Players Course At Wyboo, The

Manning sits in the heart of Clarendon County, about an hour southeast of Columbia in South Carolina's coastal plain — flat, piney, and threaded through with swampy lowland that gives this part of the Palmetto State its particular character. The area around Lake Marion, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the Southeast, has drawn outdoor recreation for decades, and golf fits naturally into that landscape of longleaf pine, Spanish moss, and still water.

The Players Course at Wyboo is part of the Wyboo Plantation development along Lake Marion's shores, a resort and residential community where the golf course serves as both amenity and attraction. That lakeside setting means water comes into play in ways that feel organic rather than manufactured — carry shots over inlets and views across open water that remind you exactly where you are.

For visiting golfers, Manning is a reasonable detour off I-95, making Wyboo the kind of stop that rewards travelers willing to leave the highway. The surrounding Lowcountry quiet is the real draw.