Charleston Pines at Lima Golf & Country Club

Great deal on golfnow. I was looking to pay easily around 60, minimum with Monday being a holiday. 26 bucks was a no brainer.

I can’t remember if I have ever reviewed Charleston Pines before. I know I have Island Oaks. If you haven’t play that course yet, play it soon. I personally enjoy that one more, out of the two.

If you have played Island Oaks before, however, not yet Charleston Pines, it’s honestly quite the opposite of IO.

First, the course was in good shape for June. Greens are very, well, green, lol. No dead patches.

Same with the tee boxes. They are watered well. I didn’t have issues getting my tee in the ground. They have fair amount of divots in them and some are still uneven.

So compared to IO, Charleston is way more open. Charleston has a fair amount of rolling fairways. Not huge, though prevalent on several holes, ex. Hole # 9.

Charleston is a good course to build confidence. Whether you’re newer, and are still working on consistency; or a more regular golfer, looking to rebound some, following a bad outing, or wanting to work on some mechanics, before a tournament.

Charleston is a very forgiving course, especially for driving and fairways. Putting, it becomes a little more challenging. There are several crowned greens. Multiple greens are narrow with a fair amount of guarding. 2-3 have incredibly steep inclines; shelfs; tiers; slops, however, you like to describe them.

Although open, there are some “L” and some “lazy dog leg” holes on this course. Making most holes differentiate enough from one another. However, the holes are not quite as unique as IO, such as hole 2 - Par 3. There is not a ton of elevation change. Though it does exist most significantly on holes 1, 10, 18.

There are some nice areas of water on Charleston. Though, you have that with IO as well.

Although not my preferred out of the two, still a wonderful course to play, at Lima country club.

If you ever get food at the turn, or at the club house restaurant, don’t forget about the Maggie’s Sauce! It’s so good, you won’t regret it. Best part, you can buy a jar from the restaurant when you discover how amazing it is.

Beef patties at the turn grill are good size / good quality 👍🍔

Golf cart could be much better, cleaner and in better condition.

The entire golf course needs to be rolled. This would allow cutting to proper fairway length. Most fairways were at least 1/2”. In many cases it was difficult to distinguish the difference between fairways and rough.

The greens rolled evenly. This course seems to needs better irrigation. As an example, I have never played on such concrete-like tee decks, this was evidenced by the number of broken tees on every deck. I broke three tees trying to place my tee.

As expected after 2" of rain last wee, the course was soggy in areas and I played clean and lift on most holes. Wish there had been more ball cleaners out on the course as I needed one after every hole. The greens were in good shape, though I thought running a bit slow. Pace of play I'll say was poor. I don't know if they had Monday morning leagues but it took forever. The course played as expected, but I didn't expect the slow pace.

Awesome course, for 37$ you can’t beat the quality. Not too difficult which is nice and the tee boxes can sometimes be in bad shape but other than that I highly recommend!

Played here at noon on September 21st. Hadn't played the Pines since last year. Despite recent rains the rough was well maintained and greens were in very good shape and moderate speed. There were a few fairways recovering from burn out from the summer's drought but they were playable. Tough to grow grass in a drought. Should set up well for Fall gilf and next year. Staff was great. I didn't use the Snack Shack or inside bar/dining.