Hilton Head Island 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!
Featured Hilton Head Island Courses
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The Robert Trent Jones course at Palmetto Dunes Resort is the oldest of the courses at the resort, but still one of the most cherished and just had its 40th birthday in 2009.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Featuring 27 holes of golf, Hilton Head National was the first public golf course in the area to build inland, and the gamble paid off in one of Hilton Head's signature courses. Gary Player designed the course's original 18 holes with a Bobby Weed designed nine holes being added in 1998.
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Featuring 27 holes of golf, Hilton Head National was the first public golf course in the area to build inland, and the gamble paid off in one of Hilton Head's signature courses. Gary Player designed the course's original 18 holes with a Bobby Weed designed nine holes being added in 1998.
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Featuring 27 holes of golf, Hilton Head National was the first public golf course in the area to build inland, and the gamble paid off in one of Hilton Head's signature courses. Gary Player designed the course's original 18 holes with a Bobby Weed designed nine holes being added in 1998.
Hilton Head Golf Course Guide
More Hilton Head-Area Golf Courses
Palmetto Dunes Resort - Robert Trent Jones Course
Oyster Reef Golf Club
Sea Pines Resort - Harbour Town Golf Links
Shipyard Golf Club - Galleon/Brigantine
Sea Pines Resort - Ocean Course
Palmetto Dunes Resort - Fazio Course
Port Royal Golf Club - Barony Course
Palmetto Hall - Arthur Hills Course
Shipyard Golf Club - Brigantine/Clipper
Sea Pines Resort - Heron Point
Port Royal Golf Club - Planter's Row
Shipyard Golf Club - Clipper/Galleon
Port Royal Golf Club - Robber's Row Course
Palmetto Hall - Robert Cupp Course
Palmetto Dunes Resort - Arthur Hills Course
Hilton Head National Golf Club - National/Weeds
Hilton Head National Golf Club - Player/Weeds
Hilton Head National Golf Club - National/Player