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The Par Tee Golf Center Is The Midland's Premier Practice Facility
The Par Tee Driving Range and Miniature Golf Center, Lexington County’s Premier Golf Practice Center, invites you to sharpen your golf skills while enjoying some of the most scenic views in the Midlands. Located on the Charleston Highway, at the intersection of Exit # 115 on I-26 and Exit # 1 on I-77, The Par Tee Golf Center is just minutes from Downtown Columbia, South Carolina.
For almost 30 years, golfers have been improving their golf game at The Par Tee Driving Range. The Par Tee Golf Center is a great place to work on your golf game whether you're a first timer or a seasoned veteran of the game. This spacious practice facility offers a well kept, bermuda grass tee box that stretches nearly 250 yards across (over-seeded with rye grass during the cooler months). We also have several artificial hitting mats, quality golf balls, and various targets located throughout the range for you to sharpen your directional skills. You can dial in your short game on The Par Tee Golf Center's 6000 square foot practice green. The green features a Mini Verde putting surface is available for customers to practice their chipping, bunker play, and putting. Use of the putting green is complimentary for all customers who purchase range balls for practice.
3 Hole Par 3 Loop
The recently opened, 3 Hole Par 3 Loop is the latest addition to the practice facilities at The Par Tee Golf Center !!! Read about our Par 3 facility by clicking on The Par 3 Loop Link above.
The Par Tee Golf Center has played host to the 2013-2019 East Coast Classic, a World Long Drive Event run by The Golf Channel, several Drive, Chip and Putt Local Qualifiers, Multi-Vendor Demo Days, and is the official practice Facility of the Columbia College Koalas.
The Miniature Golf Course
The Mini Golf Course at The Par Tee has been completely renovated, re-turfed and is ready for play. The Par Tee, Miniature Golf Course features 18 holes of Putt-Putt style golf. The fantastic layout offers a picturesque view of Williams Brice Stadium and Downtown Columbia, while you maneuver your way through 18 Mini-Golf Holes surrounded by flowing waterfalls and streams. The Par Tee Miniature Golf Course is fun and exciting for players of all ages and skill levels.
Click on any of the links above in the Main Menu to see all that The Par Tee Golf Center has to offer. Make sure you click on the More link as well. We have several other pages listed under this link.
Par 3 Loop
The Par Tee, Par 3 Loop opened in the summer of 2017. This unique, 3 hole, par 3 loop has three large, mini-verde bermudagrass, putting greens. Each green has four sets of tees that allow players the opportunity to play 12 holes. The course also has 5 bunkers. The Par 3 Loop is maintained to the highest standards. Holes range in distance from 60 to 150 yards, and we have even created options where you can play a few Par 4 holes. To view the Par 3 scorecard, click on the Par 3 Loop link on the Menu above.
Golf Instruction
The Par Tee Golf Center is under the leadership of PGA Golf Professional, Tom Mason. Tom brings 30 years of professional golf experience to The Par Tee Golf Center. Tom was named the Carolinas PGA 2019 Golf Professional of the Year. Tom was the Carolinas PGA Section 2018 Player Development Award Recipient, Carolinas PGA Section 2017 Youth Player Development Award Recipient, and the 2012 Carolinas PGA Horton Smith Award Winner. Tom will share his love for the game of golf, knowledge of the golf swing and short game, and course management skills to golfers of all ages, abilities, and skill levels. Click on the Golf Instruction Link to learn more about Tom’s teaching philosophy or to schedule a lesson.
Par Tee Mini Golf Course
Newly renovated and re-opened in November of 2019, The Par Tee Mini Golf Course offer players 18 Holes of Putt-Putt Style Golf. The layout is challenging but fun and makes for a great afternoon or evening activity for the family. The Mini Golf Course is open during the hours of operation listed below.
