|
Old Barnwell
Architect: Brian Schneider & Blake Conant Year: 2023 2732 Andrews Cir, Aiken, SC 29803 Phone: (803) 761-9040 Course Access: Private https://oldbarnwell.com/ |
Old Barnwell
Golf hasn’t always done a good job of making newcomers feel welcome or supported. The primary reasons people don’t pick up the sport, aside from a basic absence of interest, are usually lack of meaningful access and opportunity. Cost—green fees, memberships, equipment—is another. There are also cultural obstacles preventing people from taking up the sport, ranging from exposure to outright exclusion.
These issues, the complex tangle of reasons and feelings that drive some people into golf and others away, are what motivate Nick Schreiber, the founder of Old Barnwell, a new club he’s developing on over 500 acres of rolling, sandy land just east of Aiken, S.C.
Schreiber intends Old Barnwell to be a different kind of club with a membership model based on the principle of bringing together people from all walks of life, including those traditionally underrepresented in golf. The mission and identity of the club, by design and process, will be one of openness and inclusion.
“The idea isn’t quotas or anything like that, not it at all,” Schreiber says. “This is not about politics.
“It is about people and creating a really exceptional golf experience at a place where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can be comfortable. I hope that the design of the club, the clubhouse, the staff and the makeup of the golfers who come here really reflects a broader array of folks as opposed to a usual private club experience.”
These issues, the complex tangle of reasons and feelings that drive some people into golf and others away, are what motivate Nick Schreiber, the founder of Old Barnwell, a new club he’s developing on over 500 acres of rolling, sandy land just east of Aiken, S.C.
Schreiber intends Old Barnwell to be a different kind of club with a membership model based on the principle of bringing together people from all walks of life, including those traditionally underrepresented in golf. The mission and identity of the club, by design and process, will be one of openness and inclusion.
“The idea isn’t quotas or anything like that, not it at all,” Schreiber says. “This is not about politics.
“It is about people and creating a really exceptional golf experience at a place where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can be comfortable. I hope that the design of the club, the clubhouse, the staff and the makeup of the golfers who come here really reflects a broader array of folks as opposed to a usual private club experience.”