2012 PGA Championship to Ocean Course
When The Ocean Course opens its doors to the 2012 PGA Championship, the acclaimed Kiawah Island Golf Resort layout will become just the fifth course to play host to the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup and the Senior PGA Championship.
The PGA named The Ocean Course as host site for the 2005 PGA Club Professional Championship in 2002, and awarded the resort the 2007 Senior PGA Championship in 2004. In September 1991, The PGA introduced the golf world to The Ocean Course's links style layout when America edged Europe in an unforgettable 29th Ryder Cup.
Designed from a ribbon of pristine sand dunes stretching nearly three miles along the Atlantic Ocean at the eastern end of Kiawah Island, The Ocean Course is a par-72 layout reminiscent of the great seaside links of England and Scotland. In addition to the PGA's events, the course has also hosted the 1997 and 2003 World Cups, and the 2001 UBS Warburg Cup. As well as The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort features four other championship courses: Turtle Point by Jack Nicklaus, Osprey Point by Tom Fazio, Cougar Point by Gary Player and Oak Point by Clyde Johnston. The resort also includes The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island -- a spectacular new 255-room oceanfront hotel and spa -- the number one ranked tennis program in the country, and a plethora of dining and recreational opportunities. For more information about the resort, visit www.kiawahresort.com or call 843-768-2912.
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island will become only the fifth course to host the PGA Championship, Ryder Cup and Senior PGA Championship. In 2005, Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pa., joined PGA National Golf Club of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., as only the second course to earn this distinction. Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., became the third to earn the honor when it played host to the 2008 Senior PGA Championship, and Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., became the fourth when it played host to the 37th Ryder Cup in 2008.
The PGA named The Ocean Course as host site for the 2005 PGA Club Professional Championship in 2002, and awarded the resort the 2007 Senior PGA Championship in 2004. In September 1991, The PGA introduced the golf world to The Ocean Course's links style layout when America edged Europe in an unforgettable 29th Ryder Cup.
Designed from a ribbon of pristine sand dunes stretching nearly three miles along the Atlantic Ocean at the eastern end of Kiawah Island, The Ocean Course is a par-72 layout reminiscent of the great seaside links of England and Scotland. In addition to the PGA's events, the course has also hosted the 1997 and 2003 World Cups, and the 2001 UBS Warburg Cup. As well as The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort features four other championship courses: Turtle Point by Jack Nicklaus, Osprey Point by Tom Fazio, Cougar Point by Gary Player and Oak Point by Clyde Johnston. The resort also includes The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island -- a spectacular new 255-room oceanfront hotel and spa -- the number one ranked tennis program in the country, and a plethora of dining and recreational opportunities. For more information about the resort, visit www.kiawahresort.com or call 843-768-2912.
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island will become only the fifth course to host the PGA Championship, Ryder Cup and Senior PGA Championship. In 2005, Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pa., joined PGA National Golf Club of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., as only the second course to earn this distinction. Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., became the third to earn the honor when it played host to the 2008 Senior PGA Championship, and Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., became the fourth when it played host to the 37th Ryder Cup in 2008.
