1st Annual Strive Cup
November 12 – 14, 2017
Hosted by Kiawah Island Real Estate
Host Sponsor
Just outside of the world’s #1 City you’ll find America’s #2 Island. Day breaks across a magnificent 10-mile beach, expansive marsh savannahs, 30 miles of biking and walking trails, seven golf courses, and some of the most-acclaimed amenities available on the Eastern Seaboard. The Island is also home to the 1991 Ryder Cup, 2012 PGA Championship, and the upcoming 2021 PGA Championship. A day, a weekend, or a lifetime spent here promises adventures both sporting and social, inspiring and inspired.
Our host sponsor, Kiawah Island Real Estate, is the trusted resource for people seeking the Kiawah lifestyle. Kiawah Island Real Estate is the primary real estate broker on the Island and has helped more than 10,000 families find a place to call their own on Kiawah.
Kickoff Dinner & 1st Round Cocktail Hour Sponsor
The CRDA is a growing network of investors, staff, business, academic and governmental partners committed to strengthening regional employment and building a base of high-value industries to improve the three-county Charleston region’s economy now and into the future.
The Charleston Regional Development Alliance serves as a catalyst for long-term regional prosperity by attracting the world’s best companies, talent, and entrepreneurs.
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Kiawah Island Real Estate invites you to the first annual Strive Cup. Strive Cup is a summit designed to bring together a curated group from earlier stage venture capital, later stage capital, and leading companies, for a Ryder Cup-style golf tournament held on Kiawah Island in South Carolina. Strive Cup is designed to assemble thought leaders and industry influencers to spend several days together in an exclusive, high-end setting. There will be 24 to 30 primary attendees, the thought being that a focused group will yield a more productive outcome.
What to Expect
For three days and two nights, participants in the Strive Cup will experience five-star golf, dining, and accommodations offered in an unparalleled setting. Kiawah Island has played host to several high profile golf tournaments including: the 1991 Ryder Cup, 2003 World Cup, and the 2012 PGA Championship at the Ocean Course. In addition to experiencing the famed Pete Dye Course, participants will have the opportunity to play the Kiawah Island Club’s private, championship-level, links-style Cassique course. Participants will stay at The Sanctuary Hotel, an exquisitely designed oceanfront hotel. Dinners and cocktail hours will be presented in luxurious, private venues around the island. This exclusive event is by invitation only and offered exclusively to Strive Cup participants.
The Tournament
Participants can expect two days of challenging fun on the course. Players will be divided into two twelve person teams assigned at the welcome dinner on Sunday evening. That night, teams will meet and captains will select the pairings for the following morning’s rounds. Day one of the tournament, on the Ocean Course, will be a two-person best ball match. The back nine will be a two-person scramble match. Day two at Cassique will be an 18 singles match.
Weekend Agenda
2:00pm – 4:00pm: Guest Check-In Arrival
6:00pm: Cocktail Hour
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7:30pm: Dinner (35 people)
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7:00am: Breakfast at Ocean Course
8:00am: Tee Time, Round 1, 24 players at Ocean Course
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Lunch at Ocean Course
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2:00pm – 6:00pm: Free Time
6:00pm – 8:00pm: Cocktails and Heavy Hors d’oeuvres (50 people)
7:00am: Breakfast at Cassique
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8:00am: Round 2 at Cassique
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Lunch & Awards
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2:00pm on: Depart
Kiawah Island, a Luxury Experience
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Your Accommodations
The Sanctuary Hotel is a Top Ranked Luxury Beach Hotel awarded the Forbes Five Star Award and #1 U.S. Resort Hotel by Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report.
Come walk through the front doors and experience a seaside mansion, where you will be surrounded by the grandeur of the architecture and hospitality at its finest. This beautiful seaside mansion is waiting to envelop you in its service and southern hospitality.