Kiawah Island Golf Resort
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Kiawah Island Golf Resort is a resort on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, located along a ten-mile (16 km) mix of island and beachfront property approximately thirty miles (48 km) southwest of Charleston.
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Club information | |
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Coordinates | 32°36′34″N 80°05′52″W |
Location | Kiawah Island, South Carolina, U.S. |
Established | 1974; 50 years ago (1974) |
Type | Resort |
Owned by | CCA Financial[1] |
Total holes | 90 |
Events hosted | Ryder Cup (1991)
World Cup (1997, 2003) PGA Professional Championship (2005) Senior PGA Championship (2007) PGA Championship (2012, 2021) |
Website | kiawahresort.com |
Ocean Course | |
Designed by | Pete Dye & Alice Dye |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,876 yards (7,202 m) |
Course rating | 79.1 |
Slope rating | 155 [2] |
Turtle Point | |
Designed by | Jack Nicklaus |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,911 yards (6,319 m) |
Course rating | 73 |
Slope rating | 134 |
Osprey Point | |
Designed by | Tom Fazio |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,902 yards (6,311 m) |
Course rating | 72.8 |
Slope rating | 135 |
Oak Point | |
Designed by | Clyde Johnston |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,701 yards (6,127 m) |
Course rating | 71.9 |
Slope rating | 130 |
Cougar Point | |
Designed by | Gary Player redesigned |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,814 yards (6,231 m) |
Course rating | 72.7 |
Slope rating | 134 |
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Opened in May 1974, the resort is home to The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, a Forbes Five-Star[3]/AAA Five-Diamond[4] 255-room hotel and spa. The resort also manages nearly 500 private villas and homes and has more than a dozen restaurants.
Best known for its golf courses, the resort also features the Roy Barth Tennis Center, which has 22 tennis courts and is home to the Barth-Hawtin Tennis Academy.