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Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6811 yards
Slope 131
Rating 72.2

Course Details

Year Built 1971
Fairways 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifeagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Russell Breeden (1971)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in South Carolina (2017 #16)

Reviews

4.3
339 Reviews (339)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 19
Bunkers 13
Forced Carries 13
This course/club is great for:
Locals 17
Walkers 17
Seniors 14
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 19
In the 'Burbs 7

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/25/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Chester Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Course

Course was in great shape even after a week of rain...I love the layout. The slight doglegs prevent you from just gripping and ripping ever tee shot

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/03/2020

u057598018, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Chester Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Friday

Greens are in as good shape as any around. Pace of play very smooth. For time of year fairways are very good. Will be back!!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/03/2020

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, gah624! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/03/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, donbon149! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chester Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Happy Mother's Day

Course is probably a month away from being in great shape
It was still a fine day on a fine course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 05/11/2020

Hi Lewwwis. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Chester Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

COVID hurt this course bad

Worst condition I've ever seen Chester in
Some tee boxes were dead
Greens unputtable
So sad

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 05/11/2020

Hi Lewwwis. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Chester Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Chester CC

We had a great first time experience at Chester GC. The staff was great, all of the golfers we encountered were great. The greens were just coming back from aeration so they were a bit bumpy. There were a couple of rough tee boxes but all in all the experience was a pleasure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/05/2020

Hi u241928717. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Chester Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Enjoyable

I don't understand why there is still so much mud after three consecutive days of sun but the round was enjoyable

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 04/06/2020

Hi Lewwwis. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Chester Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good value

Greens and fairways were in good shape; tee boxes were a little rough. Played as a single and was done in under 2 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Hi rfm2. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Chester Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Slowly Getting Better

Not as muddy as yesterday but still a month away from being a nice shade of green.
87° and not having any cold water anywhere on the course is NOT a good thing.
Somebody needs to think up a safe solution!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Hi Lewwwis! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

mud Mud MUD

Had to wipe my face a few times from all the mud.
Amazing thing was - I was in the middle of the fairway!
BTW - My brand new white golf shoes are now a light shade of brown.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/30/2020

We hope to see you again under drier conditions!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

great country course

I would recommend this course. A beautiful country golf course with nice people there.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/30/2020

glengast, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Chester Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/30/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Chester Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/13/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, BryantM! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chester Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Gave average for course conditions just because a large amount of rain causing the fairways to be very wet and in places muddy. The fairways are open. Long par 4 and even longer par 5. The par 3 are even a challenge. Definitely a great course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/13/2020

Hi taljohn1. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Chester Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
North Carolina Advisor
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Classic Layout with Tricky Greens

Chester is hidden in the woods amongst a group of factories, but it was actually a pretty fun little layout. That is, if you exclude the loud freight train horns.

It’s an older classic design that’s easily walkable without a ton of real estate between holes. There are a bunch of doglegs in both directions, which force golfers to create shots, but not much in terms of elevation changes. There is, however, a good amount of water, mostly guarding the greens.

The course was very playable and fairly easy, but the greens were undulating, tricky, and actually pretty small. Definitely recommend that golfers take the time and try to hit shots below the hole as much as possible.

Still, for being a rural course, it’s an easy drive from Charlotte and Columbia, and I would return for another round in the summer. I wouldn’t expect pristine conditions, but for a good price, it’s worth a play.

OVERALL: 6.4/10

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 02/19/2020

Hello DenisDotson. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Great for winter golf!

Played as a foursome and really enjoyed the round. This course has become somewhat of a go to for us now. Year round course conditions are always good and pace of play is great. A few tee boxes and bunkers could use help, but otherwise nothing to complain. Bunkers don't drain well, but that seems to be a problem across most the Charlotte area courses during this wet winter. Would definitely recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 01/16/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us metallikviper. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Chester Golf Club thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good for winter

Course in good shape for it being winter time. Their was a frost delay but the club pro and starter got us out only :30 behind our tee time. Greens rolled average but true

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of my Favorites

Consistent high quality. Great greens. Fun layout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/10/2020

Your feedback is important to us, tgunnels. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Chester Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/17/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, bluehose! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chester Golf Club!

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