Meadowlands punts FootGolf, leaving two Grand Strand locations

With the decision by the owners of Meadowlands Golf Club to close its FootGolf course in April, it’s believed that the hybrid sport is now only being offered locally at two Grand Strand properties.

Sister golf complexes Tupelo Bay Golf Center in Garden City Beach and Harbour View Golf in Little River added FootGolf to their offerings last summer and the sport remains quite popular at both locations, particularly at night as both facilities are lighted and remain open late.

FootGolf is a combination of soccer and golf and its holes on the Strand have been set up to play alongside and intersperse with golf holes. The rules generally mirror the rules of golf, with 21-inch-diameter cups.

Meadowlands introduced the sport to the Strand in the summer of 2014.

Harbour View features a driving range and 18-hole par-3 course, while Tupelo Bay has a driving range, 18-hole executive course, short nine-hole par-3 course and disc golf.

While Meadowlands loses a feature, it’s sister course, Farmstead Golf Links on the S.C./N.C. border, is gaining one. Course operators are building a practice putting green adjacent to the 10th tee box to go along with one closer to the clubhouse and first tee box so players beginning a round on the 10th will have more opportunities to practice putting before teeing off. The practice green should be open by Oct. 1.

This story was originally published August 15, 2016 at 9:41 PM with the headline "Meadowlands punts FootGolf, leaving two Grand Strand locations."