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  THE HACKLER @ CCU Conway, South Carolina January 29, 2023 OVERVIEW FACILITY TYPE: Public YEAR OPENED: 1968 / 2011 ARCHITECT: Gene Hamm / Craig Schreiner PAR: 72 LENGTH: 5,270 - 6,886 USGA RATING: 69.0 - 73.2 USGA SLOPE: 119 - 132 TEE OPTIONS: 4 WEBSITE: www.Coastal.edu/HacklerCourse PHONE: (843) 349-6600   I have played more rounds of golf at The Hackler than at any other course in the world. Conservatively I estimate I’ve played well over 5,000 holes over the years. The Hackler is the home course at Coastal Carolina University where I attended and completed their PGM Professional Golf Management Program. I passed my PAT there back when it was Quail Creek. I even worked there during my Senior year. I’ve seen the course, the facilities, my friends, and the PGM program evolve over the years, and I am proud to call myself a Coastal PGM Alum.  When I started the PGM program in 2008, Quail Creek didn’t even have an irrigation system. There were no sprinkler heads wi...

  THE OCEAN COURSE Kiawah, South Carolina June 19, 2022 OVERVIEW FACILITY TYPE: Resort YEAR OPENED: 1991 ARCHITECT: Pete Dye PAR: 72 LENGTH: 5,307 - 7,849 yards USGA RATING: 66.4 - 79.1 USGA SLOPE: 125 - 155 TEE OPTIONS: 7 WEBSITE: https://kiawahresort.com/golf/the-ocean-course/ PHONE: (800) 654-2924   It’s rare that a course steeped in so much history is accessible to anyone who wants to play it. That’s the beautiful thing about The Ocean Course; it's part of a world-class five-star/five-diamond resort. The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island was built to host the 1991 Ryder Cup and has since gone on to host some of the biggest tournaments in golf such as the 2012 PGA Championship won by Rory McIlroy and the 2021 PGA Championship won by Phil Mickelson. The PGA of America named the site of the 1991 Ryder Cup before the Ocean Course was even built, and commissioned legendary golf course architect Pete Dye to build it. Pete Dye courses popular tour venues because of their dem...