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Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
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3.6
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3.3
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3.0
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Layout
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4.1
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Course Highlights
The challenging layout features water-lined greens, rolling hills, and mounds that deliver a distinctive low country golfing experience. Consistently friendly staff and smooth pace of play make this course an outstanding value in the Charleston area.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6905 yards
Slope 138
Rating 73.9

The 18 semi-private holes at Pine Forest wind through the tall Summerville pines with numerous live oaks, dogwoods and a lake system thrown in for good measure. With an equal balance of straightaways, doglegs and elevation changes, this course is nicely balanced, with challenges and fun in store for golfers of all levels. Rental clubs and electric carts are available.

At 6,905 yards with a 138-slope rating, Pine Forest lives up to its name, as the course has numerous barriers of tall Summerville pines to cause problems for an errant shot. The Bob Spence design also makes use of water to add to the difficulty of some holes. It's a semi-private course, and they've named each hole, with No. 12 being known as "Little Augusta" while No. 15 is "Wastelands."

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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Fairways 328 Bermuda
Greens Tifdwarf Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bob Spence

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

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

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

3.5
947 Reviews (947)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 43
Patio Dining 16
Watching the Game 14
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 84
Undulating Greens 52
Bunkers 49
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 59
Locals 53
Seniors 24
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 47
In the 'Burbs 42
Convenient to the City 26

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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice course

Love the greens and fairways. Just wish the residential housing wasn't so close to the course, but love the course!!

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

Great course to play

This is a great course to play. Pace is sometimes slower than I would like but that's not the courses fault when 4somes won't let a single play through. But I still keep going back. Greens are challenging to read (at least for me) but fun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Every thing were good except slow green speed.

Why they left slow green so long time?

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice round of golf

This course was very enjoyable to play. Many holes were very picturesque. Nice challenging holes. The grass wasn't perfect and greens were a bit slow, but, this was my first time playing in South Carolina, so I wasn't exactly sure what to expect for that time of year.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Not for me

Greens slow and hard. Half Fairways need grass. Layout is good. Course has great potential but lacks attention.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 117
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

A very beautiful course.

The weather conditions were not terrible. We experienced a little rain at the turn, otherwise, it was warm and muggy. The course was in very good shape. There were some odd color areas on some of the greens, but it did not seem to affect the roll of the ball. I would go back for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Hidden value

Good bang for the buck. Challenging yet good layout. Elevated greens make the difference. Always play at off times and no seekends so can't say how pace would be on peak times.

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

Love this course!

As always it was an enjoyable day! Course staff is friendly and helpful. Course is challenging but not punishing so bring your "A" game. Condition is great but the greens are a little slow. They are consistent though so once you adapt it's ok.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Shaggy but fun

Nice layout, greens not in best shape. 7 on the stimp meter. Friendly staff not bad for price. Solid iron game and short game recommended.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Ray

This was an excellent course. The layout was very good and forgiving. Played with locals and played well , which made time good fast. Pace of play was well.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great course

If you can play using "hot deal" you wont be sorry. The first thing you hear about this course is that it is narrow. I'm not a pro, far from it. If you can hit your ball without spraying it you wont have a problem. The hardest hole on the course according to the score card is by far the best. The par 3's are challenging. If this course ever puts the sand back in the bunkers it will be a dominating course. Not sure when or why the sand was taken out. It has a lot of hills on the course which is a fun change from other course in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Fun challenge with water on right every hole.

Rolling terrain, fast greens with lots of challenging breaks to test your nerves. We call it the Water Park because every hole borders water on the right.

You'll enjoy.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Low Price, Ok Course

I've played here twice. Course conditions are decent for price. Id recommend someone to come here if theyre looking to play on an 18 hole course for a low price. It is a surprisingly difficult course to play. Only complaints, the cart path is pretty tore up so it is a bumpy ride. This course also has lots of little hills, holes, and hazards so it can be a challenge to spot the ball even in the middle of the fairway.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Challenging

The course has always given me fits. Two weeks ago they had a members tournament and the flag locations were extra difficult. Hole 17 was especially awful, I am prettt sure it was illegal. It was impossible to stop the ball within 10 feet of the hole. We putted it 5 times each, we were waiting on the group in front so we had plenty of time. None of our putts stopped near the hole, I even hit the hole center cup and it still accelerated through the hole. I barely got the ball moving and it just sped up the whole time. The course layout is great and usually in good shape but the pace of play is awful. Too many hackers with no etiquette. I never understood it either, the course is not easy so bad golfers should avoid it. I am a 15 handicap, not great but no slouch.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Difficult for the wrong reasons

Every green is jacked up 15 feet in the air intentionally to make the course difficult. It feels like you're playing the same hole for 18 holes. Also every green has 5ft dips in the middle of them to give you a putt putt course feel. Difficult in all of the wrong ways

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
f7b948a0-bc04-5043-a6e2-572b100d0458
Commented on 04/01/2017

Hi u688302805,

Thank you for the review. We are sorry that you didnt enjoy the layout. We do hope you will give us another chance.

Best Wishes,

Pine Forest Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

True test

We play here several times every year. I was surprised how good the greens were given the time of year. Very receptive, rolled well and nice pace. Fairways were a little bare, so iron play was a bit more challenging. That will improve with some more rain.

I always find the course to be a good test for my irons. To score here, you must hit the greens. Very rarely do you miss the green by a few feet and leave yourself an easy chip. Usually end up rolling back or away and left with a more challenging pitch.

If there is one thing that always gets on my nerves is the tee box on #5. Yeah its a nice short par 3, but there isn't a flat lie anywhere on that tee box.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
f7b948a0-bc04-5043-a6e2-572b100d0458
Commented on 04/01/2017

Hi piccolo0708,

Thank you for the review. We are glad to hear the greens were good!

We hope to see you back soon.

Best Wishes,

Pine Forest Management

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slammed with no control of play

Booked the Tee Time on golf now. Showed up.. no starter to be found. There was four groups on the first tee waiting. Went back to the clubhouse to get a refund and left. Even with the course being slammed, golf now showed tee-times available every 10 minutes for the remainder of the day.

I have played the course in the past, it's a decent course. Biggest complaint is the community using the ponds to fish. Nothing is more freighting than having young kids standing around a pond fishing--and that pond is right within your driving range.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
f7b948a0-bc04-5043-a6e2-572b100d0458
Commented on 04/01/2017

Hi u000007307258,

Thank you for the review. We are so sorry to hear about your tee time mishap.

We hope you will give us another chance.

Best Wishes,

Pine Forest Management

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout]Summerville

Course is in great shape for this time of year. Dave was a fantastic host and the overall experience was second to none.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
f7b948a0-bc04-5043-a6e2-572b100d0458
Commented on 04/01/2017

Hi mfellis,

Thank you for the review! We will pass the message along to Dave! Hope to see you back soon!

Best Wishes,

Pine Forest Management

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