Furman University Golf Course

Got out to Furman for the first time since the fall. If you are looking for solid public golf at a somewhat reasonable price, this is the place for you. The tee times are spaced 10 min apart, and they generally run on time. We played in 4.5 hours on a Saturday afternoon. I know this is not a great pace, but on the weekends at a public course you have to plan for that amount of time. The course is in really good shape for so early in the growing season. The fairways have came in pretty good already. The tee boxes are still a little thin. The bunkers are in good shape, and the greens are in REALLY good shape. The entire course is a pleasure to play and is a decent value for the area. It is a second shot golf course, or an approach golf course I should say. There are few forced carries, but you must hit the green and in many cases the right part of the green or par is hard to make. Again, really a joy to play.

1 is a blind straight away uphill par 4, about 375 yards with a green that slopes back to front hard.

2 is a dogleg left par 5. Medium length. Green is well protected by bunkers.

3 is a short par 4, but you cant miss the green left or right or its a really tough chip.

4 is about 165 yard slightly downhill par 3.

5 is a medium length dogleg right par 4, a bunker protects the right half of the green and mounds the left part. And the green slopes back to front significantly.

6 is shorter par 5. The approach shot plays significantly downhill.

7 is a medium length straight away par 4, slightly uphill off the tee, downhill to the green.

8 is a short par 3. Bunkers left and right, long is gone.

9 is a longer dogleg right par 4. Slightly downhill. The fairway slopes hard left to right, so anything that lands right of the 150 marker kicks into the bunker/woods/creek on the right. Green is divided into 2 sections with a huge ridge down the middle.

10 is a less than driver par 4. Anything that lands past the 150 marker has a chance of rolling downhill into the pond.

11 is a medium length par 5. One of the tighter driving holes on the course, and a really tough green if you are not in the right section.

12 is a short tighter par 4.

13 is a long dogleg right par 4. You cannot go left off the tee. In my opinion the toughest hole on the course.

14 is a medium length par 3.

15 is a short slightly uphill par 5. Good chance to score here.

16 is a short uphill par 3. Big green, slopes back to front.

17 is a medium length par 4, got to be right of the 2 fairway bunkers. One of the flatter greens on the course.

18 is a shorter dogleg left par 4. 3 distinct sections to the green. Dont go long and be in the right section.

I play at Furman 3-4 times a year. And usually it is in really solid shape. This time was not the best shape I have ever seen it in. The greens especially. Usually the greens are very firm, smooth, and fast. This time they were not. They seemed to have some kind of fungus in some of them. And several spots of poa Anna. They weren’t terrible. But I have seen them much better. The rest of the course is in good shape for this time of year. The Bermuda is still not thick and so there are a lot of tight lies in the fairways and around the greens. The layout is great in my opinion. Won’t beat you up off the tee. I didnt hit it great and still played the round with 1 ball. However. When you miss around the greens. The up and downs and putts from the wrong section of the greens can be pretty tough. It’s a good course and worth playing. Right now the greens just aren’t the best they have ever been.

I get to play at Furman a couple of times a year. And it is good solid public golf. The course is always in good shape. The pace is usually ok even when it’s busy. And the staff is efficient and friendly enough. Today the pace was slower than normal. 4 hours and 49 minutes. The group in front of us was pretty slow. But other than that no complaints at all. The fairways are starting to come in nice. The rough is light. The greens are perfect. Very firm and quick. Tough to hold some delicate chips. There is a good bit of room off the tee. I played the entire round with 1 golf ball which is rare for me. Missing the green causes some really tough up and downs. Nearly impossible ones for me in some of the places I missed in. And the greens are pretty undulating with different sections. All in all it’s one of my favorite courses and a very good option.

I have been able to play Furman a few times now, and I have never left disappointed. The course is always in good shape. The greens have always rolled really good, and the course has always been fun to play. The two sides are very different, with the back having far more doglegs, being tighter, and more challenging. But, both sides are really fun. The pace of play is always pretty decent for such a busy facility. All in all, if you are in the area you shjould go play here.

