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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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Grumpy staff
25$ for a rider that didn’t play. Course conditions are very poor and staff was very rude.
Championship caliber course with municipal course greens fees
Myself and three buddies drove down from Columbia, South Carolina on Sunday. It was recommended to us by another friend. Every single person that works at this golf course. From the cart and bag attendant to the ladies in the grill. Everyone was super friendly. The gentleman that we gave our greens fees to, was super nice and very accommodating. We even had an opportunity to meet the owner. He is also a super down-to-earth, accommodating gentleman. You can tell he has a passion for this golf course and it truly shows up when you’re on the course. The course is challenging yet rewarding. If you are hitting good shots, there are a lot of opportunities to score . If you’re not hitting good shots, there are ample layup areas. The greens were in awesome shape, true and fast. I would absolutely recommend everyone come play this course. I think the green fees and everything were $70 before tips. The carts are in great shape Cart paths are in great shape. It was a pleasure to play this course. They have a small pro shop. They do have a big putting green and they have a driving range. Island West, you definitely need to go play it.
High priced for quality.
I was charged an additional $25 for a non playing rider when other nearby courses did not and I was the last tee time and course was not busy. The greens were not well kept. Poorly maintained. Overall enjoyed the layout.
Getting better
The course has shown good improvement since 2 years ago. Greens mostly in good shape except for three which had some bare patches in the putting area though fringe areas are more bare. Fairways in good condition. Tee areas are sparse but not terrible. Sand traps were bad due to a pounding rain the previous night, the starter said the bunkers were normally in much better condition. I will see next week if that is true.
Enjoyable 9 holes
Played a 9 hole warm up on the way into Hilton Head. Enjoyed it.
The tee boxes need to be maintained
The ground was so hard at the tee box, you couldn’t get the tee into the ground
Nice course
One of the nicer budget friendly courses in the area. The greens need some work, but overall we loved it. It’s going into our rotation.
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