Harrison Rothwell

Assistant Superintendent @ Chechessee Creek Club • Horry-Georgetown Turfgrass Alum • The Lido • The Dunes Club

[The Golfer's Journal @GolfersJournal]

From the walk to the clubhouse to the handshake on 18, there’s no wasted step at Chechessee Creek Club. You won’t find any visual deception, hidden hazards or dramatic elevation at this Coore & Crenshaw design. You won’t hear much outside of chirping birds and well-struck irons echoing through the pines. You won’t find a signature hole, but you also won’t play a skip. You get a golf course that flows seamlessly together, with tee shots that ask simple questions and greens that demand precise answers. You’ll find southern charm at its finest, from the wraparound porch to the dangerously smooth Creek Teas to the unforgettable fried chicken dinner. Put it all together and you have one of the most understated and delightful walks in all of golf.

108 Broken Tee Society members came to South Carolina from Seattle, California, Texas, Canada and beyond on Monday to take the walk. The verdict: 36 wasn't nearly enough. At a time when bigger, bolder and louder seems to be the norm, it’s a potent reminder that small greens and a quiet place to sit still with your friends is hard to beat.

Photos by Christian Hafer

[The Golfer's Journal @GolfersJournal]

Vibes are high in the Lowcountry today. 36 at Chechessee Creek Club will do that to you.

🎥 x Christian Hafer

[The Golfer's Journal @GolfersJournal]

Chechessee Creek Club from above 🪶

[Harrison Rothwell @HarrisonRoth06]

morning glow

[Andy Johnson @AndyTFE]

Profile coming later today to ClubTFE

[Fried Egg Golf @fried_egg_golf]

Sand Valley has some of the best golf turf in the world. This summer, we interviewed the superintendents, assistants, and interns who keep it that way.

Teaching Turf: Sand Valley, premiering Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Presented by @ToroGolf

https://t.co/VEwTRnz1jx

[Jimmy @JimDHum]

👏👏

https://t.co/QykwBxxfwQ

[Joe Arnold @GCAJoeA]

Some might refer to these as the gates of Heaven…

[Fried Egg Golf @fried_egg_golf]

The Lido has architecture unlike most people have ever seen.

Superintendent Jimmy Humston joins @AndyTFE on today’s podcast to discuss the new course at @Sand_Valley, the challenges it presents, and the secrets behind maintaining such bold design

Listen: https://t.co/OfAOliMNhq

[Trey Kemp @TreyKempGCA]

#GolfCourseAerialoftheDay

[Fried Egg Golf @fried_egg_golf]

A decade of development at Sand Valley.

Aerials from 2013, 2017, and 2023.

[Harrison Rothwell @HarrisonRoth06]

@golfcourses101

[Fried Egg Golf @fried_egg_golf]

Hole of the Day

The Lido
No. 18 - par 4 - 424 yards

Inspired by Alister MacKenzie's winning design from the Country Life contest in 1914, the "Home" hole at the Lido has multiple fairways separated by a sandy waste area. The left fairway is fairly easy to reach but leaves a long approach. The long-carry options on the right offer the prospect of a kick down through huge, manufactured channels. The green is a chaotic marvel.

[Harrison Rothwell @HarrisonRoth06]

Some 2021 ⛳️

[Rick Golfs @Top100Rick]

The Lido Club
1917 - CB MacDonald
2023 - Tom Doak

Combining modern technology and plans from a century ago, Doak & Co. have attempted to bring back a golf course long dead.

Originally on Long Island, Lido was lost to the Great Depression and WW2. The Keiser’s decided they wanted to bring it back to life in Wisconsin.

Today a flat piece of sand is now an extremely accurate recreation of this lost treasure. It’s big and bold and unlike anything else.

The templates are amazing and the routing is curious, but faithful to the original. You have to imagine the original hotel and land to make sense of it.

It’s a must play. It will bring about various emotions, but it’s truly one of the boldest courses ever made, full of daring asks and incredible features. An amazing achievement.

[Rick Golfs @Top100Rick]

Sand Valley #91/Top 100
Coore & Crenshaw

Fantastic walk around the original course at Sand Valley Resort.

A wonderful routing through some of the sandiest soil you can find, it provides constant shot variation and challenge, but also plenty of funnels to add to the fun factor.

Throw in some $1 tacos and ice cream sandwiches and it’s a perfect day!

Another C&C home run.

[Jimmy @JimDHum]

#Lido Alp complex at 17 months.

[GOLF COURSE INDUSTRY @GCImagazine]

.@huntoonjmsc went directly from leading a team maintaining playing surfaces to a role as an associate professor at @gohgtc. He describes his transition from the course to the classroom.

https://t.co/C8aPcXGqwG

[Harrison Rothwell @HarrisonRoth06]

The inland holes photograph just as well as the ocean holes at Eastward Ho! in my opinion

[Harrison Rothwell @HarrisonRoth06]

@DysonDechant 👍🏻

[Harrison Rothwell @HarrisonRoth06]

Seth’s hometown