ANDERSON
The Club At Brookstone, 100 River Club Dr, Anderson, SC 29621
- Public course with great green fees
- Close to Greenville
HILTON HEAD
The Best Public Golf of Hilton Head Island by Al Lunsford, LINKS Magazine
Harbour Town Golf Links, 11 Lighthouse Ln, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
- As much as Robert Trent Jones changed the face of design in the late 1940s, Pete Dye changed it again in the late 1960s. Dye went smaller, with shorter courses, renewed emphasis on precision, quirky bounces, and such retro Old World features as pot bunkers and railroad ties—plus the newfangled “waste bunker” feature. Although Dye had scored earlier triumphs with private courses such as Crooked Stick and The Golf Club, it was at Harbour Town, with its moss-draped oaks, Calibogue Sound, and iconic lighthouse that the public was able to experience his twisted genius in full force—not forgetting that Jack Nicklaus assisted throughout the design process. (https://linksmagazine.com/the-10-most-influential-american-golf-courses-you-can-play/)
MYRTLE BEACH
Dyer Golf Academy, 5183 Barefoot Resort Bridge Rd, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
- Many options from Group Clinics to 9-Hole Playing Lesson.
Dunes Golf and Beach Club, 9000 N Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
- Limited access for non-members
- Post-World War II design ushered in the rise of the aerial game and “heroic” risk/reward architecture. No one epitomized that philosophy better than Robert Trent Jones Sr., whose trademarks included long “runway” tees, extensive deployment of water hazards—expressed brilliantly in 1947 at the Dunes’s par-five 13th, called “Waterloo,” that arcs around Singleton Lake—and elevated greens, which enhanced shot values and facilitated drainage. A superb routing added to the allure of the Dunes, and the design tenets on display dominated the architecture profession for more than three decades. (https://linksmagazine.com/the-10-most-influential-american-golf-courses-you-can-play/)
- Experience holes inspired by some of the world's most iconic courses
REMBERT
Broomsedge Club, 5360 Red Head Road, Rembert, SC 29128
- About 2 hours from Greenville
- Private club open to non-members
- Very limited access to non-members
SANTEE
- Lorne loves going here
Fripp Island Golf & Beach Resort, 2119 Sea Island Pkwy, St Helena Island, SC 29920
- Recommended on MyGolfSpy
