Stono Ferry

Getting To Know: The Links at Stono Ferry

An Insightful Interview With Erica Dickinson, Director of Sales

By Brian Weis

Whether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with Erica Dickinson who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and treats at the 19th.

Give Our Readers An Overview of the Golf Course/Property
Our links style course holds much history from the Revolutionary War. It was built in 1989 on the battle grounds of the Battle of Stono Ferry. Three of our back 9 holes run along the Intracoastal waterway. In 2007, we built a learning facility that has a practice range, two putting greens, and indoor hitting bays with a launch monitor and video equipment.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
The Links at Stono Ferry gives each golfer a true feel for what lowcountry golf is like. With views of the Stono River, live oak trees and Spanish moss, this is a scenic course you won't to miss!

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
Don't try to overpower your shot and play every hole conservatively!

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
2011 Charleston Area Golf Course of the Year
2011 South Carolina Golf Course of the Year

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
Hole #14 is considered our signature hole and is most photographed. This par 3 tee box juts out into the Stono River and the player must hit across the marsh to the green atop a hill on the other side. The view is gorgeous!

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
Favorite hole is hole #16 because it is a true dogleg right. It requires a good drive and a true second shot.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
You must stop in for a pitcher of beer to enjoy with your friends on our screened in porch after your round.

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
The competitive course record is held by Vaita Guillaume from Campbell College. He shot a 64 in February of 2011. It was at the Charleston Shootout.

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: 6814
Slope: 135
Rating: 72.8

More Information
The Links at Stono Ferry
4812 Stono Links Drive
Hollywood, South Carolina, 29449
843-763-1817

www.stonoferrygolf.com

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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.