1591 Resort Drive, McCormick, South Carolina 29835, US
(864) 391-2450
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About Hickory Knob State Park

The Hickory Knob State Resort Park & Golf Course cozies up to the shores of Lake Thurmond, a reservoir lake that is visible or in play on every hole. Hickory Knob is the state's only resort state park. Not only is there a comfortable clubhouse with a snack bar and pro shop, but lodge rooms, cabins, a campground and a full-service restaurant make this a destination for anybody looking for outdoor recreation.

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★
Acres1091
Number of UnitsLess than 100

Amenities & Services

RestaurantsCasual
Room TypesRoom
TennisYes
Practice FacilityYes
Beach AccessYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Hickory Knob State Park

Reviews

3.7 out of 5 stars
364 Reviews (364)
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

fun course

First time there for me and my son and we will go again .We enjoyed the course and the people working there could not have been nicer

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Course is in beautiful condition

Hickory Knob State Park Golf Course is a hidden treasure. It is very peaceful with no homes in site, no road noise, just thed sounds of nature and your club hitting the ball, and maybe your partner about his last shot.

Course is in superior condition and a real bargain pricewise, especially with GolfNow.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great Course

Loved the course, layout was unique and lot of natural beauty. The greens were a little slower due to maintenance but still rolled well.

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First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Awesome Scenery

This is a SC State Park golf course. The workers are mostly volunteers and extremely cordial. The course is next to the lake with plenty of trees, therefore during hot days the temp in the shade is cool. Most courses out in the open can get very hot.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Shaping up nicely

Grounds are in decent shape. Greens had been aerated in last few weeks which caused many issues with putting. Only issue I have with the course is the greens. Aeration not withstanding, the last two rounds we played here, the greens were exceptionally slow and spongy. They did reduce size of the greens within the last couple years, so I assume they did this to help hold approach shots, but it has caused the greens to be way to slow. Other than that, all good and we will be back to play in the future.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 51
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Nice Layout,

I enjoyed the round. The course was in good condition with the exceptions of the greens. Very rough. Very nice setting. Hope the greens improve, I would like to play it again.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 3.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

First time I have ever left a golf course before finishing.

This used to be one of my favorite courses. It has gone down hill tremendously. The layout is absolutely perfect but the greens were garbage. They we like sponges I've never seen a green that felt like that. They over booked the course with tee times 8 minutes apart and pace of play was horrible. It took us 3 hours to play the front and played number 10 and waited 15 minutes on number 11 tee box. So needless to say we left. It's a shame because this course has so much potential

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Previously Played
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Hickory Knob State Park, SC

I have periodically played this course since the 1980s, and it is a beautiful and challenging layout. However, cutbacks in maintenance funding over the last two decades have really hurt the course's condition. In all fairness the Golfnow review did say the greens were aerated on 4/11, but normally a week later they're not too bad. Very little sand was used in top dressing them, thus the holes were very pronounced. Essentially, the greens were unplayable. Recommend you wait a full month after aerating greens before playing this course.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

One of My Favorites

I wished I lived closer, it takes me about 45 minutes to get to this course but it's one of my favorites. No, it's not the prettiest although it is really nice and it's so peaceful and quite generally. The course has a great layout, with some really challenging holes. I learned how to play the course and shot my best ever round to date here (86, I suck) and it will always be one of my favorite courses. You cannot beat this course for the money, anywhere. I've been to quite a few low-budget courses and this is not like any of those. The fairways are always n really good shape and the greens are pretty nice too. I love this course.

Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

A fun course!

I've played here many times. This is a fun layout. Great staff! You can get a hamburger or hotdog at the turn without waiting! Great job Hickory Knob!

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Slow play..

Only real problem with course was extreme slowness of play and no Ranger to alleviate problem.

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Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

great course

we played this for the first time and enjoyed it. blind shots and changes of elevation throughout. we didn't know how to play it since we are not pros and get 3 days to play it before but we have made mental notes of what's to come next time. weather was perfect and people let us play through sinece we were a 2 some. the greens were not as sandy as some poeple have said and they were very soft under your feet. lots of water hazards as well. If you play for the first time take a ride ahead to see what you are up against on some holes.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Love this Golf Course

Love this golf course. The course opened in 1982. I played here is l983...32 years ago. Wanted to make a return visit and so glad I did. Please understand that it's winter, so the grass wasn't green and the wind was about 15 mph. They had some rain so it was cart path only. But I still enjoyed the course. Given the conditions, the fairways were in good shape. The greens were Green, and smooth, but slow. The lake was down so I missed the scenic view that I remembered. I'm age 65 so playing from the white tees was long for me. There are several holes in excess of 500 yards. That being said, it's a great golf course that you will find challenging, rewarding and fun to play. Go Play !

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 5.0
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
Recommended
Played

Course appeared to be good shape, only played four because of weather..

Only played four holes because of rain and coldness..hopefully the weather will be more cooperative the next time we play.

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

great value

great value for money. great setting

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
T O P 500
Reviews 188
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great course

This was the first time I played this course. It was in good shape but the cart paths are very bumpy. Greens were good also. I would definitely come back and play again.

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Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Lake neds water

Great weather, and course in good condition, fairways thick and plush, greens some thin some thick and putt differently. What was bad and not anything the course can fix is the lake must be 10 to15 feet below full pool and the views just are not the same.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 5.0
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

great round of golf...other than extremely hot

We play Hickory Knob on the July 26th at 11am. extremely hot...but the course was in very good condition. Good grass in the fairways..and the greens were in extremely good shape....held the ball on most approach shots.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 3.0
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