The Project

The Board collected member feedback after the prior vote in 2021 and worked with the master planning architects to optimize and expand the project when compared to the prior proposal.

This expanded project will include:

• Redesigned and enhanced golf holes 14, 15, and 16, where the 15th may become recognized as our signature hole and one of the best par-5 golf holes in the area.

• 8 new tennis courts plus a stadium tennis court that will include an optimal combination of clay and hard courts.

• 4 pickleball courts

• New cart paths for the entire golf course

• The current junior clubhouse will be reimagined into an indoor/outdoor bar and grill to be enjoyed by members coming off the 18th green or while lounging by the pool.

• Resurfacing the parking lot and improving the club entrance for better aesthetics as well as safety upon entering and exiting the club.

Project 2023 “Be One” is a bigger and bolder plan than the previously proposed project. “Be One” incorporates the same “one campus” plan of relocating the tennis facility and enhancing holes 14 through 16 on the golf course as the prior project. In addition to a renovation of the junior club house and new golf cart paths, the main differentiator is that multiple anonymous benefactors have offered to retire the club’s long-term debt of approximately $1.9M. This gift is a clarion call for our membership to make a collective, significant and strategic investment to ensure the future success of our club.

The Board of Directors has determined that a “one campus” plan is in the best interests of the club given the following:​

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• Professional independent club advisors have recommended that we develop a more connected community creating a vibrant and more active campus.

• A “one campus” plan facilitates cross-utilization, not only for golf/tennis activities but for clubhouse enjoyment. The addition of facilities for the country’s fastest growing sport, pickleball, adds to that synergy.

• Despite the deteriorated condition of our tennis facility, tennis and pickleball remain a membership draw for our club due to a record of successful programming led by our Director of Tennis. This draw would be decidedly enhanced by a first-class facility.

• The current tennis facility is constructed in a “bowl.” The east side of the facility (5 courts) overlies a piped creek, where said pipe is confirmed to be deteriorated in several areas. Using heavy equipment in that area comes at the peril of collapsing the pipe. The estimated cost to provide a functional “fix” to the pipe will exceed $340,000 as quoted by RAH Solutions.

• Howard B Jones & Sons, tennis facility contractor, is advising against constructing a new facility in its current location.  Often, water seeps up from the ground, adversely impacting playability. The above surface irrigation necessitates midday clay court closures.

• Relocating the tennis facility sets the stage for the next Master Facilities Plan phase, which foresees a relocated and expanded wellness center as a part of the one campus. This will also include future storage for golf bags and golf carts below ground.

• Relocating the tennis facility results in a gain of 50 parking spots, especially desirable given that the imminent “Rail Trail” expansion project will negate overflow parking along Country Club Road.

The project Architects and Civil Engineer have optimized the space and features separating and protecting the tennis courts from the trajectory of the golf ball. The risk will be less than our current layout, where golf balls routinely land on the tennis courts.

The plan is for CCS members to have access to various facilities or clubs during this time. We are in discussions with Spartanburg Athletic Club, Spartanburg Day School, Temple B’nai Israel, and Wofford College regarding access to certain tennis facilities. Additionally, our tennis staff is happy to assist in securing play at Greenville Country Club, Thornblade Club, and other nearby private clubs. The existing facility is expected to be demolished in early 2024 and the new tennis facility is expected to be completed by early 2025.

In communication with GHIN, Tanner Johnson has confirmed that scores are eligible to count fully towards your handicap. Golfers will record their actual scores for the 15 holes completed. Scores for holes under construction (14, 15, and 16) should be recorded as net par, equal to par

Plus any handicap strokes allocated to that hole based on each golfer’s Course Handicap. The existing holes are expected to be demolished in early 2024 and to be completed in late 2024. As always, the staff are happy to arrange reciprocal play with other clubs.

The Board has discussed the impacts of the SCDOT project with professional contractors and does not anticipate the project scope or budget being impacted. CCS and the State will soon begin a mediation process to determine how the club will be compensated for losses caused by the SCDOT work.

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Note that the Phase 1 project does include funding to revamp our entrance and for our parking lot which will be coordinated based on the SCDOT work progress.

The Club owns the property (1.5 acres/ white frame home) adjacent to 15 tee and was recently gifted 1.8 contiguous acres (fronts Country Club Road). The Club also owns the property (<1 acre/home) adjacent to the tennis entrance on Club Drive. Additionally, the Club has the right of first refusal on the property/brick house adjacent to hole 15 (directly behind the white frame house).

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The master planning architects have considered the ownership of these properties in the Master Facility Plan and other than future potential slight adjustments to the 15th tee, those properties are not recommended for use in this Phase 1 project.

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These potential future adjustments would be minor in cost if undertaken.

The architects have carefully considered the increased traffic at the club due to this project. The plan calls for nearly 50 new parking spaces between the club house and the new tennis courts to accommodate the extra traffic.

The club spent approximately $200K over the last two years on architects, engineers, and permits related to the Phase 1 project. $35K of that spend was for a fully refundable wetland permit, if the project does not move forward.

Additionally, several board members have made significant in-kind donations to help the club develop, scope, and price the current plan.