Kawonu Golf Club

Kawonu Golf Club is a private, golf-only club taking shape on more than 290 acres of rolling meadows, hardwood forest and Reedy River frontage in southern Greenville County, South Carolina, near Highway 418 and Fork Shoals Road west of Fountain Inn. Founded by Scott Ferrell and Barton Tuck, the club centers on an 18-hole championship course by golf architect Andrew Green that plays roughly 7,300 yards from the back tees and is routed to amplify the natural terrain, with about 100 acres set aside as nature preserve. Membership is capped at roughly 500, split between local and national members. The clubhouse complex is designed by Joel Newman of Thomas & Denzinger Architects: a 9,500 square foot main clubhouse overlooking the 18th green with locker rooms, indoor and outdoor dining, a private dining room and seven overnight rooms, plus a 5,000 square foot Golf House beside the practice area with a golf shop, indoor teaching bays, a halfway house and golf fitness space. Tuck's Cabin, a member fishing cabin, overlooks a 10-acre lake at the heart of the front nine.