Charleston, South Carolina Golf Trip Guide — Courses, Maps & Tips

The Honest Take

✓ I've played here

If you're going purely for a golf trip, I would ensure you play both courses at Wild Dunes. Aside from that, the options are solid and the muni is a very cool experience with awesome green complexes. In my personal opinion, for a dedicated golf trip, Kiawah should be included as well (if not the priority), but this is a great bachelor party or 3-day weekend option. Enjoy the city, play some golf, eat some great southern cookin'.

Featured Courses

Luxury $$$

Wild Dunes Resort — Links Course

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Tom Fazio resort design on Isle of Palms — the marquee Charleston-area public-access round, with oceanside holes and the Atlantic as a constant backdrop.

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Wild Dunes Resort — Harbor Course

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Sister course to the Links at Wild Dunes Resort. Views across the Intracoastal Waterway and a different feel from its oceanside sibling — they pair naturally for a 36-hole resort day.

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Mid-range $$

Charleston National Golf Club

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Rees Jones-designed parkland course in Mount Pleasant. Well-conditioned, accessible, and one of the most popular public-access plays in the Charleston area.

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Patriots Point Links

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Mount Pleasant course with harborside holes featuring views of downtown Charleston and the USS Yorktown. The most photogenic public round in the area.

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Dunes West Golf Club

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Arthur Hills design winding through wetlands and old plantation grounds in Mount Pleasant. Semi-private but visitor times are typically available.

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Rivertowne Country Club

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Arnold Palmer signature design in Mount Pleasant — the only Palmer course in the Charleston area. Classic parkland golf with tidal-creek backdrops.

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The Links at Stono Ferry

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Historic course south of Charleston on the site of a Revolutionary War battlefield. Open landscape, generous fairways, and a relaxed pace — a different feel from the resort and country-club rounds.

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The Plantation Course at Edisto

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About an hour south of Charleston on Edisto Beach — a bit on the outskirts but worth the drive if you want a full vacation-vibe day away from the city. Low-country scenery and oak canopies throughout.

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Budget $

Charleston Municipal Golf Course

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Public course, but **extremely hard to get on as a non-resident**. We recommend calling the course directly — let them know your group size and target dates, and see what they can do. If you get on, it''s an absolute must-play. Recently restored and now considered a national model for what municipal golf can be — affordable, walkable, classic Lowcountry vibes.

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Crowfield Golf Club

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Solid value option in Goose Creek, north of Charleston. Open fairways, well-conditioned, and a great budget pick to balance out the resort and country-club rounds elsewhere on the trip.

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The Golf Club at Wescott Plantation

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27-hole facility in North Charleston with three distinct nines that combine for varied 18-hole rounds. Around $70 a round — one of the best budget plays in the Charleston area and a great way to balance out the resort and country-club rounds elsewhere on the trip.

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Plan Your Days

Pick any two locations to see drive time, route, and traffic. Includes the nearest airport so you can plan fly-in / fly-out rounds.

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Things to Do

Historic district walking tour
Plantation tours (McLeod, Boone Hall)
Charleston food scene
Sullivans Island beach
Charleston harbor sail
Rainbow Row

Off the Course

Where golfers actually eat, drink, and hang after the round — the dive bar, the post-round brewery, the coffee spot before an early tee time. Submitted by people who've been, not the food-critic picks.

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