Martin Shorter, Head Golf Professional
Five-time British Open champion Tom Watson crafted the par-72 Cassique course, his first solo design in North America. Since its opening in 2000, Cassique has garnered numerous accolades.
Named for the Kiawah Indian chief who once hunted these lands, Cassique's 6,960-yard test ranges over former agricultural fields, through maritime forests, and along marshes where the Kiawah River meets the Atlantic Ocean.
Watson's walkable design recalls the links courses of Scotland and Ireland where he dominated the game. Like those classic seaside settings, Cassique offers little protection from ocean winds, so Watson fashioned holes that could be played in numerous ways depending upon the conditions and the creativity of the golfer.
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