How long is Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle Point?

Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle Point plays 4,682–6,822 yards across 6 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.

How difficult is Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle Point?

Its slope rating ranges 112–141, with a course rating up to 73.9. The front nine plays tougher.

Which tees should I play at Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle Point?

A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Nicklaus tees at 5,940 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.

Is Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle 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 · Turtle Point have?

Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle Point has 68 bunkers, and water comes into play on 12 holes.

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Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle Point

1 Sanctuary Beach Dr, Kiawah Island, SC 29455, USA

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58Linksmith Test · Moderate

6,822Back tees · yds

112–141Slope

72Par

6Tee sets

Flat118 ft climb

68Bunkers

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

01Overview

The lay of the land.

How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.

LengthChampionship6,822 yds

DifficultyDemandingslope 141

WalkFlat118 ft climb

BunkeringAverage68 bunkers

WaterOn most holes11 of 18 holes

Tougher nineFront 9by course rating

Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle Point is an 18-hole golf course in Kiawah Island, SC, playing 4,682–6,822 yards from 6 sets of tees (slope 112–141, course rating up to 73.9).

It's a flat walk, roughly 118 feet of total climb over 18 holes.

Expect 68 bunkers, with water on 11 holes; the front nine plays tougher.

02What golfers say

The word on the course.

How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.

A classic early Nicklaus resort layout valued mainly for the oceanfront stretch at 14, 15 and 16, with two par 3s facing opposite winds and a short par 4 in between. Opinion splits on the rest of the routing, which several writers find tighter and more residential than the other resort courses.

Best forBucket-listShot-making

Consistently praised

Oceanfront 14-15-16 stretch and the wind-swapping par 3s.
Strategic Nicklaus shaping that rewards thinking over swinging hard; generally the strongest resort course after the Ocean.

Worth knowing

Several reviewers find the non-ocean holes residential and forgettable.

Golfers recommend

Treat 14 to 16 as their own mini-round and commit to a club for the wind.
Take an extra moment behind the 14th green to listen to the surf.

Pairs withKiawah Island Golf Resort · Ocean Course →

Summarized from public golfer reviewsGraylyn Loomis GolfPass

03Your game

Tee fit & expected score.

Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.

Your handicap index: 15

Play the Nicklaus tees, 5940 yds (or Turtle)

15course handicap~87typical score127slope

How to play it

Front 937tougher

Back 936.9

Attack (0)Hold (2)Play it straight

Card-wreckers at #8, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
2 reachable par 5s, so get aggressive for eagle looks.

04Scorecard

Tagged scorecard.

Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.

Handicap index Course handicap at Tournament: 21. You get a stroke on the dotted holes.

Hole	Par	Yds	SI	Notes
1•	4	398	9
2•	5	523	5
3•	4	390	15	Birdie
4•	3	202	13	Long 3
5•	5	525	7
6•	4	385	11
7•	3	156	17
8••	4	472	1	Long 4Tough
9••	4	414	3	Tough
Out	36	3465
10•	5	517	12	Reachable
11•	4	393	6
12•	4	433	4
13•	5	518	10	Reachable
14•	3	171	16
15•	4	369	8
16•	3	177	14
17•	4	360	18	Birdie
18••	4	419	2	Tough
In	36	3357

All tees & ratings

Tee	Yards	Rating	Slope	Par
Tournament	6822	73.9	141	72
Turtle	6376	71.9	136	72
Nicklaus	5940	70.1	127	72
Kiawah	5343	67.3	117	72
Governors	4931	65.4	113	72
Carolina	4682	64.3	112	72

05Conditions

Conditions & terrain.

Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.

Wind today

NE · 11 mph8 into3 cross7 downwind

into (club up)crossdownwind

Climbs & drops

#13↑ 20 ft

#8↑ 16 ft

#6↓ 16 ft

#14↓ 16 ft

Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.

7-day outlook

Best window this week: Wed 10-14 · 100/100

Fri10-0973ok68–77°F11 mph NE61% rain

Sat10-1054poor71–81°F18 mph ESE76% rain

Sun10-1161ok69–81°F17 mph SW58% rain

Mon10-1290good65–83°F11 mph NW1% rain

Tue10-1398good67–85°F8 mph WSW1% rain

Wed10-14100good68–88°F7 mph WSW0% rain

Thu10-1597good73–82°F8 mph SSE2% rain

06Hazards

Where the trouble is.

Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.

111

710

311

212

513

114

215

216

317

218

water in playbunker count

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.

07FAQ

Frequently asked.

How long is Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle Point?: Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle Point plays 4,682–6,822 yards across 6 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
How difficult is Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle Point?: Its slope rating ranges 112–141, with a course rating up to 73.9. The front nine plays tougher.
Which tees should I play at Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle Point?: A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Nicklaus tees at 5,940 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
Is Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle 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 · Turtle Point have?: Kiawah Island Golf Resort · Turtle Point has 68 bunkers, and water comes into play on 12 holes.