Hardest golf courses in South Carolina

The 50 hardest golf courses in South Carolina carry slope ratings from 155 at Kiawah Island Club - River Course in St Johns to 140. They are ranked from the 124 South Carolina courses with a reliable published slope rating; the median slope across that group is 138.

1. 1 Kiawah Island Club - River Course St Johns Private 155 slope Par 72 · 76.1 rating · 7,068 yds
2. 2 Musgrove Mill Golf Club Cross Anchor 155 slope 74.4 rating · 6,863 yds
3. 3 The Carolina Country Club Arkwright Private 155 slope Par 72 · 73.5 rating · 6,929 yds
4. 4 TPC of Myrtle Beach Murrells Inlet Public 154 slope Par 72 · 74.3 rating · 6,915 yds
5. 5 Debordieu Club Georgetown 151 slope 75.6 rating · 7,177 yds
6. 6 Glen Dornoch Waterway Golf Links Little River Public 151 slope Par 72 · 73.7 rating · 6,831 yds
7. 7 Wexford Golf Club Hilton Head Island Private 150 slope Par 72 · 74.2 rating · 6,884 yds
8. 8 Woodcreek Elgin Private 150 slope Par 72 · 73.6 rating · 6,883 yds
9. 9 Links At Lakewood Lakewood Public 150 slope Par 72 · 72.1 rating · 6,688 yds
10. 10 Dunes Golf & Beach Club Briarcliffe Acres Public 149 slope Par 72 · 76.0 rating · 7,355 yds
11. 11 Crescent Pointe Golf Club Bluffton Public 149 slope Par 71 · 73.6 rating · 6,672 yds
12. 12 Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head Island 148 slope 75.6 rating · 7,110 yds
13. 13 Carolina Lakes Golf Club Indian Land Public 148 slope Par 72 · 74.5 rating · 7,003 yds
14. 14 Founders Club at Pawleys Island Pawleys Island Public 148 slope Par 72 · 74.5 rating · 6,936 yds
15. 15 Tidewater Golf Club Little River Public 148 slope Par 72 · 73.9 rating · 6,945 yds
16. 16 Country Club of Hilton Head Hilton Head Island Public 147 slope Par 72 · 75.6 rating · 6,908 yds
17. 17 Long Cove Club Hilton Head Island 147 slope 75.2 rating · 7,026 yds
18. 18 Crowfield Golf Club Goose Creek Public 147 slope Par 72 · 74.9 rating · 7,005 yds
19. 19 Links O'Tryon Campobello Public 147 slope Par 72 · 73.7 rating · 6,878 yds
20. 20 Secession Golf Club Beaufort Private 146 slope Par 72 · 74.5 rating · 6,961 yds
21. 21 Wachesaw Plantation East Myrtle Beach 146 slope 74.0 rating · 6,933 yds
22. 22 RiverTowne Country Club Mount Pleasant 145 slope 75.0 rating · 7,133 yds
23. 23 Thornblade Greer Private 144 slope Par 71 · 74.3 rating · 7,040 yds
24. 24 Legend Oaks Golf Club Summerville Public 144 slope Par 72 · 74.0 rating · 6,809 yds
25. 25 Springfield Golf Club Fort Mill Public 144 slope Par 72 · 73.3 rating · 6,843 yds
26. 26 Caledonia Golf & Fish Club Pawleys Island Public 144 slope Par 70 · 71.4 rating · 6,317 yds
27. 27 Eagle Nest Golf Club Little River Public 143 slope Par 72 · 78.0 rating · 7,919 yds
28. 28 Pinecrest Golf Club Bluffton Public 143 slope Par 72 · 74.0 rating · 7,006 yds
29. 29 Cobbs Glen Country Club Anderson Public 143 slope Par 72 · 73.9 rating · 6,921 yds
30. 30 Palmetto Golf Club Aiken Private 143 slope Par 71 · 73.7 rating · 6,695 yds
31. 31 Green Valley Country Club Travelers Rest Private 142 slope Par 72 · 74.2 rating · 6,952 yds
32. 32 Belfair Bluffton 142 slope 73.9 rating · 6,875 yds
33. 33 Wachesaw Plantation Club Murrells Inlet 142 slope 73.7 rating · 6,812 yds
34. 34 Cedar Creek Golf Club New Ellenton Public 142 slope Par 72 · 73.6 rating · 6,939 yds
35. 35 Holly Tree Country Club Mauldin Private 142 slope Par 72 · 73.6 rating · 6,790 yds
36. 36 River Hills Country Club Lake Wylie Private 142 slope Par 72 · 73.2 rating · 6,780 yds
37. 37 Oak Hills Golf Club Columbia 142 slope 72.9 rating · 6,827 yds
38. 38 Fort Jackson Golf Club Capitol View 142 slope 72.1 rating · 6,577 yds
39. 39 The Reserve Golf Club Pawleys Island Private 141 slope Par 72 · 74.7 rating · 7,151 yds
40. 40 Greenwood Country Club Greenwood Private 141 slope Par 72 · 73.5 rating · 6,864 yds
41. 41 Myrtlewood Golf Club Myrtle Beach 141 slope 73.5 rating · 6,941 yds
42. 42 Linrick Golf Course Blythewood Public 141 slope Par 73 · 73.3 rating · 6,886 yds
43. 43 Country Club of Charleston James Island Private 141 slope Par 71 · 72.8 rating · 6,709 yds
44. 44 Old South Golf Links Bluffton Public 141 slope Par 72 · 72.7 rating · 6,702 yds
45. 45 Houndslake Country Club Aiken 141 slope 72.4 rating · 6,545 yds
46. 46 Heritage Club Pawleys Island Public 140 slope Par 71 · 75.3 rating · 7,118 yds
47. 47 Moss Creek South Course Hilton Head Island Private 140 slope Par 72 · 74.2 rating · 6,878 yds
48. 48 Monticello Golf Club McCormick 140 slope 73.9 rating · 6,913 yds
49. 49 Smithfields Country Club Easley Private 140 slope Par 72 · 73.9 rating · 6,737 yds
50. 50 The Windermere Club Blythewood Private 140 slope Par 72 · 73.5 rating · 6,873 yds