Kawonu Golf Club Breaks Ground
ATHLON SPORTS • July 7, 2025
Kawonu Golf Club Breaks Ground on Greenville's First New Private Course in Three Decades
Athlon Sports By Brendon Elliott July 7, 2025, 3:15 PM EDT
Celebrated architect Andrew Green will design the invitation-only club on 290 acres along the Reedy River, marking the Upstate’s first new private golf establishment since the early 1990s.
On April 14, ceremonial shovels hit South Carolina soil with the weight of three decades of anticipation behind them. More than 150 founding members of Kawonu Golf Club gathered on a perfect spring afternoon at 3801 Fork Shoals Road, just outside Simpsonville, to witness something increasingly rare in modern golf: the groundbreaking of a new private club.
The 290-acre property along the Reedy River represents Greenville’s first new private golf establishment since the early 1990s, a milestone that founding partners Scott Ferrell and Barton Tuck didn’t take lightly as they outlined their vision for a club dedicated purely to the game of golf.
