confusion: A second Urbana poised to invade SC golf community market
We wrote recently that Urbana Communities, a Texas-based developer, had helped South Carolina’s largest private landowner, Jim Anthony and his Cliffs Communities, pay off some short-term debt in...