GEORGETOWN, S.C. -- It's unlikely that growing rice in South Carolina will make a comeback. But a golf course built on a former rice plantation can be revived.
Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club, a Georgetown course steeped in tradition, is trying to do just that.
Just over a bridge from the south end of the Grand Strand, the par-71 course opened in 1972 and has endured some rough times. But a new management group took over Wedgefield in 2010 and is making gains in restoring the course to its former glory. Golf Digest once listed it among the 15 best golf courses in South Carolina. As Wedgefield's Web site said, it's "an old course becoming new again."
Its many attributes include a 100-year-old manor house, massive live oaks, an interesting combination of golf challenges and smooth greens. The basics await with the promise of more to come.
Wedgefield Plantation G.C. - entrance
One passes under mammoth live oaks on the way to the Manor House at Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club.
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Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club - the back lawn
There's a lot of lawn in back of the Manor House at Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club.
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Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club - no. 1
On No. 1 at Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club, one has to thread a second shot over water and past a line of trees.
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Wedgefield Plantation golf course - no. 10 green
The 10th green at Wedgefield Plantation, with dual bunkers, is representative of several on the golf course.
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Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club - no. 12
Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club's 12th hole descends between rows of trees.
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Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club - no. 14
The 14th hole at Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club requires a double water carry for all but the longest hitters.
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Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club - no. 17
The 17th fairway at Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club is a thin strip between marshes.
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Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club - no. 18 green
The 18th green at Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club is guarded by a hefty bunker. Don't be distracted by the Manor House in the background.
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Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club - no. 2 green
The pin on the second hole hides behind a large bunker, a common occurrence at Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club.
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Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club - no. 4
The fairway at No. 4 on Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club starts wide open, but water ahead slims down access to the green.
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Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club - no. 4 green
Water right and a bunker left add some risks to getting to the green at No. 4 on Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club.
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Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club - no. 5
The fifth hole at Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club has a one-two punch of water as you approach the green.
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Wedgefield Plantation GC - no. 7
A large tree left and water right on No. 7 at Wedgefield Plantation GC punishes shots that are anything but dead straight.
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Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club - no. 9 green
The left side of the ninth green at Wedgefield Plantation Golf Club is well guarded.
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