Crescent Pointe Golf Club

This is a challenging course but well laid out and picturesque. Friendly staff. Deserves more than 31/2 stars.

Course has some memorable holes, several with approaches over water including #1. #9 is a brutal par 3, with a long approach over marsh to a small, elevated green. It was generally in very good shape, and the pace was great for a 10am tee off. We were a threesome and rarely waited for the group in front. A very good bargain!

Course was great and staff very friendly.

My issue was there were three carts and 6 players in front of everyone holding up a number of two and four player groups. They were extremely inconsiderate and no one on the course to police them. Every joke from 11 to 18 this group play as a group of 6.

Meets the high standards of coastal SC golf courses at a reasonable price.

Intriguing layout. Punishing for errors. Thrilling for not. They type that makes you think allot about how you would play it differently next time.

Staff is professional, courteous and volunteers everything you need to know.

November 8, 2024 is the first and only time I played this course. A lot of local knowledge is necessary on this course. I would recomend this course to a friend subject to bugs and weather and expectations.

Prior to playing I spent about an one and a half hour on the driving range working on ball contact, putting and bunker play. The practice range for irons and metals is ok. Balls for practicing are $8/ bag (approx. 35 balls) The practice putting green was in very poor condition. (Lots of bare ground and ponding). The practice bunker / chipping green was also in poor condition (Lack of sand in bunker and chipping green was like a high mowed fairway) As I discovered the practice facilities did emulate many of the conditions on the golf course, so I guess practicing what you will be playing on makes sense.

There are several blind fairway water hazards that cannot be seen from the tee boxes that cross the fairways. The greens were very slow and somewhat bumpy. Due to weather conditions it was very difficult to read the green grain, and there was limited ball roll due to wet fairways (sometimes plugging). Fairways were defined by Bermuda Grass rough about 3" deep or swamp and many sand bunkers had shallow sand and/or hardpan.

The riding golf carts were nice and did have computer screens which assisted somewhat however the graphics on the screen did not relate to understanding how far hazards, bunkers, green sizes, ball carries over obsticles, or dogleg clearances were.

There were several tee boxes available. They include: Champion Chip (gold) , Palmer (Navy Blue),Member (White), and Club (Green) markers.

I played the Palmer tees at 6447 yds. (with the limited roll the course played long for me at 74 years.)

I am used to Poa and Bent Greens and fairways. It was a real challenge for me.

The "No See Ums" (Small bugs that bite any bare skin) were very plentiful. It had just rained, and the course required cart paths only. The result was a lot of walking. I did not have any bug repellent, so it was a very undesirable situation. I had my fill of protein from what I breathed in.

I had an opportunity to play the next day, however I was so covered with bites, welts and bug bite blisters, I decided it was not worth it.

I will be returning in the future however I must be very aware of weather conditions and find out under what situations causes the infestation of "no see ums" and when they will be dormant if possible.

Now that I have a better idea of the layout and yardages / carries etc, I am sure I will have a more enjoyable time.

The course is in great condition, & a bit of a challenge for mediocre players, but fun & beautiful.

Playing Hilton Head and off island courses this was one of our favorites .

Challenging but not over the top. Had a great time here from arrival to the 19th hole.

Course conditions have improved greatly since last year.

The course was well maintained and very playable. I enjoyed it and compared to other courses near it, a good bargain.