Carolina Lakes Golf Course
About
Carolina Lakes is the golf course at Shaw Air Force Base near Sumter. It is a military course that is not open to the public. In terms of military courses, this layout stands out for not being a typical pitch-and-putt. The golf course is just under 6,500 yards from the back tees, offering a good mix of length with some shorter holes. With water hazards coming into play on several holes as well as a good number of strategically placed bunkers, it is a course that will make you think. There are also a variety of elevation changes that are seemingly subtle but can cause more problems than you think. One particularly memorable hole is the first par 3 you reach on the front nine, which requires a forced carry over a pond.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6363 yards | 70.9 | 125 |
| White | 71 | 5978 yards | 69.1 | 120 |
| Gold | 71 | 5352 yards | 66.0 | 113 |
| Red | 71 | 4867 yards | 63.7 | 105 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4867 yards | 68.3 | 114 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.9/125 | 388 | 421 | 473 | 412 | 195 | 541 | 169 | 362 | 196 | 3157 | 378 | 205 | 263 | 480 | 329 | 602 | 389 | 406 | 154 | 3206 | 6363 |
| White M: 69.1/120 | 364 | 365 | 464 | 391 | 180 | 508 | 155 | 348 | 186 | 2961 | 369 | 198 | 250 | 440 | 298 | 564 | 367 | 396 | 135 | 3017 | 5978 |
| Gold M: 66.0/113 | 310 | 354 | 387 | 307 | 163 | 475 | 140 | 296 | 140 | 2572 | 325 | 174 | 236 | 430 | 267 | 516 | 337 | 366 | 129 | 2780 | 5352 |
| Red M: 63.7/105 W: 68.3/114 | 305 | 266 | 372 | 302 | 157 | 446 | 84 | 291 | 135 | 2358 | 319 | 138 | 206 | 376 | 261 | 478 | 298 | 321 | 112 | 2509 | 4867 |
| Handicap | 7 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 71 |
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Poor Course Conditions
Hadn’t played this course since the early to mid 90’s when it was a well kept golf course and was a pleasure to play. Unfortunately, it is nothing like that now. In fact it is the worst conditioned military golf course I have ever played. I couldn’t believe it was the same course. It was so disappointing I left after 9 holes. You can tell the CO of Shaw AFB doesn’t play golf.
I do recommend the chicken wings in the Pro Shop snack bar.