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South Carolina was well represented in Golfweek's 2008 Best Courses that
were announced this week. The publication breaks the top 100 rankings into
Modern (1960 to the present) and Classic (before 1960).
Cypress Point in Pebble Beach remained at the top of the Classic list. It
opened in 1928 and was designed by Alister Mackenzie. Yeamans Hall Club
moved up two spots to No. 40. The Dunes Club in Myrtle Beach slipped one
spot to No. 94.
Joining Cypress Point in the top 10 Classic courses were: Pine Valley,
Shinnecock Hills, Pebble Beach, Merion-East, Oakmont, National Golf Links,
Crystal Downs, Prairie Dunes and Augusta National.
The No. 1 Modern course was Sand Hills in Mullen, Neb., built in 1995 by
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. Palmetto courses on the Modern list included:
No. 20, The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, down four spots from 2007; No. 33
Harbour Town on Hilton Head Island, down four places; No. 46 Long Cove Club
on Hilton Head Island, down seven; No. 75 Cassique at Kiawah Island Club,
down four spots; No. 86 Old Tabby at Spring Island, up three places; No. 91
Secession Golf Club in Beaufort, up four spots; No. 95 Musgrove Mill in
Clinton, down 16 spots; and No. 100 Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys
Island, down two spots.
In addition to Sand Hills, the rest of the top 10 Modern courses were:
Pacific Dunes, Whistling Straits, Friar's Head, Pete Dye Golf Club, Bandon
Dunes, Kinloch Golf Club, The Golf Club, Shadow Creek and Muirfield Village.
South Carolina had 10 make the publication's top courses you can play —
Ocean Course, Harbour Town, Caledonia, Dunes, May River (Bluffton),
Tidewater (North Myrtle Beach), True Blue (Pawleys Island), TPC at Myrtle
Beach, Wild Dunes-Links (Isle of Palms) and Barefoot Landing-Love (North
Myrtle Beach).
Platinum honor for Kiawah
Kiawah Island Golf Resort has been named a Platinum Resort by Golf Magazine,
one of 10 resorts to receive the top honor. Kiawah also was No. 1 on the
Green Golf Awards, places "where the environment and your enjoyment can
co-exist."
No South Carolina resorts were named on the Gold level, while Sea Pines on
Hilton Head Island made the Silver list.
Benefit raises $25,000
The third annual Calling All Angels benefit golf tournament held at Kiawah
Island Golf Resort's Osprey Point raised more than $25,000 to benefit Angel
Oak, Mt. Zion and Frierson elementary schools, located on Johns and Wadmalaw
Islands.
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