The Club at Pine Forest
About
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."
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 72 | 6905 yards | 73.9 | 138 |
| Blue | 72 | 6614 yards | 72.5 | 137 |
| White | 72 | 6256 yards | 70.5 | 132 |
| Gold | 72 | 5782 yards | 68.7 | 121 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4990 yards | 70.8 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.8/147 | 416 | 406 | 498 | 452 | 151 | 384 | 403 | 189 | 535 | 3434 | 425 | 532 | 348 | 178 | 360 | 380 | 551 | 173 | 452 | 3399 | 6833 |
| Blue M: 72.4/145 | 401 | 390 | 477 | 435 | 141 | 370 | 380 | 179 | 524 | 3297 | 406 | 522 | 329 | 167 | 345 | 362 | 523 | 148 | 436 | 3238 | 6535 |
| White M: 71.1/141 | 383 | 377 | 464 | 420 | 129 | 357 | 358 | 167 | 515 | 3170 | 393 | 503 | 319 | 145 | 331 | 347 | 508 | 135 | 420 | 3101 | 6271 |
| Gold M: 68.7/124 W: 74.6/144 | 348 | 326 | 446 | 367 | 118 | 338 | 333 | 147 | 487 | 2910 | 349 | 482 | 305 | 119 | 305 | 328 | 467 | 105 | 399 | 2859 | 5769 |
| Red M: 64.9/117 W: 70.2/124 | 308 | 305 | 366 | 313 | 92 | 274 | 296 | 121 | 434 | 2509 | 304 | 444 | 258 | 99 | 300 | 281 | 369 | 84 | 327 | 2466 | 4975 |
| Handicap | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by wolfdss on 09/06/2025
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Photo submitted by DavidVernonLustig on 06/14/2023
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Photo submitted by DavidVernonLustig on 06/14/2023
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Photo submitted by birdiebabe2 on 04/14/2022
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Pretty cool and challenging hole #8 Photo submitted by thejesusromero on 03/20/2022
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Photo submitted by DougTinaHunterAdam on 07/05/2020
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Photo submitted by DougTinaHunterAdam on 07/05/2020
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Photo submitted by Fishman102 on 04/28/2019
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short par 3 on the back 9 with lots of water and undulating hills surrounding the green Photo submitted by zuschlagzd on 12/30/2015
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3rd Hole approach shot, Par 5 Photo submitted by tomumps2000 on 04/22/2013
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5th Hole, Par 3 Photo submitted by tomumps2000 on 04/22/2013
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8th Hole, Par 3 Photo submitted by tomumps2000 on 04/22/2013
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17th Hole, Par 3 Photo submitted by tomumps2000 on 04/22/2013
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Photo submitted by CartgirlLins on 04/03/2013
Great Layout, greens are beat up, takes away from overal enjoyment
Really good value, great layout. Good mix of short, medium and long par 4's. Par 3's have nice variety, Par 5's also offer Risk/Reward. Greens are very sloping and feature multiple levels, problem is they are in lousy shape and putt very bumpy and slow.
If had good greens would be a TOP course
a bit more time
fairways were brown, greens were bumpy and inconsistent. the springtime grass is coming in in most spots but not all. it seems they are letting the grass grow before shaping it. overall acceptable knowing everyone else around them raised prices for the season more than pineforrest did.
Overall great value...
Greens need attention. It is the beginning of April, so it is somewhat understandable. The course has great personality and a great setup. Gives you the feeling of playing a 5 star course at the 3 star price. Great facility overall.
I love the design, great a challenging for all types of players. The greens were a little bumpy but kinda expected for this time of year.
Highly recommend to challenge every aspect of your game. Whether short game or accuracy you can definitely challenge your game on this course.
Beautiful setting, not very green
Pine Forest was the most expensive course I played in the area, but it wasn't the best cared for. It was ok, but the tee boxes were pretty beat up, the fairways were not green, and the greens weren't yet recovered from plugging.
Great layout with challenging elevated greens
The dryness of the winter has added considerable roll to this course. Add the water hazards on many holes, and it is easy to get in trouble. Now if you managed to avoid the hazards, you might think you are in pretty good shape...that is, until you see your gorgeous approach shot run off the green. The greens are multi-tiered in many cases providing a larger target. A really good approach shot is essential to scoring here, so pick a spot that you can hit your best approach from. Wind conditions here also make a huge impact. That being said, my group found the course fun and challenging. I definitely would not recommend this course for the average beginner. The group in front of us decided to play best ball for this reason, a very considerate move for us playing behind them. The restaurant is good and with a call as we walked off the 8th green, our food was ready on the turn.
Very challanging course.
Check in staff very accomodating, helpful and friendly. Course was in very good shape for this time of year. The course is very challenging with many elevated and well protected greens. Plenty of water hazards to steal your ball if you don't hit the fairways.
I would have benefited from a detailed map showing all water and hazards. I also would have liked a ranger to help speed up play and a refreshment cart.
I'm looking forward to playing this course again.
I liked this course -Good layout.
I liked this course. Played as a Single and didn't wait on anyone (that's the reason for the <3-1/2 round). Super nice staff.
I'm scoping possible courses to join if I move to Charleston. This course is now on my list of favorites.
nice course in a beautiful neighborhood. very challanging!
greens were in bad shape. fairways were ok. cant beat the hot rate on weekends.
Fun but course needs attention
Fun round. A large number of water hazards come into play. Greens were very spotty with a number of bald spots.
Good value now and should be better in summer.
Course is well layed out among trees and houses. Adjacent properties are positioned such that they veer away from lines of fire. No pictures on the scorecard, study the picture at each tee or maybe they have a yardage book that I did not get. Plenty of water requiring thoughtfull approaches. Several greens had water adjacent and a couple had front slopes to water. Playing end of January, fairways were mostly brown with litle nap and they were pretty dry. Some fairways had mogul like structure in places resulting in other than a flat lie. Most greens were very good and a few were in reasonable shape with some rough spots. Overall, the greens, like the fairways, had little nap. Some overseeding on greens was apparant. Greens were damp from recent watering. Puts were fast but seemed to roll true. Fairways should lush up once the weather warms. Pretty course overall with quite a few wading birds and turtles in ponds.
Good hilly greens
First time playing there (1/1/2013). Carts were clean, new, and fast. Course was in pretty good shape for the time of year, but there seems to be some drainage issues around some of the greens. The greens are designed very well with lots of elevation (they're inclined from the fairway and there's quite a good slope on each green also). The course really penalizes you if you miss the greens and there's water on just about every hole. Definitely a fun, change of pace for Charleston.
This review system isn't very compatible with a smartphone, so I had to either choose Excellent or Horrible for Staff Friendliness, Course Conditions, etc. The staff friendliness was 6 of 10, not necessarily "dismissive". Some were very nice, others very dry.
Great course for great price
Greens and tees in decent shape...anytime you can play this course for $24.00 and in under 3.5 hours is a great value
Great Local Course
Pine Forest is a fantastic local coures. Always worth playing. Great rate on Golf Now.
Straight is key
Pine forest is a great local course if you do not spray the ball all over the course. It can be challenging if you are not as consistent as possible. Great winter course and maintianed pretty well for the time of year.
Staff unfriendly
Greens in poor condition; bumpy, many spots on grens with no grass