Canongate at Pinecrest is Bluffton’s Most Inexpensive Private Golf Club

August 20th, 2008 rkadesch Posted in Hilton Head Area Golf, Hilton Head Area Retirement Living |

 
Canongate offers Hilton Head Private Golf Memberships witih high quality at lowp prices.

Canongate at Pinecrest has private golf and a full teaching program.  It has a clubhouse with pro shop, restaurant, men’s and women’s lounges, swiming, tennis  and the Hank Haney International Junior Tennis Academy.
 
 

Private Golf in Bluffton with low fees and the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy

 

Canongate Golf Club at Pinecrest in Bluffton is the best private golf value in the Hilton Head area and the most economical. Members enjoy a first class golf course and a comfortable clubhouse with a restaurant but do not have the high costs of other private golf clubs. The club is affordable to young and working families as well as retirees, many of whom also are members of other more expensive clubs.   

 

Private Golf does not have to be expensive

Canongate at Pinecrest Private Golf Club has affordable prices for families and retirees. Members at other area clubs like Belfair and Berkeley Hall have second memberships at Canongate.

A young golfer on the range at Canongate.  Members enjoy unlimited range privledges.
 
  • The initiation fee for Canongate is just $750.
  • During August, 2008 the club is offering an initiation fee of just $550! 
  • New members in August get the first three month’s dues free! 
  • During August, prospective members may play at round at Canongate for $35 without having to reserve with the membership office. After August, trial rounds are available at a higher price with the cost of play applied to fees when you join.

There are two membership plans:

  1. The Associate Family Membership is just $99/mo or $1,088 annually. You pay greens fees of $7 on weekdays and $9 on weekends. Cart fees are $13 for 18 holes and $6.50 for 9 holes.
  2. The Full Family Membership dues are $186/mo or $2,050 annually (a savings or $182/yr on the monthly payments). You pay no greens fees and a $13 cart fee for 18 holes and a $6.50 cart fee for 9 holes.

These are prices that working families and retirees can easily afford. Many members of the Hilton Head area’s far more expensive private clubs also have second memberships at Canongate and the Club has about 300 members overall.

The Canongate Golf Club is located on the Bluffton Parkway about 10 miles from Hilton Head Island and about 30 miles from Savannah, Georgia.

 

  The Canongate Clubhouse, Amenities and Programs

  •  A fully-stocked pro shop Men’s and women’s lounges with showers and a restaurant  
    Canongate shares a swimming pool and tennis courts with Pinecrest homeowners. Memebership to Canongate is not included with Pinecrest ownership.

    The Canongate-Pinecrest swimming pool
  • 4 PGA certified staff professionals who teach lessons and oversee monthly tournaments for Members as well as the Club Championship and Member-Guest Championship
  • Driving range, practice chipping and putting area
  •  A mandatory range program of $150 per year + tax
  • Canongate Members can play as members at other Canongate golf clubs that are located in the Atlanta, Georgia area 
  • The restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch every day. Members have a $10 food minimum per month
  • Tennis courts, swimming pool, fitness center, basketball court and playground.

 

 The Canongate Private Golf Course

The course was designed by Ricky Roquemore and opened in November, 2004. Roquemore has designed many private and public golf courses that include the Magnolia, Buena Vista and Palm courses at Disney Golf Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  

Pinecrest is a Centex community with homes for sale from about $200,000 and up. It is one of the best home values in Bluffton and the Hilton Head area.

 Pinecrest homes along the fairway at Canongate Golf Club in Bluffton.  Home prices start from about $200,000.

I had the pleasure of playing the Canongate Golf Course recently.  The course is beautiful and has many fascinating holes. Canongate at Pinecrest is an excellent golf club and an outstanding value overall.  

The course has five tees with ratings and yardages: 

  •  Red 70.1/120 – 5,153 yards
  • Gold Men 67.2/120, Women 72.2/127 – 5,529 yards
  • White Men 69.3/125, Women 75.2/134 – 6,079 yards
  • Blue 72.3/133 – 6,685 yards
  •  Black 73.0/138 – 7,079 yards

 The Home of the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy (IJGA)

 
The junior golf program at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy is separate from the Canongate instrructional program.Still, having exceptional juniors at the club who are coached by Hank Haney creates an exciting golf environment for everyone.

Two IJGA players after 18 holes at Canongate

Canongate at Pinecrest is the exclusive training center for the Hank Haney International Junior Tennis Academy and each IJGA student is a Member of the Club. The IJGA training program is not part of the Canongate instruction program but is its own golf academy. But, as Assistant Golf Pro J.D. Moss explained, having some of the top juniors in the world training at your club has a positive influence on all of the Canongate Members. 

 
“Having Hank Haney around creates excitement that is good for our club and our members,” Moss said. “He’s a great teacher and he really works hard with those kids. And they are good. The other day the #2 junior from Spain was out here playing and some of the IJGA juniors that are only 13, 14 and 16 years old can shoot 65 from the blue tees! 
 
Hank Haney is here a lot these days now that Tiger Woods is recuperating from surgery and that has unexpected benefits for our members. Just last week the truck from Taylor Made was here for two days and our members were able to try out any club they wanted. Hank Haney and these young players give this club something that other clubs just don’t have.”
 

The Pinecrest Community

 
 The Pinecrest community is near the Bluffton schools and entrances to both the Buckwalter Parkway and the Bluffton parkway give quick access to all Bluffton locations. Pinecrest is a Centex development with 500 homes and three neighborhoods: 
 
  • The Gables has patio homes with golf views from 1,100-1,700 square feet. Owners pay a fee the exterior care of their homes and lots. Homes have a starting price of about $180,000.
  •  The Woodlands has a variety of homes from 1,400-2,500 square feet.
  • The Crossings has 66 homes with sizes to 3,200 square feet. 
The course at Canongate is beautiful and very well maintained. The homes are an outstanding value in the Hilton Head aera. The community is located near schools and convenient to most all area locations.

Economical Private Golf at Canongate in Bluffton, South Carolina.  Memberships at Canongate are optional to Pinecrest owners.  You do not have to own at Pinecrest to be a member of the Canongate Golf Club.

Pinecrest shares a swim and tennis club with the Canongate Golf Club but membership to Canongate is not included with Pinecrest ownership. You do not have to be a Pinecrest homeowner to be a Members of Canongate Golf Club.  

For more information about membership at the Canongate Golf Club at Pinecrest, call Martha Burleson at 843-757-8963.   For more information about Pinecrest or any other community or home for sale in the Bluffton or Hilton Head area, call Richard Kadesch of Go Gated Realty ®, the Gated Community Specialist ® today!

Richard Kadesch, Owner and Broker-in-Charge
The Gated Community Specialist ®
Go Gated Realty ®
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Rich@gogated.com
www.GoGated.com
1-800-333-5025
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