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The Ocean Course At Kiawah Island

Ryder Cup legend, PGA championship course that will test your metal. One of the beautiful pieces of property you will ever walk, a unique experience.

The Ocean Course At Kiawah Island

HISTORY MADE: Phil Mickelson made history this evening on Kiawah, becoming the oldest person ever to win a major golf 🏌️‍♂️ championship. Fun fact, he also had the longest drive of the day at 366 yards. 🤯🤯🤯🤯

The Ocean Course At Kiawah Island

🏌️‍♀️ KNOW THIS: Local economists predict the PGA tournament with have a $100 million impact on Charleston. The tournament combined with the media coverage for a week could send that number even higher. Citadel economics professor Richard Ebeling commented: "Attendees will be renting hotel rooms, they will be buying meals, they will be visiting various entertainment sites as well as attending the tournament. So all of this will act as positive boost to the local economy after an extremely difficult year and a half." The practice rounds end today and the tournament starts tomorrow.

The Ocean Course At Kiawah Island

🏌️‍♀️HAPPENING TODAY: The PGA Championship starts at 7am this morning! The practice rounds will be happening from Monday through Wednesday and tournament organizers say all spectators are required to park in the parking lot just past Freshfields Village. Everyone will be shuttled from the parking lot to the golf course and organizers say those shuttles will begin picking up ticket holders from Freshfields Village starting at 6:30 a.m. It is about a 30-minute shuttle ride to the course, and organizers say masks are required on the shuttle. Once on the course, no masks are required.

The Ocean Course At Kiawah Island

KNOW THIS: The PGA Championship starts tomorrow. Expect added traffic south of the peninsula!

The Ocean Course At Kiawah Island

PLAN AHEAD: The PGA Championship and Rory McIlroy return to Kiawah in 8 days. It was here that Rory set the record for largest margin of victory at 8 strokes! Tickets still available (though limited).

The Ocean Course At Kiawah Island

PGA local hiring just announced! The PGA Championship will be held May 17 - 23 with hiring needs before, during, and after the tournament. For more info, see: https://pgaimpact.org/pgajobmatch/

The Ocean Course At Kiawah Island

🐊 GATOR PATROL: The first gator of the PGA tournament was spotted today trying to sneak in to the media area. The photographer commented that he was unsure if anyone checked the gator's credentials.