Golf courses in Hilton Head Island, SC.

Hilton Head Island, SC

Harbour Town Golf Links opened in 1969 at Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It was Pete Dye's breakthrough design, built with a young Jack Nicklaus consulting, and it deliberately rejected the long, wide, heavily contoured style that dominated American golf at the time. Harbour Town is short by modern standards and defended by narrowness. Live oaks and pines press in on the fairways, the greens are small and mostly flat, and Dye used railroad ties and sharp-edged bunkers to frame targets tightly. Position off the tee matters far more than distance, which is why the course still holds up against professionals. The par-4 18th runs along Calibogue Sound to a green beside the red-and-white Harbour Town Lighthouse. The course has hosted the RBC Heritage every year since it opened, making it one of the longest continuous relationships between a PGA Tour event and a course. It is open to resort guests and the public.

Hilton Head Island, SC

Atlantic Dunes occupies the site of the Ocean Course, the first golf course built on Hilton Head Island, inside the Sea Pines Resort. Davis Love III led a complete reconstruction and the course reopened under its current name in 2016. The rebuild leaned into Lowcountry character, with coquina shell bunkering and seaside grasses framing holes that move between maritime forest and open coastal ground. The par-3 15th, played along the water, is its most photographed hole. At roughly 7,000 yards from the back tees, it modernized the shot values while keeping the sense of the island's oldest golf ground.

Hilton Head Island, SC

The Robert Trent Jones Course at Palmetto Dunes on Hilton Head Island opened in 1969 as the first course built at the resort, designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and renovated by Roger Rulewich in 2002-03. The par-72 layout plays 7,005 yards from the back tees, with a course rating of 74.3 and a slope of 135. The routing moves from inland lagoons to an oceanfront stretch, including the par-5 10th hole, which runs along the Atlantic with an elevated green. Multiple lagoons connected to the resort's water system come into play on several holes.

Hilton Head Island, SC

The George Fazio Course is the championship test at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort on Hilton Head Island, opened in 1974 and one of the youngest courses ever to appear on Golf Digest's list of America's 100 Best. The par-70 layout plays to about 6,873 yards with only two par 5s, an open, tree-lined front nine and a tighter, more severe back nine. It is regarded as the island's truest championship challenge.

Hilton Head Island, SC

Heron Point by Pete Dye is an 18-hole, par-72 course at The Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, designed by Pete Dye on the site of the former Sea Marsh course. The layout features risk-reward holes with Dye-style mounding and swales, along with lagoons and salt marsh views, and is a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. From the back tees it plays 7,035 yards with a course rating of 73.3 and a slope of 134.

Hilton Head Island, SC

Robber's Row is one of three courses at Port Royal Golf Club on Hilton Head Island, originally designed by George Cobb and Willard Byrd and opened in 1967, then redesigned by Pete Dye in 1994. The par-72 layout plays to about 6,614 yards through magnolias and live oaks on ground that held a Civil War fortification, with historical markers at the tee boxes. A challenging set of par 3s and well-bunkered greens make it the most scenic of the Port Royal courses.

Hilton Head Island, SC

Dolphin Head Golf Club is a semi-private course in Hilton Head Plantation on Hilton Head Island. Designed by Gary Player and opened in 1974, it was Player's first course in the Hilton Head area and the first course in the plantation. Player routed the par-72 layout to keep as many natural features as possible, with tree-lined Lowcountry corridors, strategic bunkering and green complexes that reward smart angles over power. Public tee times are available daily.

Hilton Head Island, SC

Golden Bear Golf Club sits inside the Indigo Run community on Hilton Head Island and is open to the public. Jack Nicklaus's design team built it on fairly flat ground, so ponds, marsh and forest shape the holes instead of big mounds. Fairways leave generous landing areas, and the course rewards strategy over power. The par-72 layout stretches to 7,014 yards from the back tees, with shorter sets at 6,643 and 6,184 yards.

Hilton Head Island, SC

Oyster Reef Golf Club is a semi-private course on Hilton Head Island, designed by Rees Jones and opened in 1982, when it was recognized as one of the top 25 new courses in America. Carved out of 190 acres of Lowcountry terrain, the par-72 layout plays to about 7,014 yards from the championship tees, surrounded by winding lagoons. The signature par-3 sixth plays 192 yards to a green set against Port Royal Sound, one of the most photographed holes on the island.

Hilton Head Island, SC

The Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Hall Plantation is located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, near the island's antebellum-style clubhouse northwest of the airport. Designed by architect Arthur Hills, the 18-hole course opened in 1991 and plays to a par of 72, stretching to about 6,918 yards from the back tees. The course runs through stands of pines and moss-draped oaks past several lakes, with bunkered, well-protected greens and a demanding par-4 closing hole. Once a private club, the course now operates on a semi-private basis with tee times open to visiting golfers as well as club members. A driving range and golf professional staff are available on site, and the club offers year-round play.

Hilton Head Island, SC

The Arthur Hills Course is one of three courses at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort on Hilton Head Island, opened in 1986. The par-72 layout plays to about 6,651 yards through continuous lines of dunes and thick stands of palmettos, with no fairway bunkers but plenty of off-balance lies, ocean breezes and lagoons to keep you honest. It has been a mainstay among South Carolina's Best You Can Play lists.

Hilton Head Island, SC

The Barony Course at Port Royal Golf Club is one of Hilton Head Island's original resort courses, designed by George Cobb in 1964. The 6,530-yard, par-72 layout winds through classic Lowcountry terrain with live oaks, lagoons, and salt marshes. One of three courses at the Port Royal Golf Club complex, the Barony Course offers a traditional Hilton Head golf experience with resort access for guests of the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa.

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The Robert Cupp Course at Palmetto Hall Plantation is a semi-private layout on Hilton Head Island, the companion course to the Arthur Hills design at the same facility. The 7,079-yard, par-72 layout features Cupp's signature geometric bunkering and bold design philosophy, with dramatic mounding and distinctive visual framing throughout. Public tee times are available, making it one of the more accessible championship layouts on Hilton Head Island.

Hilton Head Island, SC

Shipyard Golf Club on Hilton Head Island has 27 holes, designed by George Cobb and Willard Byrd. It features three 9-hole loops: Brigantine, Clipper, and Galleon, which combine into three 18-hole layouts. The course is located within the Shipyard Plantation resort community. It winds through live oaks and lagoons, reflecting the Lowcountry character of Hilton Head.