GOLF MAGAZINE recently tapped the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course at The Cliffs at Keowee Falls as one of America’s Top 10 Best New Private Courses. Says Senior Editor Joe Passov:
“With a half-dozen superb courses already in The Cliffs’ stable and a Tiger Woods track on the way, it would be easy to overlook this Jack Nicklaus design—but that would be a mistake, because this back-to-nature, core layout deserves its own spotlight. Handsome pine- and hardwood-covered mountainsides edge most of the holes, but most compelling are the watery, risk/reward par-5s on the back nine, numbers 14, 16 and 18, where fortunes in Nassaus and Skins Games can change dramatically.”
Keowee Falls shared company with the following other courses who filled out the magazine’s top picks for 2008: The Golf Club of Cape Cod, The Golf Club at Ravenna, Stonebrae Country Club, the Painted Valley Course at Promontory Club, Colorado Golf Club, Gozzer Ranch, The Creek Club at Reynolds Plantation, The Madison Club and The Club at Spanish Peaks.
On March 15, 2008, Keowee Falls’ golf course was also honored by the SC Golf Raters Association with its top award – the annual “Excellence in Design” for new courses introduced in 2007.
Watch Highlights of the Opening of the Keowee Falls Course, including Jack Nicklaus' Driving Range Clinic and Inaugural Round (2:46 minutes.)