Best golf courses: Charleston

Charleston: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Charleston
Jones, Rees

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Rees Jones
Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
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Hills, Arthur

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Arthur Hills
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Spence, Bob

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Bob Spence
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Hills, Arthur

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Arthur Hills
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Player, Gary

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In 1996 Gary Player took the former Marsh Point golf course and transformed it into today's Cougar Point.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
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Johnston, Clyde

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Clyde Johnston
5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s!
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Dye, Pete

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Husband/wife team of Pete & Alice Dye

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Fazio, Tom

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Tom Fazio
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Nicklaus, Jack

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Jack Nicklaus, who returned in 2000 to renovate and lengthen his original design.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Byrd, Willard

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Willard Byrd
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Spence, Bob

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Bob Spence

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Palmer, Arnold

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An Arnold Palmer Signature Course.

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
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Breeden, Russell

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Russell Breeden
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Garl, Ron

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Ron Garl
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Fazio, Tom

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Tom Fazio's first solo design golf course.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Fazio, Tom

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Tom Fazio
Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Charleston
Raynor, Seth

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Private club

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Original design by Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1925); modifications by Tom Doak (1998) and Jim Urbina (2016).

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Tournaments

Chevron Championship: the first women’s major championship of 2023 is played for the first time in Texas, having been uprooted from its home of 51 years at the Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California.

Italian Open: the 80th playing of this prestigious European event will see many 2023 Ryder Cup hopefuls build their “local knowledge” of the Marco Simone course in Rome. (May 4-7). Ryder Cup (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Who's Who

Jon Rahm: dedicated his emphatic Masters Tournament win to the late Seve Ballesteros. “Rahmbo’s” victory came on the day his fellow countryman and golfing inspiration would have turned 66 years of age.

Steve Stricker: four-time senior major championship winner, chases a fifth title as he defends at the 34th Regions Tradition (May 11-14), the first senior major of 2023.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Costa Cruise & Golf

Costa’s "Cruise & Golf" allows golfers and their families to combine a unique golfing experience with the relaxation and fun of a cruise on board Costa Smeralda. Golf enthusiasts are offered a choice from 23 top-quality golf clubs; their chosen courses are played during the ship’s port calls in Italy, France and Spain. While the golfers are driving the fairways, accompanying non-golfers are able to enjoy the amenities and activities on-board, or explore wonderful places on day excursions organised by Costa. Read more ...

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