The Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort

The Arthur Hills golf course is one of three championship courses at Palmetto Dunes Resort on Hilton Head Island. The Hills course doesn't need length to be regarded as one of Hilton Head's toughest rounds of golf. It plays under 6,700 yards from the championship tees and under 6,200 from the men's.

After a relatively tame opening hole with little trouble and a wide fairway, the test begins on the second hole, a short par 4 with a second shot that plays well over water to a guarded green.

The 17th has become the golf course's most famous hole: a dogleg left with an undulating fairway that requires an often sloping lie over water to a shallow green. Tiger Woods yielded eight shots to the 17th during his college years here.

The Hills golf course at Palmetto Dunes - No. 2

The second hole is the number one handicap hole on the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort, thanks to a long carry over water.

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The Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes - Second green

A look back from the second green on the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort.

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The Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes - Bird

There are plenty of birds and alligators on the Hills course at Palmetto Dunes Resort.

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The Hills golf course at Palmetto Dunes - No. 4

The long par-4 fourth hole on the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort allows the chance to run your approach up to the green.

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Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes - No. 5

On the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort, the par-4 fifth hole's green is tucked behind two trees, so placement from the tee is a priority.

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Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes - No. 6

The par-5 sixth hole on the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort narrows as it reaches the green.

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The Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes - No. 9

The par-5 ninth hole on the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort features water in front of the green.

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Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes - No. 11

The par-3 11th hole on the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort plays 186 yards from the back tees.

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Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes - No. 13

Teeing off on the par-5 13th green on the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort.

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Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes - No. 13 water

You tee off over this canal on the 13th hole on the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort.

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Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes - No. 13 green

The par-5 13th green on the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort is guarded by water in front.

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Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes - No. 17

It's tough to find the right spot to hit your drive on the par-4 17th hole on the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort.

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Hills golf course at Palmetto Dunes - No. 17 green

On the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Resort, the par-4 17th hole's green is shallow and well guarded.

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