Golf

1. August 9th, 2010

   Ocean Course Tweaked for 2012 PGA

   

   In August 2012, The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island will host the 94th PGA championship and will become only the fifth course to host each of The PGA of America’s major championships—the Ryder Cup (1991), the Senior PGA Championship (2007), and the PGA Championship (2012). In preparation for the upcoming tournament, PGA officials have requested a slight tweak to the closing hole of the course to ensure it is played as designer Pete Dye intended.

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2. July 29th, 2010

   PGA Championship to be state’s largest sporting event ever

   By Allyson Bird
   The Post and Courier
   Monday, July 26, 2010

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3. May 31st, 2010

   Kiawah Named #1 Golf Resort

   Readers of Condé Nast Traveler recently named the Kiawah Island Golf Resort and The Sanctuary the #1 golf resort in the Southeast. In the fourteenth annual Readers' Choice Survey, thousands of resort players, not pros, elected the best hotels and courses from Hawaii to Florida. To determine the top honors, participants rated the resorts on a number of criteria including course design, golf staff and services, food and dining, location, rooms, and overall design. The result is a prestigious list of 80 winners from across the country.

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4. May 18th, 2010

   Carol Preisinger Ranked #12 By Golf Digest

   Congratulations to The Kiawah Island Club Golf Academy’s Director of Instruction, Carol Preisinger, who is ranked #12 on Golf Digest’s inaugural list of America’s 50 Best Women Teachers. Ballots were sent to 1,100 PGA of America members and LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals, producing a list of the top 50 female instructors.

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5. May 17th, 2010

   The Ocean Course and Doonbeg Golf Club Named to the Top 100 Courses in the World

   The Ocean Course and Doonbeg Golf Club were recently named to Golf World’s list of Top 100 Course in the World. The Ocean Course was ranked #47. Doonbeg entered at #99 and was one of only nine Irish golf courses to make the list. This is the first time that Golf World has extended its respected course rankings to include the very best golf courses on earth.

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6. March 8th, 2010

   Kiawah Island Golf Resort Hosts National Pro Am

   PGA club professionals and golfers from all across the U.S. recently teed it up during the Kiawah Island Golf Resort National Pro Am that began on February 28 and wrapped on March 4, 2010. The 72-hole, stroke-play event, sponsored by Club Car, was held on four of Kiawah Island Golf Resort's championship courses—Pete Dye’s world-famous Ocean Course, Jack Nicklaus’ Turtle Point, Gary Player’s Cougar Point, and Tom Fazio’s Osprey Point.

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7. December 6th, 2009

   Kiawah Island and Doonbeg Named Golf Resorts of the Year

   

   The International Association of Golf Tour Operators recently declared Kiawah Island Golf Resort the North American Golf Resort of the Year and Doonbeg the European Golf Resort of the Year.

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8. October 31st, 2009

   Kiawah Island Named #1 Reader’s Choice

   

   Readers of Condé Nast Traveler recently named Kiawah Island the #1 island to visit in North America and the #1 resort in the mainland U.S. For the seventeenth consecutive year, Charleston was named a “Top 10” favorite city, earning the #2 spot just behind San Francisco.

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9. October 1st, 2009

   “Golf World” Chooses Kiawah Island

   

   The Kiawah Island Club and the Kiawah Island Golf Resort (KIGR) were recently named to Golf World’s list of Readers' Choice Awards. KIGR was voted #1 Best Golf Resort in the country, and The Club was voted #39 out of the top 50 private clubs in the U.S.

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10. September 17th, 2009

    Kiawah Island Golf Resort Named One of the Best Golf Resorts in North America

    The Kiawah Island Golf Resort was recently ranked #7 on Golf Digest’s list of “The 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America.”

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