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    Congaree Golf Club

    Ridgeland, SC Private

    Overview

    Tom Fazio has designed countless compelling golf courses on sites that weren't. But at Congaree, 30 minutes inland from Beaufort, S.C., he at least had great material: sand, in the form of two deep sections of it separated by a lowcountry wetland area. The sand made it easy to scoop and shape long ridgelines, creating significant movement across an otherwise level property—and dozens of stately live oaks, carefully transplanted for effect—further outline the design. Finely edged Melbourne-style bunkers sweep up to the edges of fairways and into greens, catching shots that drift too far and leading to challenging hi-lo recovery situations. Congaree hosted the 2022 CJ Cup after making its debut as a tour venue for the previous year's Palmetto Championship, which replaced that year's Canadian Open.

    About

    Holes 18
    Length 7725
    Slope 155
    Facility Type Private
    Year Opened 2018
    Designer Tom Fazio

    Awards

    100 Greatest
    Best Courses in Every State
    Best New Courses

    Ranking history:

    100 Greatest: Ranked since 2021-'22.
    2023-'24 ranking: 42nd.
    Highest Ranking: 39th, 2021-'22.

    Best in State: 2nd since 2022.
    2023-'24 ranking: 2nd.

    Golf Digest Logo Panelists

    Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

    4.8

    100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

    Shot Options
    7.7508
    Character
    7.9695
    Challenge
    7.8207
    Layout Variety
    7.7113
    Fun
    7.5471
    Aesthetics
    7.734
    Conditioning
    8.1643

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