Greenville South Carolina Country Clubs

[wolfgame]

Looking for club to join....

Does anyone have any membership information for clubs around greenville...also, which ones are decent. I am new to the area and trying to get information. Specifically looking for course information and initiation fees and dues. Any information would be helpful.....thanks

[alcap26]

I have played Thornblade and thought the course was great but I got on for free. I was in college and felt a bit ashamed to park the 1990 light blue Grand Am I had in the parking lot.

[csiachos]

Well, if you're looking for decent clubs to join, I can think of 3. First, the Greenville Country Club has great facilities and 2 great courses in Chanticleer and Riverside. Chanticleer has been in Golf Digest more times than I can count as one of the country's Top 100 private clubs. Riverside, which is also included in your membership, is an OK club. They are getting ready to do 2.5 million dollars in renovations to it, which should make it a great course.

 

Also, there is Thornblade, the course where Jay Haas and sons Bill and Jay Jr. live near. It is a great club also with a great course.

 

Finally, there are the Cliffs courses. These courses are just as good as any you'll find, however, they are about 35-40 min. drive from Greenville. Beautiful though. The Cliffs are always in Golf Digest and on the Nationwide Tour.

 

Money concerned, I believe the Greenville Country club had a special going trying to get new, younger members in. It went for something like $18, 500 for initiation. Regularly, I think it's near $30,000. Thornblade, I think is a little lower than that, probably $10-20,000. And the Cliffs is probably more than both.

 

Now, there are also other clubs to look at.

 

1. Greenville Country Club

2. Thornblade

3. The Cliffs

4. Green Valley

5. Verdae Greens

6. Cherokee Valley

 

 

Hope this helps.

[Strange89]

Musgrove Mill in Clinton, SC. It's worth the drive.

[wolfgame]

Thanks...musgrove is 45 minutes away though and would hate to join a place and have to drive that far after work to get in some golf...any more comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[WriterRay]

Howdy Wolfgame

 

I've lived in Greenville for the past 18 years, and know a bit about the golf here, so I'll add what I can to the above comments.

 

Verdae Greens just closed for the summer while they install new "hybrid" greens. Some kind of new grass that Davis Love III (alias "DL3") used on his award-winning course near Greenwood, SC, called The Patriot Club. Verdae used to host Nike Tour events, and though it has a couple of funky holes, it is a solid track with nice practice facilities. They also allow one-year memberships that run roughly $150 month, no initiation.

 

Greenville Country Club (Chanticleer and Riverside) were covered above; not much to add to that.

 

Several friends of mine are members at Thornblade, where I believe the initiation is $25k. (At least that's what I heard when I asked last fall). A fine course, with excellent facilities and conventient location.

 

Basically, lots of Greenville's "east side" upper crust belong to Thornblade, while the "Augusta Road" upper crust belong to Greenville Country Club, and the really upper crust (upperest crustiest?) might belong to one of those plus the elegant Cliffs Communities.

 

Oh, and Green Valley (just north of the city) is the quiet and less-talked-about club. It has an excellent golf course. Not sure on initiation but believe it to be quite reasonable.

 

My brother-in-law is a member of Holly Tree. I've been out there to play three times this year. It is in very good shape, with an excellent range and putting green, and a comfortable clubhouse (and pretty good food to boot). Initiation is in the $6k - $8k range I believe. Monthly dues are roughly $250 I believe for a family. A bit less for single membership?

 

Keep in mind that if you work in town and are looking for convenience, then Greenville Country Club, Thornblade, and Verdae will be only ten to fifteen minutes away, Holly Tree perhaps twenty-five.

 

One other tidbit (in case you've moved from out of state and like a bit of competition): The South Carolina Golf Association, together with the Carolinas Golf Association, offers up a dizzying array of tournaments each year (for all levels) at some of the best courses in the Carolinas. If you enjoy weekend tourneys, this is your state. They even have a "40+" series, for ages 40 and over, at some excellent courses. I play in a bunch of these things. Check out scgolf.org for more info.

 

best,

WriterRay

[wolfgame]

Any more specifics on Holly Tree would be greatly appreciated.....have narrowed it down and this is the front runner.