South Carolina Golf School – Host Course

Furman University Golf Club - Hole #4

Furman University Golf Club

Set among 170 acres on one of the nation’s most beautiful campuses, the Furman University Golf Club is rightfully acclaimed as one of the best collegiate courses in the country. Nestled in the Blue Ridge foothills and measuring 6,800 yards from the championship tees and sporting bent grass greens and Bermuda fairways, the fully-irrigated course is considered a fine test of golf.

Designed by Richard K. Webel, course construction began in 1957 when few colleges in the country had the luxury of an on-campus facility.

The latest addition to the Furman course is a separate practice area and clubhouse for the men’s and women’s golf teams, as well as The Phil Ritson-Mel Sole Golf School. Completed in June of 1997, the REK Center for Intercollegiate Golf, located at the top of the driving range, features offices, locker rooms, a meeting area, chipping and putting greens, practice bunkers, and a heated, covered tee for practice in any weather.

Home of two of the nation’s oldest intercollegiate tournaments, the Furman Intercollegiate and Furman Lady Paladin Invitational, the Furman University Golf Club has also been the site of South Carolina’s 4A state high school championship the last several years.

Since its opening, the course has hosted some of the game’s most renowned stars, including Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Curtis Strange, Jay Haas, and Billy Andrade, as well as a host of outstanding women players, including Nancy Lopez and Furman graduates Betsy King, Beth Daniel, Dottie Pepper and Sherri Turner. Current PGA star Brad Faxon ’83 holds the course record with a 62.

Course Stats

• 18 hole, regulation length, public course
• 72 par
• 6800 yards
• 72 rating
• 125 slope
• Bermuda Grass

Address

Furman University Golf Club
3300 Poinsett Hwy.
Greenville, SC 29613-0848

Golf Team Facility: 864.294.6283
Pro Shop: 864.294.9090