The 2023 summer season is almost here and we are excited to welcome everyone home to the Club! As school ends and the weather becomes warmer, our friends and family come home to Daufuskie Island. The Beach Deck is open and in full swing. The Calibogue Club has a new menu that is a huge success. Space is limited so be sure to make your reservations early!
Haig Point is excited to be back at the Harbour Town Golf Links for the annual RBC Heritage Tournament! We will again have a Hospitability Tent on the 18th tee with unobstructed views of the pros and the beautiful Calibogue Sound. Inside the tent, we are offering complimentary food, beverages and alcoholic drinks. Please note: the Hospitality Tent has limited capacity and ONLY those that purchased a pass through Haig Point will be allowed access. The Hospitability Boat in the Harbour Town Marina will also offer complimentary food and drinks. And, of course, the Club will be having a full week of special events for Members to enjoy.
There is still time to sign up for the 5th Annual Haig Point Foundation Golf Tournament on April 10th. I thank you for supporting the Foundation’s many island-wide initiatives, scholarships and outreach programs.
Between Heritage Week and the beautiful weather, spring really should hold the title of the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! I look forward to seeing you soon!
WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS*
Kimberly & Phillip Wilson Canfield, Ohio
Gioia & John Foyt Coral Gables, Florida
Patty & Mark Gentry Richmond, Kentucky
Brittany & Jonathan Zapp Indian Land, South Carolina
Laura & Jay Smith Atlanta, Georgia
Amanda & Jason Hall Knoxville, Tennessee
Kelly & Mike Perriccio Raleigh, North Carolina
Lisa & Thomas Mattingly Richmond, Kentucky
Linda & Patrick Zapp Marietta, Georgia
Meredith & Paul Green Towson, Maryland
Pat & Ralph Howard Monticello, Illinois
Kim & Jeff Urbanchuk Fairfax Station, Virginia
Membership has its PERX!
Haig Point PERX was created to reward Members for helping us build our Membership stronger and better. We all know a referral is the greatest compliment you can give to your community. With PERX, you also have the opportunity for amazing rewards:
• For each new Net Signature Membership sold, the referring Member will receive $5,000
• For each new Non-Property Membership sold, the referring Member will receive $1,000
• For each Existing Property with a Membership sold, the referring Member will receive a $1,000 Club Credit
• For each National Membership sold, the referring Member will receive a $500 Club Credit
ONLINE EXTRA
To learn more or to refer a Member, scan this code with your smart device
When you become a Haig Point Member, you become part of a wonderful circle of Affiliate Clubs. With select privileges such as dining, golf, fitness, business centers and more, your membership is even better than you imagined.
LOCAL AFFILIATE CLUBS
Our agreement with each club gives you access and you’ll be eligible for the member-guest rates at each of the clubs.
South Carolina Yacht Club
Learn to sail, join a cruising fleet, enjoy dining and special events with a decidedly nautical flair.
NATIONAL AFFILIATE CLUBS
Harbour Town Yacht Club
Take a quick water taxi trip for a change of scenery and enjoy cocktails and weekly dinners overlooking the marina.
Palmetto Bluff
Book a spa appointment, play golf, enjoy several dining options or join the Shooting Club.
Savannah Yacht Club - NEW!
Variety of recreational activities including sailing, boating, tennis, swimming and fine dining
The agreement with each club gives our members full access for 10 days no more than 2 visits each calendar year. You’ll be eligible for the member-guest rates at each of the clubs. Before traveling, please contact Adam Martin, VP of Sales and Marketing. He may be contacted at amartin@haigpoint.com and will provide a letter of introduction to the affiliate club of your choice
ALABAMA
The Club of Birmingham, Alabama
CANADA
Derrick Golf & Winter Club
Donalda Club
Granite Club
Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club
Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
DELAWARE
Greenville Country Club
FLORIDA
The River Club
GEORGIA
Idle Hour Country Club
LOCAL MAKERS
MARYLAND
Kenwood Golf and Country Club
MASSACHUSETTS
The University Club of Boston
MICHIGAN
Detroit Athletic Club
MISSOURI
Missouri Athletic Club
NEW JERSEY
Park Avenue Club
NEW YORK
The Belvedere Club
Huntington Yacht Club
Long Island Yacht Club
INVITED ALLIANCE (formerly ClubCorp) - NEW!
