Greenville, SC is a popular city for travelers with its restored urban center chocked with bars, restaurants, and shops. Nearby Clemson, a small university town of 17,000 located just 30 minutes to the northwest, has a vibrant and charming small town feel. By way the our guide to the best public golf courses it has its own Clemson Golf Trail. While not officially recognized, we’ve identified five golf courses open to public play in the immediately surrounding area featured below.
The Walker Golf Course located on the Clemson University campus leads the lineup boasting a stout layout with the five finishing holes along Lake Hartwell.
Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains 30 minutes southeast of Clemson, the Chickasaw Point Golf Course provides a challenging layout over changing elevations and confining, tree lined fairways.
Windsor at Walhalla is another layout in the Blue Ridge foothills. It was formerly Falcon’s Lair and has seen needed improvements made by the new ownership providing a solid product at a reasonable price point.
The Pickens Country Club is 18 miles northeast of Clemson just south the the small community of Pickens. While it’s only a 9 hole layout, the set of tees for the backside provides a mostly different look to the front nine.
The Rock is 30 miles north of Clemson on the north side of Pickens near the Table Rock State Park and Jocassee Gorges Management Area. It’s a Russell Breeden design which provides significant elevation changes along a series of narrow and broad fairway corridors.
As always, should we be missing a golf course that belongs in the guide, or one that no longer qualifies as the best golf course in a given area, please let us know here.