Top 5 Golf Courses in Hilton Head Island

2) Heron Point by Pete Dye

Heron Point was also created by Pete Dye. He and his associates dramatically reshaped the fairways of the original course: Mounds and hillocks now constantly keep players off-balance through dramatic angles and shifting elevations.

At 7,035 yards from the back tees, Heron Point can play considerably shorter if needed, with seven sets of tees on each hole (including tees for juniors). Golfers are challenged by risk-reward long and short holes, fairways that move toward and away from hazards, and Dye’s mounds and swales that frame target areas. It all adds up to the 18-holer being considered one of the Lowcountry’s most exciting and exhilarating golf experiences.

3) Atlantic Dunes

Atlantic Dunes by Davis Love III is Hilton Head Island’s newest course. It is a complete reconstruction and recreation of the historic Ocean Course.

They installed tens of thousands of indigenous plants in these areas to complete the seaside feel. The course features a playing surface that blends cutting-edge grasses to match the superior strains at Sea Pines Resort’s Harbour Town Golf Links and Heron Point.

4) Robert Trent Jones Course

Robert Trent Jones Course’s par-5 10th hole is a Palmetto Dunes favorite. It features wide fairways, expansive greens, and subtle elevation changes—all garnished with lakes and bunkers—making it one of the few courses in Hilton Head featuring waterfront views. 

The most wide open of the three Palmetto Dunes courses, Jones changes with breezes rolling in from the Atlantic to make every hole play differently whenever the wind changes.

5) George Fazio Course

Hilton Head Island’s only par-70 public golf course, Palmetto Dunes’ George Fazio Course offers an exhilarating experience with small greens and undulating fairways. With only two par-5 holes, the heart of the course lies in a series of long par 4s that roll out from the 432-yard first hole and end with the 462-yard 18th.

The tree-lined fairways roll gently on the front nine, while the back nine offers tighter shots that require strategic positioning off the tee. Golfers especially enjoy the challenge of the final four holes; they encompass three well-bunkered par 4s and the great par-3 17th over water with out-of-bounds creeping in from the left.