North Course - Berkeley Hall Club

THE NORTH COURSE

BERKELEY HALL CLUB

Welcome to Berkeley Hall Club, a distinctive private golf club located along the Okatie River in the heart of the coastal Lowcountry. Our memberowned community offers the best of private club sophistication and Southern hospitality, with fine dining, premier golf courses, racquet sports, and world-class fitness amenities.

Renowned for our two Tom Fazio-designed golf courses and one of the top golf learning centers in the nation, Berkeley Hall’s stunning Jeffersonian-style Clubhouse is at the very heart of the community. This past year, with $5.5 million in new amenities underway, the Club has embarked on Phase I of the community’s master plan, featuring a reimagined Clubhouse, four-seasons veranda with expanded outdoor dining, dining venue renovation, and refinements that reflect our casual, Lowcountry design.

The golf experience at Berkeley Hall is a seamless blend of natural wonder and architectural craftsmanship. Both courses are superbly routed with a seamless blend of balance, variety and flow. With no interior homes or roads, these two “core golf” courses are inspired by the classic designs of the 1920s, such as

Riviera Country Club, Winged Foot and Seminole. The North Course is a scenic marvel with tranquil lakes, rolling fairways and bunkers that strategically frame heavily contoured greens. With routing that meanders through an open coastal landscape framed by seaside grasses, the North Course delivers dramatic elevation changes, beautiful water features, and bold strategic bunkering that showcase the architect’s artistry. Considered by Fazio to be one of his finest and most dramatic course designs, its unique beauty is unrivaled by any course in the Lowcountry. Berkeley Hall’s highly acclaimed championship courses are par for the course, with a welcoming atmosphere that’s served as host to many of the nation’s leading tournaments including The Players Amateur, along with the Men’s and Women’s USGA State Team Championships in 2005. The prestigious Players Amateur was held at Berkeley Hall from 2012 to 2019, producing such champions as Rickie Fowler, Bill Haas, Kevin Tway and Camilo Villegas. The 34th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur will be the club’s 3rd USGA championship, and first since hosting both the Men’s and Women’s USGA State Team Championships in 2005.

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The opening hole at Berkeley Hall is not long but demands your attention. Thread your tee shot between the bunkers. Favoring the right-hand half of the fairway will leave a second shot looking straight up the green. You will be best served keeping your approach shot below the hole but be careful not to be too cautious as the green repels shots that miss short and right, leaving a tricky chip or pitch up to the green. KIERAN STAUNTON | Director of Golf

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A very playable par-5 that provides clear strategic challenges. For long ball players the green may be reachable in two by taking an aggressive - and risky- line over the right bunker from the teeing area. For most players finding the fairway and a level lie will be an easy enough task, setting up a second shot that requires navigating a fairway bunker and natural area on the right and a lagoon on the left. The undulating fairway leads to an open front green that slopes from back left to front right and is protected by two “Fazio Bunkers.” MAGGIE LEEF | Berkeley Hall Sr. Club Champion and participant in 2021 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur

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You cannot see the water lurking on the left side of the fairway. This forces a risk reward decision from the tee. Aggressive fades leave you a mid to short iron to this narrow, well-guarded green. Shorter shots off the tee need to favor the left side of the fairway to open up a clear shot to the green. A putt from the seven o’clock position will leave you the desired uphill putt for a chance at birdie. Anywhere above the hole will leave you with a defensive attitude on this very difficult green. JIMMY TAYLOR | U.S. Mid-Am Champion

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This straight away par-4 has an intimidating tee shot that is flanked by bunkers on both sides, and an accurate drive is paramount. Any drives that fall to the right side of the fairway will leave a semi blind shot over the deep fairway bunker to the green. The green is guarded by a lone bunker to the left and a fall off to the right. This is a birdie opportunity once you get your drive into position. STEVE WILMOT | RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing, Tournament Director

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The fifth hole is all set up by the tee shot! A narrow landing area guarded by bunkers left and water down the right running the length of the hole! The green is separated by a ridge in the middle making it very important to keep the ball on the same side as the pin. BRYSON NIMMER | PGA Tour Professional

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The slightly downhill par-3 number six is guarded by a left greenside bunker and can be deceptively challenging. It’s all about the hole location. A front location is the most friendly from the tee as well as around the green, as long as you’re not past the hole. Locations middle and back are hard to hit close and can be difficult to get up and down due to undulating slopes on and around the green. Par is a welcome score. TOM McKNIGHT | Charter Member, Berkeley Hall Club, Former #1 Amateur in the World

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This par-5 will offer many options for the players. Depending on the hole location and the placement of your tee shot things will come into focus. If you want to attack in hopes of making eagle or birdie your second shot will need to carry a large lake, then come to rest on a narrow green with very few flat spots. For those playing the hole as a three-shot par five, do not relax on your layup. Giving yourself a good yardage to a tiny green will be critical to your success. Although birdies will be made, players making 5 will be happy to move on. DUKE DELCHER | Founding Member, Berkeley Hall Club & 1997 Walker Cup Team Member

