Bosox04 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 We are thinking of moving to the Savannah area. We are considering Savannah Quarters. I know there is a private course there, but it goes through the real estate development, and I’m concerned that it might be too spread out to walk. Also, any info on other private clubs in the area would be a big help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ben_Howell34 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 I’ve never been to Savannah, but it’s very close to Hilton Head which has some awesome courses like Old South and Palmetto Dunes just to name a couple. Go Sox!! Bosox04 1 Quote Radspeed Driver 10.5* Radspeed 3W 14.5* Stealth 4H 22* JPX 921 Hot Metal Pro 4i-PW RTX Zipcore Wedge 52* Mid Bounce RTX Zipcore Wedge 56* Mid Bounce Kirkland Signature KS1 Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeBartola_B Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 The Club at Savannah Harbor is a great course, its ran thru Marriott Golf and at one point was a Troon Golf course. There are a handful of great private clubs if you can find your way in. The Ford Field and River Club is a Dye Course and I believe hosts an event from one of the smaller Tours each year. The Landings is a nice course but pretty spread out, winding thru real estate developments. Would be a tough walk. Like the poster before said Hilton Head is close by with tons of offerings and St. Simmons is about an hour south with some good spots also. I host a tournament for a big group of friends in a small fishing town about 30 minutes south of Savannah at a course called Sapelo Hammock, has some really neat marsh and intercoastal holes. Dont forget to pack the bug spray! Hope you enjoy Savannah! Bosox04 1 Quote Driver - Cobra LTDx LS 9* Silver Rouge 110 msi 70 X 3W -Titleist TSR2 15* TENSEI 1K Black 75 5W - Cobra LTDx 18.5* TENSEI 1K Black 75 Irons - 4-PW Cobra LTDx Nippon Tour 120 X-Stiff Wedges - 52*, 56*, 60* Cobra KING Putter - Toulon Palm Springs Ball - Taylormade TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosox04 Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 On 4/29/2022 at 4:14 PM, DeBartola_B said: The Club at Savannah Harbor is a great course, its ran thru Marriott Golf and at one point was a Troon Golf course. There are a handful of great private clubs if you can find your way in. The Ford Field and River Club is a Dye Course and I believe hosts an event from one of the smaller Tours each year. The Landings is a nice course but pretty spread out, winding thru real estate developments. Would be a tough walk. Like the poster before said Hilton Head is close by with tons of offerings and St. Simmons is about an hour south with some good spots also. I host a tournament for a big group of friends in a small fishing town about 30 minutes south of Savannah at a course called Sapelo Hammock, has some really neat marsh and intercoastal holes. Dont forget to pack the bug spray! Hope you enjoy Savannah! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosox04 Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 We toured Savannah Quarters in Pooler, Ga last Saturday. The course, clubhouse, and pool all looked good. The neighborhood was beautiful, and there were very nice houses at a lot of different price points. The town of Pooler was not very nice. It seemed to be all strip centers, franchise restaurants, and big box stores. The traffic at 1:30 Friday afternoon was terrible. It was suburban sprawl at it’s highest degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeBartola_B Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 13 hours ago, Bosox04 said: We toured Savannah Quarters in Pooler, Ga last Saturday. The course, clubhouse, and pool all looked good. The neighborhood was beautiful, and there were very nice houses at a lot of different price points. The town of Pooler was not very nice. It seemed to be all strip centers, franchise restaurants, and big box stores. The traffic at 1:30 Friday afternoon was terrible. It was suburban sprawl at it’s highest degree. That is a fair assessment of Pooler. Check out Richmond Hill or Wilmington Island, both older communities and not as commercialized. Richmond Hill has 2 courses, Ford Field and River Club is extremely nice. And Wilmington Island has Savannah CC which is more of your classic Southern country club, both socially and golf wise. GaDawg and Bosox04 2 Quote Driver - Cobra LTDx LS 9* Silver Rouge 110 msi 70 X 3W -Titleist TSR2 15* TENSEI 1K Black 75 5W - Cobra LTDx 18.5* TENSEI 1K Black 75 