The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes

This course has the possibility to be a great round

of golf but the lack of maintenance makes it unplayable.

Course design is very nice as it meanders through many natural areas.

However the greens have black fungus and poa annua everywhere. Fairways and tee boxes have areas with no grass at all.

If I was a homeowner in this community I would be embarrassed about the condition of this course.

Don't know if the new developer owns the course but it will take years of hard work to make this playable again.

Absolutely avoid this course.

I played this course years ago when it first opened and really enjoyed it. I thought I’d give it another try this year since their rates were pretty reasonable. Staff was welcoming and helpful and the starter did a great job pairing me with a couple of other players and getting us out a little before our tee time. Fairways are wide open and give plenty of room for less than perfect shots. Our disappointed hit when we got to the first green. It was atrocious! Some sort of black fungus was scattered all over it and the grass was extremely uneven. A straight out rolled offline in different directions as the ball encountered bump after bump. We were hoping it was just anomaly on the first green but every single one had the same issue.

Tee boxes and fairways very dry - not the fault of the course. Greens terrible - fault of the course. Like the forgiving fairways and they were balanced by the traps approaching the greens. Overall I'd play again if the drought conditions ease up

Ok people, when you do a review and say there is grass on the greens and fairways, please understand that Poa Annua is not a grass- ITS A WEED!!! This is one of the worst infestations of Poa I’ve ever seen. Please understand that the course is screwing everyone on this, it only takes about $18K a year to spray to prevent this. Obviously would be more for the fairways, but this place is way too far gone to ever recover from this much Poa. The bumpiness of this makes it impossible to putt and there is very little Bermuda left in the fairways to get a good lie. Good layout but will not be back. There are much better values either on island or closer to HHI, especially using Hot Deals. Hilton Head Lakes should be ashamed of the conditions but at this point they don’t seem to care.

Fun course to play, greens a little rough but a great layout

The parking lot was full I drove around the lot two times waiting for someone to pull out, I had to park along the curb. The Marshall sent out the three that I got paired up with so I had to catch up with them on the 2 nd hole. I went to the bar to get some beers for the cart and no one was there. Other then that I enjoyed the 16 rounds.

Nice course with wide open fairways. There are a few challenging holes that force targeting shots to make it more challenging. If you keep your ball in play, it’s a fun track.

Staff was super friendly and the amenities were nice and clean.

The greens roles true, but did have some growth issues that looked like they were being addressed. I say give it a try and enjoy!

I’d rather make the drive from Savannah and play at HHL than almost any of the courses around here I love it

This course has a nice layout with lots of water, but nothing really unusual. Several of the lakes have alligators which is kind of entertaining. There are a few tricky holes with perilously placed sand traps. Some of the greens were under maintenance with large patches of sand. The snack bar at the turn was terrible. The group I was playing with had to wait 10 minutes for someone to show up and prepare a hotdog. That was really the most negative thing about our round.

The greens were all in rough shape. They were smooth but definitely not up to par.

This place is nice, about 45 minutes from savannah but worth the drive. friendly course, plays long i recommend it

We teed off at 1:15. The greens were in very rough condition. When we got to the turn they had closed the grill. When we finished the round they had closed the entire facility. My wife had to use the restroom and was told by the cart attendant that there was nothing they could do. When you pay the rates that they charge and they close all of there amenities to their guests, you certainly do not feel welcomed. We have been coming to HHI for over 20 years and we will take our business elsewhere.

It's apparent that Hilton Head Lakes does nothing to mitigate poa annua infestation on their greens as once again they are coming it. It's like playing plinko, watching the ball bounce and move around. Suggest avoiding this course till the poa dies off in early summer.