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 Young Lim 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 Oak Hills Golf Club, situated on a 160 acre tract of gently rolling hills and nestled among thousands of oak trees, pines and picturesque dogwoods, offers a challenge for golfers of all levels.
With its elevated, undulating greens, it is a golfing experience that few courses provide. When you stand on the elevated tee box on the par 5 #18, take a moment to enjoy the 360º panoramic view of parts of nine different golf holes, perhaps one of the most unique features of this outstanding public golf course.
If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course? Named to Golf Digest's "Places to Play" in 2006, this Steve Melnyk-Davis Love III design features perfectly maintained 419 Bermuda grass fairways and TifDwarf greens.
What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course? Very generous off the tee but must be aware of the creeks that run through the fairways.
Any recent changes to the golf course? Or any upcoming changes? Oak Hills Golf Club is the only public golf course to overseed in the winter. If you are looking for green grass in the winter you will find it on your trip to Oak Hills.
On Hole 13 we recently redid the bunkers and refaced the bunker walls.
What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole? Hole #7 is a par 3 over water that plays to an undulating green. Favor the left side to avoid the deep sand bunker and water.
What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It? I love Hole #15, as it has the lone oak on the course. To play the hole, either carve the ball deep past the tree on the left or layup to the right before the tree for the best angle to green.
Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole? Golfers rave about our burgers. We recently added the Philly Cheese steak to our menu and it is one of my favorites.
Back Tee Stats Par: 72 Yardage: 6827 Slope: 144 Rating: 73.2
More Information Oak Hills Golf Club 7629 Fairfield Road Columbia, SC, 29203 803-735-9830 http://www.oakhillsgolf.com
