January 27, 2009
America’s Top 100 Golf Communities 2009
Thirteen S.C. golf communities have made the cut for Travel + Leisure Golf magazine’s latest Top 100 list, including two new courses.
Concern about residential value was increased this year, so it played a bigger role in the selection process. The six categories looked at were:
- Golf amenity
- Residential architecture and style
- Location, including natural setting and proximity to cultural activities
- Management, service and programming options
- Non-golf amenities, such as a full-service spa, equestrian center or marina
- Environmental stewardship
The list ranks the Top 25 communities in sequential order, but not the remaining 75. The two new additions to the annual list are Dataw Island Club and the Golf Club at Briar’s Creek. In order to qualify for Travel + Leisure’s list, golf communities must offer property owners an opportunity for membership in an affiliated private golf club.
S.C. courses that made America’s Top 100 Golf Communities
- Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton
- The Cliffs Communities in Travelers Rest
- Kiawah Island near Charleston
- Spring Island in Okatie
Other S.C. golf communities listed in the top 100
“These 100 exquisite environments are case studies in how to make life on earth as pleasing, stimulating and worthwhile as possible. They have sited themselves within the finest natural surroundings one could wish for, and added all the comforts of home.” – Travel + Leisure
- Belfair in Bluffton
- Berkeley Hall in Bluffton
- The Cliffs Communities in Travelers Rest
- Colleton River Plantation in Bluffton
- Daniel Island in Charleston
- Dataw Island Club near Beaufort
- Golf Club at Briar’s Creek on Johns Island
- Kiawah Island Club near Charleston
- Long Cove Club on Hilton Head Island
- Oldfield in Okatie
- Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton
- The Reserve at Lake Keowee in Sunset
- Spring Island in Okatie
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