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3.5
945 Reviews (945)
5 Stars
245
4 Stars
436
3 Stars
148
2 Stars
79
1 Stars
37
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
69.7%
Recommend this course
790 out of 945 reviews
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4.3
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
6
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0
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0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
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12 out of 12 reviews
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3.2
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
4
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
59.6%
Recommend this course
28 out of 47 reviews
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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
945 Reviews (945)

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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course and great value !

Visiting CHS from Hawaii and found this course as a good value for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is Recovering Nicely

Greens are rounding back into shape. Always a nice course to play when maintained properly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

bad greens

there was a black maybe fungus on all 18

greens. it was like putting on a sculptured carpet . awful!

tee boxes were hard.

fairway were good.

$32.

won't go back

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Layout, Needs Lots of Work

My brother and I played this course yesterday, pace of play was good however you would expect that on a Thursday afternoon.

Course conditions are not very good, crabgrass on many tee boxes, all areas around greens needed to be mowed and trimmed, greens not in great condition however they did roll true.

Wish I could say more positive things about the course but just needs more maintenance.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Save your money

This place should be embarrassed to charge the rates they charge to play this course. Bear up range balls that are so worn out the dimples have worn off. No actual holes on the putting green. Crabgrass and weeds everywhere in the fairways and around the green. Amd the greens are the worst of all dead burnt out spots everywhere 1000 unrepaired ball marks on every green make it impossible to putt fir any kind of score. Do yourself a favor and skip playing here. Also no ranger on the course so pace of play was pushing 5 hours and oh no beverage cart either. Not even close to being worth $60 per round.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough course

If you don’t hit fairways over 50% of the time, bring at least a dozen balls. Water meanders along most holes and across them also. Hit a hook and your ball is on a neighbor’s lawn (gone). Mounds along the rough will almost ensure a stray ball gets a bad bounce.

Fairways were pretty well grown in and healthy. Greens still needed some growing in but I hear they have been on the mend so I guess they’re coming along. Tee boxes were hard but the greens were not so hard. A 7 iron hit off the toe was still able to stop close to the pitch mark.

The gentleman in the pro shop was friendly along with the starter.

The round took 5 hours and we were right behind the group ahead and we never saw a ranger to prod us along. I assume this meant that everyone was just jacked up with nothing else to do about it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pine Forest SLOW Greens

First time playing there in over one year. Course looks okay, but greens are terribly slow. Lots of unrepaired/unhealed ball marks on greens and divots in fairways. Good value for Weekday afternoon. Will play again. Hoping the greens are better next visit.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyable day

We had a nice round. The pace was a bit slow, 5 hours for the round...but actually worked out well as my wife came along and is new to golfing, so the slow pace gave us time for her to enjoy playing and not feel rushed. The course was in pretty good shape overall, a few greens were in a bit of bad shape. My biggest disappointment was that they do not have any GPS nor do the golf scorecards have images of the holes. A couple of holes, I didn't know what was ahead or how far, so ended up losing balls/taking extra strokes. Would be nice to be able to see what the hole looks like. Great price with Golf Now hot deal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pace was slow but it was a busy day. Took 5 hours to play 18.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pace of play

5 1/2 hour round and that was with 2 of our group dropping out at 16 due to pace. Had 5 groups on or at hole waiting multiple times.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

If you like a challenge

Tough course, especially from longer tees. Thought the condition of the course was better than most for this time of year. The greens had some poanna but rolled smooth. Expect that as they fully transition they will get even better. Fairways are showing good signs of filling in, still several unfilled divots although each cart has two sand bottles. Great value for money. Sure you can spend 3-4 times more and find a course that might be in better condition but you’ll be hard pressed to find a tougher challenge, in terms of layout and demanding second shots. Fairways are more that ample for keeping the ball in the short stuff but BEWARE water lurks everywhere.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value for what I paid to play here. It was cart path only which given all the rain we had was appropriate. The greens are not in very good shape but hopefully will improve as the temperatures warm up. I will definitely try this course again when it drys out.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
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