The first nine holes on the Robert Trent Jones Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort are nice enough. But the experience really ramps up on the back nine. The 10th drives straight to the beach, and water will accompany (or curse) you for the next seven holes. This segment of the course is a delight because each hole has a unique natural peril. Jones did a masterful job.
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The vast numbers of vacationers who come to Hilton Head do so with their golf clubs in the trunk. But for those non-golfing spouses, children or guests, there is a ton of stuff to do on and near the island that doesn't involve the joys and frustrations of the game. Not surprisingly, most of them involve water.
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Hilton Head Island hosts a good many local tournaments to cover a variety of themes.
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More isn't always best. While Hilton Head and Kiawah Island host just 23 golf courses, they landed two in the top 10 in a recent ranking of South Carolina tracks. Perennial favorite Harbour Town Golf Links of Hilton Head squeaked by Sage Valley Golf Club for the top spot, National Golf Editor Tim McDonald reports. Meanwhile, Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand have 116 courses but only one made it into the top 10.
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The first nine holes on the Robert Trent Jones Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort are nice enough. But the experience really ramps up on the back nine. The 10th drives straight to the beach, and water will accompany (or curse) you for the next seven holes. This segment of the course is a delight because each hole has a unique natural peril. Jones did a masterful job.
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It take more than sand to make a challenging golf course, and Arthur Hill proves it at Palmetto Dunes, Lisa Allen writes. The resort's Hills Course boasts plenty of water and carry, tricky lies and invisible greens, not to mention ocean breezes - maybe even an alligator or two. And if that doesn't convince you that precision play is needed, consider that Tiger Woods once racked up an 8 on the course's par-4 17th hole.
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On the George Fazio Course at Palmetto Dunes, sunshine and sea breezes combine with bunkers - lots of bunkers - to make play seem like a day at the beach. Fazio designed the par-70 course for challenge, making the most of water and sand. The result is a beautifully manicured ball-stopper that ranks in Golf Digest's Top 100 courses.
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