Palmetto Golf Club
Aiken, SC
Palmetto Golf Club is a private 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Aiken, South Carolina, playing 6,695 yards with a course rating of 73.7 and slope of 143. It is ranked #12 on Golf Digest's Best in South Carolina (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Gil Hanse (restoration, 2007)
Accolades
- Ranked #12, Best in South Carolina (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 275 Berrie Road Southwest, Aiken, SC 29801
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 14, 550 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 11, 170 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 3 (par 4, 455 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 14, about 60 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 12 and 15
- Doglegs: 1 left
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 389 | 11 | 5 bunkers |
| 2 | 4 | 368 | 13 | 6 bunkers |
| 3 | 4 | 455 | 1 | 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 4 | 4 | 388 | 7 | 2 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 5 | 4 | 458 | 3 | 1 bunker, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 6 | 5 | 464 | 17 | 7 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 7 | 3 | 180 | 15 | 3 bunkers |
| 8 | 4 | 441 | 5 | 6 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 9 | 3 | 199 | 9 | 3 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| Out | 35 | 3,342 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 518 | 12 | 5 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 11 | 3 | 170 | 18 | 2 bunkers, plays about 55 ft downhill |
| 12 | 4 | 448 | 6 | dogleg left, water in play, 4 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 13 | 4 | 423 | 2 | 2 bunkers, plays about 55 ft uphill |
| 14 | 5 | 550 | 10 | 3 bunkers, plays about 60 ft downhill |
| 15 | 4 | 338 | 16 | water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 16 | 3 | 212 | 4 | 2 bunkers |
| 17 | 4 | 388 | 8 | 4 bunkers, plays about 45 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 306 | 14 | 9 bunkers, plays about 35 ft uphill |
| In | 36 | 3,353 | ||
| Total | 71 | 6,695 |
Scorecard from the Tournament tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Golf ClubAiken | 1.5 | 18 | 70 | 68.2 / 128 | Public |
| Houndslake Country ClubAiken | 1.6 | 18 | 72 | 72.2 / 141 | Semi-private |
| Woodside Country ClubAiken | 3.0 | 22 | Public | ||
| USC Aiken Golf Practice FacilityAiken | 3.7 | Public | |||
| Hollow CreekAiken | 4.5 | 9 | Private | ||
| Midland Valley Golf ClubGraniteville | 6.0 | 18 | 71 | 72.2 / 129 | Public |
| Sage Valley Golf ClubGraniteville | 6.9 | 72 | 74.9 / 131 | Private | |
| Cedar Creek Golf ClubAiken | 7.6 | 18 | 72 | 73.6 / 142 | Public |
| Old BarnwellAiken | 11.0 | 18 | 73 | 74.9 / 136 | Private |
| The Tree FarmBatesburg | 18.6 | 18 | 71 | 75.1 / 138 | Likely private |
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