Palmetto Golf Club – Great Golf and Great Tradition
Originally written by Stephen Delaney Hale for the December, 2017 Issue of Bella Magazine Photos by Stephen Hale, post cards courtesy of Aiken County Historical Museum. The course at Palmetto Golf Club is an almost secret gem among the experiences of American golf. Former head professional Tom Moore explained that knowledgeable golfers around the world were aware of the British-like course in the South Carolina sandhills, but, “if you don’t have a member for a friend, reading about Palmetto may be the closest you get.” The Winter Colony Sportsmen Arrive in Aiken Palmetto Golf Club was founded in 1892 by Thomas Hitchcock, a prominent gentleman sportsman from New York, and
