SCHotline Exclusive: The Official Forest Lake Country Club Membership Directory
THE MUST READ OF THE NEW YEAR:
The Official Forest Lake Country Club Membership Directory-
Constitution and By Laws!
Who is a member? Who was on the waiting lists and is now a member?
Now you can see for yourself and take a look at the inner workings of
Columbia’s most exclusive private club.
Here is a small sample:
Robert McNair – Former South Carolina Governor (deceased)
Rev. Wendell Estep – First Baptist Church
Tommy Suggs – Former Gamecock Quarterback and Football Radio Announcer
Dr. Walter Edgar – USC Historian and Famed Author
Joe Taylor – Gov Sanford’s Commerce Secretary
Robert Ariail, Cartoonist, State Newspaper
John Palms – Former USC President
Kirkman Finlay – Columbia City Council
Daniel Rickenman – Columbia City Council
Joel Smith – Former Dean, USC’s Darla Moore School of Business
Kit Smith – Richland County Council
Henry McMaster – SC Attorney General
Walter Keenan – CEO Keenan Colliers
Larry Wilson – former CEO PMSC
Bristow Marchant – Federal Judge Magistrate
State Senator John Courson
Kester Freeman – Former CEO Palmetto Health
Gayle Averyt – Former CEO Colonial Life
Lloyd Hendrix – President, SC Bankers Assoc.
Carroll Campbell III – Chairman, Carroll Campbell and Associates
Bill Boyd – Sinkler Boyd
Ed Mullins – Nelson Mullins
Julian Nexsen – Nexsen Pruitt
Jeffrey Sewell
Leave the poor folks alone at Forest Lake.There are plenty of country clubs to join.(And no I am not a member of Forest Lake.)
PS… There is no indication otherwise that Forest Lake CC is an all-white only club.
They’re hardly poor, superbrain1
If it is a private club, they have the right to allow anyone they choose … just as you have the right to walk away if you don’t like their rules. Really … you can’t force morality or decency on an individual. If you don’t like what they’re doing, don’t use their services. Don’t think that will make a difference? It will when you don’t use the services of their members either.
If its offensive to you, then, as Elizabeth states, choose not to use their services, companies, nor support their campaigns. The PC culture has gone quite overboard not to offend people that we are to the point where we now have to accept mediocrity as “good”.
I would like to know what the point or purpose is of the writer of this story…what is your point, is there nothing better to belly-ache about, anybody in their right minds and living in this great democracy would be honored to associate with these fine folks on this list, and thats not a joke
I find it interesting that all these “progressive” , “Pillars of the community” were telling us we had to take the Confederate Flag down while they were members of an all white CC that wouldn’t even let the African American Commander at Ft. Jackson join even though that was the clubs custom until the Army began to promote minorities to flag rank.
Wow, this is very interesting and surprising – I even see some good Democrats on that list. I don’t know what to make of this – do I excuse Katon because so many other people had equally as questionable judgment? I honestly don’t know…
It just makes me glad that when I was shopping around I chose to join the Capital City Club specifically because it had always had a policy of inclusion, – heck, they even let riffraff like Jeffrey and me in
-Robin Biro
I find it mighty interesting how int today’s time, people stil have this imaginary “black exclusion”is right mentality; and have the nerve to say – “if you don’t like it, don’t use their services”. Try being black for a moment, walk in all the innocent black peoples shoes, all those who help build this country…and see how you feel when “people” mistreat you for reasons you have “no control” over. Any way, I pray for all those people who think this is fair and have even benefited from such behavior – because in the end, we all have to answer to “GOD”!!!
Very informative article, which I found quite useful. Cheers ,Jay
This is ridiculous. Why is it okay to have all black clubs,TV channels, pageants, etc. but not an all white club? I am a member and proud of it. I guarantee you 99% of FLC’s members are the most charitable people in Columbia to ALL causes and that they did not join simply because its an all white club. For heaven’s sake, leave FLC and its members alone. how about focus on some important issues Columbia faces – not this crap.