Haig Point Club In S.C. Embraces $40 Million Golf Investment Effort

BusinessSportsMoneyHaig Point Club In S.C. Embraces $40 Million Golf Investment EffortByErik Matuszewski,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Matuszewski's coverage spans golf businesses, news & destinationsFollow AuthorMay 20, 2026, 06:00am EDTHaig Point in South Carolina is undertaking a multiyear, multiphase $40 million investment project with a focus on its two golf courses.Haig Point ClubHaig Point Club on Daufuskie Island in South Carolina, a distinctive destination property with a golf course that was ranked among the Top 100 in the U.S. for more than a decade until 2000, has approved a comprehensive $40 million investment project that will begin later this year. The multiyear effort, called Project Harmony, is intended to “restore, refine, and modernize” the club’s offerings while positioning the community for its next phase of growth – one that includes golf as well as infrastructure and residential development. “This initiative… is about polishing what is already a very strong golf course and modernizing it for today’s game, while creating a more complete and flexible playing experience for our members and enhancing the island lifestyle that is uniquely Haig Point,” said property CEO and General Manager Don W. Hunter Jr.From a golf standpoint, the goal is to restore and modernize Haig Point’s Signature Course, with a focus on infrastructure, agronomy and playability. Rees Jones ReturnThe historic lighthouse at Haig Point, which requires a boat ride to get to Daufuskie Island.Haig PointMORE FOR YOURees Jones, the course’s original architect, is returning to oversee a long list of refinements that includes fully or partially rebuilding all greens, reshaping all bunkers to a modern style, re-grading fairways, and re-grassing fairways, tees and the rough. The project, which is scheduled to begin in November, also includes opening up views along holes and on the water through vegetation management aroun...