Golf Scotland than in South Carolina. par 72, 6,967-yard layout is up and down over rolling hills. say, if you take a walk through Deep, sod-faced bunkers abound, marked by back-to-back island Four thousand feet of curved the property, you’ll hear all along with rollicking mounds, greens and water features touch- bridges meanders throughout sorts of sounds – the perfect wide fairways and bentgrass ing every hole. The 15th hole the middle of this marshland. soundtrack for a horror flick. greens. Dramatic elevation chan- ranks among GOLF Magazine’s Look on either side as you drive ges add to the golf adventure. Be “Five Most Memorable Island from green to tee and you’ll see This summer – especially in my sure to pause on the tee on No.13, Greens,” alongside No. 17 at TPC stumps of wood sticking out of neck of the woods in Southern where you get a great glimpse of Sawgrass, the “Alcatraz” hole at the swamp. These are Cypress Ontario – the soundtrack spin- the entire property. The Wizard PGA West’s Stadium Course and Knees – a unique sighting that ning through my head thanks has earned an exceptional 4-1/2 Coeur d’Alene Resort’s movable, forms above the roots of Cypress to Mother Nature was the stars from Golf Digest. The man- floating putting surface. trees. The Witch owners came Caribbean classic, “Hot, Hot, made lake comes into play on the up with the novel idea to use Hot.” Unfortunately, due to this final three holes. The clubhouse The Witch is another spellbind- these features as the tee markers heat, I did not get out golfing looks part Alamo, part medieval ing golf experience. From the throughout the course. as often as I would have liked. castle, part Mexican ruin; it’s all moment you enter the property, With autumn’s arrival, here’s part of the experience and charm you feel transported. You are no Wildlife abounds on all three hoping that I, along with all of which owner Claude Pardue cre- longer in South Carolina, or so it courses. Don’t be surprised you dear readers, tee it up more ated. Here’s one insider tip: aim feels. You are in the middle of a if you catch sight of a bald this fall and fall all over again for this whimsical clubhouse off southern swamp where flora and eagle in one of the trees on for the game. Apologies Mr. the tee on No.9. fauna flourish. Maples mapped Man O’ War or The Wizard. Shakespeare, but let’s make golf out this tantalizing test of golf Over at The Witch, alligators and the peaceful, cool and sooth- Man O’ War is another com- and distinctive design, routing sunning on the shores of the ing autumn soundtrack be the pletely different golf experience. the course to match and lend swampland, and cranes spying fall food we all love and play on. While the two courses are adja- itself to the 548-acre site. The down on you from the trees, are cent, they are far from mirror front 9 meanders through the common sights. At night in this images. This 141-slope rating, swamp, while the back 9 winds swamp, the golf course crew CSANews | FALL 2016 | 49.