This seemingly straightforward hole often gets overlooked, much to the player’s peril. The tee shot must find the fairway to set up a mid-iron into the green set down into a natural dune area, making it difficult to determine wind speed and direction.
Pete Dye’s Comment: There are two championship tees here as well—just like 13 only in reverse. There’s a big landing area from way back and the green is the same elevation as the fairway, and you can bounce it in from right to left. It’s a small green, but very receptive on the right-hand side. Another tee at 395 yards gives you a very narrow driving area. It can play long or short like 13, but it’ll be with an iron if the tee is up.
Via Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s course summary