They call it ”The America`s Cup of Golf” and it will be played Sept. 23- 29 at Kiawah Island, S.C., on the new Pete Dye-designed ocean course already being compared to great links of Scotland and Ireland.
The biennial Ryder Cup, established by seaman Samuel Ryder in 1929, is a match between a 12-member European team playing against America`s best. Match play contested alternately on British and American soil.
Kiawah, a resort island 21 miles from Charleston, is noted for golf, tennis, family vacations. Indeed, Kiawah Island Inn and Villas has been something of a Kiawow lately, winning several awards in recent months-including a Family Circle Magazine Award as a top family resort, a Tennis Magazine award for consistently being among top 50 U.S. Tennis Resorts, a Conde Nast Traveler Magazine Reader`s Choice Award as one of world`s ”Best Names in Travel” and a Golf Magazine accolade as being among best golf resorts in America.
Kiawah has more than 10 miles of beach, 14 miles of paved bike trails, sailing and offshore fishing, ”Lowcountry cuisine,” three golf courses
(designed by Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Fazio) in addition to new Dye job-Dye having designed 10 courses ranked in world`s top 100 by either Golf Magazine or Golf Digest.
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