Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Oak Point
1 Sanctuary Beach Dr, Kiawah Island, SC 29455, USA
Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Oak Point is an 18-hole golf course in Kiawah Island, SC, playing 4,769–6,579 yards from 6 sets of tees (slope 106–137, course rating up to 72.1).
It's a flat walk, roughly 118 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 68 bunkers, with water on 11 holes; the back nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
A Clyde Johnston shot-maker’s course on former plantation land off the island, with open fairways, gentle greens and lagoons that reward strategy over power. Widely treated as the most affordable and most overlooked of the Kiawah resort five, often called underrated by those who actually play it.
Consistently praised
- Open fairways and receptive greens that suit a wide range of handicaps.
- Strategic variety rather than brute length, and a quieter, less hectic feel than the in-gate Kiawah courses.
Worth knowing
- Off the island in Hope Plantation, so it lacks the dunes and ocean drama people expect from a Kiawah ticket.
Golfers recommend
- Pick the tee that lets you swing freely; the course rewards positioning more than power.
- Bring extra balls for the lagoons that flank several holes.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the Johnston tees, 5982 yds (or Oak)
How to play it
- Card-wreckers at #5, #13. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 3 reachable par 5s, so get aggressive for eagle looks.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 5 | 516 | 7 | Reachable |
| 2• | 3 | 176 | 17 | |
| 3• | 4 | 370 | 15 | Birdie |
| 4• | 5 | 516 | 5 | Reachable |
| 5• | 4 | 391 | 1 | Tough |
| 6• | 4 | 425 | 3 | Tough |
| 7• | 3 | 170 | 11 | |
| 8• | 5 | 520 | 9 | Reachable |
| 9• | 3 | 145 | 13 | |
| Out | 36 | 3229 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 397 | 10 | |
| 11• | 3 | 195 | 14 | |
| 12• | 5 | 525 | 8 | |
| 13• | 4 | 422 | 2 | Tough |
| 14• | 4 | 342 | 6 | |
| 15• | 3 | 141 | 18 | |
| 16• | 4 | 366 | 12 | |
| 17• | 5 | 559 | 4 | |
| 18• | 4 | 403 | 16 | Birdie |
| In | 36 | 3350 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | 6579 | 72.1 | 137 | 72 |
| Oak | 6325 | 71 | 134 | 72 |
| Johnston | 5982 | 69.3 | 130 | 72 |
| Kiawah | 5472 | 67.4 | 115 | 72 |
| Governors | 5065 | 65.3 | 111 | 72 |
| Carolina | 4769 | 64.1 | 106 | 72 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
Climbs & drops
Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Sat 05-30 · 89/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #1 (11) · #2 (7) · #10 (7) · #5 (5). Water on 11 holes: #1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #8, #9, #10, #13, #14, #18.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Oak Point?
- Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Oak Point plays 4,769–6,579 yards across 6 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Oak Point?
- Its slope rating ranges 106–137, with a course rating up to 72.1. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Oak Point?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Johnston tees at 5,982 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Oak Point walkable?
- It's a flat walk, with roughly 118 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Oak Point have?
- Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Oak Point has 68 bunkers, and water comes into play on 12 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.