• HOME
  • BEST OF PARTY PHOTOS
  • FEATURES
    • Best Of Cover Shoot
    • Pet Owner’s Stories
    • People
    • Places
    • Issues
    • Remembering
    • Things
    • To Do
  • DEPARTMENTS
    • Finance / Real Estate
      • Financial Articles
      • Real Estate
        • Real Estate Experts
        • Top 10 Most Expensive Homes Sold
        • Articles
    • Around Town
    • Business
      • Belle Hall Shopping Center
      • Lowcountry Women in Business
      • MP Business
    • Dwellings
    • Entertainment
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Food & Drink
    • Giving Back
    • Health & Wellness
    • Love & Marriage
    • Pets
    • Relax & Retire
    • Sports & Fitness
  • Read Magazine
  • MORE MAGS
    • Charleston Women 👩‍🏫🏢
    • Lowcountry Cuisine 🧀🍷
    • Best of Mt Pleasant Mag 🏆🏆
    • MP Business Mag 🏢
    • MP Pets 🐶🐱
    • Charleston Independent School Directory 🏫
    • MP Senior Living 👴👵
    • More Mags
      • IOP Mag
      • SI Mag
      • MP Town Hall Magazine
  • DIRECTORIES
    • East Cooper Dining Guide
    • Attorney Directory
    • 2025 Charleston Wedding Venues
    • Pool Builders/Services Directory
    • Financial Planners
    • Mount Pleasant Area Hotel Directory
    • East Cooper Worship Guide
    • East Cooper Fitness Directory
    • Senior Living Directory
    • 2023 Local CPA Tax Directory
    • Mount Pleasant Apartment Directory
  • SUBSCRIBE

Mount Pleasant Magazine

Mount Pleasant Magazine is the premier lifestyle magazine for Mount Pleasant, SC. Read about local news, events, businesses, people, and more. Subscribe today or read our digital magazine online.

Vote official Best of Mount Pleasant
  • VOTE
  • Best of Mount Pleasant
    • 2025 Best of Mount Pleasant Including Previous Years
    • Best of Mount Pleasant Winner Articles
    • Best Of Party Photos
  • Podcasts
    • Mount Pleasant Podcast
    • Carolina Real Estate Podcast
    • Georgetown the Podcast
    • Coastal Home Podcast Video Tour
    • Best of Mount Pleasant Podcast
    • Hammock Coast Podcast
    • More Podcasts
      • Charleston Women Podcast
      • Isle of Palms Podcast
      • Charleston Pet Podcast
      • Charleston Wedding Podcast
  • Top Ten Homes Sold
  • East Cooper Dining Guide
  • Advertise
    • Advertise With Us
    • Media Kit
    • Video Testimonials
  • About Our Team
  • MORE
    • Real Estate Experts
    • MP Town Hall
    • Attorney Directory
    • News
    • MP Neighborhoods
    • East Cooper Online Network
    • Contact

Daniel Island Home to Two Magical Golf Courses

Posted by MPM Leave a Comment

Beresford Creek Golf Course, Daniel Island, SC
The 4,000-acre Daniel Island, formerly owned by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and used primarily for farming, cattle ranching, and as a private hunting retreat, is now a town unto itself, with a commercial center that features a mix of shops, restaurants and offices.

There are also schools, places of worship and a seemingly never-ending choice of recreational options that include two superb golf courses designed by Tom Fazio and Rees Jones on the 4,000-acre island.

Beresford Creek and Ralston Creek are two of the better tracks in the Low Country. Both courses wind through open seaside meadows and marshes that once echoed with the sounds of shotguns being discharged by hunters. The only shots being heard now are those issuing forth from the faces of drivers.

Beresford Creek was designed by Tom Fazio. The architect skillfully used what little elevation there is on the course to create clearly defined targets that include the greens that are heavily guarded by bunkers.

The seventh hole at Beresford Creek is a really nice, shortish par-four, measuring 358 yards from the tips. The tee shot is complicated by bunkers left and right and water right. The approach is to a small peninsula green.

Number 15 at Beresford is a beast of a par-three. It’s 238 yards from the back and the tee shot calls for a carry over water. Three here is very good indeed.

The 18th is a solid finishing hole, measuring 449 yards with the tee shot over wetlands. There’s water left and short of the green and bunkers on each side.

Ralston Creek is a Rees Jones work that is newer than its sister course but just as good. Picking one over the other is like choosing between pecan or peach pie. They both leave a smile on your face.

Ralston Creek is a bit flatter than Beresford Creek and its routing brings the wetlands a tad more into play. Both private layouts offer a sense of tranquility that is hard to find on today. We played our rounds in true Southern style, at an unhurried pace that let us drink in the beauty of the land.
Number eight at Ralston Creek, a 395-yard par-four, is a great example of a risk/reward hole. The tee shot on this dogleg left is over marshland, so bite off as much as you dare in order to shorten the second shot into a sloped green. Place the tee shot too far and you’ll wind up in fairway bunkers on the right.

