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Few private clubs in the South Carolina Lowcountry have inspired as much quiet reverence as Chechessee Creek Club. Opened in 1999 and designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, it occupies a remarkable piece of marshland and maritime forest along the tidal creek for which it is named, in the Okatie area between Beaufort and Hilton Head. Coore and Crenshaw's characteristically restrained approach — minimal earthmoving, routing that defers to what the land already offers — found ideal raw material here, and the result is widely regarded as one of the finest golf courses in the Southeast.
The design leans heavily on the natural contours of the terrain: wide, rumpled fairways that reward ground-game thinking, greens with subtle but punishing movement, and a pervading sense that the course was discovered rather than constructed. Several holes play along or across the tidal creek itself, bringing the full drama of the Lowcountry landscape into the round.
Chechessee sits among an exclusive membership and keeps a deliberately low profile, which only adds to its standing among those who know it. Golf course rankings have taken notice over the years, with the club consistently appearing on serious national lists. It is the kind of place where the score matters far less than the experience of simply being there.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship · men | 6,539 | 72.2 | 135 | 70 |
| Back · men | 6,273 | 70.8 | 133 | 70 |
| Club · men | 5,999 | 69.6 | 130 | 70 |
| Member · men | 5,862 | 69 | 127 | 70 |
| Member · women | 5,862 | 74.1 | 134 | 70 |
| Composite · women | 5,053 | 69.7 | 126 | 70 |
| Gold · women | 4,557 | 67.1 | 118 | 70 |
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