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4.4
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6772 yards
Slope 138
Rating 72.7

The 18-hole Old South Golf Links in Bluffton, S.C. is a public course that opened in 1991. Designed by Clyde Johnston, Old South Golf Links measures 6,772 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 129 and a 72.4 USGA rating. The course features four sets of tees for different skill levels.

Johnston designed Old South Golf Links in keeping with the beautiful Lowcountry's natural landscape. "Old South Golf Links was designed not only to provide an enjoyable yet challenging golf game, but also to preserve the natural beauty of the land," he said. "I felt that this was an opportunity to allow the golfer to experience up close the uniqueness of the site, its natural amenities and spectacular views."

The variety of the setting from oak forest to open pasture to tidal salt marsh, provided an opportunity to vary the design elements and strategy of play.

Old South Golf Links is open to the public seven days a week. There is a clubhouse, restaurant and full-line pro shop on site.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire. No cutoffs, gym or jogging shorts, bathing suits, tank tops, halter or tube tops, tee shirts and blue jeans or any other denim.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.4
4023 Reviews (4023)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 42
Brunch 20
19th Hole Scenic Views 16
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 106
Forced Carries 98
Bunkers 74
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 96
Advanced Golfers 77
Locals 52
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 65
Near Local Attractions 58
Worth the Drive 51

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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

One of the best courses you can play for the money!

First time playing here. My son and I loved the course and it was a very good value. Friendly staff and the course looked great!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/19/2023

It's great to hear you and your son had a great day at Old South. We hope to see you here again and appreciate the 5 stars.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrid greens

Have always enjoyed the course, but the greens were not just punched. They were also sanded terribly and not rolled. Was like putting in the rough. No warning during check in, and I guess GN wouldn’t warn you. But ruined the day.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/19/2023

We regret you did not enjoy your round. Greens were aerified 6/6/and 6/7 so they are still recuperating. Notice was on GolfNow for a week and staff tried to alert players when making tee times. Greens are always done in early June so they are in prime condition for the rest of the year.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Very good course...give it 2 weeks and it may be great.

Old South is an excellent track with an enjoyable layout. I played it with my 14 year old son, and he loved it also.

We played from the blues. The fairways were in excellent condition and the tee boxes were good as well. However, like many courses at this time of year, they had aerated the greens recently and applied sand. The greens are on their way back in now, and I'd imagine will be really good in another week or two. If you can book a round towards the end of the month, absolutely do so.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/15/2023

Your comments are right on point! Conditions will be great in another week so we hope you get to play Old South again. Thanks for the 4 star review.

Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Fairways We’re Great Shape

Great Layout

Greens Had.Been Aerated, Otherwise 5 Star

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/14/2023

We are pleased to hear you enjoyed the layout with each hole unique. Maintenance is always in early June and greens are recovering quickly with warm temperatures and rain. We hope to see you at Old South again.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great track

Love Old South Golf Links. This course has traditional, straightforward holes, then some very different, interesting holes that require specific shot placement. The 4th Hole Par 3 has an option to get a Pro Shop Gift Card if you hit the green; one of the coolest features on any course I’ve ever played. Very scenic layout, loved this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/15/2023

We love hearing that you love Old South.......we do too! Thanks for the 5 stars and we look forward to seeing you again.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Had a great time playing today. Staff was very friendly and inviting. Driving range was good, not excellent. Course is in great shape minus the greens. They were recently aerated and are slow and rough. Otherwise the course was very challenging with a lot of OB and water. Highly recommend for the rate.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/14/2023

It is good to hear you enjoyed your day of golf at Old South. Maintenance occurs every year in early June but greens will recover quickly with the warm weather and rain. We hope you have another opportunity to play Old South and appreciate the 4 stars.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Gorgeous Layout

First time playing the course and was surprised. Good layout with some good amenities and fairly friendly staff. Really enjoyed the end of the front nine being in the marsh and having some island holes, bridges were nice and not degraded much. Only downside was the recent green aeration and alot of top dressing making it hard to judge for speed, almost played all putts through the break that would be there. Conditions of the green added a stroked easily every hole if your proximity was outside 20 feet.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/14/2023

We appreciate hearing your thoughtful comments and the 4 stars. Greens will improve rapidly with the recent rain so we hope you will be back for another round.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course

Course is nice! Greens are a little lacking this time of year but rolled good just didn't look good. Staff was awesome!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/14/2023

Thanks for the 4 stars and for mentioning our exceptional staff!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Could be a great course but there are some goofy holes.

