Oak Point has gone through dramatic to enhancing both the quality of golf and the overall guest experience Purchased in 1997 by the Kiawah Island Golf Resort Clyde Johnston s layout rests on former tomato and indigo plantation With its close proximity to the Kiawah River and the Haulover Creek with its surrounding maritime forest the fairways have a gentle roll and the greens offer plenty of challenge In 2004 under Johnson s watchful eyes a major redesign was undertaken on the front nine The third hole was completely abandon and the green on 1st hole was then pushed back approximately 130 yards to transform a 402 yard par 4 into 530 yard par 5 with the green guarded by water on three sides A new 152 yard par 3 9th hole was added next to the new clubhouse Oak Point is meant to be a shotmaker s course with strategic thinking rewarded more often than power If you are lucky you see Atlantic bottlenose dolphins cruising the waters right outside the clubhouse but even if you don t you ll certainly remember this Lowcountry gem