Crescent Pointe Golf Club in Bluffton, S.C.: Arnold Palmer's Lowcountry gem
BLUFFTON, S.C. -- Just over the bridge from Hilton Head Island, Crescent Pointe Golf Club puts all golfers through their paces.
It's a cerebral course, where one can't just blast away and hope for the best. Each hole requires you to formulate a plan right from the tee to end up on the green in regulation. Once there, the greens have some undulations, but they aren't severe.
With greens that both descend and rise, Crescent Pointe G.C. is a break from the usual along the South Carolina coast. Atop that, the scenery is gorgeous -- and Arnold Palmer made the most of it, especially with the ninth hole that extends into the marsh.
Palmer really worked his magic on this Lowcountry gem, which will keep you on your toes from start to finish.
Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 1 green
The first green at Crescent Pointe Golf Club has a sharp drop into the drink front and left.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 1 tee
A tree in the distance serves as a target off the first tee at Crescent Pointe Golf Club.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 10 green
A bunker near the 10th green at Crescent Pointe Golf Club disappears into a pond.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 11
The par-5 11th hole at Crescent Pointe Golf Club starts with a left turn to the fairway.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 12
The 12th hole at Crescent Pointe Golf Club has a marsh carry, then a host of bunkers near the green.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 13
The 13th hole at Crescent Pointe Golf Club bends right around water, a slicer's nightmare.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 15
The 15th fairway at Crescent Pointe Golf Club seems tighter than it is because trees come in close.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 18 green
The 18th green at Crescent Pointe Golf Club has bunkers left and a drop-off into trees just about everywhere else.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 2
The par-3 second hole at Crescent Pointe Golf Club requires a lot of carry to avoid water and sand.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 3
The par-5 third hole at Crescent Pointe Golf Club has it all: water, waste bunkers, a marsh carry and an elevated green.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 3 green
The third green at Crescent Pointe Golf Club is wide, but it's shallow.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 4 green
The fourth green at Crescent Pointe Golf Club has a lot of trouble short and right.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 5 green
The fifth hole at Crescent Pointe Golf Club mixes it up by putting the green below your feet.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 6
Go for the left off the tee on the sixth hole at Crescent Pointe Golf Club, then go right on the second shot. It's a complicated par 5.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 6 green
Getting to the sixth green at Crescent Pointe Golf Club requires a water carry.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 7
Go easy on the seventh hole at Crescent Pointe Golf Club because there is an abyss just out of sight.
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Crescent Pointe Golf Club - No. 7 green
Everything about the approach to the seventh green at Crescent Pointe Golf Club slopes to the right.
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