Construction of new Andrew Green course in South Carolina to begin in 2025

  • Kawonu Golf Club Andrew Green
    Kawonu Golf Club

    A rendering of Kawonu Golf Club, a new golf course by Andrew Green, which will enter construction in early 2025 (the seventeenth, pictured)

  • Kawonu Golf Club Andrew Green
    Kawonu Golf Club

    An aerial of the Simpsonville site, just under 15 miles southeast of Greenville, South Carolina

  • Kawonu Golf Club Andrew Green
    Kawonu Golf Club

    The course will be laid out over rolling pastures and through mature woodlands (thirteenth, pictured)

  • Kawonu Golf Club Andrew Green
    Kawonu Golf Club

    The course is expected to open in spring 2027 (hole three, pictured)

  • Kawonu Golf Club Andrew Green
    Kawonu Golf Club

    The name ‘Kawonu’ derives from the Cherokee word for the ducks that inhabit the ponds and waterways of the property

Richard Humphreys
By Richard Humphreys

Construction of Kawonu Golf Club in Simpsonville, South Carolina, will begin in early 2025. It will be the first new private club in the Greenville area for more than 30 years and will include a golf course designed by Andrew Green.

The development is led by founding partners Scott Ferrell and Barton Tuck. Among Ferrell’s various roles in the golf industry, he has worked for the PGA Tour, managing marketing for TPC properties, and as president of Gary Player Group. Tuck is serving as development partner due to his experience in real estate, developing new courses and managing golf properties. His GolfSouth company has helped to build and manage more than 60 golf courses in the southeast of America.

The Kawonu club will be built on a 290-acre property that was once home to the Cherokee people, with the name ‘Kawonu’ deriving from the Cherokee word for the ducks that inhabit the ponds and waterways of the property. The natural water features will be incorporated in the course, which will be laid out over rolling pastures and through mature woodlands.

Kawonu will have a clubhouse, overnight accommodation, a Founder’s Village located between the ninth and thirteenth holes, a Founder’s Fish House restaurant as well as indoor and outdoor spaces.

The grand opening is expected to be spring 2027.

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