Kiawah Island Golf Resort

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Kiawah Island Golf Resort

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Coordinates	32°36′34″N 80°05′52″W / 32.60944°N 80.09778°W / 32.60944; -80.09778
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

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.

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.