Editor’s note: The Aiken Standard is counting down its top 10 local stories for 2025 from Dec. 18-31.Aiken County continues to be a mecca for golf.In 2025, plans for another new course were unveiled and there was activity with one…

Being from the Augusta area, Warne knew that the Aiken area had great property with sandy hills and the type of soil that Pinehurst, the famous golf resort in North Carolina, was built on.“Who knew it would blow up like…