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    Best golf courses: Hilton Head Island

    Hilton Head Island: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.

    Rating key

    5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s! 5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this. 4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars. 4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit. 3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars. 3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game. 2-star: Reasonably okay course - if better courses not available. Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team. Private: A course for members and their invited guests only. Stay & Play Golf Resorts: Golf Clubs and resorts with onsite accommodation

    Course name

    Rating

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    Country Club of Hilton Head
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Rees Jones
    Crescent Pointe
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Palmer, Arnold

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    An Arnold Palmer Signature Course.

    Daufuskie Is (Bloody Pt)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Weiskopf & Morrish

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Original design by Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish (1991); renovated in 2011 by Davis Love III (of Love Golf Design).

    Daufuskie Is (Haig Pt)
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Hilton Head Island
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Rees Jones designed the original layout (1986) and subsequent restoration (2007).

    Daufuskie Is (Melrose)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Closed (2017)
    Hilton Head Island
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Closed (2017)

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus

    Eagle's Pointe, SC
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Love III, Davis

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Davis Love III (signature course)
    Fripp Island (Ocean Creek)
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Love III, Davis

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Davis Love III

    Fripp Island (Ocean Point)
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Cobb, George

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    George W. Cobb

    Golden Bear at Indigo Run
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus
    Harbour Town
    5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Dye & Nicklaus

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Husband/wife team of Pete & Alice Dye in collaboration with Jack Nicklaus.

    Hilton Head National
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Player, Gary

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Gary Player; Bobby Weed designed the Weed 9-holes.
    Long Cove
    Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
    Private club
    Hilton Head Island
    Dye, Pete

    Visitors?

    Private club

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Original design by husband/wife team Pete & Alice Dye (1982); modifications by Bobby Weed (2018).

    May River
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Nicklaus, Jack

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Jack Nicklaus
    Old Carolina
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Johnston, Clyde

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Clyde Johnston
    Old South
    Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Johnston, Clyde

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Clyde Johnston
    Oyster Reef
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Jones, Rees

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Rees Jones
    Palmetto Dunes (Arthur Hills)
    4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Hills, Arthur

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Arthur Hills

    Palmetto Dunes (Fazio)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Fazio, George

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    George Fazio

    Palmetto Dunes (Trent Jones)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Jones Sr, Robert Trent

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Robert Trent Jones Sr.

    Palmetto Hall (Arthur Hills)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Hills, Arthur

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Arthur Hills
    Palmetto Hall (Robert Cupp)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Cupp, Bob

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Bob Cupp.

    Port Royal (Barony)
    3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Cobb, George

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    George C. Cobb
    Port Royal (Planter's Row)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Byrd, William

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    William C. Byrd
    Port Royal (Robber's Row)
    3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Dye, Pete

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Original course design by George C. Cobb and Willard C. Byrd; redesigned Pete Dye (1994).
    Sea Pines (Atlantic Dunes)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Love III, Davis

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Original layout by George Cobb (1962) with a later redesign by Mark McCumber (1995). Completely redesigned by Davis Love III (2015).

    Sea Pines (Heron Point)
    4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
    Visitors welcome
    Hilton Head Island
    Dye, Pete

    Visitors?

    Visitors welcome

    Nearest city

    Hilton Head Island

    Designer

    Original layout by George Cobb (1964) with later re-modelling by Clyde Johnston (1990). Completely redesigned by Pete Dye (2007).

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