Andrew Green • January 8, 2025

Kawonu Golf Club Featured Fairway: January 2025


Hole 8

Kawonu Golf Club - Hole 8

"The ability to watch a golf ball fall through the sky from an elevated tee shot is one of the great joys in the game of golf. Growing up in the mountains of Virginia, I cherished the opportunities to feel this sense of excitement! 


Fast forward to the amazing property at Kawonu where the 8th tee combines the dynamics of the ground with the thrill of a dramatic downhill tee shot into one exciting short par 4! You will feel compelled to launch a driver but will need to avoid a key large bunker in the foreground of the approach. Landing in that sand will lead to one of the most challenging shots in golf, the long explosion shot.  


If you choose, you can lay back, but that landing zone tilts right to left, making a wedge into the green a bit uncomfortable. Another option is to play left into the lower approach and pitch up the hill to the putting surface, but this will require a precise hybrid or 3 wood from the tee.


The more times you play the 8th, the more you’ll learn about its subtleties, and the more opportunities you’ll have to test your mettle!"


- Andrew Green, Course Architect

By Kiplinger October 12, 2025
Young country club members expect more from their fees than access to a golf course. Scott Ferrell is an industry veteran who is helping lead the creation of Kawonu Golf Club outside Greenville, South Carolina. While they will feature golf only, Ferrell says the pressure to provide top-notch facilities away from the course is real and imminent. Aside from golf simulators that can be used as teaching bays — a must-have in the market these days — the amenity Ferrell is focused on is food and beverage, as, he says, "historically private clubs have had mediocre dining outlets.” Because Kawonu will have a mix of local and national members traveling from afar, Ferrell says they will make dining a primary focus of the experience.
Kawonu Golf Club Taking Shape in Southern Greenville County — via Greenville Journal
By Greenville Journal September 23, 2025
Kawonu Golf Club is taking shape in southern Greenville County. Course architect Andrew Green gave a tour of the progress. Originally published by Greenville Journal