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Conditions
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Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.0
87.9%
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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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3.7
1158 Reviews (1158)

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Value for Money

Fantastic course in great shape, definitely recommend and will play again when back in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 02/13/2017:
Thanks for playing and sharing your experience with us. We're happy to see that you had a great time and hope to see you back soon! Thanks!
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Southern hospitality at its best

Great great course. Beautifully maintained course. Greens roll true and green speed is consistent on every hole

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/13/2017:
Thanks so much for the 5-star review! We're thrilled that you had such a great experience. Please come back and play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Favorite Course

I love this course. It's beautifully laid out, designed to be challenging for better players while not intimidating for others. It's peaceful and relaxing, with no houses, condos, villas, whatever surrounding you. Just a gorgeous example of natural low country nature. The greens were excellent-- as usual. HHN has done a fine job of cleaning up after Hurricane Matthew -- some still remains to be done but that's only in the woods, we'll out of any intended line of play. Again, I love this course. Clearly in my top 5 within the entire HHI vicinity.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 02/10/2017:
Thanks for the compliments! We appreciate that you noticed our hard work to get the course back in great shape after the storm last year. Please come back and play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

I think HHN is the best public course in the area.. I look forward to playing here whenever I come to the island.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/10/2017:
Thanks so much!
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 02/10/2017:
Thanks! Come back and play again anytime!
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Play when on HHI

One of the best of our dozen or so courses played this month on HHI and surrounding area.Enjoyed the layout, and a good pace of play.It was quite busy given it was January and other courses were quiet.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 02/10/2017:
Thanks for sharing your feedback with us. We're happy to see that you had a great time. Please come back and play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Love Hilton Head National!

We play this course every winter when we visit HH; it is one of our favorites. There are no tricked up holes & it is women friendly. I would suggest playing while you can because the course & greens are in great shape. Sadly, it is scheduled to become a housing development in the next several years:(

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/23/2017:
Thanks for coming to visit us! We're glad you had a great round and that you enjoyed our healthy course conditions. Please come back and play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

J Apple

What a perfect day! The course was in excellent condition. The greens were great speed and condition. The staff was very accompanying. Going to try and play again later this week.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 01/03/2017:
Great to hear! We look forward to seeing you again! Thank you!
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A real gem in the HHI area

Hilton Head National is one of the few courses in the HHI area that I play every year when we visit. It is always in top condition, has a nice challenging layout, and the staff are always friendly and ready to help. It is a little off island, but well worth the short drive. Definitely a course all should put on the list during their visit to Hilton Head Island.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/25/2017:
Hi goodguy12, thank you for the kind words! We appreciate the feedback and positive comments. We're looking forward to your next round with us. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love this place

My number 1 course when it comes to price, location, and lay out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/21/2017:
Hi jaybrown5, thanks for the great review! We're so glad to hear we're your number one course for the price, location, and layout. We hope to see you again soon! Thanks for playing.
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

nice course

This course was in good shape and open enough for someone like me that is not real straight off of the tees. Would play again for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 01/03/2017:
Thanks! We look forward to seeing you back soon!
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course!!

The course was in great shape considering the rain that it had days prior. First time playing and will not be the last!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 01/03/2017:
Thanks so much! We're happy that you had a great time despite some less than perfect conditions because of recent rain. We hope you get to experience our course at its best. Please come back and play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 64
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course with country feel

If you want a course with more of a country feel (no houses in sight) this is it. Course is in great shape for mid-December with some of the nicest greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 12/21/2016:
Thanks so much! Please come back and play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Navigation system on board

Great Golf course in a perfect shape. The Navigation System at the golf cart makes it easy for distance to hazzards and the green. The staff was very friendly. They let me start from tee # 10. So I could play the 18 holes without anyone in front of me. Finished in just 3 h. Great experience on a cold day (50 F).

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 12/21/2016:
Thanks for playing! We're glad you had a quick and enjoyable round. Please come back and play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course Will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 12/15/2016:
Thank you!
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Live on the island and play a number of courses. I have played this course four times and is always in good condition. I will play it on my rotation of courses in our area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 12/15/2016:
We're thrilled you had such a great time. Please come back and play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

beautiful course

Played today on a wonderful December day and this course was fantastic. great greens and condition overall. beautifully laid out through the forest and fair but challenging holes. worth the trip!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 12/15/2016:
Thanks so much! Please come back and play again anytime.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Staff is unreasonable

Eighteen of us took 5 tee times. The ranger asked us to skip hole 10 because we finished the first 9 holes in 2 hours 20 minutes. Then we play hole 10 after hole 18. We had to finish the 9 holes in 2 hours 10 minutes as it is the course standard. We found his request unreasonable as no one before us and the foursome behind us is like 1 hole behind. Our third, fourth, and fifth foursome ended up not playing 10 hole at the end because it is jammed by our five foursome plus the teams finishing hole 9. This is a very stringent and unreasonable request for players to finish 18 holes in 4 hours and 20 minutes. Our golf mood was adversely affected by the unfriendly staff.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 11/18/2016:
Thanks for leaving your feedback with us, we appreciate you taking the time to do so. We apologize that our pace of play policy disrupted your round and resulted in a less than 5-star experience for you and your group. We take pride in our staff and their high level of customer service and we're sorry to hear that your experience with us wasn't pleasant. The USGA (United States Golf Association) recommends that pace of play be set at 10 minutes for par 3’s, 14 minutes for par 4’s and 18 minutes for par 5’s. For our course, that formula would add up to 4 hours and 8 minutes. We are fortunate enough to have GPS units in our golf carts that track pace of play. The average round of golf on the date your group played was 4 hours and 16 minutes. Had we not intervened, that days pace would have been quite a bit higher. Year to date, with thousands of rounds of golf completed, our average pace of play is 4 hours and 10 minutes. A USGA study shows that 75% of golfers strongly agree that pace of play is critical in contributing to ones enjoyment of a round of golf. That finding is why we strictly enforce our pace of play. Some may disagree with our stance on this, but we feel a majority do agree. Thanks for playing and we hope that you'll give us another shot soon!
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great track

Love this golf course. Great layout and very nice staff. Highly recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/15/2016:
Thank you for your kind words! We appreciate your recommendation! Please come back and play again soon.
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course

Been to Hilton Head many time, 1st time playing here in 20 years, don't know why it wasn't on our favorite list.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/03/2016:
Hi nojokes, We thank you for the five star rating and feedback of our golf course! We are thrilled that we are now apart of your "favorite list." We're happy you enjoyed your round. Come back and play again soon!
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