374 golf courses in South Carolina, 6,419 holes between them, 302 with published USGA tee ratings.

374

courses

6,419

holes

302

rated

7,685

longest (yds)

155

steepest slope

Every South Carolina course

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Every figure here is a published one, gathered from the course and public records — nothing on this page is estimated.

South Carolina standouts

Toughest testpublished fact

Kiawah Island Club - River Course

slope 155 · from 227 courses

The highest USGA slope rating published for any of the men’s tee sets. Slope measures difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch golfer — a rated figure, not an opinion. Men’s ratings only: a tee is rated separately for men and for women and the two scales do not compare, so mixing them would rank part of the field on one scale and the rest on another (see peakSlope in course-metrics.ts).

Longestpublished fact

Congaree Golf Club

7,685 yds · from 351 courses

The longest published tee set, in yards from the tips.

South Carolina by the numbers

South Carolina courses ranked on the figures they publish themselves. Each list counts only the courses that publish that figure, so the totals differ. Slope and course rating measure difficulty, not quality — nothing here ranks how good a course is.

Longest

— the top 25 of 351 courses with a published scorecard

#	Course	Longest
1	Congaree Golf Club	7,685 yds
2	Grande Dunes Resort Course	7,618 yds
3	Hampton Country Club	7,503 yds
3	Hampton Hall Club	7,503 yds
5	Daniel Island Club Ralston Creek Course	7,446 yds
6	Dye at Colleton River Club	7,403 yds
7	Kiawah Island Golf Resort - The Ocean Course	7,385 yds
8	Ralston Creek Course	7,381 yds
9	Dunes Golf & Beach Club	7,370 yds
10	Sage Valley Golf Club	7,344 yds
11	Barefoot Resort Golf Dye Course	7,343 yds
12	The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes	7,302 yds
13	The Tree Farm	7,296 yds
14	Debordieu Club	7,284 yds
15	Berkeley Hall Golf Club South Course	7,254 yds
16	Bulls Bay Golf Club	7,220 yds
17	Keowee Springs Golf Course	7,200 yds
18	Daniel Island Club Beresford Creek Course	7,195 yds
19	RiverTowne Country Club	7,188 yds
20	Riverton Pointe Golf and Country Club	7,181 yds
21	Woodside Country Club Cupp Course	7,178 yds
22	May River Golf Course at Palmetto Bluff	7,171 yds
22	The Cliffs at Keowee Falls Golf Course	7,171 yds
24	The Reserve Golf Club	7,151 yds
25	Columbia Country Club Ridgewood Tall Pines	7,150 yds

The longest tee set the course publishes, in yards from the tips. Compared against every course that publishes a scorecard — length is a measurement, not a verdict on the golf.

Toughest test

— the top 25 of 227 courses with a USGA slope rating for its men’s tees

#	Course	Toughest test
1	Kiawah Island Club - River Course	slope 155
2	Kiawah Island Club - Cassique	slope 154
3	Kiawah Island Golf Resort - The Ocean Course	slope 153
3	Musgrove Mill Golf Club	slope 153
5	Chanticleer at Greenville Country Club	slope 150
5	Dye at Colleton River Club	slope 150
7	Palmetto Hall - Robert Cupp Golf Course	slope 149
8	Dunes Golf & Beach Club	slope 148
8	Pawleys Plantation Golf Country Club	slope 148
8	The Cliffs at Glassy Golf Course	slope 148
8	The Reserve at Lake Keowee	slope 148
12	Daniel Island Club Ralston Creek Course	slope 147
12	Wexford Golf Club	slope 147
14	Long Bay Club	slope 146
14	TPC of Myrtle Beach	slope 146
16	Debordieu Colony Country Club	slope 145
17	Oak Hills Golf Club	slope 144
17	Ocean Winds at Seabrook Island Resort	slope 144
17	The Cliffs at Keowee Falls Golf Course	slope 144
17	Tidewater Golf Club	slope 144
17	West at Belfair Golf Club	slope 144
22	Atlantic Dunes at Sea Pines Resort	slope 143
22	Country Club of Hilton Head	slope 143
22	Dogwood Palmetto at Callawassie Island Club	slope 143
22	Keowee Springs Golf Course	slope 143

The highest USGA slope rating published for any of the men’s tee sets. Slope rates difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch golfer — a rated figure issued by the golf association, not an opinion about the course. Men’s ratings only, because a tee is rated separately for men and for women and the two scales do not compare; a course rated only for women is not in the running rather than converted.

