LC Lambrecht
LC Lambrecht
LC Lambrecht
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Yeamans Hall Club
Charleston, SC • Private
Yeamans Hall Club
900 Yeamans Hall Rd
Charleston, SC 29410-2443
United States
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 late 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
Awards
Ranking history:
100 Greatest: Ranked from 2011-'22.
Highest ranking: 68th, 2011-'12.
Second 100 Greatest: Ranked since 2023.
Previous ranking: 104th.
2025-'26 ranking: 114th.
Best in State: Ranked from 2011-2026.
2025-'26 ranking (and previous): 3rd.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
Review
“This was an awesome golf course, great example of the genius of Seth Raynor. You had to think thru the best lines to play to achieve par. And the level variations of the greens including the square greens were awesome. Bunkering through out were fair, smart and not just there to be there. I was super satisfied with the whole experience. It's an intelligent golf course and one of Seth Raynor's very best."
Read More2025
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“A classic Seth Raynor golf course with many of his features. You feel you are back in the early years with some square greens. Great course that is mostly unchanged from its inception."
Read More2025
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“Just a great experience & a great golf course!"
Read More2023
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“Yeamans Hall is a classic Seth Raynor design with his characteristic template holes. It is set on a spectacular property with massive live oak trees and broad vistas of the low country. Unusual for the region it has a fair amount of elevation change. Shot Options are outstanding as the design subtly rewards well placed shots. Bunkers are deep and difficult. Greens typically have false fronts but are otherwise not too undulating."
Read More2023
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."
Read More2023
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"
Read More2018
Review
“Interesting, old-style design, but maybe a little overrated by reviewers who consider themselves to be golf course experts"
Read More2018
