Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Introduces Family Tee Program

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."

Kiawah Island's Family Tee program runs two weeks around Easter, all summer long beginning at the end of May through the start of September on four of the resort's championship courses (Osprey Point, Turtle Point, Cougar Point and Oak Point).  Starting times are on 15-minute intervals from 6pm and 7:30pm allowing plenty of time between groups so players don't feel pressured.  The program also runs for two weeks around Thanksgiving and the two weeks around Christmas/New Years starting at 3pm.   Family Tee tee markers are set in each fairway so no hole is longer than 250 yards.  Everyone in the group - mom, dad and the kids - play from that set of tees.  Adults pay $45 per round and children under 17 play free of charge.  Children must be accompanied by an adult and vise versa. 

The resort has added junior club sets to its rental program and created scorecards for the courses where the family course setup was incorporated.

"This program creates a lot of goodwill and helps us build our future customer base." Warren said.  "And, as an added benefit, it helps alleviate the ‘guilt factor' for parents who spend their mornings on the course by allowing them quality family time in the afternoons."

Located just a short 35-minute drive from beautiful and historic Charleston, South Carolina, Kiawah Island Golf Resort lies along 10 miles of uninterrupted Atlantic Ocean beach, rated as one of America's top 10 beaches by The Travel Channel. Guests can choose from close to 600 AAA Four Diamond-rated villas and luxury homes and the ultra-luxury 255-room Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort which boasts a nature-based spa, fine dining and handsome meeting space.  The resort features two award-winning tennis complexes, a variety of restaurants and lounges, and five championship golf courses including the world-famous Pete Dye-designed Ocean Course. 

For more information about Kiawah Island Golf Resort, please call (888) 854-2924 or visit online at http://www.kiawahresort.com/.  For more information on The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, visit www.TheSanctuary.com or call (877) 683-1234.