Cougar Point - Golf - Kiawah Island, SC Golf Vacations by Golf Zoo - For thousands of years, Eagles, Egrets and other natural residents of Kiawah have enjoyed its lush, semi-tropical environment, while remaining sheltered from the world. Today, Kiawah Island remains a haven for those who stay. However, the reasons for visiting have become more varied. A magnificent collection of five golf courses and a full-service golfing academy make Kiawah Island one of the nation's top destinations for golf-obsessed travelers. Happily, their non-golfing travel companions also will find plenty to love about this low-key resort community just outside of Charleston, S.C. The island's wide Atlantic beaches extend some 10 miles along the southern coastline, inviting long seaside walks and lazy days lounging on the sand. You'll also find top-rated tennis facilities, 30 miles of paved cycling trails, nature programs, organized activities for children of all ages and a luxurious spa offering an enticing menu of massage and beauty treatments. Meanwhile the golfer in the family can have a go at Kiawah's famous Ocean Course, a scenic and exceptionally challenging Pete Dye design-host of the 1991 Ryder Cup Matches and the 1997 & 2003 World Cup of Golf. The course, also will host the Senior PGA Championship in 2007. Four additional courses with layouts by Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Gary Player and Clyde Johnston round out Kiawah's golf program with engaging options for all levels of play. This is Kiawah Island, where nearby Charleston's influences abound. The choices are plentiful and the people are polite to a fault. Kiawah's friendly character is derived from the gracious Charleston lifestyle, in which Southern Hospitality is never the exception and every meal is a celebration of tastes. The island's proximity to such a charming and desired destination is not only convenient, it's also unique. The transportation is seamless; the resort experience unlike any other. Kiawah is a popular destination for family vacations. From luxurious hotel accommodations to vacation rental homes, and beautiful villas, there is no beach resort quite like ours.

Cougar Point

Golf

The new Gary Player-designed Cougar Point Golf Course opened in September 1996. Built on the site of the former Marsh Point Golf Course, Cougar Point is a par-72 layout stretching 6,861 yards from the back tees, making it 600 yards longer than the old course. The new course follows the routing of Marsh Point but retains little else from its predecessor. Also designed by Player, Marsh Point was the first resort course in the Charleston area when it opened in 1976. Cougar Point is known for its three-hole stretch midway through the front nine where holes border the tidal marsh and offer panoramic views of the Kiawah River and miles of adjacent marsh. From these holes, it is not uncommon to see countless wading birds among the acres of needle rush and spartina grass or pelicans and osprey soaring over the river and creeks eyeing a possible meal. Golfers can easily find their attention diverted from birdies to birds. Starting with the par five 15th hole, Cougar Point offers four magnificent finishing holes culminating with the dramatic par four 18th hole.

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Kiawah Island, SC Golf Vacations by Golf Zoo

For thousands of years, Eagles, Egrets and other natural residents of Kiawah have enjoyed its lush, semi-tropical environment, while remaining sheltered from the world. Today, Kiawah Island remains a haven for those who stay. However, the reasons for visiting have become more varied. A magnificent collection of five golf courses and a full-service golfing academy make Kiawah Island one of the nation's top destinations for golf-obsessed travelers. Happily, their non-golfing travel companions also will find plenty to love about this low-key resort community just outside of Charleston, S.C. The island's wide Atlantic beaches extend some 10 miles along the southern coastline, inviting long seaside walks and lazy days lounging on the sand. You'll also find top-rated tennis facilities, 30 miles of paved cycling trails, nature programs, organized activities for children of all ages and a luxurious spa offering an enticing menu of massage and beauty treatments. Meanwhile the golfer in the family can have a go at Kiawah's famous Ocean Course, a scenic and exceptionally challenging Pete Dye design-host of the 1991 Ryder Cup Matches and the 1997 & 2003 World Cup of Golf. The course, also will host the Senior PGA Championship in 2007. Four additional courses with layouts by Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Gary Player and Clyde Johnston round out Kiawah's golf program with engaging options for all levels of play.

This is Kiawah Island, where nearby Charleston's influences abound. The choices are plentiful and the people are polite to a fault. Kiawah's friendly character is derived from the gracious Charleston lifestyle, in which Southern Hospitality is never the exception and every meal is a celebration of tastes. The island's proximity to such a charming and desired destination is not only convenient, it's also unique. The transportation is seamless; the resort experience unlike any other. Kiawah is a popular destination for family vacations. From luxurious hotel accommodations to vacation rental homes, and beautiful villas, there is no beach resort quite like ours.