Hilton Head Course Reviews
Hilton Head National
Hilton Head National is a wonderful course located just outside of Hilton Head Island in Bluffton. Originally 27 holes, 3 of the holes were lost due to eminent domain, the course today incorporates 9 holes of the Gary Player design and 9 holes of the Bobby Weed design. The Hilton Head National website summarizes the…
Berkeley Hall Club – South Course
Berkeley Hall Club is a beautiful private golf community situated just off Hilton Head Island in Bluffton. Both courses, the North and the South, were designed by Tom Fazio. The South Course, offers a classic parkland design featuring a beautiful landscape of live oaks and loblolly pines lining the fairway and paints a beautiful backdrop…
Shipyard Golf Club
Shipyard Golf Club is made up of three nine hole courses, all unique in their own way. While Shipyard’s layout won’t blow you away like some of the other courses on the island, it serves its purpose as a fun track made for golfers of all skill levels. The Galleon and the Clipper courses are…
Harbour Town Golf Links
Harbour Town Golf Links, a spectacular Pete Dye design that is the annual home to the Heritage Classic. While the Heritage has undergone numerous sponsorship changes, one thing remains constant, Harbour Town is one of the favorite stops among tour pros. Ranked by Golf Digest #142 in America’s Greatest Courses, # 73 in Golf Mag’s…
Atlantic Dunes by Davis Love III
Atlantic Dunes by Davis Love III is one of three Sea Pines Resort courses and the sister course of Heron Point located at the Plantation Club. Atlantic Dunes is the best public Hilton Head has to offer, combining pristine conditions, a difficult layout, and beautiful views. Atlantic Dunes is consistently ranked in the top 10…
The Club at Savannah Harbor
The Club at Savannah Harbor is located just over the bridge in Savannah. Just shy of an hour outside of Hilton Head Island, Savannah Harbor is a course to check out if you want to get away from the island or are possibly taking a day trip to Savannah, which I highly recommend. This Troon…
George Fazio Course at Palmetto Dunes
The George Fazio course at Palmetto Dunes is far and away the best track in this resort community. Being the only par 70 on the Hilton Head Island, the George Fazio course is a very tough to score on. Playing 6,873 from the tips with a slope of 145 and a course rating of 74.2,…
Old South Golf Links
Old South Golf Links, this mainland Clyde Johnson design incorporates the beautiful Lowcountry landscape into a phenomenal golf track. Just minutes off the island in Bluffton, Old South offers a great golf escape for someone looking to step off the island for a few hours. Not too long of a course playing at 6,772 from…
Heron Point by Pete Dye
Heron Point at Sea Pines Resort is one of three courses on the resort. It is the sister course of Atlantic Dunes at the Plantation Club. No other word can describe this Pete Dye design other than spectacular. Yet what is mind blowing is Heron Point is prob the worst of the three Sea Pines…
Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes
The Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes is one of three golf courses on the resort. Palmetto Dunes’ Arthur Hills design offers a spectacular layout, but unfortunately that’s about it. With narrow tee shots, doglegs and plenty of water in play, the Hills course is a test for all skill levels. The course is not…
Bear Creek Golf Club
My economics teachers in college used to always tell me, “there is no such thing as free lunch. My teachers must have never played golf at Bear Creek Golf Club because there is such thing as a free lunch! Bear Creek distinguishes themselves from the competition on the island by offering complementary lunch and a…
Barony Course at Port Royal
The Barony Course at Port Royal, a George Cobb design that offers another fun challenge on the island. Infamous for some palms in the middle of the fairway on a few holes, the Barony course is a great compliment to its sister course, Robbers Row. The Barony is similar to Robbers Row in a lot…
Robbers Row Course at Port Royal
Port Royal Robbers Row course. This George Cobb/Willard Byrd design and Pete Dye redesign is a fun test. Unique for thin Bermuda rough around the greens and a thicker Bermuda fringe, you better be smart where you miss around the greens. Land in the fringe, you have a thicker lie, roll into the rough, you…
Robert Trent Jones Course at Palmetto Dunes
Robert Trent Jones at Palmetto Dunes. One of two holes on the ocean on Hilton Head Island! This is a tough track with some tight landing areas and just over 7k from the tips. As you come along the ocean the wind picks up as well. Large greens to land on but you better get…
Golden Bear at Indigo Run
Golden Bear at Indigo Run, a Jack Nicklaus course on Hilton Head Island just before the Cross Island Parkway Bridge. Jack did a great job with this layout, a lot of over hanging trees that require precision off the tee, which offers a great but difficult test. Golden Bear offers some deceiving doglegs. Course is…
Crescent Pointe Golf Club
Crescent Pointe Golf Club in Bluffton. Just a quick drive over the bridge from Hilton Head Island. The mainland boasts some great golf courses, I would not include this to the list. While the design of Crescent Pointe is awesome and has a lot of great traits of a Palmer course, it is in rough…
Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Hall
Another great course at Palmetto Hall, Arthur Hills provides a fun but tough test. While not as difficult as its sister course, the Robert Cupp course, the Arthur Hills course is a challenge in its own right. With plenty of water and greens that undulate more than any others on the island, the Arthur Hills…
Robert Cupp Course at Palmetto Hall
What to say about the Robert Cupp course at Palmetto Hall. This is one of the most unique courses I’ve ever played as it was designed by a computer. While there are some oddities due to this, the course is fun at every turn. Arguably the most difficult public course in the island, the Robert…
Oyster Reef Golf Club
Oyster Reef is a spectacular Reese Jones design. Famous for the par 3 sixth hole with breath taking views of the Port Royal sound. The course plays tough with a lot of tight dog legs, requiring a lot of precision and smart decisions off the tee. Attack the dog legs at your own peril, cut…
Dolphin Head Golf Club
Dolphin Head Golf Club, Gary Player’s first design on Hilton Head Island. This is a fairly difficult course, not terribly long but penalizes wayward tee shots, so better bring your scramble game. Fun layout that can reward aggressive plays as easily as punish them. Lots of water waiting for a miss hit. Very tough finishing…