Irons - 4-PW Cobra LTDx Nippon Tour 120 X-Stiff Wedges - 52*, 56*, 60* Cobra KING Putter - Toulon Palm Springs Ball - Taylormade TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosox04 Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 On 5/3/2022 at 10:37 AM, DeBartola_B said: That is a fair assessment of Pooler. Check out Richmond Hill or Wilmington Island, both older communities and not as commercialized. Richmond Hill has 2 courses, Ford Field and River Club is extremely nice. And Wilmington Island has Savannah CC which is more of your classic Southern country club, both socially and golf wise. We spent the day, yesterday, walking around Savannah. After leaving the riverfront area, we thought it was a beautiful city. That riverfront was one of the most touristy areas I’ve ever seen. It was pretty hot, and it’s only early May. I can’t imagine what it’s like in July and August. I believe we have eliminated the Savannah area as a retirement destination. DeBartola_B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrcincykid Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 4/18/2022 at 9:02 PM, Bosox04 said: We are thinking of moving to the Savannah area. We are considering Savannah Quarters. I know there is a private course there, but it goes through the real estate development, and I’m concerned that it might be too spread out to walk. Also, any info on other private clubs in the area would be a big help. On 5/3/2022 at 4:37 PM, DeBartola_B said: That is a fair assessment of Pooler. Check out Richmond Hill or Wilmington Island, both older communities and not as commercialized. Richmond Hill has 2 courses, Ford Field and River Club is extremely nice. And Wilmington Island has Savannah CC which is more of your classic Southern country club, both socially and golf wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrcincykid Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Savannah Quarters is, in my opinion, not walkable, but the course is in great shape and fun to play. Ford is a beautiful place, but seems to lack life. I moved to The Landings six months ago. So far, so good. Bosox04 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAC Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) On 4/18/2022 at 3:02 PM, Bosox04 said: We are thinking of moving to the Savannah area. We are considering Savannah Quarters. I know there is a private course there, but it goes through the real estate development, and I’m concerned that it might be too spread out to walk. Also, any info on other private clubs in the area would be a big help. I grew up in Savannah but have not lived there in 40+ years. As a teenager, I played mostly at Bacon Park Municipal Course. It has been renovated more recently and I would love to try it again. It is a Donald Ross course but was not in the best shape when I used to play it many years ago. The Landings is a beautiful place to live. I have cousins who live there and my sense it is the premier of these types of places in Savannah. The courses Ihave played there are very nice - I think they have 6 courses there. I like them better than playing on the course next to the Savannah Harbor/Westin/Convention Center. When I was growing up, Pooler was not considered that nice. I know there has been a lot of building out there, but my guess is living at the Landings will be nicer. Edited June 10, 2022 by HAC Bosox04 1 Quote Sim 2 Driver Fujikura Ventus Blue 6R shaft Sim 2 5 wood Fujikura Ventus Blue 5R shaft 0311 Gen 5 Seven Wood Project X Cypher 50 5.5 shaft. H818 Hybrid 25 degrees Tensei ck Series 60 HY regular flex shafts at C4 setting (flat for lefties) 0311 Gen 6 Hybrids 3-28 and 31 degrees. 718 AP1 irons 6-gap Tensei ck Series AMC IR regular flex bent two degrees flat SM 7 Wedge 58 degrees M grind with 8 bounce Steel shafts wedge flex bent 2 degrees flat Glide 3 52.12 and 56.14 with Alta CB Red Regular Flex shaft bent 2 degrees flat LAB DF3 putter - 33 inches long, 71 degree lie angle, Accra shaft Bridgestone B X or Titleist Pro V-1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaDawg Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 On 5/6/2022 at 4:45 PM, Bosox04 said: We spent the day, yesterday, walking around Savannah. After leaving the riverfront area, we thought it was a beautiful city. That riverfront was one of the most touristy areas I’ve ever seen. It was pretty hot, and it’s only early May. I can’t imagine what it’s like in July and August. I believe we have eliminated the Savannah area as a retirement destination. Probably a good decision! Bosox04 