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$70,000 Raised for Veterans

Once again, Dataw Island members and supporters presented an amazing week-long celebration of service to benefit wounded veterans. Together, the events raised nearly $70,000 to benefit Tee It Up for the Troops and local veterans organizations!

Dataw's French Open

Here on Dataw Island, we celebrated the start of the French Open with our very own tournament! Bordeaux Blanc took the win, but good times were had by all

Inaugural Pickleball Club Championship

Members competed this past weekend for the 2022 Pickleball Club Championships. Nearly 40 men and women competed in either a six-team, or 3-team Round Robin. The inaugural event drew lots of fans, too. It's

Prestigious industry award recognized the Academy

The CMAA recently awarded the Dataw Academy program the "Show Stopper Award" at the 2022 Idea Fair, which highlights best practices and innovation in the private club industry.

USTA Dataw Splash! Tennis Tournament

After a one-year hiatus, the USTA summer kick-off event returned with a splash this past weekend

Happy New Year from Dataw Island

VIDEO: A quick note of thanks to our wonderful members and staff who have helped us continue to flourish through these strange times!

Lasting Impressions - Winter Edition 2020

The Winter Edition of Lasting Impressions is here!!!!

Visions of Gratitude

Over the last couple weeks, Dataw Island members have created a heartfelt array of "Thank You" signs, posting them throughout the island for staff to see. This outpouring of support has truly been amazing! Your efforts have put many smiles on faces, and added a little extra pep in our step

A Father-Daughter Adventure

Member volunteers from Dataw Cares invited member Greg Schulte to share his father-daughter journey hiking the John Muir Trail. Their 211-mile, three-week

Veterans and their supporters hold record-breaking event despite storm woes

Dataw Island salutes veterans each year with a full arsenal of events honoring their service, and his year’s events did not disappoint. In fact, the community rallied to hold record-breaking events this year. At time of press, an astounding $42,802.60 to support veteran's organizations had already been raised with more checks continuing to pour in – a record for this tiny private community based outside of historic Beaufort, South Carolina

ideal-LIVING Honors Dataw Island with Three Awards

Dataw Island is pleased to announce that they will be named in several categories as “The Best of the Best” in ideal-LIVING’s Summer 2016 edition coming out this month.

10 Don’t-Miss Beaufort Experiences

What’s on YOUR bucket list? While there are a zillion things to do and see in Beaufort, here are ten Beaufort experiences you just don’t want to miss. 1. Spend the Day at Hunting Island Beach Hunting Island is South Carolina’s single most popular state park attracting more than a million visitors a year, as well as a vast array of land and marine wildlife. A pictur

The Mating Game: Spring arrives with the courtship of the great egret

The weather is starting to heat up in Beaufort and so is the birding at the Cypress Wetlands boardwalk in Port Royal. The Great Egret males have just started arriving to claim their nesting area and start the building process; they will be followed shortly by the females. Both sexes will be dressed in their nuptial plumage, the beautiful ornamental feathers that they were hunted nearly to extinction for in the late 1800’s.

Dataw's Cotton Dike Course Ranks in South Carolina's 50 Best Courses

Every two years, a panel of industry, media and golfing professionals, representing a diverse range of occupations, handicaps and backgrounds travel all over South Carolina identifying the best of the 474 golf courses. Rankings are derived from a number of factors including: - Routing – How the course flows from hole to hole in harmony with existing topography. - Variety – Degree to which the course demands a full range of shot requirements. - Strategy – How design features test course management. - Equity – The course’s capacity to reward good shots and penalize poor ones. - Memorability – The distinctiveness of the golf course and its individual holes. - Aesthetics – The degree to which scenery and surrounds lend to the enjoyment. - Experience – Incorporates all elements of the course: practice areas, clubhouse and more. The objective of the South Carolina Golf Course Ratings Panel is to promote excellence in SC golf course design and operations through competitive rankings, education and public advocacy. The Panel serves as an ambassador for golf in South Carolina by striving to stimulate and facilitate the promotion and marketing of outstanding golf courses, resorts and real estate developments. To obtain a rating, Dataw Island was required to solicit 15 panel members to come out and play both the Cotton Dike and Morgan River courses – a deliberate process that has taken nearly two years to complete. “We reached out to the SC Golf Course Ratings Panel in 2014 and have been working ever since to try and achieve a ranking,” Ted Bartlett, Dataw Island General Manager said. Dataw Island’s Cotton Dike course is a recently renovated Tom Fazio design that has hosted the 2015 CGA Senior Amateur, the 2015 South Carolina Open and is slated to host the 2016 South Carolina Open this year, along with many other amateur and professional events. The course is lushly appointed with Live Oak trees, impeccable landscaping and stunning marsh views that give it a uniquely LowCountry feel. “Dataw was pleased to make the list at number 50 and looks forward to the chance to improve our ranking going forward,” Bartlett said. “Now that we have achieved a rating for Cotton Dike our hope is that we will be able to receive a rating for Morgan River as well.”

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