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Kiawah Island Kiawah Island is a town and an island in Charleston County, South Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,163. It is a major U.S. tourist site which offers expensive spacious villas, large highly acclaimed golf courses, beaches, and other attractions. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, Kiawah Island is included within the Charleston-North Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area. Kiawah Island is home to the Kiawah Island Golf Resort. Kiawah Island is located at 32°36'34?N, 80°5'52?W (32.609425, -80.097777)GR1. The town of Kiawah and Seabrook formed their own town but is not geographically separate from John's Island. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.1 km² (13.5 mi²). 28.9 km² (11.2 mi²) of it is land and 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²) of it (17.58%) is water. Kiawah was named for the Kiawah Indians who were led by head chieftain, Cassique. In the year 1670, Cassique leads English Colonists to settle at Charlestowne Landing. The Kiawah Island Golf Resort is a resort located
in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, United States, near the city of Charleston.
The resort opened in 1974. It has five golf courses, most notably the
Ocean Course. The Ocean Course has hosted major golf tournaments like the Ryder Cup and the Senior PGA Championship. The Courses at Kiawah Resort Ocean Course
The Ocean Course was featured in the 2000 film The Legend of Bagger Vance. Turtle Point The Turtle Point course is a par 72 course. From the tournament tees, it measures 7,061 yards and has a slope rating of 74.2/141. Osprey Point The Osprey point course is a par 72 course. It measures 6,932 yards from the tournament tees, and it has a slope rating of 73.3/135. Oak Point Oak Point plays to a par of 72, and it measures 6,701 yards from the tournament tees with a slope rating of 72.4/137.
Tournaments held The Ocean Course first became famous for the 1991 Ryder Cup. The Untied States golf team defeated the Europe golf team 14½ – 13½. The windy Ocean Course made for difficult playing conditions, and the United States team barely won when Bernhard Langer of Germany missed a putt that would have defeated his opponent Hale Irwin and won the cup for Europe. In 1996, the Ocean Course hosted the televised series Shell's Wonderful World of Golf where Annika Sörenstam played against Dottie Pepper. The Ocean Course hosted the World Cup of Golf twice –
in 1 The PGA Professional National Championship was played at the Ocean Course in 2005. Mike Small, the golf coach at the University of Illinois, won the event with a score of 289. Most recently, the Senior PGA Championship was held at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course in May of 2007. Denis Watson won his first golf tournament in twenty-three years, beating Eduardo Romero by two strokes. The PGA Championship will be played at the Ocean Course
in 2012. (from WikiPedia.com) |
Seabrook Seabrook Island Seabrook Island is located at 32°34'56?N, 80°9'48?W (32.582173, -80.163332)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 18.4 km² (7.1 mi²). 15.7 km² (6.1 mi²) of it is land and 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (14.39%) is water. (from WikiPedia.com) |
Johns Island, South Carolina
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Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is a city in the county of Charleston with some incorporated
areas located within the boundaries of Berkeley County As of July 2006, the estimated population of the city proper is 107,845,[3] making it the second most populous city in South Carolina behind the state capital Columbia. Current trends put Charleston as the fastest growing central city in South Carolina. The metropolitan area population of Charleston and North Charleston, which includes the entire populations of Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties, was estimated to be 603,178 in 2007.[4] This ranks Charleston-North Charleston as the second largest metropolitan statistical area in the state behind Columbia. Nearly 80% of the Charleston metro population lives inside the city and its surrounding urbanized area (2000 pop.: 423,410). The city of Charleston is located just south of the mid-point of South Carolina's coastline, at the junction of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers. Charleston's name is derived from Charles Towne, named after King Charles II of England. America's most-published etiquette expert, Marjabelle Young Stewart,
has recognized the city since 1995 as the "best-mannered" city
in the U.S,[5] a claim lent credibility by the fact that it has the only
Livability Court in the country.
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and in 2003. In 1997, Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley won
the team title, with Colin Montgomerie winning the individual title.
When the World Cup returned in 2003, Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini
won the team competition.
is
a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The population
was 1,250 at the 2000 census. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau,
Seabrook Island is included within the Charleston-North Charleston Metropolitan
Statistical Area.
and
Dorchester County in the U.S. state of South Carolina; the city serves
as the county seat and largest city of Charleston County. The city proper
consists of six distinct areas: the Peninsula/Downtown, West Ashley, Johns
Island, James Island, Daniel Island, and the Cainhoy Peninsula. The city
was founded as Charlestown or Charles Towne, Carolina in 1670, and moved
to its present location in 1680; it adopted its present name in 1783.
In 1690, Charleston was the fifth largest city in North America[1], and
remained among the ten largest cities in the United States through the
1840 census.[2] Charleston is known as The Holy City due to the prominence
of churches on the low-rise cityscape, particularly the numerous steeples
which dot the city's skyline.