
Black Robin Course
The Golf Club at Wescott Plantation
About this course
The Golf Club at Wescott Plantation's Black Robin course is a Dr. Michael Hurdzan design located in Summerville, South Carolina, approximately twenty-five miles northwest of Charleston. Opened in the late 1990s as part of a residential community development in the South Carolina Lowcountry, the course occupies gently rolling terrain characteristic of the region's coastal plain geography. Hurdzan, known for his environmental sensitivity and strategic design approach, routed the layout through stands of mature pines, hardwoods, and natural wetland areas that define the property's character. The course presents a parkland character typical of Lowcountry golf, with tree-lined fairways, elevation changes modest by regional standards, and water features that come into play on multiple holes. Hurdzan's design philosophy emphasizes playability for a range of skill levels while incorporating strategic options that reward thoughtful course management. The layout makes use of the property's natural contours and vegetation to create visual variety and define playing corridors. Wescott Plantation operates as a private club serving its residential community, with the Black Robin course as its primary amenity. The facility reflects the development pattern common to South Carolina's growth corridor between Charleston and the inland regions during the 1990s and early 2000s, when numerous residential golf communities were established to accommodate population expansion in the Charleston metropolitan area.
Quick facts
- Location
- Summerville, SC, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 2000
- Designer
- Dr. Michael Hurdzan
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 36
- Length
- 3,563 yards
- Difficulty
- 36.9/130
Getting there
The journey to The Golf Club at Wescott Plantation begins at Charleston International Airport, a straightforward half-hour drive northwest into the Lowcountry's quieter interior. The route traces Interstate 26 as it climbs gently away from the coastal plain, trading salt marsh and tidal creeks for the tall pines and hardwood canopies of Summerville - a town long known as the "Flowertown in the Pines." As the highway gives way to tree-lined boulevards and residential calm, the entrance to Wescott Plantation emerges with understated grace, marking your arrival at one of the Charleston area's most refined private retreats.

FAQ
Common questions about Black Robin at The Golf Club at Wescott Plantation
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Black Robin was designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan.
Yes. Black Robin at The Golf Club at Wescott Plantation is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Black Robin is 36.
Black Robin plays 3,563 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Black Robin is 130.
Black Robin is a 9-hole course.





