Yeamans Hall Club

Charleston, SC • Private

4.5

Panelists

13 Reviews

1 / 4

LC Lambrecht

2 / 4

LC Lambrecht

3 / 4

LC Lambrecht

4 / 4

LC Lambrecht

Overview

Though it contained a classic collection of Raynor favorites, including a Road Hole, a Biarritz, a Redan and even a Prize Dogleg (based on an entry from a 1914 magazine design contest), Yeamans Hall suffered from benign neglect for 50 years, with bunkers overgrown and greens both shrunk by mowing habits and mushroomed by topdressing. But in the later 1980s, the course superintendent discovered Raynor’s original plans in the clubhouse attic. Architect Tom Doak and his then-associate Jim Urbina used the plans to faithfully restore Raynor features. Urbina continues to implement restoration touches and Yeamans Hall today is one of the country's most polished and evocative examples of Raynor's architecture on a relatively flat piece of Lowcountry land.

About

Holes 18

Length 6808

Slope 132

Facility Type Private

Year Opened 1925

Designer Seth Raynor, Charles Banks/(R) Tom Doak, Jim Urbina

Awards

Ranking history:

100 Greatest: Ranked from 2011-2022.
Previous ranking: 99th.
Highest ranking: 68th, 2011-'12.

Second 100 Greatest: Since 2023.
2023-'24 ranking: 104th.

Best in State: Ranked from 2011-2024.
2023-'24 ranking: 3rd.

Panelists

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

4.5

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options

7.4935

Character

7.9275

Challenge

7.2184

Layout Variety

7.5406

Fun

7.762

Aesthetics

7.464

Conditioning

7.4027

Reviews

1 / 4

Review

“Just a great experience & a great golf course!"

2023

2 / 4

Review

“Had long wanted to see Yeaman’s Hall, and it didn’t disappoint. The green complexes here are just some of the best in Golf. In fact, tee to green the strategic features are a little quiet as architect Seth Raynor had used a lot of symbolic concepts to suggest his template holes, such as the centerline bunker on 4 to pseudo create the Bottle, or the hint of a hill in front of the Alps on 5, or the fairway bunker on the right side of 9 to suggest a Cape. But, the green complexes on these and every other hole on the course have so many wonderful dynamics, that the simplicity of the design topography is fully augmented by the sophistication of the putting surfaces. The angles needed to play the golf course well are beautifully available with the width of the design off the tee creating great importance to how you drive the ball in able to succeed on the approach shot. And if you find yourself out of position or if you miss a green in regulation, you will be tested in a firm, but not unfair way to see if you can recover. Jim Urbina has done a great job over the last 10 years to make sure that the greens really deliver on Raynor’s original intent. He completely succeeded. Holes of note: Really fun setting for the Short at #3, spectacular Redan green at # 6, beautiful hole at 8, solid Eden at 13, spectacular Knoll green at 14, Lido at 15 is an excellent hole."

2023

3 / 4

Review

“For those who enjoy old traditionalist golf clubs, it is a good place to go. A Seth Raynor design. I went in February one year and old greens and fairways grasses were dormant at this time of year. Need some time to mature. A place with a lot of soul with typical southern charm and atmosphere"

2018

4 / 4