Wild Dunes Explained

Official Name:Wild Dunes at Isle of Palms, South Carolina
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:South Carolina
Subdivision Name2:Charleston
Area Total Km2:6.4
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Elevation Ft:3
Coordinates:32.7964°N -79.765°W
Area Total Sq Mi:2.5
Elevation M:1
Website:www.wilddunes.com
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:29451
Area Code:843, 854

Wild Dunes is an oceanfront resort on Isle of Palms, South Carolina, United States. It is 1600acres on the north end of the island and has controlled-access gates.

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Wild Dunes was developed in 1972.

Wild Dunes has two famous golf courses on it: the Wild Dunes Links Course, and the Harbor Course, both designed by Tom Fazio. It also has a nationally ranked tennis complex with 17 clay courts, and an award-winning family recreation program.

In early 2008, large-scale beach erosion led to the depletion of the beachfront area of Wild Dunes. The beachfront was greatly reduced, waterfront buildings received structural damage, and the 18th hole of the Links Golf Course was washed out. After a lengthy process, at the end of the Summer of 2008 the City of Isle of Palms finished repairing the beach. Approximately 900000cuft of sand was pumped in from offshore, leading to the restoration of over 150 yards of beachfront. Also, the 18th hole of the Links Course has been repaired, but is now a Par 3 instead of the old Par 5. Wild Dunes worked with the golf course designer Tom Fazio to restore the course's final hole to the Par 5 it used to be, a task that was completed in 2009.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wild Dunes Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Tom Fazio-Designed Links Course . Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau . July 2010 . 5 June 2016.