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The Cottages at The Ocean Course
The Cottages at The Ocean Course offer an immersive golf experience on the course where Phil Mickelson won the 103rd PGA Championship in historic fashion. The four two-story, four-bedroom cottages […]
Mickelson Wins the 2021 PGA Championship
Phil Mickelson wins the 2021 PGA Championship in historic fashion. Thirty years after The Ocean Course forever transformed the world’s perception and awareness of, not to mention enthusiasm for, the […]
Preparing a Course to Host a Major
When it comes to preparing a course to host a major golf championship, The Ocean Course Superintendent Jeff Stone is no stranger to the game. He began his career at […]
Test Your Golfing Mettle at Kiawah’s Friendship Cup
Every year in late February, two-man teams of amateur golfers gather at Kiawah Island to compete for the resort’s Friendship Cup. … Read More
Rory McIlroy Returns to The Ocean Course
Rory McIlroy returns to The Ocean Course this May nine years after storming to a record-breaking win at the 2012 PGA Championship. He shares his recollections of his astonishing victory, […]
Test Skill and Nerve at Kiawah’s National Pro-Am
Kiawah’s National Pro-Am tests the skill and nerve of golfers in early March. For four days, PGA club professionals from around the country compete in a 72-hole stroke-play event. Each […]
Kiawah Island Invests in Course Improvements
Rory McIlroy holed the winning putt at the 2012 PGA Championship at The Ocean Course and became the first golfer to win a major championship on Seaside friendly paspalum grass. The players universally praised the putting surface and endorsed the decision to convert from Bermuda to paspalum as the right one. … Read More
Clyde Johnston Reflects on Oak Point Golf Course at 30
In 2019, Oak Point Golf Course celebrated 30 years. The course marked the occasion in fine fashion by being being awarded Golf Course of the Year by Charleston Golf Course […]
A Caddie’s Guide to The Ocean Course
Mark Bloomer has served as a caddie at The Ocean Course for 16 years. As one of the longest tenured caddies on the course, he knows all the varied nuances and beguiling snares Pete Dye cleverly disguised throughout. He has also grown to appreciate how unique many of its attributes are compared to any other U.S. golf course — natural elements that add to its intrigue and launch it to the top of every golfer’s bucket list. … Read More