ISLE OF PALMS, SC - Golfers can once again enjoy one of the Charleston area's most acclaimed par 5 finishing holes at Wild Dunes Resort, with the reopening of the famed oceanfront 18th hole of the award-winning Links Course on June 12 following a redesign led by golf architect Tom Fazio.

The reopening closes the chapter on the beach erosion cycle that temporarily shut down the signature hole that's brought critical acclaim to the Charleston golf resort for three decades. Following a months-long building project to restore the hole, Wild Dunes' Links Course once again offers two stunning finishing holes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

The PGA Tour's Nationwide Tour and the Student Transportation of America Education Foundation announced the 2009-2011 Nationwide Tour Championship will be played at the Daniel Island Club. The official name of the tournament will be the "Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island". The 2009 dates will be October 22-25.

The Nationwide Tour Championship is the Nationwide Tour's final event. It concludes the season-long competition to identify the 25 players who earn PGA Tour cards for the following season based on the Tour's final money list. The field is limited to the top-60 money winners through the final full-field event of the season, which in 2009 will be the Miccosukee Championship, played the previous week in Miami, FL.

Various accounts of the history of golf suggest that the term greens fee, the amount paid in order to access a particular golf course, was born in the state of South Carolina.

Remnants of the Old South still linger throughout the Palmetto State, in the form of confederate flags and exclusive country clubs with little or no diversity, whether it be racial or economic, in the make-up of their memberships. But somewhere between the formation of South Carolina’s first golf club, South Carolina Golf Club which utilized “Harleston Green” in downtown Charleston, in 1876 and today, the state has developed a reputation as a prime destination for public-access golf.

Imagine watching the best golfers in the world in a climate-controlled atmosphere overlooking the 15th and 18th holes of the famed Harbour Town Golf Links.

That’s what golf fans who buy the new Arnold Palmer Pass can enjoy at the Verizon Heritage, April 15-19.  Also included in this bargain for only $90 a day is an upscale buffet plus beer and wine.  What more could a golfer want, unless it’s playing Harbour Town, too. 

-America’s most mannerly city extends exclusive value to its neighbors-

Lauded as “America’s Friendliest City” in the 2008 America's Favorite Cities survey conducted by travelandleisure.com and CNN Headline News, Charleston is offering an exclusive deal for its neighbors. To usher in 2009 and take advantage of low gas prices, it is welcoming residents of South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia with a neighborly smile and incredible value.

The Charleston golfing experience offers an ideal blend of exhilarating challenges on the course, and exquisite pleasures beyond. Featuring spectacular coastal settings on links designed by some of golf's legendary names, and a breath-taking jewel of a city renowned for outstanding restaurants, beaches and a relaxing sub-tropical climate, tee time in Charleston is perfect all year long.

Among the area's most memorable golf getaways is at the fabulous Kiawah Island Golf Resort, where vacation packages include five championship courses designed by Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Gary Player and Clyde Johnston. This private, secluded barrier island features ten miles of pristine beach and remarkably scenic links such as the stunning Ocean Course, host to the 2007 Senior PGA and 2012 PGA championships. This dazzling layout amid sand dunes and shifting ocean breezes was home to the famous "War by the Shore" during the unforgettable 1991 Ryder Cup, which was literally decided on the final putt.

When it comes to variety and value, the Charleston area is hard to beat!  Choose from true links style courses or traditional parkland designs.  Stay at one of our lush resort islands, in Charleston's historic district, or at any number of hotels located just minutes from the area's premier courses.  Whatever your preference, whatever your budget, the Charleston area has it.

Booking a golf vacation can be a time consuming process - but not with Charleston Golf, Inc.!   Visit our website at www.charlestongolfguide.com to build and price your custom golf vacation, or take advantage of our seasonal "Red Hot" value packages.  You can save your package selections, e-mail them to your buddies, and book your package on-line with just a few clicks!   If you'd like our staff's personal recommendations, just give us a call at 1-800-774-4444 or 843-805-3071.  We can confirm where you'll be playing and staying in one phone call!

The Ultimate All-American "Mancation" with football, golf and food comes to Charleston's Island Resort 

It’s a guy’s dream weekend at Wild Dunes Resort: great golf … football …wings … beer… and more. They can leave work behind and relax with friends in luxurious accommodations, play a couple rounds of award-winning golf and then veg out during the big game with Wild Dunes Resort’s “Fazio Football Spectacular."

Golf Digest magazine has selected The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina, designed by Pete Dye, as the most challenging course in the US in its March 2007 issue. Difficulty was determined by using a combination of the USGA's "Slope Rating" and "Course Rating," from the course's back set of tees.

While many vacation destinations offer special "family" deals for Father's Day, for the third year in a row Kiawah Island Golf Resort offers its Family Tee program all summer long.

 "Kiawah Island's Family Tee is a wonderful way for beginning golfers to get out and learn the game in a pressure-free environment and it is a great way to encourage family togetherness," said Roger Warren, Kiawah's Director of Golf and current President of the PGA of America.  "One of my top goals as president of the PGA is to grow the game.  This program helps accomplish that by getting younger players out on some of the finest resort courses in America at a reasonable price in a very relaxed environment."