Kiawah Island Golf Resort: Osprey Point

Rank 44 on the same Golf Digest 2025-'26 South Carolina ranking, labelled "Public," with the ranking's own subtitle giving its city as Johns Island, SC. At 1.45 miles straight-line and 1.70 miles by road it is the nearest publicly accessible course to the Ocean Course. Tom Fazio designed it, and the operator states it "was completely renovated in 2014 under the direction of course architect Tom Fazio"; 18 holes, par 72, with "four challenging par-3s, four extremely distinctive par-5s and ten outstanding par-4s ranging in length from 340 to 461 yards." The resort publishes no rate card; its booking system returned the "Non Resort 18 Online" rate at $320.00, unchanged across all four 2026 play dates sampled. Its clubhouse holds Cherrywood BBQ & Ale House.