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4.2
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3.9
Amenities
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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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Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great experience

Good course with a great feel....staff was nice and course was in good shape....Played TOUGH from the back tees with the wind blowing.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

The greens and fairways need cutting, but everything else is good. Staff not as friendly as they used to be.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course was in great shape.

This course makes you hit all the shots, it plays longer than the distance on the card as many of your approach shots to the green are at a higher elevation. Greens are in good shape(some bare spots), and are undulating so there are not many straight putts. A challenging experience!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very beautiful golf course.

This is a very nice golf course. It has beautiful fairways and greens, nice restrooms on the course, cold water, range finders on the carts, and some challenging holes. We enjoyed playing here very much.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good experience

Course is in great shape, Lots of players still fin round in 4 hrs.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Consistantly Good Course

Course is always in pretty great condition. No different on this occasion.0

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

GREAT

The coutse was in gteat shape, the people were nice and the price was right

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

THE COURSE WAS FUN TO PLAY

THE COURSE HAS TREES AND WATER, BUT WAS FUN TO PLAY INSPITE OF THE OBSTACLES IN YOUR WAY.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hot greens

I like fast greens but not slick. The greens are perfect and the fairways are well maintained. I left most fairways unscathed but the irons are rock solid. Overall rating for this course is exceptional and challenging for a public course. If you are ever in the area give Lake Marion Golf Course a call and see how good your game is.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in good shape. Enjoyed the round.

Course was in good shape despite a lot of rain. Pace of play was good. Will definitely go back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very challenging.

This is one of my favorite courses in the Santee area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very nice course..staff friendly and helpful!

Played late in the afternoon. Allowed to play a fivesome...if we let faster players through...and we did. Good layout, nice greens, variety of hole types.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

EXCELLENT IF YOU RECOVER THE BACK NINE GREENS FROM WHATEVER HAS HIT THEM

excellent COURSE. HOWEVER, THE BACK NINE GREENS ARE IN SAD SHAPE. OVERALL THIS IS A GREAT COURSE BUT VERY DISAPPOINTING. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS COURSE WITH COMMENTS ABOUT THE BACK NINE. SANTEE COOPER(NEXT DOOR) DOES NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Many greens seriously diseased with bare spots.

Played Monday June 9th. Great course with fairways and tee boxes in pristine condition. Some greens are in excellent condition, fast and true putting conditions. Unfortunately many of the greens are covered in patches of bare black patches of no grass. The bare patches range in size of silver dollar size to 8 or 10 inches in diameter. Some greens were not affected, some had just a portion of green affected, and some greens had these bare spots everywhere on the greens. When you had to put through these both the line and the speed of the putt would be unpredictably affected by these bare spots in the green. I would highly recommend this course when the greens are decent condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens need serious work!

This course was average at best. The greens had some serious issues(mold) and need attention! In addition there was a rude maintenance crew blower operator that just drove by me on the green and blew grass in my face and didn't care. Bad experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

A gem in Santee

For this time of year Lake Marion is in the best shape of all the courses we have played this year. Fairways are perfect and greens are in excellent shape.

Course is challenging and you need to think your way around the course. The greens are big so just landing on the green does not assure a two putt. Can't wait to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Love the GPS

We played the first nine holes.We are advanced beginners and found the course to be very good. Challenging with the water and bunkers but not frustrating. Love the GPS in the carts. Nice that they have a driving range to be able to warm up. Well stocked pro shop.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Favourite course in the area

Made a point of playing this course twice! Absolutely was the consensus favourite of our group in the area. Was challenging enough to keep you interested but still was open enough in spots to pull out the driver. Greens and fairways we're excellent and carts with GPS were an added bonus. Would play this course any time I was in the area. It was a great experience and the course had an excellent layout.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course

The course is in great condition, staff very attentionate and helpfull.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

A good place to play with a Golfnow deal

A good basic course not as refined as Lake Marion, but it makes you use every club in your bag. With this amount of doglegs on this course it makes it enjoyable for both long and average length hitters in any group.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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