- 90th percentileCost, nationwide
- 7Documented amenities
- 1993Founded
Spring Island Club is a residential private country club in Okatie, South Carolina, in Beaufort County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including practice facility, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $150,000, with recurring dues documented below.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, relaxed, resort-style and wellness-focused.
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Club Membership membership is $174,150. That is above the South Carolina median of $32,810.02. Nationwide, it is above the median of $32,285.
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Membership & Golf Access Cost
It is above the South Carolina median of $32,810.02 and higher than about 97% of 34 comparable Clubs there.
The listed initiation fee for Club Membership membership is $150,000.
The listed annual membership dues for Club Membership membership are $24,150. That is approximately $2,012.50 per month before other fees.
Initiation fee
$150,000
Membership dues
$24,150
These published costs may only apply to a specific membership category, access type or year. Fees, dues, passes, green fees, assessments and availability can change, so confirm current terms with the Club before you commit.
Additional Fees & Minimums
These are charges we found on top of membership dues or golf-access pricing shown above. Add them to your budget if they apply to your membership category or how you plan to use the Club.
Assessment
$500
Charges can change and may not apply to every member. Confirm the current amount, billing period and membership category directly with the Club.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at Spring Island Club include practice facility, clubhouse, dining and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
- Equestrian facilities
- Yes
Golf
Golf at Spring Island Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- Old Tabby Links18 holes
Course design
- Architects
- Arnold Palmer
- Ed Seay
Club Culture & Public Commentary
This section shows what published articles and reviews say about the social atmosphere at this Club, so you can get a sense of the culture before you apply. It only appears when we found real evidence to back it up.
This documented Culture trait is shared by about 17.2% of 99 researched South Carolina Club records.
- Golf-first
- Relaxed
- Resort-style
- Wellness-focused
- Residential community
Culture context
A residential-community, resort-style, golf-first, wellness-focused and relaxed club.
Club History
How long Spring Island Club has been around and what's shaped it, based on published sources. A well-documented history can be a sign of stability, but it doesn't tell you about today's management or member experience.
Spring Island identifies Old Tabby Links as an Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay design originating in 1993.
A multi-year restoration and renovation program began in 2012.
Additional Club Details
- Ownership or operator
- Spring Island Club
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for Spring Island Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in South Carolina and nationwide. A few of the most decision-relevant ones are already called out next to their facts earlier on this page; this section has the complete picture, using only facts we have enough research behind to compare fairly.
Membership market position
First-year membership cost comparison
The reported documented minimum first-year membership cost for Club Membership membership is $174,150. It is above the South Carolina median of $32,810.02 and is higher than approximately 97% of 34 compatible peer records. It is above the nationwide median of $32,285 and is higher than approximately 90% of 1025 compatible peer records.
Find Clubs within this first-year budgetClub age context
Founded in 1993
That represents about 33 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 31% of 96 other South Carolina Club records with a usable founding year and 18% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1983 in South Carolina and 1960 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Golf, fitness and dining
This combination is also documented at 39 other South Carolina Clubs and 1608 other Club records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this combinationAccess context
Residential Club access
This access model represents 20% of 105 researched South Carolina Club records and 7.3% of 3837 researched records nationwide.
Club culture
Resort-style
This documented Culture trait is shared by 17.2% of 99 researched South Carolina Club records and 9.7% of 3402 researched records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this culture traitBlank or unresearched fields are excluded, the number of Clubs compared varies by fact, and this Club is never counted in its own comparison group. These are benchmarks from our own directory, not market-wide estimates, so treat them as directional rather than exact.
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Sources & Verification
These are the sources behind the facts above. Check them yourself before making a decision, since some information may have changed since it was published.
- simplygrandproperties.com/community-hoa-fees-poa-fees Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing, Additional fees
- www.springisland.com/old-tabby-links Research SourceSupports: Club history
- springisland.com/amenities-food-wine Research SourceSupports: General research
What people discuss
Golf Digest's panel feedback is strongly favorable, emphasizing the quiet Lowcountry setting, wildlife, natural presentation and member-friendly Palmer-Seay design. The club's broader identity is deliberately low-key and nature-centered rather than formal or showy.
This is what people commonly say about this Club in public reviews and articles, not a member survey or a rating from us. Weigh it alongside the facts above, not in place of them.