How Many Golf Courses Are in South Carolina?
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South Carolina's golf landscape includes 154 named golf courses and country clubs distributed across 141 cities and 37 counties, according to data from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, the federal gazetteer of named places. Each entry in the directory represents a real, named facility organized by geographic location.
The GNIS database catalogs named geographic features rather than active businesses, which means the directory serves as a partial and historically layered snapshot of the state's golf infrastructure. A newly opened or recently renamed course may not yet appear in the federal record, and operational details such as public or private status, fee structures, and course layout are not included in the GNIS database.
Those seeking to locate a specific course should use this directory as a geographic reference tool, searching by city and county to identify nearby facilities. Once a course is located, interested golfers should consult the facility's own website or contact the course directly to verify current hours of operation, rates, and booking availability.
South Carolina golf by county
Directory note. Listings come from the USGS GNIS named-feature gazetteer (2021 vintage) and are partial — public/private status, green fees and course layout aren't in the federal record. Confirm details on each course’s own site.
Listing all 154 named courses in South Carolina, A–Z.
How to use the South Carolina directory
Start by narrowing to where you want to play — by city, or more reliably by county — then open a course for its locality detail. Every listing is a real, named facility from the federal gazetteer; for tee times, green fees and public-or-private status, check the course’s own site, since those aren’t in the GNIS record.
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How many golf courses are in South Carolina?
South Carolina has 154 named golf courses and country clubs in our directory, drawn from the USGS GNIS federal gazetteer (verified June 2026). GNIS is a partial, dated (2021 vintage) named-feature source, so treat this as the count of named courses on federal record, not a complete registry of every operating course.
How many cities in South Carolina have golf courses?
Named golf courses in South Carolina span 141 distinct cities in our directory. The city label is derived from the nearest populated place to each course's coordinates, so a rural course may list the closest town.
How many counties in South Carolina have golf courses?
South Carolina's named golf courses sit across 37 counties. County is the most reliable locality in the federal gazetteer — see the by-county view for the full breakdown.
Which county in South Carolina has the most golf courses?
Horry County leads with 32 of South Carolina's 154 named golf courses in our directory.
Golf courses in other South states
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- Golf courses in Maryland · 160
- Golf courses in Georgia · 155
- Golf courses in Alabama · 147
- Golf courses in West Virginia · 140
- Golf courses in Tennessee · 117
- Golf courses in Louisiana · 105
- Golf courses in Mississippi · 82
- Golf courses in Arkansas · 71
- Golf courses in Kentucky · 53
- Golf courses in Oklahoma · 42
- Golf courses in Delaware · 22
- Golf courses in District of Columbia · 5
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