Kiawah Island Golf Resort
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Kiawah Island Golf Resort is a resort at Kiawah Island, South Carolina, which is located along a ten-mile (16 km) mix of island and beachfront property approximately thirty miles (50 km) southwest of Charleston. Opened in May 1974, it consistently ranks as one of the country’s top resorts.[3]
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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 |
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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 |
The resort is home to The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, a Forbes Five Star[4]/AAA Five Diamond[5] 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 contains the Roy Barth Tennis Center, which features 22 tennis courts and is home to the Barth-Hawtin Tennis Academy.