Hardest from the tips

— the top 25 of 215 courses with a USGA course rating for its men’s tees

#	Course	Hardest from the tips
1	Kiawah Island Golf Resort - The Ocean Course	rating 77.4
2	Grande Dunes Resort Course	rating 77.3
3	Daniel Island Club Ralston Creek Course	rating 76.9
3	Hampton Hall Club	rating 76.9
5	Dye at Colleton River Club	rating 76.5
6	Dunes Golf & Beach Club	rating 76.1
6	Kiawah Island Club - River Course	rating 76.1
8	Pawleys Plantation Golf Country Club	rating 75.7
9	May River Golf Course at Palmetto Bluff	rating 75.6
9	The Cliffs at Keowee Falls Golf Course	rating 75.6
11	Debordieu Colony Country Club	rating 75.5
12	Oldfield Club	rating 75.4
13	West at Belfair Golf Club	rating 75.3
14	Bulls Bay Golf Club	rating 75.2
14	Country Club of Hilton Head	rating 75.2
14	Palmetto Hall - Robert Cupp Golf Course	rating 75.2
17	Berkeley Hall Golf Club North Course	rating 75.1
17	Cherokee Plantation	rating 75.1
17	The Tree Farm	rating 75.1
20	Kiawah Island Club - Cassique	rating 75.0
20	The River Golf Club	rating 75.0
22	Barefoot Resort Golf Love Course	rating 74.9
22	Chanticleer at Greenville Country Club	rating 74.9
22	Daniel Island Club Beresford Creek Course	rating 74.9
22	Heritage Club	rating 74.9

The highest USGA course rating published for any of the men’s tee sets — the score a scratch golfer is expected to shoot. Men’s ratings only, for the same reason as slope: the men’s and women’s ratings of one tee are different measurements. It measures difficulty and nothing else; it is not a quality score and never orders these pages by how good a course is.

Widest tee spread

— the top 25 of 345 courses with two or more tee sets of different lengths

#	Course	Widest tee spread
1	Coosaw Creek Country Club	4,739 yds between tees
2	The Reserve at Lake Keowee	4,648 yds between tees
3	The Woodlands Golf & Country Club	4,585 yds between tees
4	Wrenwoods Golf Club at Charleston Air Force Base	4,384 yds between tees
5	Charleston Municipal Golf Course	3,830 yds between tees
6	Ralston Creek Course	3,582 yds between tees
7	Heron Point at Sea Pines Resort	3,358 yds between tees
8	Atlantic Dunes at Sea Pines Resort	3,086 yds between tees
9	Carolina Lakes Golf Club	3,022 yds between tees
10	Fort Mill Golf Club	2,913 yds between tees
11	Riverton Pointe Golf and Country Club	2,901 yds between tees
12	Azalea Dogwood at Houndslake Country Club	2,839 yds between tees
13	Wild Wing Plantation Avocet Course	2,817 yds between tees
14	Pawleys Plantation Golf Country Club	2,809 yds between tees
15	Tradition Golf Club	2,769 yds between tees
16	Hidden Cypress Golf Club	2,726 yds between tees
16	Sun City - Hidden Cypress Golf Club	2,726 yds between tees
18	Pine Lakes Golf Club	2,712 yds between tees
19	The Reserve Club at Woodside Plantation Hollow Creek Course	2,697 yds between tees
20	Surf Golf & Beach Club	2,662 yds between tees
21	Spring Valley Country Club	2,628 yds between tees
22	Okatie Creek Golf Club	2,605 yds between tees
23	Keowee Springs Golf Course	2,600 yds between tees
24	Litchfield Country Club	2,596 yds between tees
25	Morgan River at Dataw Island Golf Course	2,594 yds between tees

Yards between the longest and shortest published tee sets — how far the course moves to fit a different player. Courses publishing a single tee set are not in the running, because one set is an unmeasured spread rather than a narrow one.

