The Pete Dye-designed Ocean Course in South Carolina will once again host the major tournament, just nine years after Rory McIlroy captured the Wanamaker Trophy by a record-setting margin during the 2012 Championship.
The PGA of America announced on May 1 that it will conduct the 2021 PGA Championship on The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island (S.C.) Golf Resort.
The 103rd edition of the Championship in August 2021 will return to the renowned Pete Dye-designed oceanfront layout after its first visit in 2012, when Rory McIlroy captured the Wanamaker Trophy by a record-setting margin.
The Ocean Course is one of four venues to host each of the PGA of America’s major championships – the Ryder Cup (1991), the Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid (2007), and the PGA Championship. The Ocean Course also hosted the 2005 PGA Professional National Championship.
“Ever since The Ocean Course was introduced to the world, it has been a supreme test for the greatest players in golf,” said PGA of America President Derek Sprague. “From a down-to-the-last putt thriller of a Ryder Cup in 1991 to Rory McIlroy closing a record-setting performance in the 2012 PGA Championship, there has never been a shortage of thrills on The Ocean Course. We anticipate that tradition of excellence continuing in 2021 at the PGA Championship.”
“It’s an honor to have the PGA Championship returning to The Ocean Course and Kiawah Island,” said Kiawah Island Golf Resort Chairman Bill Goodwin. “We have enjoyed dramatic finishes and premier Champions each time the PGA of America elected to bring an event to the island. We will do all that we can to provide the best possible conditions for the world’s best players and make the experience memorable to golf fans of South Carolina and to thousands of visitors worldwide.”
The Ocean Course, with a par-72 layout that can be extended to 7,676 yards, has more seaside holes than any other course in North America—10 along the Atlantic Ocean, with the other eight running parallel to those. The course was designed from a ribbon of sand dunes stretching nearly three miles along the ocean at the eastern end of the island, making it reminiscent of the seaside links in England and Scotland.
C&RB featured Kiawah Island Golf Resort in its September 2012 issue (http://clubandresortbusiness.com/2012/09/05/keeping-ahead-of-the-curve-at-kiawah-island-golf-resort/) after the 2012 Championship was held there.
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