By Alex Smith |
Haig Point Club, a private club community in Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, has approved ‘Project Harmony’, a $40 million, multi-year investment programme covering golf course renovations and infrastructure upgrades.
“Haig Point already has all the touchpoints of an exceptional golf and club experience,” said CEO and general manager Don W. Hunter Jr. “This is about polishing what is already a very strong golf course and modernising it for today's game, while creating a more complete and flexible playing experience for our members.”
The club’s main layout is the Rees Jones–designed Signature course, which first opened in 1987 and was updated by Jones in 2007. Jones will again lead renovations as part of Project Harmony, including the partial rebuilding of most greens with regraded approaches, a complete rebuild of the first and fifteenth greens, reshaping of all bunkers, and laser-levelling of all tees. Fairways will be regraded and the course will be regrassed with TifEagle on greens and Tahoma 31 on fairways, tees and rough. Bunker reconstruction will use the Bunker Solution’s system.
Vegetation management around wetlands is also planned to open views of the water (Photo: Haig Point Club)
The club’s nine-hole Osprey course will also be renovated under Jones’s direction. The work includes a new irrigation system and 21 forward tees to create a par-three routing. “The opportunity with Osprey is significant,” said Hunter. "We believe it can become one of the best nine-hole experiences in the region."
A new short-game practice area will also be created.
As Haig Point is only accessible via boat, a new barge company, which began operations in April, will support the logistics of building on the island. This collaboration is intended to reduce construction timelines and lower transport costs for both the golf and infrastructure programmes.
“The barge company creates a real advantage for how we build and maintain on the island,” said Hunter. “It allows us to execute more efficiently and with greater control over both cost and timing.”
Construction will be handled by Duininck Golf across three phases. Work on the Osprey and short-game area is scheduled from late 2026 to November 2027, with the Signature course following in 2028/29. The club intends to keep 18 holes available to members throughout the construction period.