It's a scenic test that's quite difficult. Other fairways and greens are sculpted through picturesque marsh savannas, ponds and maritime forests. These updates show the commitment of the new owners, South Street Partners, which bought Kiawah Partners in 2013.Īrchitect Tom Fazio routed six holes along the Kiawah River's edge.
A comfort station was built, so players can grab a quick snack of free food and a drink. The 7,039-yard River Course, established in 1995, recently underwent a million-dollar renovation to update its bunkers, add new forward tees for women and higher handicaps and improve the greens. For example, the men's locker room at the River clubhouse boasts a TV nearly the size of most movie theaters. But remember the old Doublemint gum commercials? Double your pleasure, double your fun? This simple concept is what sets The Kiawah Island Club apart from the competition.īoth the River and Cassique Courses offer amazing clubhouses built to blend into their natural surroundings. I've been to a number of private clubs with a clubhouse and adjacent course as impressive as The Kiawah Island Club.
The Kiawah Island Club's River Course and Cassique Course, are almost equally epic. The course remains one of the most memorable walks in the game, providing a tour of Pete Dye's maniacal mind along the Atlantic. The 1991 Ryder Cup on the resort's famed Ocean Course essentially put Kiawah Island on the map, and the 20 PGA Championships will keep it there.
A pair of high-end courses - Cassique of the Kiawah Island Club and the Oak Point Golf Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, purchased by the resort years ago - are located just off island. Two entities essentially share the island: Kiawah Partners, the developer of Kiawah Island Real Estate that includes the Kiawah Island Club, a private club with some of the best facilities in golf, and Kiawah Island Golf Resort, the five-star golf destination home to five courses. Kiawah Island is essentially a giant 10,000-acre gated community that's part natural preserve and part vacation playground with 10 miles of magnificent beach. It's a haven for athletes, celebrities and CEO types who want to escape from their hectic lives, either for a week on vacation or on a regular basis when they buy a second (or third) home. It's got golf name brand recognition on par with Pebble Beach and Pinehurst. Since 1988, this barrier island 25 miles south of Charleston, S.C., has blossomed into a coveted address that attracts people from around the world. When the Kiawah Island Parkway crosses the Kiawah River, life takes on a different feel - like Scotty has beamed you to some sort of paradise, where golfers roam and beachgoers chillax and everything looks a little nicer, a little cleaner, a little prettier than any vacation of the past. Once you cross that bridge, something happens.
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