South Shore Village Golf Club
South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island · South County & Washington County Coastal golf market
- Access
- mixed
- Holes
- 9
- Architect(s)
- Ron Cutlip (Ronald Stuart Cutlip)
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South Shore Village is Rhode Island's clearest example of a purpose-built golf-residential community: a 303-home, 55-and-over active-adult neighborhood in South Kingstown built by Envine LLC starting in 2016 around a new 9-hole golf course that opened for play in 2023 — reportedly the first brand-new golf course built in Rhode Island in more than two decades. The community itself (detached, low-maintenance two-bedroom homes with attached garages, priced from roughly $748,400 for new construction) is organized around the course both physically and as a marketing identity, and the course's own name is literally the community's name.
What direct verification adds to the marketing picture is important nuance: the course opened first as a resident amenity in 2023, but was formally opened to the general public in August 2024, and today operates as a daily-fee course with an optional, separately purchased membership — it is not bundled into the HOA/condo fee, and buying a home here does not include or require golf membership. Residents do get preferred tee times and lower resident green-fee rates than outside guests, which is a real, documented residential-integration relationship, but a golf-oriented buyer should not assume 'active-adult golf community' means 'membership comes with the house' here.
For a homebuyer prioritizing golf-adjacent, low-maintenance retirement living on Rhode Island's South County coast — roughly 10 minutes from ocean beaches and 12 minutes from Wakefield's shopping and dining — South Shore Village is the state's most legible fit, but the access model should be confirmed directly rather than assumed.
Golf & Course
The par-35, 3,407-yard 9-hole course was designed by architect Ron Cutlip and is notable for weaving around historic 17th-century stone walls on the property. It can be played from five tee sets (2,081 to 3,046 yards) and also offers an alternate par-27 routing using forward tees, making it accessible to a range of active-adult skill levels. It opened for resident play in 2023 and to the wider public in August 2024.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Golf at South Shore Village is public/daily-fee, not bundled into homeownership. The course offers an optional paid golf membership (see ssvgolfclub.com/memberships) separate from HOA dues, alongside pay-as-you-play resident and guest green fees; residents receive discounted resident rates and preferred tee times compared with outside public play, but nothing about buying a home here automatically confers golf access or requires it.
Living in South Shore Village Golf Club
South Shore Village is an age-restricted (55+) community of detached, low-maintenance homes (two bedroom/two bath, attached garage, full basement) being built out to 303 total homes; roughly 200+ were complete as of the mid-2020s with the remainder still under construction. Monthly condo/HOA fees (reported by third-party aggregators around $340–$350/month as of 2023–2024, not independently confirmed by the HOA itself) cover lawn care, snow removal, trash pickup, and use of the community center, pools, and fitness center — golf is a separate, optional cost on top of this.
Lifestyle & Amenities
The 20,000-square-foot community center includes indoor and outdoor saltwater pools, a fitness center, tennis courts, and walking/jogging trails, in addition to the golf course and its practice facilities.
Location & Surrounding Area
South Shore Village sits in South Kingstown, roughly 10 minutes from South County's ocean beaches and about 12 minutes from the Wakefield Mall/South County Commons shopping and dining corridor — central to the South County & Washington County Coastal market.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current HOA/condo fee amount and exactly what it covers directly with the community, not a third-party aggregator.
- Confirm current golf membership pricing and whether any membership tier is offered preferentially to residents versus the general public.
- Confirm whether the community itself is gated.
Notable
- Reportedly the first brand-new golf course built in Rhode Island in more than 20 years when it opened in 2023.
- Golf opened to residents first in 2023, then to the general public in August 2024.
- Course routes around historic 17th-century stone walls on the property.
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