Charleston Golf Guide

Charleston & Resort Islands Golf Guide

By Brian Weis

With over 20 championship courses, it's no secret the Charleston area offers plenty of great golf. But, did you know that for the second consecutive year Charleston was named "Top City in the U.S." by Conde Nast Traveler in its annual Readers' Choice Awards? The Readers' Choice Awards have been considered the gold standard in the travel industry for more than two decades. What this means for you is that a golf vacation in Charleston is as enjoyable off the course as on it!

The Charleston area was extremely honored to host the 2012 PGA Championship at The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy shot a blistering final round to record his 2nd major championship victory. The Ocean Course is no stranger to big time golf, having hosted the 2007 Senior PGA Championship and the infamous "War by the Shore", the 1991 Ryder Cup. Next August Charleston welcomes the USGA Women's Amateur Championship, which is being held at the Country Club of Charleston.

Getting to Charleston has never been easier! Southwest Airlines offers non-stop flights to Charleston from Chicago, Nashville, Houston and Baltimore, with easy connections through dozens of other cities. We're also happy to announce that JetBlue will begin non-stop service to Charleston from Boston and New York on Feb. 28, 2013! Charleston International Airport is also served by Delta, US Airways, United and American Eagle.

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.