Editing Kiawah Island, South Carolina (section)

==Parks and recreation==

===Golf===
{{main|Kiawah Island Golf Resort}}
Kiawah Island is widely hailed as one of the premier golf destinations on the East Coast.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web|title = Must-play golf courses in Charleston, South Carolina|url = http://www.golf.com/courses-and-travel/best-golf-courses-charleston-south-carolina|publisher = Golf.com|access-date = December 2, 2015}}</ref> The island features seven award-winning golf courses designed by the likes of [[Jack Nicklaus]], [[Gary Player]], [[Tom Fazio]], and [[Pete Dye]]. The courses snake along the narrow island, moving from the dense wooded interior of the island to the breezy oceanfront. Five of the courses are owned and maintained by Kiawah Island Golf Resort. These include the Ocean Course, Turtle Point, Osprey Point, Oak Point, and Cougar Point. Two courses, the River Course and Cassique, are owned and maintained by Kiawah Island Club.

====The Ocean Course====
[[Pete Dye]] designed the Ocean Course in 1991 and the course has since proved to be one of the toughest on the East Coast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://golf.discoversouthcarolina.com/rankings/rankings-main.aspx |title=Rankings |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007001450/http://golf.discoversouthcarolina.com/rankings/rankings-main.aspx |archive-date=October 7, 2008 }}</ref> The Ocean Course was the home of the [[1991 Ryder Cup]], the 1997 [[World Cup of Golf]], the 2007 [[Senior PGA Championship]], the [[2012 PGA Championship]] and the [[2021 PGA Championship]], becoming only the fourth golf course in history to host each of the PGA of America's men's major championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kiawahresort.com/golf/|title=South Carolina Golf Courses near Charleston: Kiawah Island Golf Resort}}</ref> The Ocean Course was featured in the 2000 movie ''[[The Legend of Bagger Vance]]''.

===County parks===
The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccprc.com|title=Charleston County Parks and Recreation - Official Website}}</ref> operates a park on the island, Beachwalker County Park, located on the west end of the island. In 2013, ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked the park's beach as the 10th best in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine | last = Bender | first = Andrew | title = America's Top 10 Beaches of 2013 | magazine = Forbes.com | date = May 24, 2013 | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2013/05/24/americas-top-10-beaches-of-2013/}}</ref>

===Walking and biking===
Thirty miles of paved trails and 10 miles of beach provide a natural setting for biking and walking.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vegis|first= Mike|date=June 14, 2014|url=http://www.kiawahresort.com/blog/kiawah-island/2014/06/24/bike-around-kiawah-island|title=Bike around Kiawah Island|publisher=kiawahresort.com}}</ref>

===Boating and fishing===
Tidal creeks, salt marshes, and the Kiawah River itself provides the opportunity for various canoeing and kayaking expeditions. There are numerous water access points, including a community kayak rental dock at Mingo Point and boat storage near the 15th green of the Cassique golf course, as well as a full marina just outside Kiawah's gate, for more expansive Kiawah Island fishing and deep sea fishing excursions. Also, Kiawah Island Club Members enjoy private access to a kayak dock in Cassique, and the Kiawah Island Community Association (KICA) maintains a launch at Rhett's Bluff and storage at Cinder Creek.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kiawahisland.com/activities/outdoor-recreation/|title=Outdoor Recreation, Biking, Fishing - Kiawah Island Real Estate|first={e} house|last=studio}}</ref>