“Coolest” Golf On Atlantic Coast at Palmetto Dunes

Golf is even “cooler” for families visiting the Palmetto Dunes Resort this summer, and in more ways than one. The resort’s entire fleet of golf carts, at all three championship courses, continues to be the only place on Hilton Head Island to featurehe new Coolwell air-conditioning system that blows cool, dry air through vents located above and behind the seats. The fullyadjustable system also keeps beverages cold and even shuts itself off when you get out to play your next shot.

And if that’s not cool enough, step off the traditional carts and onto the newest version of the Segway Golf Transporter, four of which are kept in operation at each Palmetto Dunes course. You’ve seen the Segways becoming more popular in your travels. These come with an attachment that’ll keep your golf bag balanced, will travel up to 12-1/2 miles an hour, and will go forward, backward, or turn on-a-dime and leave change by simply leaning where you want to go.

And if that’s not cool enough, step off the traditional carts and onto the newest version of the Segway Golf Transporter, four of which are kept in operation at each Palmetto Dunes course. You’ve seen the Segways becoming more popular in your travels. These come with an attachment that’ll keep your golf bag balanced, will travel up to 12-1/2 miles an hour, and will go forward, backward, or turn on-a-dime and leave change by simply leaning where you want to go.

They not only improve pace-of-play by allowing each golfer to pursue his own ball, they’ve proven to be great fun to ride between shots! The golf staff has been amazed how many groups and families that book the Segways once as a novelty, ask to book them again during their stay.

Add free launch-monitor testing and club fitting on the spacious practice ranges, free instructional demonstrations every Monday afternoon, junior programs, family lessons, and a pro shop honored by the Carolinas PGA as the Merchandiser of the Year and you understand why Palmetto Dunes has been recently honored by publications like Golf for Women as one of the Top 25 Family Resorts in America (Where You Can Actually Play With Your Kids) and by Forbes as the resort most “Perfect for Sporty Families” in their Top 10 Luxury Family Resort rankings. PGA TOUR pros Camilo Villegas, Jesper Parnevik and Stewart Cink even dropped by for a visit during the recent Verizon Heritage tournament.

Travel and Leisure Family simply rated Palmetto Dunes the #1 Family Resort in the World in 2003, noting the three miles of Atlantic Ocean beachfront, the three spectacular resort hotels, award-winning tennis facility, marina and over 50 shops. The PD Outfitters offer canoeing, kayak camps, surfing school and fishing on the 11 miles of lagoons and marshes that wind their way through the 2,000-acre resort. And their free “Dunes Buggy” shuttle service can transport you from activity to activity, or across the road to Shelter Cove Harbour and Marina and its wide variety of shops, restaurants and family entertainment, like longtime balladeer Shannon Tanner, who is returning for another summer of fun.

And we haven’t even mentioned the trio of classic Lowcountry courses, yet. The Robert Trent Jones Oceanfront Course features 11 holes that play over and around the lagoons and one (of only two on the entire island) that plays out to the Atlantic. The par-70 George Fazio Course was one of the youngest ever to land in the Golf Digest Top 100 and the “dunes” of Palmetto Dunes give the Arthur Hills Course its dramatic risk/reward opportunities on nearly every hole.

And now you can navigate those 54 spectacular holes like nobody else, either in the air-conditioned carts, or on Segways, making Palmetto Dunes golf the “coolest” on the Atlantic Coast. For more information, visit www.palmettodunes.com or call locally 785-1138 or toll free, (800) 827-3006.