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The eighth hole plays the shortest of all the par-3s and offers a great chance to make a good score. The wind is rarely felt, but be aware as above the trees the wind will affect all shots from this elevated tee and can cause a big score to come out of nowhere. Plenty of holes-in-one have been made when the hole is on the left, but 3 becomes a very good score when the hole is located on the right side. Take advantage of this little gem. STEPHANIE GEORGE | Head Golf Professional

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The 368 yard par-4 9th hole requires an excellent drive to the center to right center of the fairway to avoid two large deep bunkers on the right and a fairway that slopes right to left where the golfer must avoid a lateral hazard the entire length of the hole. The approach shot should be played to the center of a green that slopes severely right to left and severely downhill past the middle of the green. An approach shot hitting past the middle of the green could easily find the water hazard. Par is an excellent score! KAREN FERREE | Founding Member, Berkeley Hall Club and SC Golf Hall of Fame, 2014

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The 10th hole is probably the most scorable of the par-5s. Birdies will be a popular score here. Keep your drive to the right half of the fairway, and your second shot to the left side of the green/fairway. The green is very long and very undulating, and requires precise pitching and putting. A birdie here will set you up for a strong back nine. DON RYDER | Golf & Greens Committee Chair

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This par-4 is a gentle left-to-right dogleg. Keep your drive in the left half of the fairway to give yourself the best view of the green for the second shot. Long hitters may risk cutting off some of the corner, but be careful of biting off more than you can chew. If the hole location is in the back of the green, be careful not to be too aggressive with your approach. Long of the green is not a good place to be. WAYNE ENGLISH | South Course Superintendent

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The 12th hole is a great short par-4 that allows for many options off the tee. The tee shot sets up for a draw, but the water on the right and the trees on the left create an intimidating look to a generous fairway. The 12th hole is the longest green on the golf course and can play nearly 50 yards different depending on the hole location. Putting from the middle of this green is a good option for all of the hole locations. Players will be happy to walk off with par on this short, but challenging par-4. ADAM KUSHNER | General Manager/COO

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This par-4 starts off with a blind tee shot. The best line off the tee is left center. Be careful not to try to cut off too much on the right side of the fairway because rough and bushes come into play very quickly. If you carry the ball long enough down the center or left center you can catch the downslope of the hill and be rewarded with some extra distance! There is a chance that your second shot will result in a downhill lie but if you come in on the left side of the fairway you will have plenty of green to work with on your approach. The green has a fair amount of slope from back to front so try to stay under the pin on this deceiving green. The front of the green and the left side have some false fronts so be sure not to flirt with the edges! KRISTA DUNTON | Director of Golf Instruction

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This is a tough uphill par-3 guarded by bunkers on the left, a false front in the center and a run off to the right. The green has a ridge running down the center, which repels balls to the right side of the green – great if the hole location is on the right, but it makes for long breaking putts if the flag is on the left side. Par is a good score here. CHRIS JORDAN | North Course Superintendent

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The 15th is the longest of the course's par-5 holes. The slight dogleg right begins with clearing the bunkers and water. A tee shot landing left of center in the fairway results in a clear straight away view of the hole. Bunkers line both sides of the fairway and frame the shots to the green. Out of bounds left and difficult terrain right force good decision making and going over the green leads to inhospitable conditions. Played well, this is a good birdie chance before facing the very difficult closing holes. CAROL DULUDE | Past Berkeley Hall Club Champion

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The 16th hole is a picturesque par-3 that looks fairly benign from the tee. But don’t be fooled by appearances as this hole can be deceptively difficult. Two well placed bunkers protect pin placements that may be either right or left of the center of the green. Adding length to shots to take the front bunkers out of play can prove dangerous, as anything over the green runs quickly away down toward a water hazard that is not visible from the tee. Often the best play is a “safe shot” between the bunkers to the middle of the green, regardless of where the pin might be placed. RICH FORDE | 2021 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship General Chairman

This closing par-4 rewards the courageous as three great shots will be required to make a birdie. A deep fairway bunker on the right makes the player want to hug the left, but be careful. Thick, towering trees can block players out if they get too far left. A well struck drive could leave a player with a mid iron into a wide but narrow green guarded by a bunker and water on three sides. Distance control is paramount here to give yourself a look at birdie. PHILIP KNOWLES | 2017 Players Am Champion

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The penultimate hole is a challenging par-4. A right-to-left dogleg that requires a strong drive to the right half of the fairway. Don’t be fooled into thinking that you need to take your drive further left, as you can be blocked out by the large oak tree. The green is raised and guarded by a large bunker on the right hand side. Par is always an excellent score on this hole. ADAM MILLER | Director of Agronomy

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