Hilton Head Golf News

Individuals can now to purchase playing spots in the 2010 Verizon Heritage Pro-Am Golf Tournaments.  The tournaments are held on Monday and Wednesday of tournament week April 12-18 at the Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island.

Verizon Heritage Pro-Ams are one of the most unique opportunities in all of sports. A Pro-Am is a chance to enjoy the beauty of the Harbour Town Golf Links and the competition of the Verizon Heritage along side a PGA Tour Professional. For many golfers, it is the experience of a lifetime.

Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy (Hank Haney IJGA) is proud to announce BMW Southern Region as the presenting sponsor of the 2nd Annual Hank Haney Invitational to be held November 13th-15th at Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The Hank Haney Invitational is an official event of the International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT) and regarded as one of the most prestigious junior golf tournaments in the United States. The event will take place at Harbour Town Golf Links and the Ocean Course, both within Sea Pines Resort.

As part of the BMW Southern Region's involvement as presenting sponsor, families of participants will have the opportunity to experience the BMW brand first hand by test driving a broad range of BMW and MINI vehicles, including the flagship 7 Series and the new Advanced Diesel technology in the X5 xDrive35d and 335d Sedan.

The PGA Tour and Heritage Classic Foundation, host organization for the Verizon Heritage, have jointly announced that Verizon will not renew as the tournament’s title sponsor after the current contract expires following the 2010 event, and that they will immediately begin the search for a new sponsor.

"The Heritage is a well-run, terrific event that includes the wonderful charitable work of its Foundation," said Becky Carr, senior vice president of marketing for Verizon Business.  "Although we've enjoyed an outstanding partnership with the Heritage, we decided that given the global scope of our business, it made sense to restructure our future involvement with the PGA Tour to focus on select PGA Tour events that will provide Verizon Business with more opportunities for business development throughout the year. 

OKATIE - Callawassie Island residents will celebrate the eagerly awaited finale of their $4 million Tom Fazio golf course renovation with a ribbon cutting and champagne toast on the 9th green of the club's Dogwood nine at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. An Oktoberfest party will follow the toast and ribbon cutting.

The ceremony marks a new era in golf at Callawassie Island, where the sport shapes daily life for many of its residents. 

The Palmetto Course at The Landings Club in Savannah, Ga., will host the 2011 USGA Women's State Team Championship, to be contested Oct. 4-6.

"It's an honor to host a USGA championship as part of The Landings Club's giving back to the golf community," said Bill Bayfield, co-general chairman of the championship. "The club has wanted to host a USGA championship for a long time, so our members are extremely excited about this opportunity." 

The Arthur Hills Golf Course at Palmetto Dunes is two-thirds of the way to winning the National Golf Course Owner's Association National Course of the Year Award.

The Hills Course was recently named as the South Carolina Golf Course of the Year by the South Carolina Golf Course Owner's Association which cited the layout's exceptional course quality, management team, contributions to the community and contribution to the game of golf as reasons for its receipt of this prestigious honor. 

Heritage Golf Group recently announced that Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club has commenced the project of building a short game practice area. Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club is part of The Heritage Collection on Hilton Head Island and features 54 holes of legendary golf nestled within one of Hilton Head Island's most pristine plantations along the Atlantic coastline.

The project, which began on Aug. 3, 2009, was designed by PGA Tour Design Services, Inc. Upon the estimated completion date of Nov. 15, 2009, Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club will have a state-of-the-art facility designed for virtually any type of short game practice. The project is part of Heritage Golf Group's on-going effort to improve the golfer's experience and provide unrivaled golf and uncompromising service. 

Whether it’s a flashy diamond-studded belt buckle, a bright orange camouflage hat or a pair of loud pants, today’s image-conscious golfers have fallen in love with products that allow them to express both their personality and individuality on the golf course.

If you’re looking to add a new colorful component to your golf bag, look no further than Shaft Skinz - decorative wafer-thin plastic sleeves for your shafts that have the added benefit of protecting the surface from the day-to-day knocks and scrapes that they take. 

SAINT HELENA ISLAND, South Carolina - Representatives of Dataw Island Club announced that the club has approved a renovation project that will involve both the Cotton Dike and Morgan River golf courses.

Dataw Island Club will close the Cotton Dike golf course in March 2010 for the renovation project, with a planned reopening in October 2010. The Morgan River course will close in March 2011, with a targeted reopening of October 2011.