Hilton Head Island Golf 2011
Official Hilton Head Island, South Carolina: Vacation & Travel Guide

Golf Courses

The Hilton Head Island area is one of the nation's foremost golf meccas. Is it any wonder that Golf Digest readers named Hilton Head Island No. 10 on its list of the world's best golf resorts? With spectacular oceanfront courses, challenging riverside courses, courses that meander through the centuries-old maritime forests, courses beside vast tidal marshes or with Lowcountry flare, sparkling lakes and lagoons, and courses designed by the PGA Tour's most noted players, Hilton Head Island is sure to provide you with a memorable golf vacation!

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Palmetto Dunes Resort - Arthur Hills Course

With an enduring design by one of the United States' preeminent golf course architects, the Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort has earned its reputation as a must-play in the Hilton Head region.

Barony at Port Royal Golf Club

Port Royal Golf Club - Barony Course

At more than 40 years of age, the Barony Course at Port Royal Golf Club is one of Hilton Head's champions of antiquity. And playing to just over 6,500 yards from the tips but with a slope rating of 139, it's a golf course that has stayed relevant with age.

Crescent Pointe Golf Club

Crescent Pointe Golf Club

A truly breathtaking golf course, Crescent Pointe Golf Club is the only public course in Hilton Head designed by the legendary Arnold Palmer. This world-class golf course features elevated greens and tees not usually found in the Lowcountry.

Eagle's Pointe Golf Club

Eagle's Pointe Golf Club

Getting a piece of land barely adequate for a driving range didn't hamper designer Davis Love III, as his design firm took some marshy land and created a fun play at Eagle's Pointe Golf Club.

George Fazio Golf Course at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort, Hole #11

Palmetto Dunes Resort - Fazio Course

With just two par fives on the course, Fazio has designed a layout that's heavily populated with par fours, including the 462-yard No. 18 hole, which will take two well-hit and placed shots to have a birdie attempt.

Harbour Town Golf Links

Sea Pines Resort - Harbour Town Golf Links

A combined effort by Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus (Nicklaus designed the original and Dye gave it a spit shine 2000), the Harbour Town Golf Links at Sea Pines Resort is a can't-miss stop for golfers looking to play the best of Hilton Head golf.

Heron Point #4

Sea Pines Resort - Heron Point

Heron Point at Sea Pines Resort was redesigned completely by Pete Dye and reopened in 2007. After the multi-million dollar reconstruction project, Heron Point is nothing short of a modern masterpiece.

Hilton Head National GC's Weed Nine - view from no. 2

Hilton Head National Golf Club

The legendary Gary Player designed Hilton Head National amongst 300 acres of beautifully forested Carolina Lowcountry. Opened in 1989, two very different nines add to up an 18-hole test that has continued to be a favorite among area visitors and locals.

Island West Golf Club

Island West Golf Club

Designed by Clyde Johnston and popular PGA Tour star Fuzzy Zoeller, the Island West Golf Club is a course built around natural marshland and follows the landscape presenting a rolling, tree-lined course.

Ocean at Sea Pines Resort: #15

Sea Pines Resort - Ocean Course

Designed by George Cobb in 1962, with a 1996 renovation by PGA Tour player Mark McCumber, the Ocean Course at Sea Pines Resort comes in as one of the oldest courses in the Hilton Head golf establishment.

Old South Golf Links

Old South Golf Links

Designer Clyde Johnston had his work cut out for him when he created the Old South Golf Links in Bluffton - a pure Southern golf experience that plays just over 6,700 yards.

Oyster Reef

Oyster Reef Golf Club

When Oyster Reef Golf Club on Hilton Head Island opened in 1982, it was recognized by many golf experts as one of the best new courses in the U.S., because of its fortunate location, a well-known designer in Rees Jones and a clever layout.

Planter's Row at Port Royal GC - #18

Port Royal Golf Club - Planter's Row

The youngest and longest golf course of its brethren, the Planter's Row Course at Port Royal Golf Club is a solid William Byrd design. In 1985, the course played host to the PGA Senior Tour's Hilton Head Seniors International.

Robber's Row at Port Royal Golf Club - #18

Port Royal Golf Club - Robber's Row Course

A Pete Dye redesign of a George Cobb original design helped take the Robber's Row Course at Port Royal Golf Club toward the head of the pack on Hilton Head.

Palmetto Hall - Robert Cupp Course

Palmetto Hall - Robert Cupp Course

The Robert Cupp Course at Palmetto Hall can be one of the most interesting and eclectic courses you'll play, as well as possibly one of the toughest. From the back tees the course plays to 7,079, with a slope rating of 144.

Robert Trent Jones #10

Palmetto Dunes Resort - Robert Trent Jones Course

Challenging and beautiful, the famed Robert Trent Jones Oceanfront Course features a signature par five with its green overlooking the beach. This course is a local favorite and a must play for every visitor.

Shipyard Golf Club - Brigantine/Clipper

Shipyard Golf Club - Brigantine/Clipper

The Brigantine/Clipper Course at Shipyard Golf Club combines two of the three nine-hole golf courses on the property for one of the more challenging tests on Hilton Head. Brigantine/Clipper has a rating of 73.3, with a slope of 138 from the championship tees.

Shipyard Golf Club - Clipper/Galleon

Shipyard Golf Club - Clipper/Galleon

The Clipper/Galleon Course at Shipyard Golf Club, which combines two of the three nine-hole golf courses on the property, creates an exciting combination of long fairways and perilous hazards. Clipper/Galleon has a rating of 73.2, with a slope of 133 from the championship tees.

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Shipyard Golf Club - Galleon/Brigantine

The Galleon/Brigantine Course at Shipyard Golf Club combines two of the three nine-hole golf courses at the club. Galleon/Brigantine has a rating of 72.7, with a slope of 133 from the championship tees.

Arthur Hills at Palmetto Hall Plantation

Palmetto Hall - Arthur Hills Course

The experience of playing the Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Hall takes on an added dimension when you discover that the golf course was built on an old Civil War garrison.

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May River Golf Club

May River Golf Club at Palmetto Bluff is home to a Jack Nicklaus course that offers all of the challenge and beauty of the famed Hilton Head Island, situated just minutes away.

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