Custom Golf Club Fitting
The Par Tee Fitting Process is much more thorough and accurate in comparison to places that fit indoors, hitting into a screen. Golfers will be fit on a grass surface, not an artificial mat, and and will be able to see their ball in flight. We do not stock golf clubs, so we will not be selling you something that is sitting on our shelves. We will be selling you what you need. Click Here for more information
Par Tee Golf Center News
The Free AccuRange Yardage App - Get Accurate Yardages to All of Our Targets at The Par Tee for No C
The Free AccuRange Yardage App - Get Accurate Yardages to All of Our Targets at The Par Tee for No C
The Free AccuRange Yardage App - Get Accurate Yardages to All of Our Targets at The Par Tee for No C
The new AccuRange App allows you to use your mobile device to see the distance to all 19 of our flags on the driving range, regardless of where you are hitting from. With over 100 All-Grass Hitting Bays, the Accurange App provides precise yardage without having to use a laser measuring device.
The AccuRange App also is available for our Par 3 Loop. You can get distances to the front, center and back of each green while you play The Par 3 Loop. Ask a staff member at The Par Tee for more details !!!
The Golf Range Association of America Names The Par Tee Golf Center a Top 50 Stand-Alone Range
The Free AccuRange Yardage App - Get Accurate Yardages to All of Our Targets at The Par Tee for No C
The Free AccuRange Yardage App - Get Accurate Yardages to All of Our Targets at The Par Tee for No C
January 2024 - For the second year in a row, The Par Tee Golf Center has been named one of the Top 50 Stand Alone Driving Ranges in the United States. The GRAA defines a Stand Alone Driving Range as a range that has developed into a center for practice, learning and engagement, inspiring existing golfers to play more frequently, while giving new golfers a place to learn the game and get comfortable in making it their own. Stand Alone facilities are recognized for their commitment to growing the game through creative programming focused on practice, socialization, community initiatives and technology. The Par Tee Golf Center is proud to be a member of this group !!!
Palmer Mason Joins The Par Tee Instructional Staff
Tom Mason - CPGA Golf Professional of the Year - 2019
Tom Mason - CPGA Golf Professional of the Year - 2019
Palmer Mason has been playing golf since age 5. An accomplished Junior Golfer in South Carolina, Palmer played college golf at Charleston Southern University from 2020-2024. Palmer graduated Charleston Southern with a Master's Degree in Business Administration.
Palmer grew up around the game of golf and is passing his knowledge of the game we all love to golfers of all skill levels. Palmer became a PGA Associate in 2024.
Palmer has assisted with PGA Junior League, Men's, Women's, and Junior Golf Clinics and Camps at The Par Tee Golf Center and worked at The University of Georgia Golf Camp for two summers.
Tom Mason - CPGA Golf Professional of the Year - 2019
Tom Mason - CPGA Golf Professional of the Year - 2019
Tom Mason - CPGA Golf Professional of the Year - 2019
Greensboro, NC. (December 2, 2019) – The Carolinas PGA is honored to announce the winners of the 2019 Section Special Awards. Distributed annually by the Carolinas PGA, the top eleven most deserving Carolinas PGA Professionals are selected by the Special Awards Committee, whose mission is to recognize the best and brightest PGA professionals in North and South Carolina.
The Carolinas PGA is proud to announce the 2019 Golf Professional of the Year, Tom Mason, PGA. A dedicated member of the Section since 1996, Mason currently serves as Director and Owner of The Par Tee Golf Center as well as Head Golf Coach at Columbia College. His dedication to grow the game of golf is showcased through his numerous junior golf initiatives, coaching at the local college, and volunteer time spent with the Carolinas Section and allied associations. Mason’s impact and success is also showcased through his previous awards earned with the Section; 2017 Youth Player Development Award, 2018 Player Development Award, and 2012 Horton Smith Award.
The highest honor paid to a PGA Professional, the Golf Professional of the Year Award honors excellent overall performance as a golf professional at his/her facility, level of service to the Section, leadership ability, image and the ability to inspire fellow professionals, and promotion of the game of golf.