Caledonia Golf Club & Fish Club

The final approach at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club is played with an audience in mind. On the par four 18th, water guards the route to a green set beneath the clubhouse, with marshland on one side and a broad lake in play. Rocking chairs on the clubhouse veranda look directly onto the hole, so a well judged finish has its rewards beyond the scorecard. Across 6,526 yards, this par 70 asks for thoughtful placement rather than simple power. Mike Strantz’s first solo design sends play through mature live oaks and alongside winding streams, with sizeable bunkers, ponds and boldly shaped greens regularly affecting the next shot. Annual and seasonal planting adds colour around the course, while the trees and Spanish moss keep the setting rooted in the Lowcountry.

The entrance sets the tone, passing beneath live oaks thought to be around 200 years old before the course opens out across land once used for rice growing. Each hole has its own look and line of attack, and the mixture of water, sand and angled greens means short game control matters as much as driving.

After golf, the Grillroom has views over the old rice fields, the Intracoastal Waterway and the closing hole. Lunch runs from 11am until 3pm, with homemade soups, salads, wraps, seafood, barbecue and burgers on the menu, while the tavern stays open from 10am until dusk for craft beer, wine or a cocktail. The atmosphere is relaxed but resort casual, with shoes required and no bathing suits or tank tops in the dining areas.