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Golf Club At Wescott Plantation - Black Robin Course
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The Golf Club at Westcott Plantation may be owned by the city of North Charleston but it is far from being your typical municipal course. The 27-hole layout is divided into three nines: Black Robin, Burn Kills, and Oak Forest. They each take their name from the plantation's long history, it's one of the oldest in the area. Care was taken to preserve the centuries-old live oaks and pristine wetlands that are scattered throughout the entire course. Black Robin is the tightest of the three nines with small greens that make it the most challenging as well. Every hole is framed by lush vegetation and various streams, ponds, and wetlands come into play throughout the course. The golf course ends with a welcome chance for a birdie in case you didn't fare too well on the tougher preceding holes.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 36 | 3563 yards | ||
| Blue | 36 | 3388 yards | ||
| White | 36 | 3194 yards | ||
| Green | 36 | 2838 yards | ||
| Red (W) | 36 | 2501 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.0/134 | 402 | 345 | 426 | 182 | 565 | 448 | 428 | 216 | 530 | 3542 | 7053 |
| Blue M: 72.3/131 | 381 | 326 | 401 | 162 | 545 | 435 | 398 | 196 | 507 | 3351 | 6675 |
| White M: 69.9/127 | 353 | 310 | 377 | 141 | 521 | 405 | 374 | 179 | 481 | 3141 | 6231 |
| White/Green M: 68.6/126 | 353 | 310 | 350 | 141 | 489 | 373 | 374 | 135 | 481 | 3006 | 5981 |
| Green M: 67.0/116 W: 72.3/129 | 321 | 254 | 350 | 108 | 489 | 373 | 340 | 135 | 448 | 2818 | 5623 |
| Green/Red M: 65.5/110 W: 70.4/123 | 321 | 254 | 307 | 108 | 439 | 309 | 340 | 121 | 448 | 2647 | 5309 |
| Red M: 64.2/101 W: 68.4/117 | 287 | 223 | 307 | 78 | 439 | 309 | 293 | 121 | 412 | 2469 | 4946 |
| Handicap | 10 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | ||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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COURSE IS GETTING BETTER
PACE OF PLAY, FOR A MONDAY WAS SOMEWHAT SLOW. COURSE CONDITIONS AND GREEN WHERE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE THEN LAST TIME I PLAY OUR THERE. GOOD JOB TO COURSE CREW. PLAN TO GO BACK.
Nice course
Course in good shape considering it's end of winter, course doesn't punish for minor mis-hits but does punish for just plain bad shots. Good selection of tees. Staff friendly, especially at the bag drop off
Nice layout and really good greens!
Pleasant round with friends on a cool and breezy day. The greens here are first rate but in stark contrast the tee boxes are terrible. I know it’s early in the golf season but it doesn’t look like any attention is being given to the tees. Fairways are just ok but I’m sure they will improve when dormant grass starts to grow. Come on ! Give the tees some love too.
Consistant quality
Played Black Robin and Burn Kill nines this time around. This course actually has one more nine, Oak Forest, which I did not play this trip. That is one of the strongest points,it seems like you always get always different look. The course is usually in good playable condition with nice greens and good fairways. This trip, grass is still dormant in the fairways and they are still soft from recent rains. In the winter the dormant grass does not suck the moisture out of the ground like it does in the summer. Sometime sun alone is insufficient for a fast dry. Overall though the course was in good shape. Staff was, as usual, very friendly and responsive to needs. Course itself has a reasonable level of difficulty for the average golfer. A little of everything, water carries, marsh in the way, and a few bunkers that jump up and bite you and length. I enjoy it. This course is a true municipal course that gives back to the residents through support of programs like First Tee, Drive,Pitch and Putt, PGA Hope for Veterans, High School and College support and various leagues.
Great course!
Played a foursome yesterday and had fun. Great course to play at for your money. Only thing was it was still a lil muddy in some parts but overall it was good.
Good Time
I enjoyed my round. I find the staff friends and helpful, especially when dropping off clubs to be loaded on cart at arrival. The course is well laid out and offers a variety of challenges.
Poor Conditions
This was the least enjoyable round I've played in the Charleston area. The course was wet and muddy from start to finish – the tee boxes, the fairways, the rough, and, most annoyingly, all around the green. Approach shots that should have rolled upon landing instead got plugged up. Several sand traps were mud traps. There were also no ball washers on the entire course. Today was Cart Path Only, which wasn't made clear until I had already paid for a cart, and it would have been easier to just walk. Just close the course if the conditions are this poor.
Course should have been closed
Course was a complete wet mess, almost every step was a “squash, squash, squash”. With a lot of traffic later in the day l’m sure the fairways were well chewed up. The tee boxes were all messy with many of the markers placed in the rough in front or behind the flat areas. This was a total waste of my money and day.
