Founders Club at Pawleys Island is very proud of the prestigious golf awards that they have won over the years. A few of note are:

In 2009, the Founders Club at Pawleys Island was voted one of the 30 Best Courses You Can Play in South Carolina by the South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel.

In 2011, the Founders Club at Pawleys Island earned distinction in two significant ways: by winning the Myrtle Beach Golf Course of the Year, awarded by the Myrtle Beach Area Golf Course Owners Association and by again being voted one of the 30 Best Courses You can Play in South Carolina by the South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel.