Another day, another national publication with high honors for our Mike Strantz masterpieces! This time it’s from Golf Digest, which tabbed both True Blue and Caledonia for inclusion in its 2025-2026 ranking of the “Best Golf Courses in South Carolina!”
The Dunes Golf & Beach Club tops the Palmetto state’s honorees at No. 21, with Caledonia (29th) and True Blue (33rd) joining them among South Carolina’s leading designs. Nearby Grand Strand designs at the Dye Course at Barefoot Resort (30th), TPC Myrtle Beach (36th), Tidewater (38th), Grande Dunes Resort Course (47th), and the Fazio Course at Barefoot (49th) also made the cut in Golf Digest’s latest statewide rankings.
The top course in the Palmetto State’s rankings remains The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, followed by four private facilities including Congaree Golf Club, Yeamans Hall Club, The Tree Farm and Old Barnwell Golf Club. Harbour Town Golf Links (6th) joins The Ocean Course as the only public access courses in South Carolina’s overall top 10.
Golf Digest’s biennial “Best in State” rankings are based on more than 80,000 evaluations over a 10-year cycle from its panelists, who have assessed courses based on shot options, challenge, design variety, conditioning, aesthetics, character and fun.