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Yeamans Hall Club
Hanahan, South Carolina, United States
18 Holes · Par 70 · Private club — no published green fee; play is by member invitation · Parkland
— About
About Yeamans Hall Club
Yeamans Hall Club is a private 18-hole, par 70 course at Hanahan, South Carolina, just outside Charleston. Seth Raynor designed it, and it opened in 1925. Raynor worked from his usual kit of template holes, so the routing brings together a Redan, a Biarritz, a Punchbowl, a Cape, an Eden and a Knoll, each with its own style of green. The property sits on the site of a former plantation, and the round runs past live oaks, pines and the edge of tidal marsh. The surrounding terrain is sandy and gently folded rather than dramatic, which puts the emphasis on the bunkers and putting surfaces. The club is private, with restricted membership, and there is no public tee sheet or published green fee.
- Tom Doak's team rebuilt the greens in the 1990s, increasing their combined area by roughly 75 percent.
- Early members came largely from New York's financial and industrial circles, drawn by a winter-colony development.
- Lost bunkers were reinstated during the restoration, bringing back the hazards Raynor originally built into each green complex.
- The ground is sandy and gently undulating, and the property is bordered by tidal marsh.
History of Yeamans Hall Club
Yeamans Hall took shape in the mid-1920s on land that had been part of a 17th-century plantation. The developers planned a winter colony for wealthy Northerners. Raynor's layout was finished in 1925, and houses and cottages for members grew up around the course. Over the following decades the greens shrank and the bunkers filled in or disappeared,. The revival began in the 1990s, when Tom Doak's Renaissance Golf Design, with associate Jim Urbina, rebuilt the greens at close to their original size and put Raynor's lost hazards back. The work drew on Raynor's original plans.
Signature holes at Yeamans Hall Club
The 6th is the Redan, a par 3. The 16th is the course's Biarritz, and the 17th finishes the run of templates with a Punchbowl green. The opening hole sets the tone with a plateau green, and the 14th uses the Knoll template, with a raised, built-up green pad. Together they show how much of the course's identity sits in the greens.
When to play Yeamans Hall Club
Yeamans Hall began as a winter colony for Northerners, which gives a clue to its traditional season, but for a private club the date that matters is the one your host can get. Ask in advance about seasonal closures and any maintenance periods, and plan to arrive with enough time to see the clubhouse grounds as well as the course.
Playing Yeamans Hall Club: tips
Yeamans Hall is private and publishes no green fee, so a round means playing as the guest of a member. Ask your host about tee times, dress and whether caddies are available. Before you go, read up on the Redan, the Biarritz and the Punchbowl, because knowing what each template is meant to test makes the green complexes far easier to understand. Charleston is the nearest major city.
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— FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Yeamans Hall Club
Can the public play Yeamans Hall Club?
No. Yeamans Hall is a private club with restricted membership and no published green fee, so the only realistic way to play is as the guest of a member.
Who restored the course?
Tom Doak's Renaissance Golf Design, led on site by Jim Urbina, rebuilt the greens during the 1990s and reinstated bunkers, working from Raynor's original plans to recover the design.
What kind of land does the course sit on?
It lies on a former plantation site near Charleston, with sandy, gently rolling ground, live oaks and pines, and tidal marsh along its edge.