Haig Point Club

Haig Point is a U.S. private 1050acre community on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina. Commonly referred to just as Haig Point, it is legally known as The Haig Point Club and Community Association, Inc. Founded in 1986 by International Paper, it has been owned by its members since 2001, and member-operated since 2009.Haig Point was ranked as one of the top 100 private golf course communities in the country by Links in the mid-2000s. Haig Point's Rees Jones Signature Course, designed by Rees Jones in 1986 and renovated by the "Open Doctor" in 2007, has been ranked in Golf Digests "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses" and in Golf Magazines "Top 100 Courses in the World".HistoryPre-settlement (8,000 BC–1711 AD)Native American Indians occupied Daufuskie Island for thousands of years. Many artifacts have been found at Haig Point dating back to this time. Tabby ruins still exist on the property, dating back to the Colonial period, and have been carefully preserved. Other artifacts are kept on display in the Strachan Mansion.Haig era (1711–1810)In 1711, James Cockran, an Indian trader and planter, acquired 500acre of Haig Point . Five years later, the property was left to Richard Cockran Ash, who sold it to Archibald Niele in 1735. Having never occupied the property, Niele sold it to George Haig I later in the same year. Following Haig's death, Haig Point was left to George Haig III in 1790. In 1810, Haig put the property up for sale. While this was the end for the Haig family at Haig Point, the property is called Haig Point to this day.