Kiawah Development Partners

Doonbeg Golf Club is the creation of Kiawah Development Partners (KDP) of Charleston, South Carolina. Known for creating world-class golf settings, KDP has won several significant awards for its environmental sensitivity, including at their latest course, The Kiawah Island Club’s Cassique. These awards note the company’s record for careful, conservative dune preservation and for integrating its golf courses with nature, both of which are of utmost priority at Doonbeg Golf Club.



When Buddy Darby, Leonard Long, and Pat McKinney founded KDP in 1988, they committed to a community in which decisions would be guided by one overarching objective – to create enduring “quality of experience” for every property owner. Today the talented operations team at KDP shares their vision on every level and demonstrates an understanding of what it takes to infuse the community with visible evidence of total commitment to quality – quality of environment, quality of architecture, and quality of life.



KDP’s subsidiaries include Kiawah Island Real Estate; The Kiawah Island Club, which encompasses the Tom Fazio-designed River Course, the Tom Watson-designed Cassique, The Beach Club, and Sasanqua, the Members-only spa; Freshfields Village; St. John's Properties; Doonbeg Golf Club in Ireland; and the newest development, Christophe Harbour on the island of St. Kitts in the West Indies.



For more information, please visit www.KiawahIsland.com.