22 Jun Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, True Blue Golf Club ranked among South Carolina’s best public courses by Golfweek PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. — Caledonia Golf & Fish Club and True Blue Golf Club, two of the nation’s most celebrated public layouts, have once again been recognized among South Carolina’s premier layouts in Golfweek’s annual ranking of the Best Public-Access Courses in each state. The honor reinforces the standing of the adjacent Pawleys Island courses at the top of the Hammock Coast and Myrtle Beach golf markets. Designed by the late Mike Strantz, Caledonia was ranked No. 4, sandwiched between Broomsedge and the Dunes Golf & Beach Club, two membership-based courses that offer limited public play, and True Blue was No. 6. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys Island is renowned for its strategic design, unforgettable visuals, and iconic finishing hole along the Waccamaw River. (Photo courtesy of Caledonia Golf & Fish Club) Golfweek’s rankings are compiled by a nationwide panel of course evaluators who assess layouts based on criteria that include routing, conditioning, memorability, shot values, and overall design quality. “To have both Caledonia and True Blue recognized among South Carolina’s best public courses is a tremendous honor, one that we don’t take for granted,” said Bart Romano, PGA, Director of Operations for both properties. “Mike Strantz created two distinctly different experiences that continue to resonate with golfers from around the nation. This recognition is a tribute to his vision and to the dedication of our team, which works every day to ensure golfers enjoy the experience he intended.” While linked by Strantz’s creative genius, the two courses offer dramatically different experiences. Caledonia, Strantz’s first solo design, winds through centuries-old live oak trees draped in Spanish moss, blending seamlessly into the natural beauty of the South Carolina Lowcountry. The course is renowned for its strategic design, unforgettable visuals, and iconic finishing hole along the Waccamaw River. Located across the street, True Blue presents a striking contrast. The expansive layout features generous fairways, dramatic waste areas, and bold green complexes. With five par 3s and five par 5s, True Blue showcases Strantz’s willingness to challenge convention while creating a course that is both visually stunning and enjoyable to play. True Blue Golf Club, also in Pawleys Island, offers expansive layout features generous fairways, dramatic waste areas, and bold green complexes. (Photo by Brian Oar – Fairways Photography) The state rankings add to a growing list of accolades for the sister courses. Both Caledonia and True Blue were recently ranked among Golfweek’s Top 100 Resort Courses in America, further solidifying their place among the nation’s best designs. These Pawleys Island courses are located in the heart of South Carolina’s Hammock Coast, the pristine coastal region just south of Myrtle Beach. They are two of 11 Hammock Coast Golf Trail courses. For more information, tee times, and golf packages visit Caledonia’s website here and True Blue’s website here. To read about other recognition these two Hammock Coast Golf Trail courses have recevied, check out these links: Caledonia voted South Carolina’s best course in GolfPass Top 25 list Caledonia Golf & Fish Club 4th in USA Today ranking Caledonia Golf & Fish Club climbs Golfweek Magazine’s ‘Top 100 Courses You Can Play’ rankings Three Hammock Coast Golf Trail courses ranked in Golfweek’s Best of 2024 0 Hammock-All
