Kiawah Island Golf Resort: Top 100 Golf Resorts in the World
Quick Facts
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Number of Rooms
255 -
Amenities
Spa / swimming pool / tennis / fitness center / restaurants / golf courses -
Number of courses
5 -
Course designers
The Ocean Course (Pete Dye), Osprey Point (Tom Fazio), Oak Point (Clyde Johnston ), Turtle Point (Jack Nicklaus), Cougar Point (Gary Player)
Resort Overview
Kiawah Island, about 20 miles from Charleston, oozes with the atmospheric charm of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, its air kissed by coastal mist, its grounds fringed by Palmetto trees and Spanish moss.The oceanfront Sanctuary Hotel anchors five golf courses and a mix of villas and homes, with an endless supply of activities and adventures available to guests. The golf menu at Kiawah Island is an enticing smorgasbord: the Ocean Course by Pete Dye, Osprey Point by Tom Fazio, Turtle Point by Jack Nicklaus, Cougar Point by Gary Player and Oak Point by Clyde Johnson. The Ocean Course garners the lion’s share of attention, but the other four courses have grown more popular thanks to a slate of renovations and improvements. Play all five on your visit and you’ll bag enough memories to last a lifetime.
Highlights
The Ocean Course hosted the 2021 PGA Championship, won by Phil Mickelson
Between the Sanctuary Hotel, villas, private home rentals or cottages, there are countless lodging options
Fine dining? Causal? Poolside? There are no shortage of options here
3 things to know
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Best time to go
All year but spring and fall are the most popular times -
Best non-golf amenity
Eco-boat tours, highlighted by Atlantic Bottlenose-dolphin sightings -
Insider Tip
For all the big-boy golf, the resort appeals to all ages, with fun slides, archery tag and more
