A new course designed by Kyle Franz and Mike Koprowski for Broomsedge in Rembert, South Carolina, has opened for preview play.
This story was originally reported by Golf Course Architecture magazine.
“We’re excited to begin welcoming our members and guests and start showing off the golf course; it’s the culmination of a three-year journey for our team and we can’t wait to unveil what Mike and Kyle have created,” said David McFarlin, club co-founder.
“The attention to detail is off the charts. It’s a great setting for golf and a ton of fun for all skill levels while fulfilling our mission of creating something that can stand up to the best players in the modern game.”
The course is located 30 minutes east of state capital of Columbia and has been created on a 156-acre sandy site that has unusually dramatic elevation changes for the region.
Co-designers Franz and Koprowski drew inspiration from the Golden Age of golf, in particular the work of Donald Ross, George Crump and George Thomas, for the new course.
“Before we even started construction, I joked the place would look like Crump, Ross and Thomas had a baby in the Carolina Sandhills,” said Koprowski. “I think my joke came to fruition! Broomsedge has burly Crumpian landforms, beguiling green complexes with endless short game options like Ross employed in Pinehurst, and tons of course-within-a-course options that I hope would make Thomas smile.”
“Members are going to love the intimate routing and optionality among the holes,” said Franz. “No hole even remotely resembles another, which speaks to how much topographical diversity existed within a relatively small footprint. It was always a freakishly good site for golf, and I think the routing and hole concepts maximised every bit of that inherent advantage.”
