RiverTowne Country Club is a 600-acre, 600+ unit riverfront residential country club development in a classic Lowcountry setting near beautiful and historical Charleston, SC.

The lush natural beauty of the marshes and hammocks enhances the spectacular Arnold Palmer Signature golf course, surrounded by Horlbeck Creek and the beautiful Wando River.

A mere twenty-five minute drive from Downtown Charleston, RiverTowne is a world away from the city, offering a wealth of amenities such as: a tennis club, clubhouse, swimming pool and many bike and nature trails.

RiverTowne was carefully designed to recreate the feel of a peaceful, old-fashioned 'neighborhood' with tree-lined byways, common areas and parks that are ideal for picnicking, strolling and meeting the neighbors. This exclusive Ginn community is now one where families know each other, relax together and generally enjoy the social and neighborly lifestyle of yesterday, today.

RiverTowne Country Club

Hole by Hole

Hole #1, Par 4, 403-380-360-347-300

RiverTowne Country Club greets the golfer with an opening hole that is as comfortable as a welcoming handshake.  A short par-four, dogleg right, the first gives the player a chance to score with a short iron, provided the drive can fit between bunkers that guard the driving area both inside and outside the dogleg.  Challenge the bunker inside the dogleg and you not only short the hole, but also set up the best approach angle into a green guarded by more sand.

Hole #2, Par 3, 232-187-153-133-127

Handshake’s over; the second hole has no tolerance for marginal shots.  From the back tees, the longest par-three on the course demands a long marsh carry to a horizontal green bulkheaded tight to the fringe and working away from the player from left to right.  A bunker right of the green and another at the back left add to the challenge.  From the more forward sets of tees, the marsh will be to the right of the green, which now appears as a more vertical target with a bunker at the front left and another back right.

Hole #3, Par 5, 543-527-490-543-397

A reachable par-five, the third requires a tee shot over and right of a beach bunker, splitting the fairway framed by two large trees.  From there, the options are as varied as the player’s skill.  But for the aggressive player, the opening into the second green – a deep target – is precise, with fairway bunkers; greenside bunkers right of the green and the ever-present marsh running the length of the hole on the left adding to the demands.

Hole #4, Par 4, 417-400-387-367-323

A generous fairway is flanked by several large oak trees and three large trees left.  A good drive will leave a medium to short iron into another horizontal green with a bunker protecting all but the right front quarter of the approach.

Hole #5, Par 4, 440-420-397-370-323

From the back tee on this slight dogleg right, a carry of some 200 yards will be needed to fly a pond and reach a wide fairway.  The approach shot must avoid another lake left and some large bunkers to find the largest putting surface on the course.

Hole #6, Par 4, 330-320-307-287-233

The shortest par-four on the course, the sixth is a strategic gem, with sand, live oaks and marsh contributing to the many options the hole presents.  The green at six backs up to a marsh eager to gobble up any long approach shots and a deep bunker fronting the left half of the green waits to do the same with anything short and left.  The best approach angle will be from the center to right half of the fairway, but because a large bunker stretches down that side of the fairway, some players may opt for an iron off the tee, playing short of the bunker and leaving a short iron approach.  But with a favorable wind, others may take the driver and try to get as close to the green as possible – maybe even driving the putting surface.

Hole #7, Par 4, 404-393-383-357-323

From the back tees, players at the seventh, fire tee shots over a finger of marsh to a fairway running away to the right.   But other markers set up a tee shot, straightaway, to a fairway with plenty of contour and the marsh now to the right.  From the landing area, the approach is played to a deep, narrow green, climbing uphill as it works away from the player to the right.

Hole #8, Par 3,  160-150-143-123-97

The shortest par-three on the course is set hard against the marshes of Horlbeck Creek to the right and requires a forced carry over a finger of that marsh from any of the five tees.  A large bunker at the front of the green and another cut into a hill behind the putting surface – not to mention the wind off the marsh – make this a short one-shotter that demands respect.

