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4.2
356 Reviews (356)
5 Stars
137
4 Stars
150
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
93.2%
Recommend this course
329 out of 356 reviews
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3.6
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.2
80.0%
Recommend this course
8 out of 10 reviews
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4.1
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.8%
Recommend this course
30 out of 32 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6560 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.9
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Hickory Knob State Park Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1982
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Jackson

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2020 #12)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in South Carolina (2020 #21)
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4.2
356 Reviews (356)
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Reviews 2
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wonderful Day!

Course if good shape. Greens ran at a decent speed. Pace of play was great. Enjoyed a day with family and friends. Would definitely go back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Hickory Knob

Conditions of fairways and tees were excellent. Greens received well played shots. Putting speeds were about 8 to 10 on the stimpmeter. Greens have a lot of slope/undulations and putts are influenced greatly by the grain of the grass.

Total experience was great: Speed of play= 3.5 hr; conditions, and cost very positive.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hickory Knob

Great value!! Beautiful layout with elevation changes and doglegs!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

A secret gem

i hate to share this great review. I want more time on the course for myself. I drive 50 min one way to play this course twice a week and I live in Augusta which has plenty of golf. this is awesome

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

This course was challenging. It was in very good shape. The rough was super thick which made it a bit tougher. Not very crowded and that’s surprising for a Friday. Thoroughly enjoyed playing here. I am from Atlanta but will definitely have to play here again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Value

Ive played here many times and the course is in the best shape I’ve seen. Maybe some of the tee boxes need help and some bunkers need sand, but fairways and greens are great. Overall great value!

Worth the drive from Augusta.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Shape

Hickory Knob is probably in the best shape I have ever seen it. Fairways are plush, greens are. Great and putt true

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awestruck by Natural Beauty

What a beautiful course with a challenging tight and hilly layout with plush fairways, luscious greens and sifted bunkers. It was a beautiful day only surpassed by the natural beauty of Lake Thurmond and wildlife and plants and shrubs. The place is a hidden jewel and my brother and I have vowed to play it more often. The facility and carts were spotless and the staff was second to none and as we passed one of the grounds workers they shouted have a great day and enjoy your round and truly we did. See you soon

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Great place to play and the course and greens are in excellent condition. Just watch your step (lots and lots of geese poo). I noticed that they were aerating the tee boxes but not the greens the day I played.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very enjoyable course

Beautiful course and a perfect day to play made our experience wonderful! I had to travel pretty far but wanted to play it and glad I did. I'll put this place on my favorites list.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun course

Short golf course not real crowded and perfect place to place.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course for price

Great course and fun layout. Requires hitting shots left and right. Water in front of greens and no landing areas on fairways which require precise shots and course management. Be careful of leaving food in your cart while hitting range balls. Crows will get it out of the cubbie hole spots. Really funny but dead serious ha

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 181
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Course conditions

Today was the best I have seen the golf course. Hats off to the ground crew for an excellent job. The staff is always friendly and welcoming. Would highly recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Played here many times Course overall was in good shape. Got behind a 4 some that was slow as Christmas on the back and wouldn’t let us play through. The greens needed to be rolled. But the course management was rolling them when we got done.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Superintendent doing a great job

After months of rain course is progressing nicely. Just starting to green up and they took down about 100 trees on the front to give fairways more sun. Beautiful location and a friendly staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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