Built for a private club, opened to anyone with a tee time.
Charleston National Golf Club is in Mount Pleasant, just north of Charleston, on wetland running down to the Intracoastal Waterway. Rees Jones designed it for what his firm says was meant to be an exclusive private club in the manner of Augusta National, and it is now open to the public all year. It is a straightforward booking, with prices shown on an online tee sheet and none of the resort packages of the island courses. That makes it a useful round between days at Kiawah or Wild Dunes, or the main event for a city break in Charleston.
Charleston National Golf Club green fees and tee times.
Book online through the foreUP tee sheet linked from charlestonnationalgolf.com, or call reservations on (843) 884-4653. There is no handicap requirement listed and no resort-stay condition. When checked on 10 November 2026, the online sheet showed tee times about six days ahead, so ring if you want a date further out. The club’s seasonal rate card splits prices between Monday to Thursday and Friday to Sunday plus holidays, with a nine-hole morning rate and a later reduced rate; the card states that taxes are extra. The last card posted ran to 31 October 2026, and the tee sheet now shows the live price for each slot. A VIP programme gives regulars lower rates and lets them bring up to three guests at a guest rate.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From US$87
18 holes from about 1 p.m., Monday to Thursday, on the club’s online tee sheet in November 2026; weekday mornings US$108, Friday mornings US$118. The rate card says taxes are extra.
18 holes, Mon–Thu morning
US$108
18 holes, Mon–Thu from about 1 p.m.
US$87
18 holes, Friday morning
US$118
18 holes, Saturday afternoon
US$94
Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The round, in perspective.
Jones designed the course with Greg Muirhead through natural wetlands, lagoons and a pine and oak forest, using wooden bridges to carry golfers over marsh that in places stretches from tee to green. The closing holes run along open marsh, with views across the waterway to Isle of Palms. GolfPass lists a par of 72 and 7,100 yards from the Black tees (74.6 rating, 136 slope), with Green, White, Gold and Red tees down to 5,086 yards. Dates vary: Rees Jones, Inc. gives 1989, GolfPass 1987. The private-club plan did not last, and the club now runs a semi-private model with VIP rates for regulars. Rees Jones’s firm lists it as his only design in the Charleston area open to the public.
Know before you go.
Access
Public, all year; semi-private club
Booking
Online (foreUP) or (843) 884-4653
Online window
About six days ahead (Nov 2026)
Taxes
Extra, per the rate card
Make the trip work.
Reduced start times move with the light. The 2026 card put twilight after 5 p.m. in summer, after 4 p.m. in September and after 3 p.m. in October; in mid-November the tee sheet dropped the weekday price to US$87 from about 1 p.m. and offered only nine-hole times from about 3 p.m. With 2,000 yards between the Black and Red tees, pick the set that lets you carry the marsh comfortably. The club’s full-size practice facility and range have their own staff, so arrive early to warm up.
Charleston International Airport (CHS) is about half an hour’s drive away. The club is at 1360 National Drive in northern Mount Pleasant. Downtown Charleston is around 25 minutes away by car, and the Isle of Palms Connector to Wild Dunes is close by.
Mount Pleasant has the closest hotels, along US Highway 17 and around Shem Creek, which has waterside seafood restaurants. Many visitors stay in downtown Charleston and drive across the Ravenel Bridge for the round. For beach and golf together, the Sweetgrass Inn and Boardwalk Inn at Wild Dunes on Isle of Palms are a short drive across the waterway.
Make a trip of it.
Wild Dunes’ Links Course on Isle of Palms is the natural pairing, with Tom Fazio’s Atlantic finish just across the connector. The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, about an hour south-west, is the area’s championship venue. Away from golf, Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant has the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, and the Fort Sumter ferry leaves from Charleston.
Find your season.
The club stays open all year. Spring and autumn are the best months, with mild days and firm conditions. Summer is hot and humid with regular afternoon thunderstorms, so a dawn tee time is wise. Winter rounds are cool but playable, and the Atlantic hurricane season from June to November can bring disruption.
Yes. According to the club, it is open to the public all year. It runs as a semi-private course, with VIP rates for regulars, but any visitor can book online or by phone without a membership, a resort stay or an introduction.
How much are green fees at Charleston National?
In November 2026 the online tee sheet showed US$108 for a Monday-to-Thursday morning, US$87 from about 1 p.m., and US$118 for a Friday morning. The autumn card, valid to 31 October, had nine-hole mornings at US$64 and twilight from US$58.
Who designed Charleston National?
Rees Jones, working with Greg Muirhead. His firm dates the design to 1989, when the site was planned as a private club, and says it is his only Charleston-area course open to the public. The club’s website credits Golf Digest, and his firm credits Golf Magazine, with rating it the area’s best non-resort course.
How far is Charleston National from downtown Charleston?
The club is in northern Mount Pleasant, around 25 minutes by car from the historic district and about half an hour from Charleston International Airport. Wild Dunes on Isle of Palms is a short drive away.
Last checked 10 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
