May 23, 2026, 11:00 a.m. ET
Haig Point Club and Community Association – reachable only by boat on Daufuskie Island, S.C. – has announced a multi-year investment initiative that will include upgrades to its two golf courses, Signature and Osprey. Named Project Harmony, the $40 million initiative at the member-owned club will steer all growth in golf, infrastructure and residential development.
Operating as a private club that allows limited guest play, Haig Point offers the two courses designed by Rees Jones, both of which opened in the late 1980s. The Signature course features 20 greens, with the Nos. 8 and 17 each offering two greens for play. The Osprey is a nine-hole course. Jones will return to lead the work on both courses.
As described in a media release announcing Project Harmony, plans for the Signature courses include:
Reshaping, realigning and laser-leveling all teesWith the exception of holes 1 and 15, all greens will be partially rebuilt with an emphasis on regrading all approachesComplete rebuild of greens 1 and 15Reshaping all bunkers to a modern styleBunkers reconstructed using Bunker SolutionsFairways regradedGreens to be re-grassed with TifEagle Bermuda.Fairways, tees and rough to be re-grassed with Tahoma 31Vegetation management in and around wetlands to open viewsCart path repair and maintenance as needed
“This is not about reinventing the course,” Don W. Hunter Jr., Haig Point’s CEO and general manager, said in the media release. “It’s about restoring and refining it in a way that brings it back to its full potential while ensuring it performs at a high level for years to come.”
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The plans for the Osprey Course include:
New irrigation system21 new forward tee options to create a new par-3 courseNew short game practice area
The work on the two courses will be conducted in three phases over three years, so members will always have at least 18 holes to play. The Osprey Course work begins in late 2026 and runs to November 2027, followed by the first 10 holes of the Signature Course in early 2028 to November that year, then the final 10 holes of Signature Course in 2029. Duininck Golf will handle the construction.
Project Harmony also will create a foundation for residential growth as the community aims to add 25 new homes per year. Also on the list are a new wellness and fitness center, expansion of racquet and pickleball facilities and road improvements.
“Haig Point already has all the touchpoints of an exceptional golf and club experience,” Hunter said. “This initiative, agreed upon by 77 percent of the membership, 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.”
Jason Lusk is Golfweek’s travel and golf course architecture editor, as well as the magazine’s creative director. He has written for and designed Golfweek for more than two decades.