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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.0
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6580 yards
Slope 131
Rating 72.1

Set across 300 acres of lush Carolina Lowcountry, Hilton Head National Golf Club has earned its reputation as one of the region’s premier public courses.

A unique collaboration between golf legends Gary Player and Bobby Weed, the course offers two distinct nines that complement each other beautifully. Weed designed the front nine with larger, more dramatically contoured greens to contrast and balance Player’s strategically crafted back nine.

Among the most memorable holes is the challenging par-4 sixth — bordered along its entire right side by the course’s largest lake and protected by deep pot bunkers near the green. The back nine features several standout holes, including the long and demanding 16th, which ranks as the No. 1 handicap hole for women and No. 5 for men. And finishing strong, the par-4 eighteenth tests precision with a deep marsh running the length of the narrow fairway.

Together, these elements create a course that’s scenic, strategic, and rewarding for players of all skill levels.

Course Details

Year Built 1989
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bobby Weed (1999) Gary Player (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No - Softspikes only
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed No

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Reviews

3.7
1158 Reviews (1158)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 46
Brunch 18
Watching the Game 13
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 80
Water Hazards 61
Undulating Greens 49
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 59
Seniors 54
Locals 51
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 59
Worth the Drive 50
Near Local Attractions 45

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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather

Good course, friendly staff

The greens were rolling pretty well, excellent layout and nice staff. It was tough sneaking a cooler onto our cart, so our beers got warm, but otherwise the golf experience was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/21/2017:
Thanks for the great review! We hope to see you again soon for another round.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I play Hilton Head National every year at this time. Will continue to play here every year. GREAT STAFF GREAT COURSE.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great game of golf

Course was in excellent condition, greens very good. Staff very friendly and helpful. Course was very quiet in afternoon so was round in 3 hours 15 min having joined another couple. Very interesting holes I like Gary Players design style, I hadn't played one of his courses before. Would definitely play again why pay $120 for some courses in the area when you can play here for $45.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/20/2017:
Hi simonbutterwith, thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. We love hearing from our golfers and appreciate your thoughts. We hope to see you again soon for another round.
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 10/12/2017:
Thanks for the great review!
Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Always great

Our group always comes to HHI. And our group always plays Hilton Head National. It is without doubt our favorite course. It is always well groomed, the greens are greasy and the fees are fair.

We love this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 09/18/2017:
Thanks for the great review! We hope to see you again soon for another round!
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

This is a nice course. Very fair and straight forward. No tricky holes. Still a challenge. The greens are quite true and pretty fast.

Very nice layout. No houses, just good views and wildlife. I will definitely play this course again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/11/2017:
Hi Scott, thanks for the review! We hope to see you again soon for another round.
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
North Carolina Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good track, Excellent conditions

This is the best value daily fee course in the HHI area. Layout is solid, though a couple trees take the right side away from the tips, forcing you to hit a fade/straight tee shot, not my forte. Played the ball down all day, never had a bad lie in the fairway. Greens were quick and rolled true, even though they still had some sand top dressing on them.

Staff was nice and friendly, actually gave us towels to use on course to wipe balls/clubs. Clubhouse is fine, but there are so many other places to eat and drink nearby, it's almost superfluous.

Always on my short list of places to play when I'm on island.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/11/2017:
Hi StevieJay33, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're glad to hear you came back for another round and alway appreciate your feedback. We're looking forward to your next round with us!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Forgiving and no houses!

My wife and I played three courses this week - Country Club of HH, Palmetto Dunes (jones) and National. National by far was our favorite. The Course was in great shape (Palmetto greens were aerated and very bumpy) and challenging within reason. No houses and no roads running through it made National a pleasure to play, even for high handicappers like us.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/09/2017:
Thanks for leaving us a review. We're glad to hear you had an enjoyable round with us and hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyed course. Lots of wildlife present..

Course was in very good condition.

Will play again when we return to Hilton Head.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 09/09/2017:
We appreciate the great review and are looking forward to seeing you again next time you're in town. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great greens

Course conditions were very good. Sand traps needed some work. The greens were excellent and held shots well. Pace of place was inconsistent. Several twosomes were out. Range was good. Very nice experience overall.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 09/09/2017:
Hi Johnny, thanks for the review. We appreciate the kind words and feedback. We hope to see you again soon at Hilton Head National.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course on the island for the money

Great layout and greens were perfect! Only course that's not lined with homes/villas. Might need to shape a few shots and greens were sloped but fair. This course was cheaper than most with better conditions and layout! Only course I played twice and will definitely play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/06/2017:
We appreciate the kind review, u000007742814! We hope to see you again soon and thanks for playing Hilton Head National.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Phenomenal condition!

Excellent in all aspects. came back two days later for a second round and will be my go to course in

HHI area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/05/2017:
Hi jimraines29, thanks for the review. We're glad to hear you enjoyed Hilton Head National and came back for a second round. We hope to see you again soon! Thanks for playing.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Great course to play

A good course to play. Unfortunately I played in the rain. I look forward to an opportunity to replay the course in near future. Excellent off course facilities. They were carrying out some repairs on the cart path which made moving around a little challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/06/2017:
Hi koladosu, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry to hear the weather wasn't favorable during your round, but we're looking forward to seeing you again soon. Thanks for playing Hilton Head National!
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Love this course! Excellent course in great shape. Love the layout setting in the woods away from houses and neighborhoods like so many other courses. Would recommend to all players

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 09/01/2017:
Thanks for the kind words, rjonesiii1!
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Getting better and better

I have played this course at least 12 times...and it gets better each time. Greens are spectacular -- the rest of the course always has been. Bunkers are hard sand, but I don't mind that.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 08/23/2017:
Thanks for the great review, RUFJR! We're looking forward to seeing you again soon!
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout and condition. Staff was very friendly. GPS in golf cart was an added benefit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/23/2017:
Thanks for the great review!
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Excellent course, well attended to!

This was the 2nd time I'd played here, 1st time playing all 18 holes.

I recommend this place highly! Great combination of challenges without being terribly demanding and not overly long.

I was playing from the blue tees (longest except for the champions tees) and still a lot of the par 4s were less than 400 yards which keeps them accessible.

Greens were very good and fast, bermuda so watch that grain(!) with holes crisply cut; good undulation without being a roller coaster. Par 3s were 120 to 165 yards. Wait till you see the 18th green!

Was a great day of golf and was able to post a 78!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/23/2017:
Hi Bill3907546, we appreciate the great review! We're glad to hear you had an enjoyable round and were able to post a 78. Thank you for the photos as well! We hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

The course was in excellent shape. The course was challenging but fair. Very enjoyable and fun round. Would definitely recommend it and will definitely return it. Played five courses the week I was here and this was definitely my favorite.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/23/2017:
Thanks for the kind review, Mark3657864! Come back and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course. Tee boxes, fairways and greens were in excellent shape.

A great value.

Afternoons in August mean humidity and thunderstorms.

Lots of water out on the course. Make sure you have a towel with you as my hands were drenched with sweat.

Restaurant a bit dirty and could use a deep cleaning.

Overall fun day with my family

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 08/23/2017:
Hi ggurcan, thanks for the review! We're glad to hear you had an enjoyable round and hope to see you again soon. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value

I played another course in Hilton head on Saturday for $80. Course was in great shape (probably better than the other), greens rolled well and had gps for easy calculation. Was a great course to play on my week long stay!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/23/2017:
Hi slice86trc, thanks for the great review!
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