Tudor Oaks Inn
About Tudor Oaks Inn
The Tudor Oaks Inn in Summerville, South Carolina, is a small outpost with only three rooms named after famous golf courses in Scotland (St. Andrews), England (Sunningdale) and Ireland (Royal Dublin). It sleeps only six, but staying has its perks: Access to the golf and tennis at the adjacent semiprivate club, the Legend Oaks Golf & Tennis Club, which offers the Bistro One18 restaurant. Tudor Oaks Inn, which also has an outdoor pool, is located within 25 minutes of Charleston and near three large plantations worth touring - Middleton Place, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, and Drayton Hall.Facts
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Greens have completely turned around
I've played out there once a week for the past month and have really seen the greens improve over time. Yes, at one point the greens were unputtable, but that was because they completely changed their greens back in April, I believe. I last played on 7/8 and the greens are about 90% and putting almost perfectly. They are a little slow, but they putt true. Not a whole lot of break in the putts, so there are tons of birdie opportunities to be had. I plan on playing there tomorrow, 7/15, and I expect the greens to be at 100% and I can't wait.... Heeerrreeee birdie birdie birdie! Awesome layout, light rough, manicured fairways, and some of the best and easiest greens in Charleston.. I give this course two thumbs up!
beautiful fairways and surrounding wildlife
A great course except the people mowing were not courteous at all. Greens could be cut shorter for best putting. All in all a good golf course.
New greens
The new greens are rolling great. Nice improvement. The fairways are equally plush and easy to hit off of as well.
Good corse
Good course, important for summer play- water on the course
Con- no driving range
9 Holes
It is nice that Legend Oaks offers a 9 hole rate. I found it interesting that the PGA was touting a 9 hole concept during the open; it makes a lot of sense given the reason many people have given up the game is the time commitment.
The course has a nice layout, however the greens are really shaggy. May be because they have recently been aerated (2 weeks ago?), but they were un-puttable.
greens are coming around
As mentioned in other reviews, the greens are still coming in. They are extremely slow on the front, not as bad on the back but still pretty slow. Most still have visible seams but that doesn't affect the putting much, the slow speed is the biggest problem. Once they come in fully and are able to be maintained in a normal fashion, I would say they will be pretty good. The rest of the course is in very good shape and a little course knowledge goes a long way here. Several holes require a specific distance off the tee, can't just grip it and rip it as far as you want or you will be through the fairway. The GPS on the cart helps a lot with this, very nice large display with all hazards and important distances marked. I still used my laser rangefinder for distance to the pin, but the GPS was invaluable off the tee since this was my first round here. I'll give the greens another month before I return, but I definitely will be back.
Don't Waste Your Money
The layout of the course is nice. But the greens were replaced a few months ago by an obvious amateur who had no experience in golf greens. It appeared as though a landscaper and not a golf course greens expert did the greens. The second issue was the maintenance crews. They need to train the maintenance crews on the mowers proper etiquette. One guy was riding down the middle of the fairway, turned around and stopped in the middle of the landing area. Another was running a mower back a forth next to a tee box. The last issue was safety. Non-golfers, mostly children, were walking around the course, riding bikes, skate boards, etc. And heavy lightning was in the area but no alarm from the club house. I was standing on 14th tee and lightning strike very near me. I headed for the clubhouse but people were still playing on every hole. I wont' be playing here again for a long time.
You should come back. They have grown in, seams are gone. No issues.
GREENS HAVE BEEN REPLACED
The greens on all 18 holes have been replaced in pieces. They are lumpy and have lines of sharp sand down the connected areas where the sod bumps into each other. They need at least 45 days from May 21, which is the day I played. I paid 20 bucks to play, and on this web site (Golf Now) as well as at the coarse, it does not list nor did anyone say, the greens are still under repair or have been replaced. Do not play this course until the greens recover. Call the course to confirm this before booking your tee time.
Greens are horrible
This course has a very nice layout. Fairly challenging, with lots of water, several doglegs and strategically positioned trees. However, the greens were redone a couple of months ago and are still in horrible shape. They are as bumpy as an egg carton.
Good Times
Overall great experience, pack extra balls, Beer Cart was a life saver and the woman running it is always pleasant and helpful.
Nice layout - BAD greens
Greens recently redone. Like putting on the moon. Nice layout and nice players but greens were Horrible.
Shame to see this course in its current condition
I used to consider this my home course about 4 years ago so it pains me to see it this bad. I played a round here in February and the greens were horrible. I figured it was because our rough winter freezes so I figured I would give it a couple month and try it out again. To my surprise, the greens were completely re-sodded. Even the practice green. Evidently there was a costly mistake with some fertilizer and the greens burned out completely. I would not recommend a round out here for at least couple more months depending on how well the new sod takes.
Great coarse
There was plenty of water and sand traps on every whole. I played from the blues to give the coarse more of a challenge. We saw several alligators on the coarse which is always nice to see. But my favorite part was none of the wholes overlapped. If you hit it too far left or right you were in the woods or rough. This is a great coarse for the money.
Great course to play (in a couple of months)
Ok, so this is one of my regular courses and I love it, and yesterday was no exception. We always see a good number of alligators on the back 9 and yesterday was no exception. That being said there is one thing you should know before booking the round and that's that the greens were all re-sodded so they are nowhere near ready to roll smooth. That being said however, my friends and I were willing to play with a "anywhere within 5 feet is good" attitude and still had a great time. The cost of the round also reflected this and I give credit to the course for not trying to gloss over the conditions, they've taken almost 50 percent off regular price while the greens are rough and I applaud them for that. IF you are wanting to concentrate on putting, wait for the greens to grow in, if you're just looking for a nice round to get out and play, then by all means, go ahead and book the round. Great course to play.
Awesome staff
If you want a great day at a great course then this is the one for you. I have played here many times and have never been disappointed! Golf here with confidence!!
Greens
If you like not being able to putt, go play. They resodded the greens and they are terrible! I seriously wonder if the super has a clue. The greens are as bad as they were when they died a year ago. Not worth the money!!!
Review
Course was in great shape except the greens. They had laid down new sod and crazy weather has prevented great growth. Hopefully this will change over the next few months. We were given a coupon to come back and play in a few months to see how well the greens will progress.
Back 9 is challenging, pace of play was horrible. Back 9 we were 2 groups on every tee box; Marshalls should do better job of telling groups abt pace of play.
Legend Oaks Plantation Golf Club review
The greens had just been replaced and putting was difficult but should get fine in a few weeks. The course was GREAT, I enjoyed the play and the fairways were wonderful!
Great Staff
I called ahead and asked about the greens after reading the reviews on Golf Now and was told they were a work in progress after a total re-sodding, but getting better. I showed up hit some off the mats and putted on the re-sodded putting green and joined a group.
The course was challenging, but the carts are equipped with a large screen GPS which helped a lot. Most of the local courses around North Charleston and Summerville don't have them, so it was a nice bonus.
The greens were rough, but playable. The fairways were in great shape and our group had a nice afternoon.
My only issue is with this course is not having a driving range; my personal preference.
Bad greens
Bad greens just got new sod couldn't putt, alligators everywhere, great hotdogs good course
Greens were just replaced so gradually dropping height. They are in great shape though.