An almost year-long $2 million renovation and restoration project at Charleston Municipal Golf Course will reach the finish line in early December when the public will regain full access to the facility. An opening-day ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. on Dec. 9 with a ceremonial foursome consisting…

Architect Troy Miller explains some of the changes being made to the par-5 10th hole at Charleston Municipal Golf Course last May. The online version of Golf magazine named the 18-hole Maybank Highway landmark as one of 14 new or renovated layouts that it “can’t wait to check out in 2021.”

Bold, distinctive, and memorable are not words you would associate with most municipal golf courses in America. But thanks to a Troy Miller-led renovation, Charleston Municipal Golf Course embodies all of those qualities.