Kiawah Island Golf and Resort

What if you had a world-class golf facility, site of perhaps the most famous Ryder Cup of all-time, and you wanted to turn it into a world-class resort with lodging facilities worthy of the stellar courses designed by the likes of Nicklaus, Dye and Fazio? What would you do? If you're Prem Devadas, managing director of the golf-rich Kiawah Island Resort, you spearhead the construction of a $125 million ultra-luxurious oceanside resort and spa, The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island. The dramatic 255-room addition, only a hundred paces from the Atlantic Ocean surf, opened August 2004.

Kiawah Island, located 35 miles from Charleston, S.C., has never lacked for golf pedigree. It's the site of Turtle Point, one of Jack Nicklaus' highly successful early Signature designs built in 1981, 11 years after he worked on Harbour Town Golf Links with Pete Dye. While the longstanding Kiawah Island Inn had hosted thousands of golfers, Devadas and the Kiawah owners, Bill Goodman and Virginia Investment Trusts, realized if they were going to keep Kiawah on par with the great golf resorts in North America, accommodations would have to be upgraded.

Enter the massive Sanctuary, which sits on the pristine 10-mile Kiawah Island beach, with 90 percent of the oversized rooms having an ocean view. It is also located next to the Turtle Point course with ease of access provided by the hotel shuttle service. The spa, which covers much of the second floor, offers several golfer-specific treatments, while two main restaurants, the Ocean Room and the Jasmine Porch, can fortify or replenish anyone for a day on the golf course.

Golf:

Kiawah Island Golf Resort offers golf and hotel vacation packages that are unmatched set in a beautiful natural setting near historic Charleston. Equally appealing, our villa and golf vacations provide legendary golf traditions flavored with the spirit of world-class competition.

Our golf resort packages provide unmatched play on any one of five championship courses designed by Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Gary Player and Clyde Johnston.

Kiawah is proud to have hosted on The Ocean Course the 2007 Senior PGA, the 1991 Ryder Cup, the 1997 and 2003 World Cups, the 2001 UBS Cup and 2005 PGA Professional National Championship. In 2012 Kiawah Island Golf Resort will host the 94th PGA Championship, only the fourth course to host each of the PGA of America's major championships.

We invite you to come and play one or all of our courses. Golf training packages are available and can be customized to accommodate families and business groups of any size.

If you need assistance with your game, our Golf Learning Center provides state-of-the-art equipment and PGA-certified professional instruction.

Pinehurst Golf

Step back in time and discover the elegance and old world charm that defines the luxury accommodations at Pinehurst Resort" from the historic Holly, a warm and inviting luxury hotel that has hosted presidents, to the grand Carolina that has invited guests through its stately columns and into its gracious lobby for over a century. Both of these award-winning hotels offer a seamless blend of southern hospitality and charm, attention to the finest details and just enough modern luxury to remind you that you are in the 21st century. For those looking for a more relaxed atmosphere, The Manor, a sportsman-style lodge is the ideal choice. Families and larger groups will enjoy the spaciousness and comfort of the luxury vacation villas and condominiums also available at the resort.

Golf:

Pinehurst Resort, site of the 1999, 2005 and 2014 U.S. Open golf championships, is a world-renowned North Carolina destination. The 2,000-ace property features three hotels, 8 golf courses including the famed No. 2, a Mobil Four-Star ranked Spa, 10 restaurants, tennis/lawn sports, boutique shopping, meeting facilities and more. The resort recently underwent a $10 million renovation of its guest rooms befitting its Four Star/Four Diamond status. Built in 1895, it is a National Historic Landmark.