Golf| Tournaments

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. 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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4. July 24th, 2009

   Volunteers Needed For 2009 U.S. Mid-Am Championship

   Conducted by the United States Golf Association, the Kiawah Island Club will host the 29th U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf Championship from October 1 – 8, 2009.

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5. June 16th, 2009

   KIRE-Sponsored Tournament Makes a Healthy Contribution to Free Clinic’s Future

   

   It had all the elements of an unforgettable day on the greens. The promise of scattered sun and just enough breeze, high-wattage names like Dan Marino, Bobby Cremins, Ken Burger, Kevin Higgins, Paul McGuire, and KIRE’s own sales executive, Jim Stuckey, in an inspiring setting on a beautiful barrier island golf course. Still, the organizers of the recent Celebrity Golf Invitational at the Kiawah Island Club’s River Course were “blown away” when sponsorships moved faster than a ball on a green that was contoured for bermuda then later planted with bentgrass.

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