Kiawah Island Golf Resort - The Ocean Course

Golfweek #9 · national

Kiawah Island, SC

Aerial imagery centred on Kiawah Island Golf Resort - The Ocean Course, SC. Imagery: USDA NAIP / USGS

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Par

Yardage

7,719

Official yardage

7,849

Layout data

Aerial-derived

Access

Public

Golf Digest No. 5, America's 100 Greatest Public Courses, 2025-26

Official yardage is the course’s published back-tee number; the yardage above it is measured from the mapped hole geometry, so the two can differ.

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Ratings

Cost: $$$$$

Quality: 5/5

Difficulty: 5/5

Popularity: 5/5

Ratings are editorial estimates; difficulty is derived from course length and par where hole data is mapped.

Published rankings from third-party golf media, listed as they appear at the source. These are not Every18 ratings.

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#5Golf Digest - America's 100 Greatest Public Courses (2025-26)2025Golf Digest
#6GOLF Magazine - Top 100 Courses You Can Play in the US (2024-25)2024GOLF Magazine
#10Golfweek Best Courses You Can Play (national top 100)2024Golfweek
#1Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play 2026: South Carolina2026Golfweek