Greenville & the Upstate Golf Courses & Tee Times

Who runs public golf in Greenville & the Upstate

Public golf here comes from universities, one city and daily-fee owners. Clemson's Walker Course is open to everyone year-round and sells individual, family and corporate memberships. The Furman Golf Club in Greenville is public too. The City of Greer bought Greer Golf in February 2020, runs it as an 18-hole public course and gives Greer residents discounted prices. The Preserve at Verdae, a Willard Byrd design next to the Embassy Suites in Greenville, is daily-fee.

Public courses worth knowing in Greenville & the Upstate

• The Walker Course at Clemson University: DJ DeVictor design and home of Clemson's 2003 NCAA championship team. 6,911 yards from the tiger tees, with the last five holes on Lake Hartwell, including the Tiger Paw 17th. Golfers' Choice named it the No. 2 collegiate course in the country in 2026.
• Furman University Golf Club: Par 72 where Betsy King, Beth Daniel, Dottie Pepper and Brad Faxon played their college golf. All 18 greens were rebuilt in 2008, and it was No. 17 on Golfweek's 2016 Best Campus Courses list.
• Greer Golf: Opened in 1955 as nine-hole Greer Country Club on an old peach orchard, went to 18 holes in 1965 and became a city course when Greer bought it in 2020. Diamond Zoysia greens since 2015.
• The Preserve at Verdae Golf Club: Willard Byrd par 72 in Greenville that hosted the tour event that became the BMW Charity Pro-Am from 1992 to 2000.

Booking tee times in Greenville & the Upstate: the local rules

Walker keeps shorter winter hours: from December through March it is closed Mondays and open 8:30 to 5 the rest of the week, and walking is allowed at a lower rate than riding. Greer Golf takes reservations online since the city took over. Furman's pace of play is rated at 4 hours 15 minutes by the Carolinas Golf Association, and marshals work seven days a week.

Why tee times in Greenville & the Upstate are hard to get

Spring and fall are peak season in Greenville & the Upstate. In summer the heat pushes everyone toward early morning, so the first few hours of the day fill before anything else.

Each course releases its tee times on its own schedule, commonly a week or two out, with residents of town and county courses often booking first. Leagues, outings and members claim chunks of the sheet in advance, and whatever prime weekend times are left tend to go on release day.

When tee time cancellations happen

Booked-up doesn't mean gone. Plans change: groups cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline (often 24 to 48 hours out), players drop when the forecast turns, and a group that shrinks leaves an open spot. Those times quietly come back on the booking page, usually for minutes, not hours.

How to get a tee time in Greenville & the Upstate

Doing it by hand? Here's what works.

1. Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
2. Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
3. Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
4. Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
5. Widen the map. If your first choice is full, check the next town over. Anderson has 2 courses on Yoink and Pickens has 2.

Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked