Island West Golf Club

The greens have a disease and are un puttable.

Surprisingly challenging for a Low Country residential course. The fairways were in great shape, yet the greens were well below par. However, the staff was honest up front about the improvements underway. When greens are full grown this will be an excellent course. I will play again next time I am back in the Low Country.

Was not informed the greens were being aerated, pro said it was listed on golfnow's site......I do not see it. Group of 6 playing so had to skip a hole to pass them. Another single player was cutting in in front of people. Course seems to have deteriorated since last time we played.

While the price was good on Golfnow, when I arrived I was informed the Greens were in bad shape. That was an understatement. While I was given a 2-for-1 coupon to compensate for the conditions I wouldn't play again for @ least 3 weeks maybe more to give the greens time to grow in

The greens are in terrible shape. Some were almost not playable due to the amount of dirt. The rest of the course could use a some water. Very yellow everywhere and no green grass. Would not pay more than twilight rate.

This course is deteriorating fast! Greens are terrible....hard, brown, patchy. Fairways rough and super hard. Fringe lumpy. Tee boxes hard. Purchased bag of range balls and decided not to use prior to play. Tried to return them for $6 refund after playing 13 holes and employee refused until manager heard me complaining. Scratch this place!

Ps. Did get my $6 back.

The course was in horrible condition. The greens were hard, brown and in most cases white due to lack of water. I played this course two years ago and it has deteriorated a lot. I've never played off so much hard pan in my life.

I have played this course before and thought it was a good value for the money. However the course is in really bad shape right now but signs of it coming around.

The first time we played here. Great layout with tight fairways and a little water.

Greens are still recovering but better than some of the other courses.

Clubhouse staff was good but starter let groups build on the first hole.

Right now the course is in TERRIBLE condition. The fairways are hard as rock..was like hitting off cement. The greens are in between season, so they had little to no actual grass on them and where also hard as rock....I have played this course all winter and it was in great shape, one of brown's best values. For now I would say don't waste your money and play somewhere else .

We have played Iland West since it opened. It's not in terrible shape but it's not a $45 course. Many greens have bare spots. The portions of the greens that don't were nice. We will try it again in another year or so.

Hard to believe they are charging full price for greens in this condition. Many of the holes were dried mud.

We annually try to return to this course since the layout is very enjoyable to play. This year the pace of play was great but probably due to the greens, which were as bad as we have every seen them. The starter/cart person was very concerned of our round and thoroughly explained the problems with the greens. We appreciated that and for the price of the round, we weren't extremely upset as probably the others were. We will still return in the coming years.

First round of golf for the 2016 season Island West is one of my favourite courses to play during our vacation in Hilton Head. Course conditions were generally good for this early in the season. A couple of greens had suffered from 'winter kill' but new grass was evident.

We plan to play Island West a few more times before returning to Nova Scotia.

Appears that the Island West Club has issues with the irrigation system and greens are clearly burnt out (like putting on dirt driveway). Only played 9 holes and decided to make a run for it. Very disappointing given the amount paid for the quality received.

I really enjoy this course. It's a fair design for beginners and intermediate players. The fairways are in decent shap for this time of year, but the greens were going through some maintenance today. Pretty much shaved bare on the front nine. Give this place a try. I think you'll enjoy yourself.

I enjoyed the layout and for the price we paid it is a value. I also enjoyed the greens they seemed to be hit hard by the wet winter but they are coming back. Very playable course.

The course was in rough shape. After experiencing other Brown Golf Group courses,(Eagle's Pointe and Cresent Point) this one was very disappointing. Not sure if it just didn't weather well this winter, but the greens were blotchy and uneven at best and the fairways patchy. Good layout for beginner or high handicapper.

The course is shorter than most in the Hilton Head area. There are challenging holes for the low handicappers hitting from the back tee's, but with the selection of tee blocks, high handicappers will find the course to be friendly. There are a few fescue areas to crossover on the par 4's and 5's and a couple par 3's cross over a pond. other than that, high handicappers can get from tee to green fairly easy with little to no obstructions. The traps are well cared for and the greens were in better shape than most off island courses. The pace of play was amazing as we were able to get around as a twosome in 2 hours 40 minutes. Keep in mind, we did start just before 8:00 am. The 16th hole (I think) was a 613 yard par 5 from the back tee block. Now that is a very challenging par!!

There was no printed layout of the course on the card or the tee signs. For the first time out, the marsh areas and encroaching water were sometimes hard to see. Need more yardage indicators.