Man it gets hot in Charleston. It’s the humidity that does it. Despite the heat, Charleston is a very pretty city. The people are great. The food is very tasty. The downtown area was a fantastic place to walk around and watch people. That’s where there’s a little market where you can get souvenirs. The market is covered and stretches several blocks. It looks like it used to be a farmers market. And the bars in the area are really cool. We went to a rooftop bar which had great atmosphere and cool drinks. The good looking chicks didn’t hurt either 🙂 But the most important thing is the golf is great!
All anyone can talk about is Kiawah Island. It’s obviously the main attraction and for good reason. It’s ranked in the top five of courses throughout the United States on most lists. It’s a little pricey, but if you want to play the best in Charleston, and one of the best in the country, this is the place to go.
We didn’t play Kiawah Island. I’m not saying I won’t, but we didn’t play there this trip. There are a lot of nice courses in the Charleston area. We played another nearby course called Wild Dunes. We played the Links Course, which was apparently rated pretty high by Golf Digest Magazine. It was a community course, one of a few. It was also water front and well maintained, but for a more reasonable price than Kiawah. The last half of the back nine held the feature holes, and ran along the water. As you might expect on the eastern coast, there were sand dunes and reinforcing fences. Of course, there was also wind. These were some beautiful holes and they even come with an audience looking down on the eighteenth hole from an adjacent hotel. The 18th is their signature hole and is beautiful! Don’t wear yourself out too much and save some for the crowds. This picture is from their website .
The clubhouse was also very nice and well equipped. It was built fairly recently and you can tell when you walk the grounds, but the golf course didn’t look too immature either. The staff was also helpful and friendly. Thankfully, there wasn’t much of a crowd when we were there, and it was during the busy summer.
They had very reasonable rates at Wild Dunes and be sure to ask for military rates if you qualify. Overall, had a great experience! Wear sunscreen!