Furman Golf Course is yet to disappoint. I always enjoy it and feel like the price is right for the course. Today the course was in good shape. Not great. I’ve seen it better. But it’s still early in the growing season. The tees had some bare spots. The fairways were good. The collection areas around the greens where it is designed to have tight lies were a little thin. The bunkers were good. The greens were very firm and pretty quick. Some heat and humidity and fertilizer and it will be in great shape again. The layout is very fun. The greens all slope off in different directions. This makes for a tough up and down. But there isn’t a lot of water. And you won’t lose many balls. All in all well worth it.

Took a groujp of friends who had never played at Furman down for a round this past weekend, and once again the course did not disappoint. The course is in good shape for this time of year, and the greens were smooth and fast. It is worth the money and well worth the price. The front 9 is pretty open and straight-and out and back routing. The back 9 is longer, has a couple of more doglegs, and the more challenging 9. On both 9's the greens are relatively small and divided into sections with pretty good undulations between the sections and pretty good run offs on most edges. If you are in the area-go play here.

I reviewed Furman golf club earlier this summer and got back out today. It was a great round. As before the course is in good shape from tee to green. The greens had almost completely healed from being punched earlier and rolled fast and mostly smooth. Even though it’s busy. The space tee times out 10 minutes so pace of play was right on target on a Saturday morning at 4 hours. Well worth the time, travel, and money.

Played the Furman Golf Course for the 3rd or 4th time today. The course is in good shape for this time of year. Bermuda grass has turned green. But isn’t full yet. So still some tight lies around. The greens rolled smooth but were slower than I remembered the other times I was here.

The course has two 9s with very different feels. The front is more open forgiving. Holes are straighter. The back 9 the tree line comes in and makes it much tighter and less forgiving. Also a couple of really hard dog leg holes. 13 and 17 I think. The common theme is rolling elevation change. And elevated greens that make for a tough up and down if missed on the wrong side.

Overall. It is a really fun course to play. And in good shape. Well worth the current price level.

Furman is a charming, walk-in-the-park course that is not tricked up, and allows for good scoring opportunities.

The front nine is spacious. Drives must be epically wayward not to be playable. The course embodies classic architecture, so shallow cross bunkers pinch in the fairways at select points. Otherwise, the rough is lighter than it looks, and though greens are on the smaller side, they are not difficult to hit. Green-side bunkers aren’t overdone, but are claustrophobic and deeper than the fairway bunkers. If short-sided, they are to be dealt with.

The greens are pushed up and subtle, relying more on slope than contour. They are extremely grainy and you should err on being firmer with efforts than you think.

The back nine exercises more cant in the fairways, so pay attention. The tree line also constricts those fairways, penalizing loose drives with obstructed approach shots.

The par 3s are pretty blah, except for the 16th. A ridge that divides the green makes putting interesting.

The course plays longer than the stated yardage on the scorecard. Greenville also received heavy rain overnight. Those two factors caused us to play the white tees. From those tees, the par 5s are seemingly gettable. The yardage for the group on the card is as follows: 477, 464, 495 and 448. As a 6-handicap, my eyes lit up and I’m thinking birdies. I played them collectively at +3! Miss in the wrong place and bogey and double bogey are in play.

My husband was hit by a golf ball on the 18th green yesterday. While we don’t hold Furman responsible for this incident, their reaction and treatment of my husband who could have lost his eyesight in his left eye (according to ER doctors) was treated with dismissiveness and an incredible lack of concern when we went to get his possessions. They didn’t even offer to help load his bags in the car. Very shortsighted and foolish and uncaring. Hope no one else receives this kind of treatment.

I had been wanting to get out to Furman since I found out they had a course back in February. Finally made it out today and boy was it a treat. When I first got there, I saw that the greens had just been top dressed and I was disappointed to have driven an hour to play on sandy greens, expecting them to be slow and bumpy. However, the staff did a great job and it affected the putts none whatsoever. As a matter of fact the greens were firm, and the fastest I have played in quiet some times. Most of the greens are slightly raised and divided into sections which makes hitting the green, and the correct part of the green very important. The fairways and tee boxes were cut and in really good shape as well. The rough was pretty thick in spots and if your ball got down in it was hard to see. The bunkers had plenty of sand and were pretty consistent. The layout is really fun. It is plenty challenging without beating you to death. A good mix of long, short, straight dogleg left, dogleg right holes. Really fun to play. The front 9 is pretty open, not to say the fairways were huge, but plenty of room to find your ball and hit it if you miss the fairway. Things really tighten up on the back 9 and in my opinion it is much more challenging. Its a great course and I cant wait to find a time when I can go back.

