Best Resort Golf Courses in South Carolina

Kiawah Island, South Carolina · Pete Dye (1991) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 7,356 yards

Host of the 1991 "War by the Shore" Ryder Cup and the 2012 and 2021 PGA Championships, Kiawah's Ocean Course is Pete Dye's windswept masterpiece. Built with every hole offering views of the Atlantic Ocean, it is the most challenging and exposed seaside course in the United States.

Hilton Head, South Carolina · Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus (1969) · 18 holes · Par 71 · 7,099 yards

Home of the RBC Heritage on the PGA Tour, Harbour Town is one of the most iconic courses in America. Pete Dye's tight, tree-lined layout demands precision over power, and the lighthouse finish at the 18th green on Calibogue Sound is one of golf's most recognizable images.

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus (1969) · 18 holes · Par 71 · 7,099 yards

Home of the RBC Heritage on the PGA Tour, Harbour Town is a Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus collaboration at Sea Pines Resort. The tight, strategic layout along Calibogue Sound features Dye's signature railroad-tie bulkheads, small greens, and the iconic lighthouse behind the 18th green.

Hilton Head, South Carolina · Davis Love III (2015) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,781 yards

A complete Davis Love III reimagining of the old Ocean Course at Sea Pines, Atlantic Dunes embraces a natural, links-inspired aesthetic with sandy waste areas, dune ridges, and ocean breezes. The redesign was acclaimed as one of the best renovations in the country.

Hilton Head, South Carolina · Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1969) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,710 yards

The flagship course at Palmetto Dunes Resort, this Robert Trent Jones Sr. design features oceanfront holes, lagoon carries, and classic Jones strategic bunkering. The ocean-side 10th hole is one of the most scenic on Hilton Head.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina · Davis Love III (2000) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 7,047 yards

Part of the four-course Barefoot Resort complex, the Love Course is a Davis Love III design that brings a natural Lowcountry feel with live oak corridors, salt marsh edges, and classic Southern charm. It's one of four distinct architect designs at the resort.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina · Roger Rulewich (2001) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 7,018 yards

A Roger Rulewich design along the Intracoastal Waterway, Grande Dunes offers upscale resort golf with waterway views from several elevated tees. The layout features well-conditioned Bermuda fairways, bold bunkering, and one of the best practice facilities on the Grand Strand.

Isle of Palms, South Carolina · Tom Fazio (1980) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,722 yards

A Tom Fazio design on the Isle of Palms near Charleston, Wild Dunes Links features two dramatic oceanfront finishing holes along the Atlantic. The resort layout winds through maritime forest and salt marsh before reaching the beachfront crescendo of holes 17 and 18.

Kiawah Island, South Carolina · Tom Fazio (1988) · 18 holes · Par 72 · 6,932 yards

A Tom Fazio design at Kiawah Island Resort, Osprey Point winds through natural lakes, tidal marshes, and maritime forest teeming with wildlife. Compared to the Ocean Course, Osprey Point offers a more sheltered, nature-immersive experience with abundant alligator and bird sightings.