As South Carolina dries out from Tropical Storm Debby, more golfers will soon grab their clubs to play a few rounds.
But where should they play?
South Carolina has hundreds of golf courses, many of which are public. However, have you considered taking a chance with a private course? But even if you did consider trying private, which ones offer the best experience?
Golfweek has taken on the challenge to help.
The USA Today publication recently unveiled its ranking of the 15 best private golf courses in South Carolina.
According to Golfweek, the hundreds of members of its course-rating panel rated the courses based on 10 criteria. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. The overall ratings for each course are then averaged to produce a final rating and the courses are then ranked.
#1 Congaree
Found in Ridgeland, the 18-hole Congaree golf course opened in 2018. The course was built on a historic, 18th-century estate and is surrounded by more than 2,000 acres of forest and lakes.
The 17th hole at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina.
#2 Yeamans Hall Club
Designed in 1925 by Seth Raynor, the Yeahmans Hall Club course can be found in historic Charleston. The course features 18 holes and 132 slopes. The course had a major restoration in the late 1980s, followed by more improvements in the late 1990s.
A golfer pushes her cart beneath large, moss-covered oaks on the golf course at Yeaman Hall Country Club golf, which shares a boundary with the Charleston Naval Weapons Station, in Hanahan, S.C.
#3 Sage Valley Golf Club
The exclusive Sage Valley Golf Club, located in Graniteville, opened in 2001 as the final vision of founder Weldon Wyatt, son tom Wyatt and architect Tom Fazio. With 18 holes and 500 acres, the 7,245-yard course offers players significant elevation changes surrounded by pine trees, azaleas and plenty of bubbling streams. You can even play the course at night under the glow of more than 100 Musco lights.
#4 Cherokee Plantation
An hour away from Charleston, Cherokee Plantation in Colleton County offers a beautiful yet challenging traditional 18-hole course. Meticulously maintained to tournament standards, the Scottish links course provides picturesque stroll through private wildlife woods and ever-changing natural landscape.
#5 Long Cove
The Hilton Head Island golf course at Long Cove offers 7,000 yards and 18 holes of pure enjoyment. With a beautiful Lowcountry backdrop, the course features century-old live oak trees covered in Spanish moss, Carolina pines and gorgeous saltwater marshes.
The final round of the 11th annual Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Golf Tournament will take place Wednesday at Long Cove Club on Hilton Head Island.
10 more private SC golf courses on the list
6. Secession at Gibbes Island
7. Palmetto in Aiken
8. Olleton River at Bluffton
9.Cliffs at Mountain Park in Travelers Rest
10. Spring Island (Old Tabby Links) in Okatie
11. Kiawah Island Club (Cassique) at Kiawah Island
12. Greenville County Club (Chanticleer)
T13. Palmetto Bluff (May River) in Bluffton
T13. Kiawah Island Club (River)
15. Country Club of Charleston
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