Join the ranks of avid golfers who have The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort on their must-play list for a true test of skill. Located on the eastern-most end of the island, The Ocean Course boasts the most seaside holes in the Northern Hemisphere with ten hugging the Atlantic and the other eight running parallel to those. Although it was originally planned to sit behind the dunes, designer Pete Dye’s wife, Alice, suggested raising the entire course to give players unobstructed views of Kiawah’s stunning coastline from every hole. One catch? This improved view made the course substantially more demanding as it also exposed play to the Atlantic’s brisk and unpredictable breezes.
In fact, it’s unlikely that any other golf course in the world—outside the United Kingdom and Ireland—is affected as much by wind. From one round to the next, a player can experience up to an 8-club difference on holes depending upon the wind’s direction and strength. Interesting fact: Because there are no prevailing winds on The Ocean Course, Dye designed two courses in one—one for an easterly and the other for a westerly wind.
Since its construction by Pete and Alice Dye in 1989-1991, The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort has hosted iconic championships, indelibly engraving its reputation as one of the world’s greatest golf courses. From the epic “War by the Shore” Ryder Cup to Rory McIlroy’s triumph at the 2012 and 2021 PGA Championship, experience The Ocean Course’s storied tournament history.
You must stay at Kiawah Island to play this golf course.
Caddies are required. Caddie fee is included, but the recommended gratuity is $120 per person.
This course is always walking only, with the exception of June-August after 10am, when carts are allowed but restricted to CPO. Recommended forecaddie gratuity is $60 per player.
