Greenwood South Carolina Golf Guide

The Lakelands Area Offers Beautiful Lakes and Outstanding Golf

By Brian Weis

Beautiful Greenwood is located in the Lower Piedmont region of Upstate South Carolina. The region is known for its abundant lakes, and the locals have coined the area "The Lakelands."

Just as there are abundant lakes, there are also abundant golf courses. More than 15 courses are within a 45 minute drive from Greenwood including the Davis Love design course, Patriot Golf Club at Grand Harbor.

Where To Play

Tara Golf Club at Savannah Lakes
The Tara Golf Club at Savannah Lakes Village opened in 1993 and was the first of two lakefront golf clubs to be completed in the 4,000 acre community. The Tara golf course found its inspiration from the famous plantation in "Gone With The Wind." The course is very hilly and lined with stately oaks and pines. The greens are undulating, elevated and fast, and both the #9 and #18 holes share a green similar to St. Andrews in Scotland. There are water hazards that come into play on three holes.

4 Tees
Rates: $65-45 depending on season

Getting There:
From Hwy 378, Turn in front of the Village Store and take Hwy 7 North. Turn right onto Country Club Drive (4th road from right after turning on to Hwy 7). Follow Country Club Drive until you reach the Tara Golf Club on your right

Tara Golf Club at Savannah Lakes
300 Country Club Dr
McCormick, SC 29835
864-391-4115
www.playthelake.com

Other Courses To Play

Cedar Springs Golf Course
124 Ridge Rd
Greenwood, SC

Cokesbury Hills Golf Club
3818 Cokesbury Rd
Hodges, SC

Greenwood Country Club
607 Cambridge Ave W
Greenwood, SC

Hickory Knob Golf Course
Rural Route 1
McCormick, SC

High Meadows Country Club
1209 Hwy 71
Abbeville, SC

Hunter's Creek Golf and Country Club
702 Hunters Creek Blvd
Greenwood, SC

McCormick Country Club
Country Club Rd
McCormick, SC

Monticello Golf Club
1148 Barksdale Ferry Road
McCormick, SC

Parkland Golf Course
295 E Deadfall Rd
Greenwood, SC

Patriot Golf Club at Grand Harbor
101 Grand Harbor Boulevard
Ninety Six, SC

Pine Ridge Country Club
425 Pine Ridge Rd
Edgefield, SC

Star Fort National Golf Course
W Main Extension
Ninety Six, SC

The Links at Stoney Point
709 Swing about Dr
Greenwood, SC

Ware Shoals Golf Course
98 S Greenwood Ave
Ware Shoals, SC

Where To Stay

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott
527 ByPass 72 NW
Greenwood, SC 29649
(864) 330-3300

Hampton Inn
1624 ByPass 72 NE
Greenwood, SC 29649
(864) 388-9595

Local Knowledge

During the Masters week, the area is popular for hotel accommodations and golf, since Greenwood is less than an hour north of Augusta, Georgia.

Article Tags: Greenwood South Carolina

Revised: 12/22/2010 - Article Viewed 34,385 Times

About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.