The finisher at Ralston is a super way to end a round. The 557-yard par-five bends slightly to the right and there is water on the right off the tee and to the left on the approach, which makes going for the putting surface in two dicey.

Playing both courses gives you the opportunity to check out the magnificent homes that have been built on the island, some of which will knock your golf socks off. They all have large front porches that relate the building to the streets so that residents will be encouraged to know their neighbors.

Spacious sidewalks and “community-linking” bike paths for riding, jogging or walking also lend to the unified atmosphere. Some residents prefer to live downtown, with a variety of condominiums offering even more convenient access to shops and recreational attractions.

There are numerous parks and green spaces on Daniel Island, the Family Circle Tennis Center and Blackbaud Stadium–both of which host sporting and entertainment events–bicycle, jogging and walking paths and the Bellinger Island Nature Preserve.

There is a lot going on here–symphony concerts, sporting events, food and wine festivals, an oyster festival, road races, a jazz fest, the annual Park Day festival, holiday tree lightings, parades, golf and tennis clinics for the kids, a fitness facility and swimming.

If you are going to be in the Low Country of South Carolina stop by Daniel Island and the Daniel Island Club for a visit. The island is easily accessible via Rt. 526. Visit www.danielisland.com for more information.

Sharing is Caring

Possibly Related:

No related posts.

Filed Under: Golf

Advertisement

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Search The Site

We're on Facebook We're on X (formerly Twitter) Mount Pleasant Magazine Youtube Channel We're on Pinterest Mount Pleasant Magazine Facebook Community We're on Instagram
Ad: South Carolina Federal Credit Union, enjoy life banking on the best.
Win FREE Palmetto Bowl Tickets -- click and enter today!
Mount Pleasant Magazine Sep/Oct 2023 magazine coverREAD DIGITALLY
Read the digital magazine
now.
GRAB A COPY
Where can I pick up a copy of Mount Pleasant Magazine?
SUBSCRIBE
Get Mount Pleasant Magazine Delivered.
Click Now, Read Digitally Ad: Read the Sep/Oct 2025 issue of Mount Pleasant Magazine online!
Ad: Visit Woof Gang today!
Read about the History of the Bridge Run
Ad: In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Towne Centre and Roper St. Francis Healthcare are proud to present our 7th annual Pink Promenade . . . CLICK FOR DETAILS!
Visit Palmetto Christian Academy.org
Ad: 1st Choice AC, Heating, Plumbing and Gas, for the best AC Service for your home in Mount Pleasant, SC.
Pleasant Family Dentistry in Mount Pleasant, SC. Experience the BEST, and find out why we've been awarded 7 times in the BEST of MOUNT PLEASANT!
Click for Stores & Services
on Coleman Boulevard
Coleman Blvd Merchant Alliance
Best of Mount Pleasant logo is a registered trademark
Ad: Every Day is a Good Dog Day at Michael's Barkery
Ad: Premier Health and Wellness in Mount Pleasant, SC. Let’s Redesign Your Health & Wellness.

Most Recent Posts

Fixed by Family: East Cooper Auto Pros

For more than three decades, East Cooper Auto Pros has been a trusted name in Mount Pleasant. Founded by Willie Hopkins in 1994, the shop has built a reputation for honesty, quality and treating … Continue Reading

Auto Directory: Resources to Keep You Running

When it comes to automotive resources in Mount Pleasant, knowing where to go can save you time, money and stress. Whether you need tire services, general car maintenance or the expertise of a quality … Continue Reading

Art Rediscovered: Photography By Anne

Anne Caufmann’s new Photography by Anne ‘Gallery' marks a shift from creating images for others to creating from within. The Gallery invites Caufmann to reconnect with the reasons she picked up a … Continue Reading

Front Street Georgetown

Opening Batch: Georgetown Crafts First Brewery

A craft beer fan and teacher from Cincinnati, Chase Runyan started brewing in his house by tinkering with kits and learning how to bottle the beer after fermentation. After making five or six batches … Continue Reading

Revolutionized: Georgetown’s Downtown Makeover

When the port city of Georgetown was laid out in 1729, merchant-oriented businesses and homes lined the land side of Front Street, originally called Bay Street, overlooking the sparkling Sampit River, … Continue Reading

Gold Standard: Georgetown’s Own Crowned Olympic Champion

When 23-year-old Nike athlete and Georgetown native Melissa Jefferson arrived at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in June, she was determined to secure her … Continue Reading

More Front Street Georgetown

SEARCH

Get Our Free Newsletter!
(Updated) EC Eats
Pleasant Family Dentistry
Water's Edge Dentistry
34 Waterway Island Drive

Copyright © 1999 - 2025 Mount Pleasant Magazine, All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy

▲