Island West Golf Club
About
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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Course needs work
Fairways too rough too short not overseeded. I was disappointed. This was one of my favorite courses. Pine crest was sooooo much better.
Great golf for the price
Easy of access, great design plenty of fun. Challenging at times. Greens where in excellent condition
Greens are great but firm
fun course, gets tight with trees. Off of fairway conditions not so good, but other than that a great course for less money.
very nice layout
Very friendly staff. Nice course, decent shape for this time of year
Great value, enjoyed the round and the weather
Great Value. Part of Brown Golf Mgmt courses. Least expensive of the 4 and a little farther of the island but worth trying.
Great Course
I gave this course 4 stars. Could have been 5 but the gentleman in the pro shop was not friendly at all. Maybe he was having a bad day , but another in our fore some said he was rude the last time he played the course. Other than that the course was pretty wet from previous nights rain. It was in fantastic shape and the rest of the staff was great.
Good course for the money
Fairways in good shape as were most greens. Some greens needed a little work, but overall quality was good for this time of the year. Play was a little slower than usual, but some fairways were cart path only due to drainage issues. Staff could have been a little friendlier.
It's ok...
Staff seemed very upset to even see me or answer my questions. Almost seemed annoyed by me being there. Course was nice. Greens very nice. Marshall's do nothing. I golfed alone had my wife and daughter tag along for $20?!? But took 5+ hours to finish because no one allowed me being 1 person pass the 4 somes that were in front of me. Will not be going back
This course in not in very good condition.
The course in March 2014 is not in very good condition. Fairways and greens need work, some ball washers with no water or handles broken off, some bunkers almost rock hard. Very little attention seems to be paid to basic maintenance.
Something for everybody
Played this course many times before. It has something for all levels of golfers. Course conditions where average and will probably improve as the weather improves. Very disappointed in the service from the bag/cart attendants. In spite of receiving a tip, they did not clean or offer to clean our clubs after the round. I could have driven the clubs to my car and saved the tip...
Needs to be better conditioned
I'd like to play the course again as it was somewhat interesting. Fairways were very hard which led to a lot of unexpected runout leading to trouble. With more attention to growing better turf this could be a nice course.
Island West G C
This is one of our favourite golf course when we come to Hilton Head. The staff is friendly and helpful and the condition of the golf course is good.
Disappointing
I knew the price was too low to expect a high end experience. But there are lots of ways you can make up for a course with little grass off the fairways, bare patches on the greens and poorly maintained bunkers. Unfortunately the staff were equally disappointing. The check in was curt and unfriendly, and when I approached the gentleman outside that I assumed was the starter, I was corrected in a manner reserved for rude waiters. First, and last visit to Island West.
Nice course
This is a nice course, very enjoyable to play. Staff is friendly, I would definitely play here again.
good value for money
A good course with some challenging holes, but fair.
Very cold on the day we played so rate of play was very quick. Good value for money
Great course to play with golf buddies
Introduced two of my friends to the course; they truly enjoyed and were glad that I picked Island West. The pace was good, the alligators behaved themselves. It was a perfect day.
Hilton Head Island West
nice course very tight fairways a good challenge great bbq sandwich highly recommend only real complaint the guy at the counter when I checked in was sort of rude
Been there
Not a favourite. Tee boxes in poor shape. Greens are okay. Lots of hidden trouble. If you don't always hit down the middle be prepared to lose balls. Better choices in area.
Nice course
The course was in fine condition for late February.
Fun Day on the Island
The course was in good condition other than the fact that the greens were very slow along with the pace of play. The pace was fine on the back nine after the offending foursome went for a luncheon break!