1 Quote Driver: TSI3 - 10*, Hzrdus Smoke 6.0 Stiff Driver: Stealth Plus - 10.5*, Oban Kiyoshi Purple O4Flex-65 Grams Purred 3 Wood: SIM - 15*, Graphite Design Tour AD DJ5 Stiff Hybrid: TS3 - 19*, Hzrdus Smoke 6.0 Stiff Irons: 5 - PW T150, with Nippon Zelos 7 Reg, 4 iron - U505 with Project X HZRDUS Black Stiff Wedges: Vokey SM 8 - 50*, 60* Standard Wedge Shafts Wedge: Milled Grind 3 MG3 56* S200 shaft Putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5 Putter: Phantom X 5.5 Ball: Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAC Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) On 5/6/2022 at 4:45 PM, Bosox04 said: We spent the day, yesterday, walking around Savannah. After leaving the riverfront area, we thought it was a beautiful city. That riverfront was one of the most touristy areas I’ve ever seen. It was pretty hot, and it’s only early May. I can’t imagine what it’s like in July and August. I believe we have eliminated the Savannah area as a retirement destination. If you are looking for warmer in the winter but not too hot and humid in the summer, my guess is you are down to San Diego and Hawaii. That said, I only visit Savannah in the summer if I have to do so. Edited June 10, 2022 by HAC Bosox04 1 Quote Sim 2 Driver Fujikura Ventus Blue 6R shaft Sim 2 5 wood Fujikura Ventus Blue 5R shaft 0311 Gen 5 Seven Wood Project X Cypher 50 5.5 shaft. H818 Hybrid 25 degrees Tensei ck Series 60 HY regular flex shafts at C4 setting (flat for lefties) 0311 Gen 6 Hybrids 3-28 and 31 degrees. 718 AP1 irons 6-gap Tensei ck Series AMC IR regular flex bent two degrees flat SM 7 Wedge 58 degrees M grind with 8 bounce Steel shafts wedge flex bent 2 degrees flat Glide 3 52.12 and 56.14 with Alta CB Red Regular Flex shaft bent 2 degrees flat LAB DF3 putter - 33 inches long, 71 degree lie angle, Accra shaft Bridgestone B X or Titleist Pro V-1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosox04 Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 On 6/9/2022 at 8:47 PM, HAC said: I grew up in Savannah but have not lived there in 40+ years. As a teenager, I played mostly at Bacon Park Municipal Course. It has been renovated more recently and I would love to try it again. It is a Donald Ross course but was not in the best shape when I used to play it many years ago. The Landings is a beautiful place to live. I have cousins who live there and my sense it is the premier of these types of places in Savannah. The courses Ihave played there are very nice - I think they have 6 courses there. I like them better than playing on the course next to the Savannah Harbor/Westin/Convention Center. When I was growing up, Pooler was not considered that nice. I know there has been a lot of building out there, but my guess is living at the Landings will be nicer. We considered The Landings, but the monthly dues were around $1200. That is too much to spend on golf. The real deal breaker was that the elevation at The Landings is 10 feet. The area is surrounded by water, and we felt it was too vulnerable to flooding. When I researched some of the properties, it gave a very high likelihood of damage due to flooding, along with high dollar estimates of damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAC Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 12 hours ago, Bosox04 said: We considered The Landings, but the monthly dues were around $1200. That is too much to spend on golf. The real deal breaker was that the elevation at The Landings is 10 feet. The area is surrounded by water, and we felt it was too vulnerable to flooding. When I researched some of the properties, it gave a very high likelihood of damage due to flooding, along with high dollar estimates of damage. Understand. But, the reason it can flood is it is near the ocean, which probably makes it a good bit cooler than Pooler. Quote Sim 2 Driver Fujikura Ventus Blue 6R shaft Sim 2 5 wood Fujikura Ventus Blue 5R shaft 0311 Gen 5 Seven Wood Project X Cypher 50 5.5 shaft. H818 Hybrid 25 degrees Tensei ck Series 60 HY regular flex shafts at C4 setting (flat for lefties) 0311 Gen 6 Hybrids 3-28 and 31 degrees. 718 AP1 irons 6-gap Tensei ck Series AMC IR regular flex bent two degrees flat SM 7 Wedge 58 degrees M grind with 8 bounce Steel shafts wedge flex bent 2 degrees flat Glide 3 52.12 and 56.14 with Alta CB Red Regular Flex shaft bent 2 degrees flat LAB DF3 putter - 33 inches long, 71 degree lie angle, Accra shaft Bridgestone B X or Titleist Pro V-1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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