Thistle Golf Club - Stewart Course

Fantastic golf course with a fun, challenging layout. It’s the first week of March and this course is in better shape than anything in my home area during peak season. Every single employee we interacted with had a pleasant demeanor, especially the guys at the bag drop. Super friendly and helpful.

Pacing was off for us us because we were stuck behind 3 foursomes and we’re just a twosome. Made the round take 5 hours, but it was nice just taking in the scenery while waiting: 2 gators and lots of water fowl made for some nice pictures.

Play this course if you can, especially if you can get a discount on GolfNow. Worth every penny and look forward to playing it again next trip.

Attentive staff. Solid pace of play. Course was in excellent condition. Multiple sets of tees for most skill levels. Would highly recommend

This course was in excellent shape and should certainly be on everyone’s bucket list.

I am a golf course greenskeeper from New York. I played Thistle this past week and it was GREAT! The conditions for this time of year couldn't be better! Fairways and greens in excellent condition . Tee boxes as well. The rough is dormant so anywhere you hit it is playable. Nice layout not overly difficult not a lot of "hidden hazards" very enjoyable place to play. Staff very nice and restaurant as well.

Booked a tee time for two on the GolfNow app on Saturday and showed up the following day for a 1:26 PM tee time. The 4 or 5 individuals running thr bag drop and cart loading (volunteers/staff?)we frazzled. They were constantly stating to each other, "Wow, we sent out 80 carts this morning!". After asking what the next steps were for me to check-in they said I needed to go inside. After speaking with the attendant behind the counter, he gave me two slips of paper. Returning to the bag drop, I continued to be ignored. (the local members appear to get first priority) After asking yet again what is the "process" they had me a bag of range balls and tell me they will call me when they are ready. As out tee time gets closer and closer, we return to the bag drop, and continue to be ignored. Finally at 1:27 (one minute after our scheduled tee time) I have to flag down someone wearing a Thistle shirt and say what do I have to do to get on the course. I mention that my tee time was 1 minute ago. Suddenly they realize that my group is not on the hand-printed sheet in front of them, They ask, "Did you book online?". "Yes". "Oh, that's the reason. It's the guys fault inside". They hurriedly threw us in a cart. Definitely not the Southern hospitality you hear about.

What an amazing golf course we lived everything about it

Played oyster the day before… wish we had played thistle both days worth every penny!

Played on 12/29/22

Course is in great condition for December. Greens are fast and tricky. If your looking for an upscale course in the area book a tee time, you will be happy to play this Gem.

Always wanted to play Thistle...now I have...and will definitely be back!

My wife and I played on the way home from Hilton head. Blew away the courses in HH. Beautiful clubhouse, nice staff. Course was in great shape. Greens were nice and slick. Definitely a place to return to.

What can I say...The Thistle is one of the best courses in the area. From the drive up to the finish the 3 nines are the standard by which all courses in the area should aspire to. Clubhouse is a step into Scotland with the course being a great mixture of links and parkland styles. I have played all 3 nines multiple times with my personal favorite being the Stewart nine. I have nothing bad to say about comping and playing the Thistle. If they continue with the excellent conditions I will continue to come back multiple times a year to play at The Thistle.

Thank-you for being a great club with great links.

Highly recommended!! First time playing shot 78! Awesome layout, fast greens and forgiving fairways.

I would definitely play again and recommend a must play golf course! Great layout, awesome driving range, but a little too small for high volume golf course. The greens rolled true and fast. Beautiful scenery though out the golf course, staff was friendly and helpful when needed.

This course was in excellent condition. Golf carts were purple and the most comfortable carts ever! We played 5 other courses while we were on vacation in Myrtle Beach and this was our favourite. We also seen 3 alligators on the course. The staff were very friendly and helpful in the pro shop along with the staff outside organizing the golfers. Overall a great experience and will be back the next time we visit.