Hole #9, Par 5, 560-527-517-480-440

With the marsh still on the right, the ninth will be a true three-shot hole the great majority of the time.  A drive over a finger of marsh will find a wide landing area.  The second shot needs to be positioned carefully to leave the best angle into a demanding green set up and guarded tightly by bunkers.

Hole #10, Par 4, 450-440-430-400-327

The large, artistic bunker guarding the inside of this slight dogleg right invites the player to accept the challenge to find the best approach to a large green open from the right but guarded by sand at the front left.

Hole #11, Par 5, 580-550-513-480-443

With marsh shirting the entire left side of this fairway and three oaks – the last of which 213 yards out from the back tee – pinching the fairway from the right, the 11^th is the most demanding driving hole at RiverTowne.  A second shot played to the crest of a  ridge and avoiding a large bunker right will leave a pitch of 110-120 yards to a green flanked by that same marsh left and a small pond to the right.  A very narrow opening has been left in front, should the player entertain thoughts of reaching this one in two.  But if you’re thinking about that, you may want to think again.

Hole #12, Par 4, 447-423-387-350-330

A tall, sentinel pine in the distance provides a good line off the tee at 12.  Despite the bunker some 250 yards out on the left, favor the left side of the fairway to set up the best approach to a long, narrow green tucked against the marsh on the left.  No bunkers guard this green, but then, the approach is demanding enough without them.

Hole #13, Par 4, 423-413-383-360-347

Like 12, the 13^th bends slightly left and features a very demanding green.  But this time, the challenge off the tee is to shape the drive right to left, avoiding two bunkers down the right side.  An accurate short-iron approach will find a green that is bulkheaded against the marsh on the left and flanked by a bunker on the right.

Hole #14, Par 3, 200-183-150-138-123

With a lake running the length of this par-three and bunkers right and rear of the green, the target is clear.  But the deep green is designed to be large enough to receive the shot it requires.

Hole #15, Par 4, 490-456-417-373-347

The longest par-four at RiverTowne, this dogleg left is made even tougher by the large bunker set inside of the dogleg.  A drive would have to carry 290 yards to cheat the yardage from the back tee, so expect this hole to play its true distance.  The green is guarded by a single bunker at the front right while a gentle slope away from the green awaits any bail-outs to the left.

Hole #16, Par 5, 533-510-483-433-407

By challenging the long bunker stretching down the left side of the landing area, the player can earn a chance to reach this green in two.  But the reward of a possible eagle putt is offset by increasing risk as one gets closer to the green.  Don’t expect the marsh that cuts across the fairway short of the second landing area to come into play.  But two bunkers down the left side and the marsh that pinches the fairway severely over the last 100 yards punish all but the most precise second shot.  The long bunker to the right of the green should be the popular bail-out area.

Hole #17, Par 3, 177-167-157-150-117

Another “all carry” par-three, the 17^th doesn’t offer the overland route for the forward tee player that the second hole affords.  But playing slightly shorter, the 17^th provides a big target with its horizontal green that pinches in somewhat like an hourglass at its midpoint.  A small bunker guards the extreme left front corner and the tabby all runs away from the player to the right.  Completely exposed to the winds off the marshes lining Horlbeck Creek and the Wando River, the 17^th places a premium on proper club selection, not to mention execution.

Hole #18, Par 4, 480-453-413-380-320

The 18^th at RiverTowne completes a finishing stretch that may be as difficult as anything in the Lowcountry, if not well beyond.  But then, a strong golf course is usually defined by its finish.  At RiverTowne, the long 18^th hole is set against the marsh to the left from tee to green, so one can expect the wind off the Wando to add to the difficulty of this long hole that bends slightly from right to left.  The long approach must be played to a green elevated against the marsh on the left and guarded by sand right.  The sweeping view of the marsh and the river beyond from this green site will either add to the gratification of a satisfying score of help soften the bruises one’s ego has just suffered.  Either way, the player will likely by anxious to take another shot at Arnold Palmer’s creation at RiverTowne very soon.