The New York Athletic Club
Scarsdale Golf Club
Westchester Country Club
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte City Club
North Hills Club
OHIO
Maketewah Country Club
PENNSYLVANIA
Union League Club of Philadelphia
UNITED KINGDOM University Club, London
ClubBenefits is included with your Signature Membership, no action is required to enjoy these tremendous privileges. When you travel, you will enjoy complimentary golf and dining.
BNG CLUBS
BNG Hospitality owns a group of City Clubs around the country that are premier Business and Social Clubs. Members may book their visit to any of these Clubs by contacting the Front Desk of the respective Club.
MEMBERS CAN LEARN MORE by visiting haigpoint.com and clicking My Club > Affiliate Clubs
LOWCOUNTRY FRESH
Fresh, Local Food from Nearby Fields and Waters
Lowcountry Fresh is a Bluffton business on a mission to help secure the future of local family farmers, fishermen, and makers. Lowcountry Fresh is a complete food market filled with locally-grown and made groceries, a scratch bakery, cafe, and demonstration kitchen for cooking classes. It is a showcase of exceptional foods from within 250 miles and around the world. Lowcountry Fresh has won multiple community choice awards for their ready to eat foods, especially those made from fresh, locally-grown ingredients. Stock your kitchen with ready to heat meals and farmers' market fresh groceries with easy pickup every Friday at the Welcome Center 1:30 - 3:30 PM. Go to LowcountryFresh.com click SHOP.
- Cindy Rolfe lowcountryfresh.com
The Haig Point Lighthouse is what is known as a fixed light and technically part of a range Light. A steadily burning light, or fixed light gives mariners accurate directional information in ports, harbours, and estuarial approaches. When you combine two fixed light lighthouses to form a range light, a very accurate method of giving directional instruction is created. The fixed lights of different elevation are located about half a nautical mile apart and the navigator steers the vessel to keep the two lights aligned one above the other.
A brief history of our lighthouse as it turns 150 years old this year. Join us all year at various events as we celebrate this milestone.
The Haig Point Range Lights were range lights on Calibogue Sound at the northeastern end of Daufuskie Island. The Calibogue Sound is between Daufuskie and Hilton Head Islands. It connects the Intracoastal Waterway and the Harbour Town Marina with the Atlantic Ocean.
In 1871, the U.S. Congress authorized two sets of range lights on Daufuskie Island. The other range lights were the Bloody Point Range Lights on the south end of the island. Land was procured in 1872 at Haig's Point for the first set. The Haig Point range lights were lit in 1873 and were maintained as an official aid to navigation until about 1924.The Rear Range Light house has been restored. It is a guest house for the Haig Point Club and serves as a private aid to navigation.
Rear Range Light
The Rear Range light, built by James H. Reed, had a square tower on top of the light keeper's wooden, two-story Victorian house. The foundation for the house rests on the Tabby cement foundation of an old plantation house. The house and tower are painted white. The lantern has a red roof. The light was a 5th order Fresnel lens with a kerosene lamp. Later, an electric light was installed. In addition to the house, an oil house, and a
6,000 US gallon cistern were built. This light was manned until about 1924.
In 1925, the house was sold. Over time, it passed through several hands and fell into disrepair. In 1984, the house was purchased by the International Paper Realty Corporation. They began a restoration of the house as a guest house of the Haig Point Club. The oil house and cistern remain near the lighthouse.
In 1986, after about sixty years of darkness, a lamp was again activated in the Haig Point lighthouse. This light has an acrylic lens and is powered by solar cells and batteries. This flashing white light is a private aid to navigation.
