A few years ago I did a post about golf courses I had played that had since shut down. You can check it out here.
In working on a Google My Map of the golf courses I have played (coming soon), I came across some more places that have closed their doors since that original post. Some of them were probably already gone and I simply missed them.
So in the spirit of the earlier post, here are my thoughts on these now gone golf courses.
Bonnie Brae Golf Club (Mauldin, SC)
This public course was located close to where I grew up and live now. Another friend of mine used to live across the street from it. It was very affordable and fun enough to play. The back nine was solid.
Interestingly, its fifth hole was one of the worst in SC. You had about a 10-yard distance gap to land your tee shot on the dogleg right. If you didn’t go far enough trees blocked the green and if you went too far you were in the trees. Add a green that was sloped so much you couldn’t hold a shot and you have a travesty of a golf hole.
The course was shuttered to make way for real estate. As of now that development has not happened.
Bramber Valley Golf Club (Portsmouth, NH)
I only played this place once with one of my cousin during a childhood summer. Not much stood out about to me and my memory of it is almost non-existent.
Charlotte Golf Links (Charlotte, NC)
I only played here once in a company outing. It was a scramble format and I played with three people who had played no more than a combined five rounds of golf. It was interesting to say the least.
The club was part of the Carolina Golf Trail group that had loads of financial trouble. It was closed abruptly leaving many with questions. This article was helpful in piecing together the story.
Wicked Stick Golf Links (Myrtle Beach, SC)
This John Daly designed course was the site of a buddies round back in college. On one hole a friend wanted to drive the cart to a neighboring gas station to stock up on beverages #facepalm. Based on what I could find this course was just sold and shuttered to make way for housing.