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4.7
708 Reviews (708)
5 Stars
566
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.7
94.9%
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690 out of 708 reviews
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4.7
20 Reviews (20)
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17
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
5.0
90.0%
Recommend this course
18 out of 20 reviews
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4.7
65 Reviews (65)
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
93.8%
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61 out of 65 reviews
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Course Highlights
Kiva Dunes consistently impresses with pristine fairways, excellent greens, and a well-maintained layout that holds up even after heavy rain. Welcoming staff and quality amenities round out an experience that keeps golfers returning.

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Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7092 yards
Slope 132
Rating 73.9
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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Greens Tiff-Eagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jerry Pate (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No denim, collared shirts required

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.7
708 Reviews (708)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 11
Undulating Greens 9
Water Hazards 8
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 11
Advanced Golfers 11
Group Getaways 9
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 8
Worth the Drive 8

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Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course

Definitely the nicest course within a 50 mile radius.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun place

Practice facilities were pretty good. Range is limited to 260 yards.

Practice putting green is small, but not very many people are out there.

Looks like they have a second putting Green, which was not open.

The course was in good condition, greens were fairly fast.

I am a high handicapper but the course was open, and felt fair and enjoyable from the white tees.

Pace of play (Monday mid day) was ok, not great, not bad.

I’d play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course!

Played on vacation. The course was in great shape and the greens were tricky but fantastic.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Kiva dunes ..

The golf course itself was really nice, and the pace of play was great. The staff were wonderful — friendly and helpful throughout.

That said, a couple of things could use improvement. The tee boxes were pretty rough and could use some attention. The course markings also left something to be desired — better signage would go a long way.

Overall, an enjoyable day on the course. The positives definitely outweigh the negatives, and the staff alone make it worth a visit.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Kiva Golf

This is always my husband's favorite course when we are here for the winter months. Keep up the good work!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee time

Tee time i made through golf now was an hour earlier than what was sent to my calendar. That being said I missed my time as it came to me as 10:52 and the course at 9:52. I had to wait for an opportunity and the course was gracious enough to put me in as a 5th.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Poor Course Conditions for Price

From greens, fairways, tee boxes and sand traps the entire course conditions were very poor for the prices charged (even for discounted prices). Lack of rangers keeping the pace of play going. A lot of ground under repair (GUR) areas and the course needs to repair ball marks on all greens each day (I do understand a half of a day of golfers played before me but there are just to many to say this problem happened in a half day). Same issue with sand traps, the course does not appear to rack every trap every day which is expected from a high priced resort course.

Kiva Dunes should either advertise clearly that they have poor off season conditions or lower the prices substantially until they invest into high level resort course manicuring, over seeding etc. that would allow higher price point. Hopefully the course gets a lot better in season??

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Kivi Dunes great track

Golfed Kivi Dunes in early March. Course layout and conditions were great. Greens very fast put true roll. Tough course with some interesting challenges. Staff is great

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Amazing Course

This has to be one of my favorite courses I’ve ever played. It has a similar vibe and feel to it as the ocean course at Kiawah with the openness and Oceanside sand dune. Pictures really don’t do it justice, it’s difficult to capture its feel in an image. Staff was incredibly friendly, food was great. Even with packed course pace of play was great, finished 18 in under 4 hours with many groups of 4 ahead of our 4some. Course offers good challenges and a unique layout. The only slight knock against it I would say is at a course of this level I would expect GPS carts. But they do give you yardage books with your scorecard which I enjoyed more than using GPS. It’s a long drive out but would recommend Kiva over anything else in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Overpriced

Nice course, nice layout and good condition.

I’ve played many courses this nice and nicer for $60

First timer and fell for the hype….its not all that.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Kiva dunes

Well maintained course. Excellent greens , good fairways n tee boxes. Carts had extra plush leather bench seats and no GPS. Course clues by starter were helpful. Tried the grill n bar afterwards which had a nice view of green 18. Decent food and service.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always in good shape

Course is always in good shape and greens are always great/fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

They get after it!

We got there they came and got our bags put them

In the carts promptly and were super helpful. The Marshall was on top of pace of play big fan of that. Really pretty course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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