The rear range is a contributing property of the National Register of Historic Places' Daufuskie Island Historic District. The nomination form and an additional picture is available from
the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. In addition, the Beaufort County Historical Surveys for both the lighthouse and the oil house are available. These have recent photographs.
Front Range Light
The Bloody Point Lighthouse, located at the southern tip of Daufuskie Island, has an uncommon story rich in history and duty. It all began in 1882 when the U.S. Government paid $425 for land to place the Bloody Point Light. The Lighthouse, designed by John Doyle who was also the first lighthouse keeper, was built on the ocean in 1883 to light the southern end of Daufuskie Island. It is a two-story building with the front light located in a small dormer window with a brass stand and wind-up clockwork to turn the light. There was also a rear range light tower.
This lighthouse allowed a ship to safely enter the channel when it lined up the front-range light with the rear range light. The placement of these range lights was very important in the early days to ensure safe passage into and out of the busy port of Savannah. The Bloody Point Lighthouse is very unique because it looks nothing like a typical lighthouse at all. In fact, the twostory structure is the same design as the keepers’ houses at the Tybee Island Light with the exception of the addition of a large dormer jutting out from the roof of Bloody Point where the light was kept. At night the dormer window opened, exposing a fixed reflector lens that shone in the direction of the other positioning light, transforming this normal-looking house into a lighthouse.
EVENT PHOTOS
EVENT PHOTOS
Clockwise from Top Left: Fishing Fun in the Ponds, Family New Year's Eve Party, Ladies Eat, Play, Discover Bowling Outing, Egly Super Bowl Party, Calibogue Club at Night, Pop-up Farmers Market with Lowcountry Fresh, Refreshed Racquet Sports Shop, Butterow the Quarter Horse
JANUARY
1 - Continental Breakfast
8 AM | Grill Room
Tennis + Pickleball: New Year's Round Robin
10 AM | Tennis Center
2 - Golf: Tee Times Available
8:30 AM - 11 AM | Golf Shop
9 - College Football Championships
5 PM | Grill Room
13 - Daufuskie Island
Marathon Pasta Dinner
5 PM | Clubhouse Ballroom
14 - Daufuskie Island Marathon
8:15 AM | Tabby Lawn
15 - Daufuskie Island Marathon
Mimosa Brunch
9 AM | Grill Room
21 - Golf: Two-Person Scramble Golf Shop
FEBRUARY
11 – Golf: Tee It Forward
Tennis: Super Bowl Round Robin
10 AM | Tennis Center
12 – Egly Superbowl Party
5 PM | Tent on the Beach
14 – Valentine's Day Dinner
5 PM | Calibogue Club
14 – Pickleball: Cupid's Doubles
3 PM | Tennis Center
When love and friendship is in the air, what better night to take a friend or spouse out and play some pickleball. Enjoy a nice evening of doubles before dinner
2023 CALENDAR
18 – Chili Cookoff + Kids' Bakeoff PM | Tent on the Beach
19 – Bingo Night
5 PM | Clubhouse
25 + 26 – Golf: Couples Championship
MARCH
11 – Golf: 3-Club Challenge
12 – Pickleball: March Madness Tournament
3 PM | Tennis Center
Doubles tournament with Bracket Pick’ Em prize pool, pizza, beer and wine
15 – Beach Club Deck Opens for the Season
17 – St. Patrick's Day Cruise
Golf: Divots & Drinks
St. Patrick's Day Dinner
5 PM | Calibogue Club Beach Club Deck closed
18 – Tennis: Luck of the Irish Potluck
10 AM | Tennis Center
Feeling lucky? Partner tennis scramble event. Don’t forget to wear some green and bring a dish to share!
