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News Date: 09/13/2026

News Title: The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen: A New D.R. Horton Community Takes Shape Around the Golf Course
The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen is a new home community of single-family homes that D. R. Horton is bringing to the Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club in Conway.
Preliminary plans currently show approximately 47 single-family homes.  The new single-family homes are being constructed within the existing golf-course setting around Holes 14, 15 and 16 of the Shaftesbury Glen Golf Course — a relationship that appears to be the inspiration for the name The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen.

The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen will also be the second D.R. Horton community associated with Shaftesbury Glen.  On the south side of the golf course, D.R. Horton is already selling new homes in The Preserve at Shaftesbury Glen, making the two communities part of a larger D.R. Horton presence surrounding the golf course.

That distinction is important. The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen is not simply another new neighborhood located near a golf course.  Its layout places the homes directly within the existing golf-course setting, making the character and routing of Holes 14, 15 and 16 particularly relevant to understanding the community.

Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club

Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club is an 18-hole, par-72 golf course located on Shaftesbury Lane in Conway.  The course was designed by Clyde Johnston and opened in 2001.
The course reflects Johnston's traditional golf-course design philosophy, with wide fairways, large greens, substantial teeing areas and strategically placed hazards.  The course is approximately 6,935 yards from the back tees.

Shaftesbury Glen has a distinctive setting in the Conway area, with the golf course surrounded by the natural landscape of the Waccamaw River region. It has a considerably different character from many of the more densely developed golf communities closer to the Myrtle Beach resort area.

One of the most interesting aspects of Shaftesbury Glen is the way the course combines relatively generous fairways with more demanding approaches and greens.  The course gives golfers opportunities off the tee, but accuracy becomes increasingly important as they approach the putting surfaces.

That golf-course setting is particularly important to The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen because the proposed community is associated with three consecutive holes on the back nine.

Hole 14 — A Challenging Par 4
Par 4 • 430 yards from the back tees • 408 yards from the men's tees • Handicap 4
Hole 14 begins the three-hole section of Shaftesbury Glen around which The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen is being planned.
At 430 yards from the back tees, No. 14 is a substantial par 4 and is rated the fourth-hardest hole on the course.
The hole represents the more traditional side of Shaftesbury Glen's design: golfers have room to work with from the tee, but the length of the hole makes the approach shot important. A well-positioned drive can make a significant difference in the difficulty of the second shot.
For The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen, No. 14 is significant because the proposed homes are being introduced into the existing golf-course setting associated with this hole. Some homes have views toward portions of the fairway, approach area or surrounding golf-course landscape.
The result is a residential setting where the golf course is part of the immediate environment rather than simply an amenity located a short distance away.

Hole 15 — A 200-Yard Par 3
Par 3 • 200 yards from the back tees • 177 yards from the men's tees • Handicap 12
Hole 15 provides a dramatic change from the long par 4 that precedes it.
The hole plays 200 yards from the back tees and 177 yards from the men's tees, making it a substantial par 3 despite being rated only the 12th-hardest hole on the course.
The challenge is largely concentrated in the tee shot.  Unlike a par 4 where a golfer can recover with a second shot after an imperfect drive, No. 15 requires the golfer to make a single accurate shot onto the green.
The par 3 also contributes to the visual character of this portion of the golf course.  Tee-to-green views on a par 3 can create a particularly open golf-course setting, and that becomes relevant when considering homes planned within the surrounding area.
For The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen, Hole 15 sits directly between the long par 4 of No. 14 and the long par 5 of No. 16, creating an unusually varied three-hole stretch.

Hole 16 — A Long Par 5
Par 5 • 520 yards from the back tees • 498 yards from the men's tees • Handicap 6
Hole 16 completes the three-hole sequence and is the longest of the three.
From the back tees, the hole measures 520 yards, while the men's tees play at 498 yards. It is also rated the sixth-hardest hole on the course.
As a par 5 of this length, No. 16 provides golfers with an opportunity to reach the green in fewer shots, but doing so requires both distance and accuracy. The hole's length also means that its fairway and playing corridor occupy a substantial portion of the golf-course landscape.
That makes No. 16 particularly relevant to The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen.  This new home community is being introduced into a portion of Shaftesbury Glen that includes a long par 5, following a par 4 and a par 3.

The Preserve at Shaftesbury Glen
The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen is not D.R. Horton's first investment in the Shaftesbury Glen area.

On the south side of the golf course, D.R. Horton is already selling 86 single-family homes in The Preserve at Shaftesbury Glen.  The Preserve at Shaftesbury Glen is a separate D.R. Horton community from The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen, but its location on the opposite side of the golf course gives the two communities an interesting connection.  The single-family homes in The Preserve at Shaftesbury Glen first started to close back in September of 2025.  As of September 2026, the single-family homes in The Preserve at Shaftesbury Glen have sold from approximately 340,000 to over $500,000, with an average selling price at around $400,000.

Together, the two developments represent a significant residential presence for D.R. Horton around Shaftesbury Glen.

It is important, however, not to confuse the two communities. The Preserve at Shaftesbury Glen and The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen are separate D.R. Horton communities.  The Preserve at Shaftesbury Glen is already an active new-home community, while The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen is the newer development associated with the golf-course property around Holes 14, 15 and 16.
That distinction is particularly important when researching Shaftesbury Glen because the names are similar and both communities carry the D.R. Horton name.

A New Residential Chapter at Shaftesbury Glen
The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen adds another chapter to the residential development surrounding the Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club.
With The Preserve at Shaftesbury Glen already being developed on the south side of the course and the plans for approximately 47 single-family homes at The Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen on the other side, D. R. Horton is becoming a significant residential presence at Shaftesbury Glen.

As of September 2026, D. R. Horton has not yet announced pricing for the homes in the Fairways at Shaftesbury Glen.

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