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4.2
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3.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6413 yards
Slope 120
Rating 70.9

Lake Marion Golf Course is situated in the heart of Santee, one of the East Coast's premier golfing destinations. The course is routed through a series of lakes and mature pine forests. Trees border the fairways and there are 47 strategically placed bunkers lurking beside the greens. Water also comes into play on a few holes. The gently rolling terrain provides elevated greens and subtle but tricky contours. The winding layout also has a few doglegs that can be hard to navigate. Don't let the challenges fool you though, the golf course is player friendly enough for beginners to approach with confidence. It is a favorite amongst both locals and visitors not only for the extremely playable layout but also the well conditioned greens that putt fast and true all year long.

Course Details

Year Built 1978
Fairways 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens Miniverde Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ed Riccoboni (1978)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts required. Golf shUorts permitted. No tees, tanks, halters, swimsuits, blue jeans, cut-offs, short shorts, jogging shorts, bike shorts, athletic shorts, or thong sandals.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.0
114 Reviews (114)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 13
Elevation Changes 10
Water Hazards 8
This course/club is great for:
Seniors 11
Group Getaways 9
Playing Multiple Courses 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 11
Convenient to the City 7

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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

lake marion country club

This is a beautiful course and very nicely laid out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is a nice course.

Eveything about the course is great. Its just a little slow going when you get behind those who don't play often. The starter should be there daily.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

cheating yourself if you don't go.

This course is a jewel. Not your typical flat low country layout. Real hills, large greens with reasonable undulations. Upkeep is excellent.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great value

Course was in great condition. Greens are challenging and in fantastic shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great value for the money

Drove up from Charleston to play here. Great course for 19 dollars. Tough greens that break a ton if you're on the wrong side of the hole. Gps was helpful. Need to play more than once to know where to land the ball. Overall good experience except for a fivesome that would not let us play through (twosome). Took a lot longer for us to play and being irritated caused some frustration and poor play. Overall I would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great golf course

Good golf course a bit testy with uphill and down hill type of holes but definetly worth the money

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great round by all

Course was great and service was terrific.
GOLF NOW gave me a great price for me and the boys.
playing players course at wyboo tomorrow hopefully will be as good or even better.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

worth the trip

Excellent layout and forgiving of bad shots.Greens were a little slow but rolled true. The GPS in the carts was a great help. Can't wait to go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Day for golf

Early spring but the fairways where well kept. Greens seemed really slow and may not have been cut every day. All in all a great course and we will return next year. GPS on carts was really helpful.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Area

Staff, especially the start was very friendly and helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Very Good Course

Course was in good condition with Fairways and Greens being overseeded. Greens were a little slow but rolled true.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good course to play

The course was in great shape. Greens were green and in good shape as was the fairways. Was looking at shirts in the pro shop asked if they had any xxx staff would ck. I said i would stop back after golf. when I went back the staff had 6/7 for me to pick from. Will go again!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great TRack

I always enjoy making the 35 minute drive to Santee to play Lake Marion. I love the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Slow!!

Need a ranger.All day was hit and wait. Half of the greens were bad with many bare spots.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

love the course

some of the greens were in rough shape, but everything else was perfect. average difficulty, staff is always friendly, and well worth it for us to drive up from Charleston to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Have been playing this course for over 20 years. It is one of my favorite courses. I live within 50 miles. I play this course whenever it is not tourist season

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

course has interesting lay up water carries

Great tract on your way south and right off the highway.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of The Best in the state

Awesome golf course and one of my favorites in the country . This course has numerous tee's that will accommodate any level of player. The combination of water and elevation changes is not only beautiful but challenging , you have to give this a try.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Day at Lake Marion

When we arrived, there was no one in front of us, so they allowed us to tee off early. We had no one hold us up but might have held up some that caught us on the back nine.
Course was in good condition and the greens were true.
A pleasure to play this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Skip "Meri- on" your way!!

I'm sure that this course is great at some point in the season because it is a great layout. I must have missed the good conditions. The greens were UNPUTTABLE!! It was not due to maintenance as many courses with lacking greens might boast. They were just BAD!!

I can deal with poor rough and fairways and tee areas, but the one thing that matters is the putting surfaces. Nobody really cares about anything else. It doesn't matter how "green" the course appears to be. I guess most clubs take that for granted and take our money and run so to speak.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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