We are so sorry to find that we disappointed you on your visit. During the winter months, most of the golf course vegetation drifts into dormancy while the temperatures are too low to produce growth. Thus, the grasses have no need for water. Our fairways are clay-based (which like to retain water), whereas our greens are sand-based (and drain very well). The course must rely on winds from the north to realistically dry the fairways and rough. The sun is lower on the horizon and produces a lessened heat intensity that does not encourage rapid (if any!) evaporation during the winter months. The historical monthly rainfall average for December is 3.1”. This year our rain gauges indicated 10.4” of rainfall during this period- more than three times the normal average. Mother Nature was on a weekly pattern that would produce excessive amounts of rain that compounded throughout the month and never gave us an opportunity to dry out and get our heads above the water! (Yes, the bad pun was intended!) During this time period, the golf course has indeed suffered and I apologize that your experience was not up to par. Sorry, …did it again. Conditions are improving daily. I hope you give us another try.
Poor course conditions
We played Black Robin and Oak Forest. It has rained more than a normal December but it hasn’t rained but maybe a slight amount over the last week or so. There was standing water throughout the course including the fairways and tee boxes. Black Robin was way worse than the 9 holes at Oak Forest but Oak still had several bad holes with soggy fairways. The range was also closed because of the water. This course simply does not dry up for a very long time after some rain.
We are so sorry to find that we disappointed you on your visit. During the winter months, most of the golf course vegetation drifts into dormancy while the temperatures are too low to produce growth. Thus, the grasses have no need for water. Our fairways are clay-based (which like to retain water), whereas our greens are sand-based (and drain very well). The course must rely on winds from the north to realistically dry the fairways and rough. The sun is lower on the horizon and produces a lessened heat intensity that does not encourage rapid (if any!) evaporation during the winter months. The historical monthly rainfall average for December is 3.1”. This year our rain gauges indicated 10.4” of rainfall during this period- more than three times the normal average. Mother Nature was on a weekly pattern that would produce excessive amounts of rain that compounded throughout the month and never gave us an opportunity to dry out and get our heads above the water! (Yes, the bad pun was intended!) During this time period, the golf course has indeed suffered and I apologize that your experience was not up to par. Sorry, …did it again.
Good value, nice facility
Wescott is a fun, “locals” course that’s very forgiving off the tee, regardless of what combination of 18 you get from the clubhouse, as well as consistently well-maintained (even when “soggy”). greens run true with interesting hole placements that can create more of a challenge on some of the seemingly easier hole layouts. One of my favorites in the area for value/conditions and facility friendliness.
We are so sorry to find that we disappointed you on your visit. During the winter months, most of the golf course vegetation drifts into dormancy while the temperatures are too low to produce growth. Thus, the grasses have no need for water. Our fairways are clay-based (which like to retain water), whereas our greens are sand-based (and drain very well). The course must rely on winds from the north to realistically dry the fairways and rough. The sun is lower on the horizon and produces a lessened heat intensity that does not encourage rapid (if any!) evaporation during the winter months. The historical monthly rainfall average for December is 3.1”. This year our rain gauges indicated 10.4” of rainfall during this period- more than three times the normal average. This does not include the amount of rainfall that began during the last weekend of November, which is when the rain fiasco began. Mother Nature was on a weekly pattern that would produce excessive amounts of rain that compounded throughout the month and never gave us an opportunity to dry out and get our heads above the water! (Yes, the bad pun was intended!) During this time period, the golf course has indeed suffered and I apologize that your experience was not up to par. Sorry, …did it again. Conditions are improving daily. We hope you try us again post-rain season.
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The bad A lot of are pan dead areas around the greens. Dead muddy tee off areas. Good Greens are in good shape
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We are so sorry to find that we disappointed you on your visit. During the winter months, most of the golf course vegetation drifts into dormancy while the temperatures are too low to produce growth. Thus, the grasses have no need for water. Our fairways are clay-based (which like to retain water), whereas our greens are sand-based (and drain very well). The course must rely on winds from the north to realistically dry the fairways and rough. The sun is lower on the horizon and produces a lessened heat intensity that does not encourage rapid (if any!) evaporation during the winter months. The historical monthly rainfall average for December is 3.1”. This year our rain gauges indicated 10.4” of rainfall during this period- more than three times the normal average. Mother Nature was on a weekly pattern that would produce excessive amounts of rain that compounded throughout the month and never gave us an opportunity to dry out and get our heads above the water! (Yes, the bad pun was intended!)
January averages approximately 3.5” of rainfall. Through yesterday (Jan 26th, 2019) we have seen 2.25”, with more rain expected in a few days, so we are still not having adequate opportunities to dry out. During this time period, the golf course has indeed suffered and we apologize that your experience was not up to par.