Cougar Point

• 🏆South Carolina Golf Course of the Year — South Carolina Golf Course Owners Association

Cougar Point is the original Kiawah Island Resort course, opened in 1976 and completely reimagined by Gary Player in 2017 as a marshland course. Holes now play directly along tidal marshes with panoramic Kiawah River views and acres of spartina grass. Generous fairways and large greens, paired with risk-reward par-5s and abundant water, make it extremely playable across handicap levels. Golf Digest gave Cougar Point a near-perfect 4.5 stars in Best Places to Play. The South Carolina Golf Course Owners Association awarded it Golf Course of the Year. A good second or third round on a Kiawah trip — less championship than The Ocean Course, more approachable than Turtle Point.