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4.5
686 Reviews (686)
5 Stars
382
4 Stars
260
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
96.4%
Recommend this course
660 out of 686 reviews
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4.5
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
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30 out of 30 reviews
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4.6
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
97.8%
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44 out of 45 reviews
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Course Highlights
This course offers outstanding value with a creatively varied layout blending wooded areas, water hazards, and multi-tiered challenging greens. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play consistently make for a welcoming round.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6858 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.9

Santee National Golf Club possesses all of the charms of the Carolina Lowcountry but it is also nicely contrasted with highland terrain. The course sprawls across rolling hills covered with moss-draped live oaks that demand accuracy. Both the scenery and the challenges continue with pristine white sand bunkers that stand out against the lush greens. There are also five sparkling lakes throughout that come into play on several holes. The front nine is wide open but the course narrows as you move onto the back nine and it also becomes more wooded. It is a tough golf course but more forgiving than it seems. As the only Golf Digest 4-star rated course in the area, Santee National has a longstanding reputation with locals and it is also popular with visitors.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Greens Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Porter Gibson

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.5
686 Reviews (686)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 19
Bunkers 17
Undulating Greens 15
This course/club is great for:
Locals 17
Advanced Golfers 16
Seniors 13
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 17
Convenient to the City 6

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Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Fine Course Suffering from Heavy Rains

Heavy rains in the area soaked this course restricting cart use to paths only. There were many wet spots on the fairways that affected play. The good news is that the moisture is causing the winter grass to take root well, and the fairways will soon be in great condition. This is a fine course with a nice variety of hole layouts. The greens are excellent and quite fast.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Close to highway 95 with superb fast greens

First nine is quite plain but second nine is very good and scenic. Course in good conditions with very fast amd high quality greens. Take the time to get a sandwich made for you after 9 holes, they taste great! Solid course close to 95 .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best Value

My group of 16 played this course 4 straight days from august 12-15. The course is OK, but the greens and the staff make this a great place for a buddies golf weekend. We stayed in the villas, played other courses in the am, and came back here to play a PM round each day. Very pleased.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Great place for the money

Played this course a few times...never disappoints. Greens were in grat shape as were the fairways. Not too tight at all. Par 3's are not extremely long either. The course is easy to get o off I95.

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

Unable to play

Unfortunately I feel ill and did not get to play the course. I was in the area on vacation and won't be back for a while. Would have loved to played the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course!

Pretty wide open fairways with challenging approach shots. The greens, fairways, and tee boxes are all in really great shape as well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Afternoon!

We thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon at Santee National. Friendly staff and beautiful/peaceful course.
The course is wide and open. Even the paths are nice and not tore up by tree limbs.
Definatley will be back, as we can be there in about 30 minutes from Summerville.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Santee National

Great course for the value. very appealing to the eye from the tee.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

god course

course was in average shape . not as nice as it could be

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

missed the rain

Fast greens,plush fairways. Off fairways were early spring conditions with little or no new growth. Threat of rain and stiff breeze made first nine a bit more challenging

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

nice course

drove down from Columbia to stay ahead of the rain, first time playing the course, in really good condition. Staff was very friendly, but play was very slow. Had a foursome ahead of us that would not allow us to play through until hole #7. other than that really enjoyed the day and the course. would play it again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great shape

Played this course is in great shape. Got behind a resort group of 16 so it played a little slow but an overall great time. Tees, fairways and greens were all nice and green and firm. Will be back!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great value

We played Santee National on New Year's day, the drive up from Savannah was well worth it. The course was in pretty good condition, greens, fairways and tee boxes were all in great shape. I will definitely be making the trip up I-95 to play this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Great Course---best in Santee Area

Great track and solid value. The greens were rolling very true...and fast. Rolling hills gave some nice elevation changes--not much, but some. Par 3's were varied and interesting. Like the course a lot.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Experience, worth the drive!

This was a round in the winter. The course conditions were excellent. The greens were in great condition, even though the color of the grass had browned with the winter conditions. The fairways had been over-seeded and were beautiful. The weather was awesome for a late December round( short sleeves and shorts!) . It was a great day!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Winter golf

This course was very nice. Played day after Christmas and the greens were under the weather and very difficult to putt on. Other than that I would recommend this course to all levels of golf.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great experience

I'm from pa. And had a terrible start to golf vacation with bad hotel, the people at santee gave us a free round of golf and told us they would have a new hotel set up for us when the by the time out round was over, and they did! Now the course was fantastic, fast greens , great layout, the front 9 is more open and forgiving, the back 9 tighter and you need to be more precise, with your shots , and you need to be careful where you miss to and even where you hit the greens, lots of 3 putts there if your not precise, overall a great experience, so much so I played the course 3 times in 5 days !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

great day of golf

Course was in really good shape. Pin placements were in really tricky parts of the green. Which allowed me to almost make a great comeback on my brother. But he beat me again. Can't wait to go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good course

Course and staff great great layout priced fairly.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

As tee golf

Greens had been groomed (vertical sliced) recently so greens were "bumpy" but true and readable. Fairways were great and rough was cut evenly. Great deal for the price. Would definitely play there again. Really enjoyed our round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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