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The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island

Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Pete Dye with Alice DyeWindswept Dune FairwaysMajor Championship Host

Yeamans Hall Club

Charleston, South Carolina

Seth Raynor (1925 original)Raynor Template HolesMajor Championship Host

Old Barnwell

Aiken, South Carolina

Brian Schneider & Blake ConantGeometric Bathtub Bunkers

Broomsedge Golf Club

Rembert, South Carolina

Kyle Franz with Mike KoprowskiSandy Blowout Fairways

Harbour Town Golf Links

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus (1969)Tree Choked Fairways

Chechessee Creek Club

Okatie, South Carolina

Bill Coore & Ben CrenshawJagged Bunker Edges

The Tree Farm

Batesburg, South Carolina

Zac Blair with Tom Doak & Kye GoalbySandy Pine WasteUSGA Host

Long Cove Club

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Pete DyeLowcountry Strategic AnglesUSGA Host

Congaree Golf Club

Ridgeland, South Carolina

Tom FazioSandy Waste AreasU.S. Top 100

Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

Pawleys Island, South Carolina

Michael StrantzStrantz Green ContoursUSGA Host

Secession Golf Club

Beaufort, South Carolina

Bruce Devlin (original)Marsh Peninsula Routing

Sage Valley Golf Club

Graniteville, South Carolina

Tom FazioGleaming White Bunkers

21 Golf Club — MacKenzie Course

Aiken, South Carolina

King CollinsContoured Sandhills Greens

Kiawah Island Club - Cassique

Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Tom WatsonFaux Dunes LinksUSGA Host

True Blue Golf Club

Pawleys Island, South Carolina

Mike StrantzWild Multi Section GreensUSGA Host

Dunes Golf and Beach Club

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Robert Trent Jones Sr.Classic RTJ DoglegsU.S. Top 100

The Cliffs at Keowee Falls

Salem, South Carolina

Jack NicklausFalls Creek StrategyUSGA Host

The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards

Sunset, South Carolina

Tom FazioMountain Lake Routing

Palmetto Golf Club

Aiken, South Carolina

Alister MacKenzie (1933)Undulating MacKenzie GreensUSGA Host

Haig Point Club

Daufuskie Island, South Carolina

Rees JonesAlternate Green Complexes

Kiawah Island Club — River Course

Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Tom FazioMarshside Risk RewardUSGA Host

Old Sawmill Golf Club

Ridgeville, South Carolina

Tyler Rae (original designPunchbowl Steep Greens

The Cliffs at Mountain Park

Travelers Rest, South Carolina

Gary PlayerRiverfront Mountain RoutingUSGA Host

Musgrove Mill Golf Club

Clinton, South Carolina

Arnold Palmer & Ed SeayRiver Crossing Par ThreesUSGA Host

Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek)

Charleston, South Carolina

Rees JonesMarsh Corridor Doglegs

Legends Resort – Moorland Course

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

P.B. DyePot Bunkers And Waste

Barefoot Resort – Dye Course

North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Pete DyeDye Signature Bunkering

Bulls Bay Golf Club

Awendaw, South Carolina

Mike StrantzDramatic Hillside RoutingUSGA Host

Colleton River Club (Nicklaus Course)

Bluffton, South Carolina

Jack NicklausMarsh And RiverviewsUSGA Host

Tidewater Golf Club

North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Ken TomlinsonMarshside Strategic Routing

Myrtle Beach National – King’s North

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Arnold PalmerIsland Risk Reward

TPC Myrtle Beach

Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Tom Fazio (with Lanny WadkinsStrategic Water Hazards

Camden Country Club

Camden, South Carolina

Walter Travis (1922)Domed Ross Greens

The Cliffs at Glassy

Landrum, South Carolina

Tom JacksonMountain Drop Offs

The Reserve Club at Woodside

Aiken, South Carolina

Nicklaus Design (Steve Nicklaus)Rolling Hardwood Parkland

Barefoot Resort – Fazio Course

North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Tom FazioStrategic Risk RewardUSGA Host

The Cliffs at Keowee Springs

Six Mile, South Carolina

Tom FazioThree Loop Routing

Grande Dunes Resort Course

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Roger Rulewich (original)Multi Pin Greens

Aiken Golf Club

Aiken, South Carolina

John Inglis (original layout)Ross Angled FairwaysUSGA Host

Cobblestone Golf Club

Blythewood, South Carolina

P.B. Dye (Gold Nine updated by L. JanzenDye Bunker ComplexesUSGA Host

Barefoot Resort – Love Course

North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Davis Love III with Paul CowleyFaux Plantation RuinsUSGA Host

Legends Resort – Heathland Course

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Tom DoakWind Exposed Links

The Cliffs at Valley

Travelers Rest, South Carolina

Ben WrightParkland Mountain Views

Legends Resort – Parkland Course

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Larry Young (with creative completion credited in part to Mike StrantzGolden Age StrategyUSGA Host

The Rock Golf Club & Resort

Pickens, South Carolina

Russell Breeden (1980)Rock Outcropping Hazards

Fort Mill Golf Club

Fort Mill, South Carolina

Donald Ross (front nine)Ross Style Greens

The Woodcreek Club

Elgin, South Carolina

Tom FazioHardwood Forest Routing

Myrtle Beach National – South Creek

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Arnold Palmer & Francis J. DuaneDogleg Precision Parkland

Myrtlewood PineHills Course

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

George W. Cobb (original)Bold Water Features

Cherokee Valley Golf Club

Travelers Rest, South Carolina

P.B. DyeDye Mounding and Shaping

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