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Kiawah Island Golf Resort — Ocean Course

Kiawah Island, SC
Holes
18
Par
72
Longest tees
7,820
Shortest tees
5,327
Slope range
125–155

The course, hole by hole

Drawn from the scorecard — every bar is a hole, height is yardage, color is par.

PAR 72 · 7,820 YDS 32.604°N · 80.095°W 415243443546573849410511412413314415516317418

The tees

USGA ratings per set. Slope is how much harder it gets when you're not scratch — 113 is neutral.

TeeYardsParRatingSlope
Championship7,8207279.1155
Tournament7,3567276.8153
Ocean6,7797273.9148
Dye6,4537272.4139
Kiawah6,2027271.1134
Governors5,8597269.1132
Carolina5,3277266.4125

Who it fits

Three honest reads, computed from this course's tee data — the same math the quiz uses. Fame is not fit.

The new golfer
still learning · ~190 off the tee
Play the Carolinas — 5,327 yds (66.4/125)
Expect 102–108
This one is a grind for your game — triple-digit territory.
The weekend mid
mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee
Play the Kiawahs — 6,202 yds (71.1/134)
Expect 88–94
You can break 100 here. Pick the right tees and stay patient.
The stick
single digits · ~280 off the tee
Play the Oceans — 6,779 yds (73.9/148)
Expect 83–89
You can break 90 here on a decent day.

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