Lady's Island Country Club offers challenging golf at poor man's prices, Lisa Allen writes. The course has concentrated on the bare essentials and left the rest a little scrubby. But it's the best deal around, and it's all about the golf.
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The vast numbers of vacationers who come here 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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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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While places like Pinehurst No. 2, The Ocean Course or Harbour Town Golf Links receive plenty of recognition, be sure to check out some of the unsung courses in the Carolinas. Places such as Sea Pines Ocean Course and Pinehurst No. 3 deserve your attention when you are in the area. They are great "second-play" locations that often get overlooked.
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Lady's Island Country Club offers challenging golf at poor man's prices, Lisa Allen writes. The course has concentrated on the bare essentials and left the rest a little scrubby. But it's the best deal around, and it's all about the golf.
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One feels privileged to play the Country Club of Hilton Head, thinking that someday someone is going to realize they've let the public use this fine course and put a stop to it. Designed by Rees Jones, it has the ambiance and exclusivity of an old-fashioned private country club. Put it atop your list of Hilton Head Island golf courses to play, Lisa Allen writes.
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Designed by Pete Dye, Hampton Hall might draw in a few golfers with its star power, but it brings them back with its first-class service and amenities. The golf course is extremely well groomed and appears to have just three colors: green grass, lots of white sand, and blue water. (Fair warning: White emerges where you least want it.)
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