The Club at Savannah Harbor (Semi-Private)
2 Resort Drive, Savannah
912-201-2007
STAFF: Dan Schmid is the General Manager; Jamie West is the Director of Golf.
PAR/YARDAGE: Savannah Harbor plays to a par 72 with four sets of tees: Black (7,288 yards); Gold (6,627); Silver (6,048) and Jade (5,261).
COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 75.1/137 (Black); 72.5/131 (Gold); 69.6/126 (Silver); 70.8/124 (Jade).
ABOUT THE COURSE: Among the state’s best layouts, the superb Bob Cupp design has received national attention as the host of the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf since 2003. The Champions Tour players have developed a strong respect for the course, and in its six years of hosting the Legends as an individual event, only one player went deep into red figures for the tournament. The course is a strong but playable test for its members and resort guests, with ample length from the back tees, and a stout 6,600 yards from the next set. A composite member set of tees splits the difference between the Gold and Silver, with a handful of holes maybe a little more than some can handle from the Golds.
The course sits below the Talmadge Memorial Bridge on Hutchinson Island just across the river from downtown Savannah, and the splendid view from above gives you an idea of the treat you’re in for once you tee it up. Cupp makes excellent use of the native areas throughout the course, with most of the marshland areas in play along the borders of the holes. On the holes where marshes or water are uncomfortably close to the putting surfaces, Cupp typically provides some bailout room to the other side. Savannah Harbor is reasonably generous off the tee, with Cupp providing open angles to most of the greens, with bunkers situated along the edges, with an exception or two. The greens and greens complexes are on the gentle side, with the absence of elevation allowing for some options with short game shots, depending on your proximity to the greenside bunkers, which are plentiful on a number of holes. The diverse mixture of holes is among the layout’s strengths, as are the course conditions and the beauty of the course in its natural setting.