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Hole 1

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From The Tee RiverTowne Country Club™ greets the golfer with an opening hole that is as comfortable as a welcoming handshake.

From The Fairway A short par-four, dogleg right, the first hole gives the player a chance to score with a short iron, provided the drive can be fitted between bunkers that guard the driving area both inside and outside the dogleg.

On The Green Challenge the bunker inside the dogleg and you not only shorten the hole, but also set up the best approach angle into a green guarded by more sand.

Hole 2

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From The Tee From the back tees, the longest par-three on the course demands a long

From The Fairway marsh carry to a horizontal green bulk headed right to the fringe and working away from the player from left to right.

On The Green A bunker right of the green and another at the back left add to the challenge. From the more forward sets of tees, the marsh will be to the right of the green, which now appears as a more vertical target.

Hole 3

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From The Tee A reachable par-five, the third requires a tee shot over and right of a beach bunker,

From The Fairway splitting the fairway framed by two large trees. From there, the options are as varied as the player’s skills. But for the aggressive player, the opening into the second green -

On The Green a deep target - is precise, with fairway bunkers, greenside bunkers right of the green and the ever-present marsh running the length of the hole on the left adding to the demands.

Hole 4

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From The Tee A generous fairway is flanked by a large, rambling bunker right and three large trees left.

From The Fairway

On The Green A good drive will leave a medium to short iron into another horizontal green with a bunker protecting all but the right front quarter of the approach.

Hole 5

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From The Tee From the back tee on this slight dogleg right,

From The Fairway a carry of some 200 yards will be needed to fly a pond and reach a wide fairway.

On The Green The approach shot must avoid another lake left and some large bunkers to find the largest putting surface on the course.

Hole 6

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From The Tee The shortest par-four on the course, the sixth is a strategic gem,

From The Fairway with sand, live oaks and marsh contributing to the many challenges the hole presents.

On The Green The green at six backs up to a marsh eager to gO-Bble up any long approach shots and a deep bunker fronting the left half of the green waits to do the same with anything shot short and left.

Hole 7

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From The Tee From the back tees, players at the seventh fire tee shots over a

From The Fairway finger of marsh to a fairway running away to the right. But other markers set up a tee shot, straightaway, to a fairway with plenty of contour and the marsh now to the right.

On The Green From the landing area, the approach is played to a deep, narrow green, climbing uphill as it works away from the player to the right.

Hole 8

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From The Tee The shortest par-three on the course is set hard against

From The Fairway the marshes of Horlbeck Creek to the right and requires a forced carry over a finger of the marsh from any of the five tees.

On The Green A large bunker at the front of the green and another cut into a hill behind the putting surface - not to mention the wind off the marsh - make this a short shot that demands respect.

Hole 9

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From The Tee With the marsh still on the right, the ninth will be a true three-shot hole the majority of the time.

From The Fairway

On The Green A drive over a finger of marsh will find a wide landing area. The second shot needs to be positioned carefully to leave the best angle into a demanding green set up and guarded tightly by bunkers.

Hole 10

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From The Tee The large, artistic bunker guarding the inside of this slight dogleg right invites

From The Fairway

On The Green the player to accept the challenge to find the best approach to a large green open from the right but guarded by sand at the front left.

Hole 11

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From The Tee

From The Fairway With marsh skirting the entire left side of this fairway along with three large oaks -

On The Green the last of which 213 yards out from the back tee -pinching the fairway from the right, the 11th is the most demanding driving hole at RiverTowne. A second shot played to the crest of a ridge and avoiding a large bunker right will leave a pitch of 110-120 yards. The green is flanked by marsh to the left and a small pond to the right. A very narrow opening has been left in front, should the player

Hole 12

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From The Tee A tall, sentinel pine in the distance provides a good line off the tee at 12.

From The Fairway Despite the bunker some 250 yards out on the left, favor the left side of the fairway to set up the best approach to a long, narrow

On The Green green tucked against the marsh on the left. No bunkers guard this green, but the approach is demanding enough without them.

Hole 13

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From The Tee Like 12, the 13th bends slightly left and features a very demanding green.

From The Fairway

On The Green But this time, the challenge off the tee is to shape the drive right to left, avoiding two bunkers down the right side. An accurate short-iron approach will find a green that has a bulkhead against the marsh on the left and is flanked by a bunker on the right.

Hole 14

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From The Tee With a lake running the length of this par-three and bunkers to the right and rear of

From The Fairway

On The Green the green, the target is clear. But the deep green is designed to be large enough to receive the shot it requires.

Hole 15

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From The Tee The longest par-four at RiverTowne,

From The Fairway this dogleg left is made even tougher by the large bunker set inside of the dogleg. A drive would have to carry 290 yards to cheat the yardage from the back tee,

On The Green so expect this hole to play its true distance. The green is guarded by a single bunker at the front right while a gentle slope away from the green awaits any bail-outs to the left.

Hole 16

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From The Tee By challenging the long bunker stretching down the left side of the landing area,

From The Fairway the player can earn a chance to reach this green in two. But the reward of a possible eagle putt is offset by increasing risk as one gets closer to the green. Don't expect the marsh that cuts across the fairway short of the second landing area to come into play.

On The Green But two bunkers down the left side and the marsh that pinches the fairway severely over the last 100 yards punish all but the most precise second shot. The long bunker to the right of the green is the popular bail-out area.

Hole 17

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From The Tee Another "all carry" par-three, the 17th

From The Fairway doesn't offer the overland route for the forward tee player that the second hole affords. But playing slightly shorter, the 17th provides a big target with its horizontal green that pinches in somewhat like an hourglass at its midpoint.

On The Green A small bunker guards the extreme left front corner and the tabby wall runs away from the player to the right. Completely exposed to the winds off the marshes lining Horlbeck Creek and the Wando River, the 17th places a premium on proper club selection, not to mention execution.

Hole 18

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From The Tee The 18th at RiverTowne completes a finishing

From The Fairway stretch that may be as difficult as any in the Lowcountry, if not well beyond. But then, a strong golf course is usually defined by its finish. At RiverTowne,

On The Green the long 18th hole is set against the marsh to the left from tee to green, so one can expect the wind off the Wando to add to the difficulty of this long hole that bends slightly from right to left.