Oldest

— the top 25 of 253 courses with an opening year

#	Course	Oldest
1	Palmetto Golf Club	opened 1892
2	Riverside at Greenville Country Club	opened 1895
3	Aiken Golf Club	opened 1912
4	Country Club of Newberry	opened 1922
4	Quixote Club	opened 1922
6	Florence Country Club	opened 1924
6	Moree's Cheraw Country Club	opened 1924
6	Republic Golf Course Club	opened 1924
9	Country Club of Charleston	opened 1925
9	Yeaman's Hall Club Golf Course	opened 1925
11	Forest Lake Club	opened 1927
11	Pine Lakes Golf Club	opened 1927
13	Charleston Municipal Golf Course	opened 1929
13	Lakeside Country Club	opened 1929
15	Kershaw Golf Course	opened 1933
16	Crestwood Golf Club	opened 1935
16	Lancaster Golf Club	opened 1935
18	Paris Mountain Country Club	opened 1938
19	Whitmire Country Club	opened 1939
20	Winthrop University Golf Course	opened 1942
21	The Legends Golf Course at Parris Island	opened 1947
22	Fort Mill Golf Club	opened 1948
23	Dunes Golf & Beach Club	opened 1949
23	Fort Jackson Golf Club	opened 1949
25	Greenwood Country Club	opened 1950

The year the course opened, as published. Ranked oldest first. An opening year is not a design credit and not a renovation date — a course that opened in 1921 and was rebuilt in 1998 still opened in 1921.

Highest above sea level

— the top 25 of 374 courses with a coordinate we could sample

#	Course	Highest above sea level
1	The Cliffs at Glassy Golf Course	2,498 ft
2	Golf at Glassy	2,229 ft
3	Cliffs Valley Golf Course	1,143 ft
4	Front Back at Rolling Green Golf Club	1,098 ft
5	Middle Back at Rolling Green Golf Club	1,097 ft
6	Windsor at Walhalla	1,077 ft
7	Paris Mountain Country Club	1,061 ft
8	Front Middle at Rolling Green Golf Club	1,057 ft
9	3 S Greenville	1,039 ft
10	Green Valley Country Club	1,037 ft
11	Links O'Tryon	1,026 ft
11	The Rock Golf Course And Resort	1,026 ft
13	3's Greenville Golf & Gril	1,021 ft
14	Cherokee Valley Golf Club	1,016 ft
15	Mountainview Par 3 Gramling Course	998 ft
16	Furman University Golf Course	995 ft
17	Pickens Golf Club	980 ft
18	Keowee Key Golf Country Club	977 ft
19	The Reserve at Lake Keowee	953 ft
20	Creekside at Pebble Creek Country Club	936 ft
20	Linkside at Pebble Creek Country Club	936 ft
22	The Preserve at Verdae Golf Club	934 ft
23	Riverside at Greenville Country Club	929 ft
24	Thornblade	917 ft
25	Bonnie Brae Golf Course	911 ft

Height above sea level at the course’s own published coordinate, sampled from the USGS 3DEP elevation model. THIS IS A FIGURE WE DERIVED, not one the course publishes — anybody can re-query the same public dataset at the same coordinate and get the same number, but no scorecard states it. Because every course carries a coordinate, this is the only board here whose field is nearly the whole database rather than the courses that publish a particular figure. Elevation changes how far a ball carries; it says nothing about whether a course is good.