Sanctuary Golf Club
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Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2019.
The 18-hole Sanctuary Golf Club At Cat Island (previously known as South Carolina National Golf Club) in Beaufort, S.C. is a semi-private golf course that opened in 1985. Designed by George Cobb, Sanctuary measures 6,673 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 136 and a 72.6 USGA rating. The course features four sets of tees for different skill levels.
Sanctuary Golf Club may be the Lowcountry's best conditioned golf course. With velvet tiff-dwarf greens, this George Cobb creation sports beautiful views of Port Royal Sound from many holes.
The course is located on a 400+ acre barrier island just a short 45-minute drive from Hilton Head Island. The layout takes full advantage of the wooded interior with centuries-old live oak trees in abundance.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6673 yards | 72.6 | 136 |
| White | 71 | 6194 yards | 70.0 | 129 |
| Gold | 71 | 5686 yards | 67.7 | 120 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5686 yards | 72.8 | 131 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5032 yards | 69.2 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.7/141 | 405 | 386 | 396 | 164 | 178 | 350 | 344 | 506 | 391 | 3120 | 408 | 401 | 357 | 197 | 424 | 561 | 158 | 425 | 568 | 3499 | 6619 |
| White M: 69.7/131 W: 75.6/149 | 391 | 360 | 341 | 150 | 142 | 316 | 331 | 478 | 377 | 2886 | 382 | 365 | 340 | 165 | 364 | 539 | 118 | 341 | 551 | 3165 | 6051 |
| Gold M: 67.9/125 W: 73.1/142 | 378 | 274 | 322 | 137 | 126 | 267 | 309 | 461 | 362 | 2636 | 350 | 343 | 316 | 149 | 302 | 490 | 111 | 326 | 516 | 2903 | 5539 |
| Red M: 64.3/117 W: 68.2/121 | 343 | 224 | 300 | 90 | 93 | 222 | 280 | 421 | 325 | 2298 | 233 | 295 | 268 | 115 | 285 | 452 | 79 | 301 | 464 | 2492 | 4790 |
| Handicap | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
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Sanctuary Course...Beautiful but challenging
If you like a challenge, play this course. The first 5-6 holes require you to place the ball pretty precisely... if you can do that you will have an excellent round. The greens are in fantastic shape and the fairways are pretty good as well. The tee boxes were not as good but apparently had some work done recently...they are still very playable! It is a beautifully scenic course as well... my most recent round was just a pleasure to be there.
Cooge hits the Sanctuary
If you enjoy great golf tracks with picturesque scenery, fast, sloping greens with huge fairways, play the Sanctuary.
The staff is most friendly and accommodating, ask for the Staff Member from Canfield Ohio.
There is a Grill Room Restaurant for after golf play
Hi "jimkraynik" thank you so much for the positive review. We appreciate the kind words about the course as well as our staff. Come out and see us again soon!
Great Course
Well maintained course with excellent views.
Hey "lindoug" thank you so much for the 5* review. We are glad you liked the course and the scenery and hope to see you again soon.
HILTON HEAD VACATION
PLAYED ON MAY 1 ON OUR WAY TO HILTON HEAD FROM CHARLESTON
CONDITIONS WERE AVERAGE WITH PRETTY GOOD GREENS
VERY TOUGH LAYOUT (ESPCIALLY THE FIRST TIME AROUND) WITH LOTS OF WILDLIFE
WE WOULD HAVE LIKE BETTER CONDTIONS BUT THEY DO OFFER SOME VERY GOOD DEALS SO IN THE END WE WERE HAPPY WITH OUR CHOICE
A GREAT/FUN LAYOUT IN A VERY PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT
Hey "OUEA" thank you so much for the positive review. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the layout of the course and hope that you come see us again soon!
Nice course on Cat Island
Course was nicer than expected, overall in good shape with some interesting holes. Only negative was a 4some in front of us who were slow.
Hey "steveb000002" thank you for the positive review. We appreciate you coming out and playing and hope to see you again soon!
Great course
I have played this course about 5 times and I just love it. The layout is great, and conditions are good. Worth my drive from Savannah, GA every single time!
Hey "Mdonate3" thank you so much for the 5* review! We are glad that you love the course so much and hope to see you again soon.
Sanctuary
Tee boxes were overgrown. Fairways were ok. The natural beauty of the course is well worth the drive.
Hey "Olgamerela" we are really happy to hear that you enjoyed the scenery and hope to see you again soon!
