Wild Dunes was developed in 1972. Wild Dunes has two famous
golf courses on it: the Wild Dunes Links Course, and the Harbor Course, both designed by
Tom Fazio. It also has a nationally ranked
tennis complex with 17 clay courts, and an award-winning family recreation program. In early 2008, large-scale
beach erosion led to the depletion of the beachfront area of Wild Dunes. The beachfront was greatly reduced, waterfront buildings received structural damage, and the 18th hole of the Links Golf Course was washed out. After a lengthy process, at the end of the Summer of 2008 the
City of Isle of Palms finished repairing the beach. Approximately of sand was pumped in from offshore, leading to the restoration of over 150 yards of beachfront. Also, the 18th hole of the Links Course has been repaired, but is now a Par 3 instead of the old Par 5. Wild Dunes worked with the golf course designer Tom Fazio to restore the course's final hole to the Par 5 it used to be, a task that was completed in 2009. ==References==