A vintage Seth Raynor design, the course at Country Club of Charleston opened in 1925. John LaFoy made revisions in 1990-1991 following Hurricane Hugo, with additional revisions from Brian Silva in 2007.  

The club has a storied tradition of hosting state and regional tournaments. It first hosted the Carolinas Amateur in 1911 and has served as host site seven times since. The club has hosted a total of eight South Carolina Amateurs and four Women’s South Carolina Amateurs. Since 1946, the club has hosted the Azalea Invitational, which includes among its champions Dale Morey, Billy Joe Patton and Webb Simpson.  

The Country Club of Charleston also boasts a membership rich in championship pedigree. Henry Picard, a World Golf Hall of Fame member who won 27 PGA Tour events, including the 1938 Masters and 1939 PGA Championship, was a longtime member.

Beth Daniel, a Charleston native, learned the game at the club and went on to enjoy a career that included two U.S. Women’s Amateur titles, 33 LPGA Tour victories including the 1990 Women’s PGA Championship, and induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000.

Other notable club members include Alberta (Bea) Bower, who claimed the 1975 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur; five-time PGA Tour winner and 2010 U.S. Open low amateur Russell Henley; and career amateurs Frank Ford Sr., and his grandson Frank Ford III, who between them won the Azalea Amateur 11 times. D.J. Trahan, the 2000 U.S. Amateur Public Links and 2002 Azalea Amateur champion, is an honorary member. 

Yeamans Hall Club, 15 miles north of Charleston, was also designed by Seth Raynor and opened for play in 1925. The club, which features unique character and old-world charm, previously hosted the 1997 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur.  

There have been 21 USGA championships contested in the state of South Carolina through the 2024 season, including two U.S. Mid-Amateurs (1991 at Long Cove Club and 2009 at The Kiawah Island Club). 

Upcoming U.S. Mid-Amateur Sites 

2025 – Troon Country Club, Scottsdale, Ariz. 
2026 – Sand Valley Resort (The Lido), Nekoosa, Wis. 
2027 – Jupiter Hills Club, Tequesta, Fla.
2028 – Country Club of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.
2030 – Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif. 

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