Golf
Aug 25th 2012
world class
Take a golf trip to the Lowcountry, and experience scenic beauty and activities along the way.
More than 30 championship courses in the area are open to the public. Because of the sub-tropical climate, the lowcountry geography, and the plant life on Hilton Head, conditions are almost ideal for fabulous courses to be established here. Such names as Clyde Johnston, Arthur Hills, Robert Trent Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player have had a lot to work with to design these world class golf courses. All that was needed was their expertise and ingenuity to breathe a kind of life into the land that can be found nowhere else.
The most famous are the three courses where the Heritage is played on Sea Pines Resort:
Two courses are in Palmetto Hall Plantation: The Arthur Hills Course and The Robert Cupp Course.
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort boasts three world class golf courses by Arthur Hills, Robert Trent Jones and George Fazio
Hilton Head National has three nines: The National, The Player and The Weed
Shipyard Plantation has three nines: Clipper, Brigantine and Galleon
Others:
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More than 30 championship courses in the area are open to the public. Because of the sub-tropical climate, the lowcountry geography, and the plant life on Hilton Head, conditions are almost ideal for fabulous courses to be established here. Such names as Clyde Johnston, Arthur Hills, Robert Trent Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player have had a lot to work with to design these world class golf courses. All that was needed was their expertise and ingenuity to breathe a kind of life into the land that can be found nowhere else.
The most famous are the three courses where the Heritage is played on Sea Pines Resort:
Two courses are in Palmetto Hall Plantation: The Arthur Hills Course and The Robert Cupp Course.
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort boasts three world class golf courses by Arthur Hills, Robert Trent Jones and George Fazio
Hilton Head National has three nines: The National, The Player and The Weed
Shipyard Plantation has three nines: Clipper, Brigantine and Galleon
Others:
- Port Royal Golf Club
- Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run
- Country Club of Hilton Head
- Island West Golf Club
- Old South Golf Links
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Harbour Town Golf Links
home to the PGA Heritage Classic since 1969
The famed course was designed by Jack Nicklaus and Pete Dye and opened in 1969.The yardage is 6973 from where the pros tee it up.
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Heron Point
by Pete Dye
Hilton Head National Golf
27 holes
Hilton Head National was designed by the one of golf’s greatest, Gary Player. Located in Bluffton, just a short drive from Hilton Head, these 27 challenging, but fun holes give the golfer three combinations of 18-hole courses to play. Gary Player said, “Hilton Head National is my promise to you of an enjoyable golf experience.”
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Ocean Course
oldest Hilton Head course
Designed by George Cobb in 1960, the Ocean Course at Sea Pines underwent a complete face lift and was brought up to date by Mark McCumber in 1995. He made a course that is both a challenge and very playable for all levels of golfers. It has been awarded a Beginner Friendly Course Certification. Low handicappers will have to be playing their best game because of lagoons and bunkers, especially if they are playing from the McCumber tees, which make the course 6906 yards. Besides the lagoons, water comes into play on 12 of the holes. There are many risk and reward holes where low scores can be made.
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Old South Golf Links
Links-style course
Old South opened In 1992 and was immediately selected by Golf Digest magazine in the top ten of new courses. Clyde Johnston earned his money designing this project because as he said,”…the variety of the setting from oak forest to open pasture to tidal salt marsh provided the opportunity to vary the design elements and strategy of play.” He even came across some archeological sites that had to be reported and cataloged.
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Palmetto Dunes
3 courses at oceanfront resort
Three world class golf courses were designed by three of the big names in golf design: Arthur Hills, Robert Trent Jones and George Fazio.
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Sea Pines
Resort
Homes, villas and the Inn at Harbour Town offer fine accommodations for any vacation, whether a golf group or family trip. It's a gated community with everything that could be desired. The rentals range from deluxe to moderate comfortable accommodations which are in separate sections: Oceanside, South Beach, Harbour Town or plantation. The North Forest Beach is outside the gated resort.
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Shipyard Golf Club
3 nines
There are three nine-hole courses at Shipyard Plantation: Clipper, Brigantine and Galleon. These can be played in three 18-hole combinations. No matter which combination is chosen, golfers will find a challenging and enjoyable round of golf. As with all lowcountry golf, one can expect water. Throughout these 27 holes, there is water coming into play on 25 holes.
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The Heritage
world-class golf tournment
From the first tournament on Harbour Town Golf Links in 1969, with few more than 5000 spectators, today Sea Pines Resort is host to more than 100,000 spectators for this world-class golf tournament.
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