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Resort · open to all · par 72 · Kiawah Island

Osprey Point

Anyone. The resort says its courses are open to the public and you don’t have to rent from it to get a tee time; its own guests get discounts.

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Osprey Point

The course page: its week, tournaments, every hole →

Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Kiawah Island

72
Par
6,902
Yards, Black tees
73.6/140
USGA rating / slope

Tom Fazio; rebuilt under Fazio in 2014 Source

Who can play: Anyone. The resort says its courses are open to the public and you don’t have to rent from it to get a tee time; its own guests get discounts. Source

How far ahead: Not staying with the resort: up to 60 days ahead. Staying with the resort: up to a year ahead with your confirmation number. Source

Book a tee time

Opens the resort’s booking page (rGuest). Source

Or call the Osprey Point shop, (843) 266-4640, or the resort’s line, (800) 576-1570. Source

700 Governor’s Drive, Kiawah Island, SC 29455 Source

Scorecard, practice, food, prices and notes
Osprey Point: yards, rating and slope from each tee
TeeYardsMen (rating / slope)Women
Black6,902
rated at 6,769
73.6 / 140—
Gold6,545
rated at 6,323
71.5 / 133—
Silver6,162
rated at 6,010
69.8 / 131—
Blue5,376
rated at 5,186
65.7 / 11171.2 / 126
Red4,746
rated at 4,641
63.2 / 10567.9 / 118

Par 72. Yards from the course’s scorecard; ratings from the USGA. Where the USGA rated a tee at a different length than the card prints, that length is shown.

Walking
Walking is allowed at any time of day. Pull carts are allowed but not rented. Source
Practice
A driving range; practice balls come with your round. Practice greens are free. Source
Food
Cherrywood BBQ & Ale House in the clubhouse, with a veranda over the course. Source
Dress
No denim, bathing suits, athletic shorts, shorts more than 5 inches above the knee, or shirts without sleeves or collars. Tennis shoes are fine. Source
Prices, as read on October 13, 2026
The resort’s pages don’t list green fees. Its FAQ lists rental clubs at $85 for 18 holes and $42.50 for 9, junior sets at $15, and the range without a round at $30 an hour. Source
Good to know
Paspalum grass from tee to green, on all five resort courses. Source
Opened in 1988. Source
It began as a members-only course. Source
Kiawah is gated; the community association’s gate policy lists golf course guests among the guests it covers. Source

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Hole by hole

Par for each hole. Front nine, then back nine; par 3s in blue, par 5s in amber.

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25
33
44
54
63
74
85
94
104
113
125
134
144
153
164
174
185

Hole pars: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI — https://opengolfapi.org

The week at Osprey Point

Osprey Point posts no standing weekly days on its own pages. For tee times, book online.

The golf week, every courseFly the Ocean Course in 3D

American alligator crossing a fairway on Kiawah Island

An alligator crossing a Kiawah fairway

Cliff N (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

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