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 never promised you a rose garden...but Furman University does if you visit in the spring. Played the Furman University golf course outside Greenville Thursday. Greens were recently redone Donald...
Heading for his next tournament stop in Charlotte, Tiger Woods makes a visit today to The Cliffs at High Carolina, site of his first American golf course design. The golfer, no doubt buoyed almost...
Despite a deep recession in the golf industry that has seen many courses close, Myrtle Beach still offers golfing gourmands all they can handle. If you are that kind of golfer and own a second home...
Some months ago, I answered a few questions privately from a reader interested in Cobblestone Park in Blythewood, SC, 15 minutes from the state capital of Columbia. Cobblestone had a brief...
The South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel, of which I am a proud new member, announced at its annual banquet last night the top 50 golf courses in the state. The banquet was held at Seabrook...
I’m not a big fan of the Survivor television series, but I know enough to understand that, until the very end, the competitors survive by forming allegiances. That is true of the rest of the animal...
A Charleston, SC, bankruptcy judge will soon decide if one of Myrtle Beach’s few private golf courses can go ahead with a reorganization plan that includes a sale to a North Carolina course...
I am taking requests for the month of March. Having landed last night in Pawleys Island, SC, just south of Myrtle Beach, I am ready to take care of business -- and a little relaxation -- for the...
Owners at The Cliffs are on the horns of a dilemma or, more aptly, on the tines of Morton’s Fork. Sir John Morton, Lord Chancellor of England in the late 15th Century, figured out a diabolically...
From the back of the editor's condo in Pawleys Plantation to the 18th hole beyond in mid-February. Winter golf in Carolinas defies expectations I arrived at our vacation home in Pawleys Island, SC,...
Daniel Island features Tom Fazio and Rees Jones golf courses as well as a community that puts many houses within walking distance of all shopping and services. For years, golf communities at a...
The recent deep freeze that reached as far south as Orlando and put a serious hurt on citrus crops there did not deter dedicated golfers in the deep south. Greenville, SC, real estate professional Lee...