Dogwood at Callawassie Island Club

The Dogwood Course at Callawassie Island Club occupies a private island setting in South Carolina's Lowcountry, roughly midway between Hilton Head Island and Beaufort. Tom Fazio designed the course in the early 1980s as part of a residential community development that takes advantage of the region's characteristic marshland, tidal creeks, and maritime forest. The routing works through gently rolling terrain unusual for coastal Carolina, with elevation changes that provide varied perspectives across the property's natural features.

Fazio's design incorporates the Lowcountry landscape throughout, with holes framed by live oaks draped in Spanish moss and strategic use of the island's wetland areas. The course features generous fairway corridors typical of Fazio's work from this period, though approach shots demand precision to greens protected by bunkers and natural waste areas. Several holes play along or across tidal marshes, where the interplay of water, cordgrass, and distant views creates the visual character common to the region's better courses.

Callawassie Island operates as a private club serving a residential community, with the Dogwood Course complemented by a second Fazio design, the Palmetto Course. The club emphasizes a relaxed, family-oriented atmosphere consistent with Lowcountry resort communities, though it maintains year-round membership rather than operating as a seasonal facility. The courses remain relatively quiet outside the region, serving primarily members and their guests rather than pursuing tournament play or national rankings.