2023 CALENDAR
Junior-Senior Mini Tennis Mixer
3 PM | Tennis Center
Homecoming Happy Hour
4 PM | Beach Club Deck
25 – Golf: Member-Member Tournament
9:45 AM | Golf Shop
Lighthouse Paint 'n Sip
Homecoming Party on the Deck
6 PM | Beach Club Deckolf: MemberMember 9:45 am
APRIL
3 – Golf Shop and Club Open
4 – Wine Dinner
6 PM | Clubhouse
5 – Masters Pick the Winner
4 PM | Beach Club Deck
8 – Kids Easter Village Tabby Lawn
9 – Easter Service Easter Brunch
HERITAGE WEEK
10 – Golf Shop and Club Open
10 – 5th Annual Haig Point Foundation Golf Tournament
Open to the Public 18-Hole Pro-Am Shamble to benefit the Haig Point Foundation. Enjoy lunch, prizes, tee gifts, and an awards party and support a great cause
11 – Pickleball: Tartan Tourney
10 AM | Tennis Center
12 – Heritage Pick
14
19-20 – Golf: Men's Invitational
Nine-Hole Match Around consisting of 8 flights of 6 two-person teams that play each team within the flight, and all flight winners will then compete in a shoot-out to determine the champion.
6 – Equestrian: Derby Day
5:30 PM | Beach Club Deck
Calibogue Club Closed
Watch the race on the big screen then enjoy live music. Friendly betting, raffle baskets and a best hat competition. Menu will feature Kentucky-themed items and cocktail specials
30 – Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine Signature Course ClosedAerification
Until 6/7
JUNE
10 – Equestrian: Eco Tour
10 AM | Equestrian Center
Beach Club Deck Closed
18 – Father's Day Dining
20 – Equestrian: Ride 'N Wine
14
17 – Golf: Ladies' Closing Scramble + Lunch
19 - Golf: Divots & Drinks
20 - Golf Shop, Course and Clubhouse Closed Lighthouse Paint 'n Sip
25 – Tennis: Cheeseburger in Paradise
3 PM | Tennis Center
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere! Waste away with a margarita and a wacky day of tennis mixup. Dinner & drinks to follow.
23 – Golf: Divots & Drinks
24 – Wine Dinner
6 PM | Clubhouse
26 - 30 – Kids Camp
JULY
1 - 8 – JULY 4th FESTIVITIES + DINING
1 – Family Pool Party
1 – Tennis: Wimbledon Round Robin 9 AM | Tennis Center
5 – Pickleball: Cinco de Dinko
2 PM | Tennis Center
Margarita in one hand and a paddle in another. Vamos a jugar al Pickleball!
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 26 – White Party with Live Entertainment
6 PM | Beach Club Deck
Calibogue Club Closed
28 – Lowcountry Boil + Live Music
6 PM | Beach Club Deck No Á la Carte Dining
29 – Golf: Memorial Day Scramble
Golf Shop and Club Open
Eat strawberries and cream while wearing your best all whites to celebrate one of the oldest traditions in tennis history. Prizes for best outfit & tournament pool.
3 – Golf Shop & Club Open
3 - 7 – Kids Camp
Teen Mini Tennis
3 PM | Tennis Center
Haig Point Fireworks Party on the Deck
4 – July 4th Celebration
Golf: Red, White & Blue Scramble
6 – Lighthouse Family Photo Sessions
5 – Pickleball: Summer Classic
10 - 14 – Kids Camp
14 – Golf: Divots & Drinks
17 - 21 – Kids Camp
24 - 28 – Equestrian: Horse Camp
9:30 AM | Equestrian Center
Fun-filled week of horsemanship activities both in and out of the saddle! Available for children age 8-12, with or without previous riding experience. Lesson students are encouraged to participate. Registration required by Friday, July 14th, $400 per person.
17 - 31 – Signature Course ClosedAerification
AUGUST
7 – National Lighthouse Day Celebration
18 – Golf: Divots & Drinks
27 – Pickleball: US Open Tournament
1 PM | Tennis Center
SEPTEMBER
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
2 – Tennis: US Open Round Robin
9 AM | Tennis Center
Equestrian: Eco Tour Party on the Deck
5 PM | Beach Club Deck
