Hilton Head Signature Golf Courses

While there are only 20 or so public and resort golf courses in the Hilton Head area, the South Carolina Lowcountry offers myriad of golf experiences unlike any other destination in the world. Play any one of the Golfer’s Guide Signature Courses and you will enjoy a memorable experience.

Hilton Head Signature Golf Course List

Robert Cupp at Palmetto Hall
Robert Cupp at Palmetto Hall

Along with its sister course Arthur Hills at Palmetto Hall, the Robert Cupp Course at Palmetto Hall is the latest addition to The Heritage Collection of courses on Hilton Head Island, immersed in Southern elegance and natural beauty, and a must-play for every golfer. This co... more

Eagle's Pointe Golf Club
Eagle's Pointe Golf Club

Conveniently located on Highway 278 just seven miles west of the bridge to Hilton Head, Eagle's Pointe Golf Club was designed by five-time Heritage champion Davis Love III. The hallmarks of Eagle's Pointe are its classic risk-reward design, natural beauty, strategy, variety an... more

Robert Trent Jones at Palmetto Dunes
Robert Trent Jones at Palmetto Dunes

Acomplete renovation of this famed oceanfront course in 2002 makes it an islander and visitor favorite. Amust play on anyone’s list! **** by Fodor’s Golf Digest Named South Carolina's "Golf Course of the Year" for 2003 after a $3-million renovation by Jones protég... more

Arthur Hills at Palmetto Hall
Arthur Hills at Palmetto Hall

Ashot-maker’s favorite, this course is one of the most distinctive layouts on the island. Golf Digest liked this course so much they called it “The best of the three.” You be the judge! ****½ by Fodor’s Golf Digest Along with its sister course Robert Cupp at Palmetto Hall, ... more

Robber’s Row at Port Royal Golf Club
Robber’s Row at Port Royal Golf Club

R e-designed by world-famous architect Pete Dye in 1994, Robber’s Row at Port Royal Golf Club is cut through beautiful stands of magnolias and live oaks, and might be the most scenic course of the Port Royal threesome. This 6,657-yard par-72 course is an excellent course fo... more

Harbour Town Golf Links
Harbour Town Golf Links

Home of the prestigious PGA TOUR event, The Verizon Heritage each April, Harbour Town Golf Links is perennially ranked among the top golf courses in the world, and has been since the first Heritage back in 1969 was won by the "King," Arnold Palmer. Design consultant Jack Nicklaus... more

Planter’s Row at Port Royal Golf Club
Planter’s Row at Port Royal Golf Club

The newest, and probably toughest of Port Royal’s trio, the Planter’s Row design of Willard Byrd, served as host to the Champions Tour’s Hilton Head Seniors International in 1985. Byrd’s 18 is narrower, with larger, more undulating greens than either of th... more

Hidden Cypress Golf Club
Hidden Cypress Golf Club

Hidden Cypress Golf Club is garnering respect and adulation from all who play it. Since opening in 2000, this facility has proven to be a fantastic addition to its sister course, Okatie Creek. Ten-time PGA Tour winner Mark McCumber has designed a challenging, fair test for all pl... more

Country Club of Hilton Head
Country Club of Hilton Head

Designed by the “Open Doctor,” Rees Jones, and chosen as local qualifying site for the 1999 and 2005 U.S. Opens, the Country Club of Hilton Head sets itself apart with a variety of golf holes you might not expect to see in the Lowcountry. A challenging, but fair layou... more

Old South Golf Links
Old South Golf Links

At Old South Golf Links you will enjoy what every golfer comes to Hilton Head to find: fairways that wander through maritime forests and greens shining in the sun surrounded by beautiful lowcountry marshes. Designed by award-winning architect Clyde Johnston, Old South is a true c... more

Sea Pines Ocean Course
Sea Pines Ocean Course

Hilton Head's first golf course, the Ocean Course at The Sea Pines Resort, was exquisitely redesigned in 1995 by former PGA TOUR pro Mark McCumber. The course has since grown into McCumber's emphasis on traditional and classic principles of course design. He has built interest, c... more

Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run
Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run

Some golf courses are known for a sensational signature hole. Some for challenge. Others for the sheer beauty of the locale. If strategy and finesse are what attract you, if you're given to a competitive streak, or if you simply enjoy an easygoing round in a beautiful landscape o... more

Shipyard Golf Club
Shipyard Golf Club

With Carolina pine trees, flowering magnolias and moss-draped oaks as its back drop, Shipyard Golf Club's 27-holes offer some of the most spectacular golf imaginable. Two of the three inter-connecting nines are combined for a unique and challenging 18-hole round. The original Cli... more

Okatie Creek Golf Club
Okatie Creek Golf Club

Described as classic and traditional by its designer, PGA Tour professional Mark McCumber, the Okatie Creek Golf Club makes use of the natural contours of the land as it winds through the abundant Southern pines and marshes of South Carolina's Lowcountry. "This is a wonderful se... more

Oyster Reef Golf Club
Oyster Reef Golf Club

Oyster Reef Golf Club opened in 1982 and was immediately recognized as one of the top 25 new courses in America. This Rees Jones-design has been voted one of the top 20 courses in the Carolinas and enjoys a reputation as a favorite among Hilton Head Island golfers. This 18-ho... more

Hilton Head National
Hilton Head National

Hilton Head National is one of the best 27-hole championship golf courses on or off the Island. The only thing that surrounds our course is nature golf as it is meant to be played! - No homes - No traffic noise - No construction Just a quiet, peaceful round of golf at fair ... more

Island West Golf Club
Island West Golf Club

Not your typical Lowcountry layout, Island West Golf Club provides an exciting and challenging test designed by PGA TOUR legend Fuzzy Zoeller and award-winning architect Clyde Johnston. This traditionally-styled par-72 championship course stretches out to 6,800 yards from the bac... more

Barony Course at Port Royal Golf Club
Barony Course at Port Royal Golf Club

Possibly the most player-friendly of Port Royal’s trio of courses at just under 6,000 yards from the regular tees, Barony’s fairways are generous, but the risk/reward approaches to the greens bring some serious challenge to this par-72 George Cobb layout. Small greens... more

Daufuskie Island - Bloody Point
Daufuskie Island - Bloody Point

Bloody Point offers a Four Star golf experience as rated by Golf Digest, and unspoiled breath-taking views throughout the course. The Atlantic Ocean, the Mungen River, moss-laden oaks and even our resident bald eagle have to be seen to be believed. Bloody Point was brought to... more

Crescent Pointe Golf Club
Crescent Pointe Golf Club

Arnie is back with a masterpiece! Located minutes west of the bridge to Hilton Head, Crescent Pointe Golf Club is a world-class Arnold Palmer "Signature Course" situated on a spectacular piece of property that highlights the beauty of the Lowcountry. It’s Arnie’s only... more

Arthur Hills at Palmetto Dunes
Arthur Hills at Palmetto Dunes

Ashot-maker’s favorite, this course is one of the most distinctive layouts on the island.GolfDigest liked this course so much they called it “The best of the three.” You be the judge! ****½ by Fodor’s Golf Digest Nestled within the quiet enclave of Leamington at Palmetto Dune... more

George Fazio Course at Palmetto Dunes
George Fazio Course at Palmetto Dunes

One of the youngest courses to be named to “America’s Top 100” and still ranked as one of the southeast’smost demanding layouts. **** by Fodor’s Golf Digest One of the youngest courses to ever appear on Golf Digest’s list of America’s... more

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