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Island West Golf Club
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Designed by Clyde Johnston and popular PGA Tour star Fuzzy Zoeller, the Island West Golf Club is a course built around natural marshland and follows the landscape presenting a rolling, tree-lined course.
As one would imagine a course with Zoeller's fingerprints, Island West in Bluffton was built to be a fun, entertaining play, and has succeeded in its mission. Playing to 6,803 with a 129 slope rating from the tips, it's a solid test for the skillful yet playable for the not-so skillful.
Water comes in to play on 10 holes here, so the bold will have many risk-reward opportunities. Accuracy off the tee is a must on many of the tree-lined holes, yet other holes feature wide fairways. Island West is exactly the type of course you'd imagine Zoeller being a part of, but Johnston's expertise also shines through.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6803 yards | 73.3 | 140 |
| White | 72 | 6208 yards | 70.1 | 127 |
| Silver | 72 | 5454 yards | 67.2 | 108 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4856 yards | 69.5 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.9/144 | 491 | 156 | 402 | 527 | 371 | 404 | 392 | 187 | 423 | 3353 | 378 | 354 | 174 | 400 | 527 | 395 | 613 | 193 | 416 | 3450 | 6803 |
| White M: 69.7/132 W: 76.0/140 | 477 | 132 | 372 | 498 | 329 | 348 | 368 | 158 | 372 | 3054 | 341 | 334 | 155 | 380 | 506 | 374 | 518 | 166 | 380 | 3154 | 6208 |
| White/Silver M: 68.5/125 W: 74.3/136 | 477 | 132 | 372 | 442 | 329 | 348 | 368 | 158 | 356 | 2982 | 341 | 334 | 155 | 315 | 496 | 275 | 460 | 166 | 316 | 2858 | 5840 |
| Silver M: 67.7/117 W: 72.8/134 | 455 | 102 | 288 | 442 | 323 | 330 | 279 | 140 | 356 | 2715 | 326 | 302 | 130 | 315 | 496 | 275 | 460 | 119 | 316 | 2739 | 5454 |
| Red M: 64.6/105 W: 69.6/116 | 410 | 96 | 288 | 442 | 259 | 253 | 242 | 128 | 268 | 2386 | 258 | 266 | 125 | 304 | 421 | 244 | 432 | 114 | 306 | 2470 | 4856 |
| Handicap | 13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
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Island West
The course was in good shape, but it was very wet. The pace of play was slow.
Love to play again when dry.
First time player here. Staff friendly easy on. Course was very wet from several days of rain. We were allowed 90degrees only. Very soggy and many balls plugged. I loved the course, would recommend and I want to replay with drier conditions. Btw..saw 2 gators in the ponds and if you are not driving straight bring plenty of balls. Overall nice course and won't disappoint
A somewhat challenging day in the rain
The course was wet but, it was not cart path only. I found no areas/holes that held water and my cart left no trails. I found the course challenging and fun at the same time. The was my first time playing the course and I have to say it was a great value for the money,<$30.00. I had my first encounter with an alligator on the 17th hole, but it was non-eventful.
My tee-time was late afternoon around 4:30PM and not many people on the course, so I completed my round in 2.5 hours. I played as a single and didn't come upon anyone until the 16th hole. The greens were in good shape and somewhat slow due to the rain earlier. The fairways were very good as well and most bunkers were filled with rain water.
There were about 5 very challenging holes that required you to think about where your second shot should be from to the green. Most of the other holes were pretty much hit it in the fairway and you had a chance at the green.
I'm a 13 handicap and really enjoyed this course. I will definitely be back to play on a drier day!
GREAT COURSE OVERALL!
Course had a few bad areas that are filled with water from all the rain lately. Fairways were a little soft and wet. Greens and tee boxes were in good shape. Overall, a pretty challenging course and a great value.
a little wet but ok
We expected course to be a little wet and the greens were in great condition.Only problem for the day was bag attendent at the end seemed to be rushing us a little to much to get out of the cart when leaving.
Wet but impressed
I wanted to check this course out and the sign as you turn in does not lie. Sign says great course and conditions. Course looked great from tee to green. It is really narrow on most holes so you must drive the ball fairly straight. It rained heavily the night and morning before my round so it was really soggy but I still enjoyed the layout. I will play it again hopefully when it is drier.
Island West GC
We had a 7:32am tee off. The pace of play was excellent. The course definitely had a drainage problem as well as a crab grass problem that affected parts of the course. Some of the cart path bridges felt like they were coming apart as we went over them.
All in all it was a fine morning for a great price!
Island West
Decent course
Nothing special but a good challenge
Worth playing if you are in area
Can get a few slow pokes if busy !
Island West
Fun layout and worth the money Booked on line and was very pleased with the price
Will play again when I return to the area
Played well even in the rain
Played Island West after a hard rain. There was some puddling off the fairways but the fairways themselves were in good shape. The greens rolled great and overall the course played very well given the weather conditions. This course has some significant carries over marshes and the par 3's are longer than most. Overall a good course that was in good shape and fun to play.
Great condition - Nice layout
Islands West is a course you should play. The staff is great, the course is beautiful. Must play!!!
Pretty Good
Round was enjoyable. Conditions were pretty good! Some crab grass in some places but not to bad. I liked the course. I would play again for sure.
This course is in great shape, especially for this time of year!
I had an enjoyable round, pace of play was great! Course is in great shape considering the heat this time of year!
Good Deal
We played 4 courses in HHI this week. Two on the island & Two off. Off island we played Crescent Point & Island West. The facilities & design at Crescent Point were nice but the greens & fairways were in much better shape at Island West. I would go with Island West if I had to choose one. On island courses are worth the $$$.
Nice Course Layout
Very fair golf course. Played white tees on hot, humid morning in July. Plenty of room off the tees so go with driver when you choose. Enough length to be fun. Very small greens so know your yardage; bring Sky Caddie or laser. Greens don't have much slope in them.Great value, $38 through Golf Now.
Great Value
Played in the morning. Was paired up with a couple of others. pace was great we played 18 holes in about 4 hours. Several good holes. More yardage would be better. Couple of carries over marsh or waste areas. Glad I had my range finder. Greens good pace. Well maintained. Will return . Staff was friendliy and fun to deal with. GOOD PLAY FOR GREAT PRICE,,
Fun Course
Nice people. I really enjoyed the layout. Fairways were excellent. Great course, especially for the price.
Wet but Good Day
Course was is good shape, tees and fairways good, greens had some areas that were not good but overall greens rolled nice for the price. 4 hour round with at least half hour to hour rain delay (3 hour round).
Good course, Nice layout. Needs some work.
Fairways and roughs were in good condition. Multiple tee boxes needed much attention as they were not taken care of. In addition, while most greens were nice, quite a few had sizable areas with black spots and no grass. Overall nice layout. Good length and challenge.
Good for the price
Good course for the Money. Must keep your ball in the fairway or area around the rough has lots of roots.
Just keep it in play.
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