Great course
Nice challenging course, the greens and fairways for this time of year very good. I of my favorite courses.
Hey "u998695834" thank you for the 5* review! We are glad you were satisfied with the course conditions and hope to see you again soon!
Tough Course (4 handicap)
Tough golf course. Course knowledge is huge here. I wasn't able to play to my handicap. I shot 6 over and have been playing to about a 4 lately. I thought the course was tougher than the course rating of 72.4 (par 71) from the back tees. The first 3 holes will eat your lunch if you aren't ready. I suggest hitting a small bucket of balls or you can just throw three balls in the water on the first three holes. Your choice. If you have a buddy that out drives you by 40 but can't find the fairway that often then take him to this course and suggest a small wager. Some tight holes mixed in with a few long holes. The greens aren't that small, but were difficult to hit secondary to being firm. The greens were faster than average. The course overall condition is above average for this time of year. The design of the course is difficult. Hope to get to play it again after the grass greens up some. Overall the course drains well. Like may coastal courses you can't always see the trouble that is out there. Buy a yardage book for your group. Make then give you a few bucks each if you're cheap.
Thank you so much for your detailed feedback! We're so glad you came out to play and hope to see you back soon!
This is a great course
Not top of line but this is what the Low Countries is about !!! .You will not get better views . Enjoy
Thank you very much for coming out and for taking the time fill out a review after! We would have to agree with you that the views are second to none ... but we may be a bit biased. We hope to see you again soon!
Simply Superb
A truly enjoyable golf experience! The facility is fine, and the course excellent! Treat yourself to this delightful outing.
Thank you so much for the great review! We found it a lot like you found our course... "Superb". See you again soon!
Great 3's!
Great collection of par threes! Have been going there for quite some time and it is a must stop for the last 20+ years.
Thank you for your continued support! We'd have to agree that the par 3s are pretty special, but we may be a bit biased.
Surprise
Wonderful course, be ready to play with your 'A' game to start. Will be back again!
Thanks for coming out to play! We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed yourself and look forward to seeing you again soon!
Great course on Sundays.
Quiet fall Sunday out on the course. Not busy and the course was in better shape then many of the other courses around. One of the few that has done some mowing since the week of rain.
Thanks for coming out and for taking the time to fill out a review after! We hope to see you again soon!
A beauty
The course is beautiful and in good condition.We saw two deer and a number of gators.My wife and I played in under 3:45 hours.Would definitely recommend Sanctuary to other golfers.My only slightly negative comment is that the clubhouse looks a little tired.
Glad to hear you had such a fun round and even got to see some of our native wildlife!
Senior and women's tee boxes.
While the course was in excellent condition we found the Senior and Women's tee were too long. The length from tee to green made it impossible to get to any green, except the par threes, in regulation. Therefore, we could rarely score a par, even if we hit good shots. Making all greens to be one putt greens, which is a rare thing for even the best of Senior players.
Thank you for coming out to play and we appreciate the feedback. We hope to see you again soon.
Interesting layout, challenging but fun course
Sanctuary is a great place to play golf. The layout is interesting with very few repetitious holes. Lots of water but not unfairly placed. The condition of the course is really good right now, though there had just been a junior tournament and there were lots of unrepaired ball marks. Nonetheless, the greens are rolling true and pretty fast. Deep bermuda rough makes missing the fairways a mistake. The last four holes make for a tough finish.
Thank you for the well thought out review. We are thrilled to hear you found the course in such great shape and that you enjoyed your round with us. Come back and see us again soon!
Challenging course with great scenery.
Truly enjoyed golfing there! Greens were excellent
Thank you for the excellent review and we hope to see you again soon!
Real nice course
The golf course was challenging and fun. The pace of play was excellent until we hit the back nine. No course marshalls to speed up play and the pro shop employees weren't very friendly. Overall, we had a nice experience.
Thank you for coming out to play and we appreciate the feedback. Glad to hear you found the course in great shape and we hope to see you again soon!
The golf wass great
Thoroughly enjoyed our round of golf. The greens were perfect and true. Outstanding opportunity to see wildlife all through the course.
Thanks for the review! The course is in absolutely fantastic shape right now and there is a ton of wildlife on the course. We hope to see you again soon.
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Hey "BobMitzi1" we are glad to hear that you find the course very challenging but still enjoyble! Now that golf season is here you will have to come back and visit us soon.