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Best golf in Charleston

Public, resort, and private — Charleston's best courses ranked by the locals who play them.

Showing 6 of 38 in Kiawah Island · May 4, 2026

Kiawah Island6 Mount Pleasant6 Hanahan3 Private7 Public6 Resort4 Driving range2

4.7 · 40
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Southeast U.S. Restricted Area, 1000 Ocean Course Dr, Kiawah IslandFeatured
Kiawah Island Golf Resort — Ocean Course
Pete Dye links course on the Atlantic. Hosted the 2012 and 2021 PGA Championships.
4.7304 ratingschampionship · oceanside · difficult
Open
4.6 · 75
2
1 Turtle Point Ln, Kiawah Island
Turtle Point Golf Course
Jack Nicklaus-designed course on Kiawah Island, threading through maritime forest and tidal marshes along the Atlantic.
4.6577 ratings
Open
4.7 · 37
3
700 Governors Dr, Kiawah Island
Osprey Point Golf Course
Audubon-certified 18-hole layout on Kiawah Island winding through maritime forest and tidal marshes off Governors Drive.
4.6284 ratings
Open
4.7 · 41
4
12 Kiawah Beach Dr, Kiawah Island
Cougar Point Golf Course
Cleve Dolan-designed public course on Kiawah Island with marsh and maritime forest views along the river corridor.
4.5313 ratings
Open
4.9 · 7
5
4000 Briars Creek Ln, Johns Island
The Golf Club at Briar's Creek
Rees Jones-designed private course on Johns Island, winding through maritime forest and salt marsh.
4.553 ratings
Open
4.3 · 12
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1 Sanctuary Beach Dr, Kiawah Island
Roy Barth Tennis Center
Har-Tru clay courts at Kiawah Island's Sanctuary resort, named for the Charleston tennis legend who coached there for decades.
4.390 ratings
Open