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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
93.9%
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4.6
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4.4
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4.5
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4.6
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4.3
Amenities
4.4
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4.9
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4.5
187 Reviews (187)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6772 yards
Slope 138
Rating 72.7

The 18-hole Old South Golf Links in Bluffton, S.C. is a public course that opened in 1991. Designed by Clyde Johnston, Old South Golf Links measures 6,772 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 129 and a 72.4 USGA rating. The course features four sets of tees for different skill levels.

Johnston designed Old South Golf Links in keeping with the beautiful Lowcountry's natural landscape. "Old South Golf Links was designed not only to provide an enjoyable yet challenging golf game, but also to preserve the natural beauty of the land," he said. "I felt that this was an opportunity to allow the golfer to experience up close the uniqueness of the site, its natural amenities and spectacular views."

The variety of the setting from oak forest to open pasture to tidal salt marsh, provided an opportunity to vary the design elements and strategy of play.

Old South Golf Links is open to the public seven days a week. There is a clubhouse, restaurant and full-line pro shop on site.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

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

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire. No cutoffs, gym or jogging shorts, bathing suits, tank tops, halter or tube tops, tee shirts and blue jeans or any other denim.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.4
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What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 42
Brunch 20
19th Hole Scenic Views 16
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 106
Forced Carries 98
Bunkers 74
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 96
Advanced Golfers 77
Locals 52
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 65
Near Local Attractions 58
Worth the Drive 51

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Reviews 42
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/21/2023

Thanks for your 5 star review.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Miller

Loved everything about the course.

Will play it again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/17/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Old South Golf Links.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Streets 1:12

Fairly negative experience with the ranger at the golf course. Gentlemen by the name of Mick. This course has the mentality that the acceptable pace is not a standard time, but playing as fast as the group in front of you always. For reference todays conditions were cart path only, fairly wide open fairways with average golfers at best, and a Senior golfer who has been struggling with back pain but was eager to play today. So for example, if the group in front of us were 4 professional golfers in golf carts, we would be expected to keep that pace.

After 12 holes our cart GPS estimated we were 8 minutes behind the recommended pace (after 2 interactions with the ranger Mick, estimated 3-4 minutes of listening to his gibberish, and 5-7 minutes at the clubhouse - which could have been expedited if they accepted our drink orders over the phone, which we attempted). Approximately 40 seconds per hole behind pace. With cart path only, which we respected (as tempted as I was to ignore after being told to basically be better).

We were told to skip a hole, and we were told we could actually circle back and play this hole later - which makes absolutely no sense and would have definitely created an actual log jam.

We finished our round in 3hr 57min. We are no pros, but that was one of the fastest rounds of golf I have ever played.

I will say, the gentlemen working the bag drop demonstrated great customer service.

. We had a group of 8 golfers play, buy food and drinks, tipped the service staff. We will never play this course again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/17/2023

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. For further resolution in this matter further, please contact our Head Golf Pro at (843) 785-5353. We hope to hear from you soon. Thanks for choosing Old South Golf Links!

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun Course with Friendly Staff

We thoroughly enjoyed our round at Old South. It was a beautiful course, had some interesting/challenging holes, and a very friendly and accomodating staff. We would definitely play here again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Solid course, more shade needed

First time playing this course and would come back to play. Course was in decent shape for mid-August. Fairways were okay, but no roll outs on drives. Rough was groomed and decent to play, but the greens were very slow in our groups' opinion. Bag drop with help was really nice touch, appreciated bags being loaded on the carts and cleaned after round. Love the driving being on way to the first hole and the balls being out there versus grabbing at club house. Early tee time for our group but shade was hard to come by on this course. The double island landing zones on two of the par fours were not our favorites. Pace of play was terrible on the front 9 as we kept waiting on a two-some in front of us but we passed them at the turn. The staff was super cordial and were willing to carry on a conversation which made our group feel valued. Will play again.

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

Great value for $

Everything was great except I wish I knew the greens were recently aerated.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/17/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u000005157181. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Old South Golf Links, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/17/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Old South Golf Links!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Track

Played here with my son for the first time and we enjoyed the friendly accommodating staff and fun course layout. We played at a great pace and completed our round with a 4 hours. There were some fun challenging dogleg par 4’s, but the greens were a bit slow and they were about the be aerated. A few scorched tee boxes and some bare spots on the greens, but overall we enjoyed the round. We would play here again on our next visit to SC.

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

Great course, enjoyable round

Course was in great shape. Staff were great as always. Great value for your money. Looking forward to my next round here!

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

Great Course will definitely play again

Absolutely beautiful course. A couple very cool par 4s, fairways were perfect bunkers were white beach sand, no standing water in them or hard pact. Great course for 70$ for 18.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not bad

We were the first group out so we never waited. Couse was 90 degree which I hate but understandable. Many greens had tough sections. Much of the course was wet that made you feel like you were standing in water. Would only play this course if on sale,

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Okay, not great

A fair number of the greens are under repair so be prepared to play around that obstacle. Other than that the course is okay but not worth the green fees currently being charged.

Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good budgetnoption

It had some bad spots on the greens but I enjoyed they layout. Price was better then the higher rates courses in the area. Would play again. Bag drop guy said play less break and hit it hard. Was good advice

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fine course. Little steps could go a long way.

I thought the course was fine. Most fairways were in good condition. A couple of greens were rough. A couple of the par three tee boxes were very sandy.

I just thought the staff could work on some small things that could go a long way. My cart I was given was a little dirty - old napkins in the cup holders. Could load the cart with a few tees in the slots. Put some tees on the range. Stick a scorecard on the cart. Have water and ice available in the clubhouse or on the course. I thought range balls well included in my round but they were not - so, on the range, the guy could only take cash - just weird - include a small bucket for everyone and move on or at least ask when paying - the guy told me all about the range but didn't ask if I wanted balls so I assumed everything was included.

So, all in all, an overall "fine." Nothing terribly bad and nothing very good or great.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Value

Course was in great shape. Greens had some bad spots.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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