Known as the Golf Island, Hilton Head and the surrounding area have some of the best courses on the eastern seaboard! The top names in golf course design have definitely made their mark on the Lowcountry with breathtaking venues framed with moss draped live oaks and sea pines, some courses even come with oceanfront vistas. With these amazing visuals expect challenging and superb play. Check out the formidable list of great places in which to experience the game, on and surrounding Hilton Head.

32 Callawassie Island Club - Callawassie Island / Beaufort SC / 843-986-2100
Tom Fazio calls this course design one of this finest,with higher elevations than most Lowcountry clubs, the course is a bit more contoured and has it’s fair share of bunkers, swales and “love grass” traps. There are 27 holes at this private club

35 Country Club of Beaufort - 8 Barnwell Drive / Beaufort SC / 843-522-1605
Designed by Russell Breeden, the Country Club of Beaufort is a semi-private course located at Pleasant Point. A masterpiece of design, the course has plush Bermuda greens and strategically places bunkers and is surrounded by the natural unspoiled serenity of the Lowcountry. / 18 holes - par 72

27 Crescent Point Golf Club - 3 miles west of Hilton Head, Hwy. 278 / Bluffton SC / 888-292-7778
It’s a new world-class Signature Course by living legend, Arnold Palmer and his Palmer Course Design Company. They have put together a new millennium course with classic Lowcountry scenery with graceful elevation changes and rolling terrain. / 18 holes - par 71

Dataw Golf Club - 1 Club Road / Beaufort SC / 888-325-1833
Dataw is a private club that hosts a duo of courses designed by two legendary names in golf, Arthur Hills and Tom Fazio. Unaccompanied players may call the pro shop for specifics.

36 Cotton Dike Course - The opening salvo at Dataw, Tom Fazio has built a course on land coerced from marshes by a series of dikes built during the days of cotton plantations. Ranked as one of the best in South Carolina. / 18 holes - 6799 yards

37 Morgan River Course - This course demands accuracy, Arthur Hills has created a beautiful course with dramatic oaked framed views of the Morgan River./ 18 holes - 6655 yards

30 Eagle’s Pointe Golf Club - 1 Eagles Pointe Drive / Bluffton SC / 888-325-1833
Designed by four times Heritage Champion Davis Love,III, this handsome course winds through moss draped live oaks and pines amid fresh-water wetlands and lagoons. The play at Eagle’s Pointe is classic risk-reward with unique green sites and dramatic bunkers. / 18 holes - par 71

Fripp Island Resort - Fripp Island / SC
The exclusive Fripp Island Resort has been ranked as one of the 100 Best Golf resorts in North America by Links Magazine, with two amazing courses.

40 Ocean Point Golf Links - Fripp Island SC / 843-838-1521
Designed by George W. Cobb, Ocean Point has been newly renovated and boasts four oceanfront holes. With its proximity to the ocean, seaside play is in the offing where breezes always take a roll in the game and the views are fantastic. / 18 holes - par 72

39 Ocean Creek Golf Course - Fripp Island SC / 843-838-1576
Davis Love III in his first try, designed an award winner as a national “top 10” new course in 1997 by both Golf Magazine and The Golfer. The course runs through rolling dunes, salt marshes and wetlands and is framed by exotic foliage. / 18 holes - par 71

28 Hidden Cypress Golf Club - 672 Col. Thomas Heyward Drive / Sun City / Hilton Head Resort / Bluffton SC / 843-705-4999
Another masterpiece designed by Mark McCumber, the course is gaining respect and adulation from those who have played this sister course to Okatie Creek. Opened in 2000, Hidden Cypress is noted for its well guarded greens and diverse terrain. / 18 holes - par 72

22 Hilton Head Executive Golf Club - 41 Executive Golf Club Drive / Bluffton SC / 843-873-6400
Designed by G. McKinley this course is a family favorite, with a relaxed dress code, a great father-son or mother-daughter course! / 9 holes - par 30

23 Hilton Head National Course - 60 Hilton Head National Drive / Bluffton SC / 843-842-5900
A trio of nines located just a minute west of the Hilton Head bridges, Hilton Head National has been named one of America’s Best Golf Courses by several national publications. Test your skill on your choice of the best 18 around.

26 Island West Golf Course - Hyw. 278 / Bluffton SC / 843-689-6660
Designed by Clyde Johnston with champion player Fuzzy Zoeller, the scenic layout consists of rolling fairways and carefully preserved natural areas featuring the islands indigenous live oaks. Billed as a challenging course that offers playable, safe routes for the cautious, players of every skill level have given this course rave reviews. / 18 holes - par 72

Lady’s Island Country Club - 139 Francis Marions Circle / Beaufort / SC / 843-524-3635
Lady’s Island has two handsome championship courses that wind they way through strategically situated towering pines.

33 Marsh Course - Designed by PGA great Gary Player, the course reopened in 2000. / 18 holes - par 72
34 Pines Course - The course is renown for the water hazards, pine and live oaks, not tot mention the water hazards. / 18 holes - par 72

24 Old Carolina Golf Club - Buck Island Road / Bluffton SC / 843-785-6363
Nominated during its debuts for “Best New Course of the Year”, the course was designed by renowned architect Clyde Johnston and is considered one of his best. / 18 holes - par 72

21 Old South Golf Links - 50 Buckingham Plantation Road / across from Moss Creek / Bluffton SC /
843-785-5353
Designed by Clyde Johnston, Old South is in keeping with its natural southern landscape. Tidal marsh and oak forests have been expertly tied into the course to vary the strategy of play, named by Golf Digest as one of 1992s top new courses. / 18 holes - par 72

31 Pintail Creek Golf Club - US 17 South / Hardeeville SC / 843-784-2426
Pintail Creek welcomes the public to play or to use their practice facility, the club has memberships available. / 18 holes - par 71

25 Rose Hill Country Club - 4 Clubhouse Drive / Bluffton SC / 843-757-2160
Three 9 hole course mix and match for some amazing play, Golf Digest has awarded a 3 Star rating for best places to play. The club offers club rentals and boast a practice facility with Pro Shop and Restaurant and Lounge.

38 South Carolina National Golf Club - 8 Waveland Avenue / Beaufort SC / 843-524-0300
Located on Cat Island, the South Carolina National was the last design by George Cobb. Taking advantage of the thick woods, the ancient live oaks frame many views. Water is in evidence with vistas on the elevated greens overlooking Port Royal Sound, providing a visual as well as true golf challenge for players. / 18 holes - par 71

29 Sun City Okatie Creek Golf Club - 60 Sun City Club Lane / Bluffton SC / 843-705-4653
Designed by Mark McCumber Oatie Creek is the sister course of Hidden Cypress Golf Club, as is a classic course that uses the natural contours of its Lowcountry setting. Challenging yet fun to play with some of the best greens in the area. / 18 holes - par 72