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2 3 5 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I Kohler Co. continually scans the globe searching for strategic opportunities in hospitality that align with its portfolio and purpose. As a privately held company without having to answer to public shareholders, the company has few boundaries when it comes to investing and growing long term. Championship Golf Resorts The company expanded its hospitality business in a thoughtful and strategic manner by embracing golf as a growth opportunity, based on surging demand from guests. In just 30 years, Kohler has firmly entrenched itself among the world’s finest as a golf resort destination with championship golf courses—Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits—designed by Hall of Fame golf architect Pete dye. The five-star destination Kohler resort offers guests a full menu of experiences beyond golf as well, including the Kohler Waters Spa, culinary options from casual to fine dining, outdoor adventure, and even its own KOHLEROriginal Recipe Chocolates crafted onsite. In partnership with the United States Golf Association and PGA of America, Kohler has hosted six Major golf championships at its courses in Wisconsin and are preparing to host the pinnacle of professional golf—the 2020 Ryder Cup—at Whistling Straits, on the majestic shores of Lake Michigan. Luxury Residencies The company’s eye for golf crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 2004, welcoming the Old Course Hotel to its hospitality portfolio. Situated along the 17th fairway of the famed Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland—the birthplace of golf—the hotel offers an immersive experience for guests. Additionally, Kohler acquired the nearby heathland duke’s golf course whose own renovation was led by architect Tim Liddy, a Pete dye protege. Kohler went on to purchase the four-storey sandstone structure called Hamilton Hall, located behind the 18th green of the Old Course and next to the esteemed Royal & Ancient Golf Club. The company began artfully transforming the magnificent structure—opened in 1895 as the Grand Hotel and later becoming a St. Andrews University dormitory—into a luxury residence with 26 flats and named it Hamilton Grand. Inspired by its own respect for history and culture, Kohler was adamant about maintaining the architectural integrity of Hamilton Grand’s features, modernising the edifice and completely redesigning the interiors, sparing no expense. Hamilton Grand offers a rare opportunity to own a home in the ‘home of golf’, featuring golf- and ocean-view residences. It offers homeowners access to the world’s best golf, an array of fine-dining restaurants, personalised concierge service and the amenities of the renowned five-star Old Course Hotel, Resort and Spa. Gracious Living ‘We succeed more times than not because we are firmly supported by our mission and guiding principles, and when we apply these principles continuously, achieving our mission to the delight of our customers is so much easier. Our mission is to improve the level of gracious living of any person touched by our products and services,’ said Kohler And what is gracious living? ‘Well, have you ever had an experience where that memory is stuck with you? And five years later that memory made you smile? That experience has improved your sense of gracious living. The mission of Kohler is to do that with every product and service literally 1,000 times a day—whether that experience is an invigorating Kohler shower or relaxing bathtub, golfing at Whistling Straits, or residing in a beautifully designed and warmly furbished Hamilton Grand apartment right behind the famous 18th hole of the Old Course. When a memory of an experience can make you smile, we’ve done our job.’