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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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Just after heavy wind & rain
Although course was cart path only due to previous day's storm it was in very playable condition. Fairways best in area.
wet conditions
Lots of rain and heavy winds the day before, not courses fault but greens were really slow. Pace of play was 5 hours but we had a good time. Nice course layout but no bevererage cart or Ranger. great value and fun day .
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Out of Towner
Very nice for higher handicap player. Enjoyed the course.
Fast true greens
Nice course, fast play, worth the drive from the island
Good track for the money
This is part of the Brown Group. We enjoyed the course. Overall it was in nice shape. The fairways were in good shape, and the greens, while a little slow were in good shape as well. I would say that Eagle Point and Crescent Point were the best of the three, but this was a nice course as well. Certainly could not beat it for the money.
Good value
The course needs some work, cart paths getting worn out and overall condition of course is average at best. But a great value and fun round. Able to play quickly and pro shop had great sale in progress.
Island West Review
We played as a foursome. Two couples. We are average golfers and the pace of play was fine. The course is in better condition than last year.
perfect for twosomes
Played with my wife. Found there to be many twosomes. Which seemed to keep play slow. Enjoyed the course after adapting to thick apron without bounce. Greens quite firm but true.
Fun course
This is an enjoyable course for players of all levels. Women get a good break from the red tees, which is not always the case. Pretty good shape. Very firm greens.
A Very Pleasant Surprise!!!!
Given the difficult weather issues the past four weeks this track played beautifully from tee to green. Fairways were the best I've played all spring. From a $ value standpoint nothing has come close to what I experienced today. Would recommend to all.
good value
Under better weather conditions, I think this would be and excellent fun course to play. There must have been a problem with the water system as the club house restrooms were closed off and you could not drink water from fountains. The staff was friendly and the club house was adequate. I think with dryer weather and a little maintenance I would play it again. Not a resort course; but certainty a good value for the price.
Very wet that day
It had rained and the course was VERy wet. It was cart path only . At $34 with golfnow I thought it was a bit overpriced for the conditions. No starter, no marshals on course.
The pro shop worker knew that it was our first time but didn't give us any info about the course. No lay out of course anywhere.
A Nice Day on the Links
My son and I played this course a day after a major rainfall. It was a bit soggy but the greens were excellent and ran very true. For the price ($40) booked through GolfNow it was a very good value. It appears to be mostly local golfers and we were paired with a couple of older guys who have retired in Hilton Head and were able to guide us around the course with some valuable advice. All in all a great day and good value for the money just don't expect a PGA quality course and enjoy your round.
Course is always challenging
The holes are all different and present challenges on how to approach the greens. Decisions must be made.
There is water and sand to contend with. The course can play very long if back tees are chosen.
worth the drive from hilton head
Fairways are lined by mature trees. Several dog legs and ponds to contend with.
The course was fairly wet in places, maybe half of the holes were cart path only.
We played in just over four hours which isn't bad, but we felt that we had waited on every hole.
The course had a lot of wet areas and lack of sand in most bunkers.
The course needs a great deal of up grading, drainage, sand traps, better restrooms on course. Pace of place was good and staff very helpful.
Good design but no starter or ranger
The design of the course was fine, but the bunkers and most of the course needed more care,but it was still fun to play. No ranger in sight. Too many singles out playing alone.
Course needs help
The course was interesting, but the bunkers were in very poor condition and the course suffered from a lack of maintenance in general. It was in better condition when I played it about 5-6 years ago.
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