Thoroughly enjoyed the front nine and most of the back nine; however, the back nine has a few strange holes that are unfair unless you have previous experience on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 06/13/2023

Thanks for the 4 stars. The two holes #7 & #16 are clearly marked to indicate the doglegs. These holes offer spectacular views. We hope, knowing the layout, you will play Old South again

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/13/2023

Thanks for the 5 stars.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Starter a non starter

Made reservations on GolfNow as a single to start on front nine, get to to the course, check in everything is fine till I get to the stater shack 20 minutes before tee time and he tells me he already gave my tee time away to someone else and I would have to start play on the back nine. I tell him I’d prefer not because you can end up getting stuck after 9 holes trying to squeeze back into a slow front nine. He tells me I would have to wait about an hour to tee off on the front nine. So much for making a reservation at this course. GolfNow should crack down on courses like this that give away reservations

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/13/2023

This does not sound like normal procedure at Old South. There must have been a issue the starter was handling. Starting on either 9 will have a smooth transition to the opposite 9 but we apologize for your Inconvenience.

Played On
Reviews 2
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

Great course

Greens were aerated and of course were terrible but you can't hold that against them, it has to be done. However I can't rate the greens. The rest of the course was great.I would recommend Old South to anyone.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/13/2023

Thanks for the 5 stars and your recommendation. Conditions will improve rapidly for the rest of the summer and you're right...aerification must be done in early June every year.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Wonderful course even though greens were just punched. Staff was very friendly, even waved rider fee for our wives since it wasn't overly busy. Will definitely be back to play when greens are back in good shape. Hole 7 and 8 could be the most difficult PAR 3's I've ever played

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/13/2023

We are pleased to hear you will be back for another round at Old South. Conditions improve after aerification in mid-June through mid-August. No wonder you thought #7 was tough...it's a Par 4 not 3!

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Perfectly Nice

This is a perfectly nice South Carolina/North Florida type of course. Unfortunately, it was recently aerated with heavy sand. But that’s a point in time issue and GN fairly warned. (It seems like all area courses aerate around this same time.) There’s water but a lot of room to avoid it on most holes—not overly tight. A couple of interesting holes out toward the marshes, including target landing areas to avoid. Rates more reasonable than HHI courses for similar experience.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 06/13/2023

Thanks for the 4 stars. We think Old South is a great value and we hope you get to play again when conditions are optimal.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Layout- Beautiful Marsh Views

Played early AM. Teed off first group at 8:04 am on hole 10 with my foursome. Made the turn at 2:10 and the first tee was clear. Never really saw a soul. Like we were playing our own course although they were busy. Some beautiful picturesque holes on the marshland. A bit of target golf but made it very fun to play. Overall a fair layout that let you score well if you were hitting reasonable, not perfect, shots. Had been a while since I had played there and I was pleasantly impressed with the staff, course

Layout, Course conditions, pace of play, and value for money, especially in the HHI area. Will definitely play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/13/2023

We appreciate your thoughtful comments and hope you keep Old South in mind for another round. Thanks for mentioning our great staff!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bad timing with aerating

We played early June right after both aerating and sand dressing the greens. It was terrible. Course was great, layout was good with the exception of a few goofy holes, but the greens were so bad that they were almost unplayable.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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Commented on 06/13/2023

Unfortunately for some this maintenance coincides with their vacation. It is done every year at the same time...come later in the summer next year so you can really enjoy the course. We appreciate the 4 star review in spite of less than pristine conditions.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Morning

I really enjoyed this outing with my wife and friends. The course was in good shape with true greens, while challenging very payable for my 16 handicap. Definitely on my list for my next visit to Hilton Head.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/07/2023

Thanks for letting us know how much you enjoyed your day here at Old South Golf Links. We appreciate the 5 stars and will look forward to seeing you back next year,

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