I really enjoyed playing Furman University Golf Course. The staff was very welcoming and friendly and so were all the other golfers.

The course has a nice practice ares to warmup and there is a practice putting green by Hole #1 and Hole #10. The day I played we started our round on Hole #10.

The course is a good walking course but I took a cart because it was very hot and humid.

As I said in my review title, You get what you see and that is a good thing. You don't need to guess too much about what is ahead of you. The only hole that had water (that you could not see from the Tee is Hole 10). So you have been warned, there is a pond you need to carry (for me on my second shot) and if you are a long hitter you probably need to check the yardage before you bomb it down the fairway.

The tricky part of the course - the greens. The majority of them are raised (think Pete Dye) and many have various plateaus so local knowledge of the greens would be an advantage. On the bright side, it's a great course to practice your bump and run shot.

I really enjoyed the course and would definitely play again.

Good course fun to play Easy to walk and setup tee times online

II have played Furman golf course several times and each time I play, I really like the course and it is always in top condition.

The course is layed out on pretty, rolling land, with tree-lined fairways. The course is very wide open. I didn't lose a ball all day long because if you miss-hit the course is pretty wide open. Some of the tee shots on the holes give plenty of room off the tee, and tee shots make you feel like you are trying to hit your drive down a bowling alley.

The course plays longer than the yardage with many uphill shots. All the greens (except two or three) are slightly elevated making club selection critical and the yardage a little longer than what is stated on the card.

The greens are very smooth and roll true with lots of undulations and breaks. The nice greens made putting challenging, but very fair.

The tee boxes were lush and nice. The fairways were great with very few bare spots. The rough was lush, long and very challenging. Overall, the course is in great condition.

I've played this course a couple of times previously, although it had been many years since the last time I teed it up here, so it was like playing it for the first time. I showed up without a tee time early on a weekday morning, hoping I could get paired up with someone else. No such luck. The wierd part is that the lady checking me in said that the earliest tee time I could get where they could pair me with someone was like 2 hours from when I showed up. I was on vacation, so I didn't care, so I said sure. I took my time and hit the range, and had an extended warm up session, which was nice. When it came time for my tee time I was then informed that I should just go ahead and tee off by myself, as the twosome that was supposed to show up never did. The course was packed already, so I really didn't want to play as a single, but after waiting another 20 minutes and no one was teeing off I went ahead and went. Really just a strange situation, and there's nothing anyone can do about that. I was a single, so I just shrugged it off and teed off. The course itself is in fantastic shape. They had just punched the greens a few weeks ago, but it didn't really detract from putting too much. I ended up pairing up with one guy who went off behind me, for the front nine, and then he left after nine holes. So I'm back to being a single, and waiting on a full course in front of me that honestly were playing at a good 4-hour round pace, so I can't complain about the pace of play really at all, even if I like to fly around any golf course. What you really need to know is that this course is a tremendous value for the golf course that you get. They play (or used to anyway) USGA qualifiers here, so you know you are getting a top notch track in excellent shape. From the tips it will be all the golf course anyone can handle, and they have enough tees for any level of skilled golfer. The fairways are wide open enough that if you aren't the greatest golfer you can still manage your way around this place. Basically whenever I drive up to Asheville to visit my folks my car starts shaking when I drive by this place. Great golf course, and such a great value to play every time.

This course was really fun. Very fast, elevated greens, great course conditions. Wonderful layout. The course demands a specific shot from every location tee to green. Loved it.

Terrific course. Beautiful rolling land, and tree-lined fairways. Some of the holes give some room, and others make you feel like you are trying to hit it down a bus aisle. The course plays longer than the yardage with a plenty of uphill shots....and all of the greens are slightly elevated making club selection critical. But the greens are amazing. Lots of undulations (wonderful), and perfectly smooth. Made putting challenging, but loads of fun. Cannot wait to go back

Missed out playing here last year due to rain so nice to revisit on a very sunny day.

Course conditions were good, greens were tough to read and somewhat fast but rough made it tough to find balls if you were off course.

Overall enjoyed the course and would come back