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Kiawah Island Club.

Kiawah Island, SC · developer-owned community club.

A tidal creek and a low dock going quiet at dusk on the Kiawah marsh
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Golf Membership initiation
$185,000
Twelve months of dues
$27,600monthly dues, annualized
Year-one entry
$212,600

Reported   As reported by Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage), as of Apr 2026. Reported figure. The club has not yet been asked to confirm it; that call happens before the November 17 edition, and the row becomes confirmed, corrected or declined.

Initiation, every category on file
CategoryInitiationAs ofSource
Golf Membershiprefundable in part or in full, per the source$185,000Apr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“An initiation deposit of $185,000 is due upon submitting the application; 50% refundable. Pricing current as of April 2026.”
Sports Membershiprefundable in part or in full, per the source$160,000Apr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“An initiation deposit of $160,000 is due upon submitting the application; 50% refundable. Pricing current as of April 2026.”
Social Membershiprefundable in part or in full, per the source$120,000Apr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“An initiation deposit of $120,000 is due upon submitting the application; 50% refundable. Pricing current as of April 2026.”
Dues, every category on file
CategoryDuesAs ofSource
Golf Membership (Family, resident)$2,300 / monthlyApr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“Family: $2,300 resident / $1,980 non-resident. Individual: $2,080 resident / $1,800 non-resident. (Monthly Dues)”
Golf Membership (Family, non-resident)$1,980 / monthlyApr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“Family: $2,300 resident / $1,980 non-resident”
Golf Membership (Individual, resident)$2,080 / monthlyApr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“Individual: $2,080 resident / $1,800 non-resident”
Golf Membership (Individual, non-resident)$1,800 / monthlyApr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“Individual: $2,080 resident / $1,800 non-resident”
Sports Membership (Family, resident)$1,905 / monthlyApr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“Family: $1,905 resident / $1,615 non-resident. Individual: $1,705 resident / $1,470 non-resident. (Monthly Dues)”
Sports Membership (Family, non-resident)$1,615 / monthlyApr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“Family: $1,905 resident / $1,615 non-resident”
Sports Membership (Individual, resident)$1,705 / monthlyApr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“Individual: $1,705 resident / $1,470 non-resident”
Sports Membership (Individual, non-resident)$1,470 / monthlyApr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“Individual: $1,705 resident / $1,470 non-resident”
Social Membership (resident)$1,425 / monthlyApr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“Monthly Dues - $1,425 resident / $1,245 non-resident”
Social Membership (non-resident)$1,245 / monthlyApr 2026Pam Harrington Exclusives (brokerage)“Monthly Dues - $1,425 resident / $1,245 non-resident”
Beside the number: capital dues, minimums, assessments and other charges

Listed as the source states them. None of these are inside the year-one figure.

ItemAmountSource
Cart and caddie fees (Golf members)See source per roundkiawahisland.com“no greens or court fees (cart/caddie fees apply)”
Reduced Sports Member greens feeSee source per roundkiawahisland.com“use all facilities at River Course, Cassique, The Sports Pavilion, Sasanqua Spa, Marsh House, The Cape Club, and The Beach Club with payment of a reduced Sports Member greens fee.”
The door
Availability, as stated
Not stated
Kiawah Island Club Memberships are highly coveted and limited in number. (No waitlist or drive language published; access is gated by qualifying property purchase.) Source, Sep 2026.
Ownership requirement, as stated
Must own inside the gate
Club Memberships are available only with the purchase of a previously unsold Kiawah Island Real Estate homesite, or with the purchase of a resale property from a current Club Member who's offering a Membership as part of the sale. Source
What the club says, and what it leaves out

Categories the club names: Golf Membership (Family or Individual), Sports Membership (Family or Individual), Social Membership.

Not published by the club: initiation (club-published); dues (club-published); capital dues; food and beverage minimum; membership cap; waitlist status; equity status.

Beyond the number

The fee is one column. The place is the rest.

Whether the membership transfers with the house, what the assessment calendar looks like, and which category actually fits how you will use the club are the questions a schedule cannot answer. Ask us what is available inside Kiawah Island this week, including what has not hit the portals.

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