Crescent Pointe Golf Club

About
Crescent Pointe Golf Club in Bluffton is Arnold Palmer's only public course in the area. It is conveniently located just a few minutes west of the bridge leaving Hilton Head Island. Opened in 2000, the course has quickly gained a reputation as being one of the Lowcountry's best. Sprawling across a lush landscape blanketed with century-old oaks and towering pines, the layout is as scenic as it is challenging. While the generous fairways may be player friendly, the difficult approaches to the elevated, well bunkered greens are anything but. The large, pristine white sand bunkers were designed in true Palmer-style, closely following the natural undulations of the land. The gently rolling terrain is unique for the area. Crescent Pointe Golf Club's elevation changes aren't dramatic but they do provide some subtle, but tricky undulations in the greens that make it hard to find a flat lie.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Palmer | 71 | 6773 yards | 73.6 | 142 |
Blue | 71 | 6447 yards | 71.9 | 137 |
White | 71 | 6027 yards | 69.6 | 128 |
Green | 71 | 5556 yards | 67.6 | 117 |
Red (W) | 71 | 5196 yards | 70.7 | 131 |
Red | 71 | 5196 yards | 66.0 | 113 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Palmer M: 73.6/149 | 370 | 202 | 504 | 369 | 181 | 508 | 419 | 470 | 213 | 3236 | 418 | 524 | 408 | 426 | 155 | 372 | 191 | 508 | 434 | 3436 | 6672 |
Blue M: 71.8/141 | 358 | 187 | 489 | 346 | 158 | 475 | 406 | 416 | 195 | 3030 | 411 | 497 | 395 | 400 | 140 | 364 | 151 | 482 | 410 | 3250 | 6280 |
White M: 69.2/133 W: 74.9/144 | 322 | 146 | 455 | 310 | 139 | 450 | 356 | 388 | 167 | 2733 | 387 | 463 | 368 | 373 | 122 | 335 | 141 | 463 | 384 | 3036 | 5769 |
Green M: 67.3/124 W: 72.3/139 | 301 | 145 | 429 | 267 | 115 | 421 | 312 | 354 | 138 | 2482 | 365 | 429 | 358 | 340 | 113 | 321 | 132 | 444 | 355 | 2857 | 5339 |
Red M: 65.2/116 W: 69.2/126 | 257 | 126 | 383 | 251 | 104 | 397 | 256 | 324 | 135 | 2233 | 312 | 410 | 300 | 306 | 91 | 277 | 109 | 420 | 325 | 2550 | 4783 |
Purple M: 61.9/110 W: 64.2/117 | 184 | 65 | 295 | 192 | 96 | 336 | 229 | 221 | 131 | 1749 | 229 | 348 | 257 | 273 | 87 | 271 | 100 | 338 | 273 | 2176 | 3925 |
Handicap | 8 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 13 | |||
Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Handicap (W) | 11 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 8 |
Course Details
Rentals/Services
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Available Facilities
Clubhouse, Locker RoomsAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2024 #20)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by u8811533 on 09/13/2025
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Photo submitted by Joekub999 on 05/31/2025
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Photo submitted by Joekub999 on 05/31/2025
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Photo submitted by u314163756392 on 03/11/2025
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Photo submitted by u314163756392 on 03/11/2025
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Whimsical fun in the low country SC. Photo submitted by PKStamm2418 on 02/06/2025
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Photo submitted by sthelenagolf on 12/22/2024
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Such a beautiful course Photo submitted by Scott2494467 on 12/18/2024
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#9 Photo submitted by Scott2494467 on 12/18/2024
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Photo submitted by Eg94pGhY2rV4henMrc1h on 10/26/2024
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Photo submitted by HunterSCgolf on 04/18/2024
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#9 Photo submitted by HunterSCgolf on 04/18/2024
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Photo submitted by u231674110 on 10/06/2022
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Photo submitted by u231674110 on 10/06/2022
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Photo submitted by u231674110 on 10/06/2022
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Photo submitted by u314162180098 on 07/19/2022
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The view from 17 green Photo submitted by u314160677788 on 06/20/2022
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Pretty layout but bunkers could use some love. Photo submitted by Brawny11 on 07/02/2021
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Photo submitted by Tgra1100 on 06/22/2021
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Photo submitted by MONH1 on 02/03/2021
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Photo submitted by Daren5388768 on 10/30/2020
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Photo submitted by Daren5388768 on 10/30/2020
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Photo submitted by Daren5388768 on 10/30/2020
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Approach to hole 18 Photo submitted by u000005209234 on 10/19/2020
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Photo submitted by uNSFY5614NS on 01/24/2016
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Photo submitted by uNSFY5614NS on 01/24/2016
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Great hole but there goes my ball Photo submitted by uNSFY5614NS on 01/24/2016
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Photo submitted by rsmy123 on 07/13/2014
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Photo submitted by rsmy123 on 07/13/2014
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Photo submitted by rsmy123 on 07/13/2014
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9th hole-Par 3 is a killer. Photo submitted by Mikulec on 06/06/2014
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Photo submitted by dinskputt on 08/01/2013
Fun and challenging course
The Crescent has seen some tough times but under Metropolitan Golf Management, the Crescent is back!!! Greens are fast. Carts have GPS! Food in the clubhouse is excellent. I would highly recommend this course. It is an Arnold Palmer Signature course. Very challenging and a joy to play.
Course was in great shape
Greens were quick
Staff were excellent
Put this on your list!
I’m a zero handicap and played from the Palmer tees today. What an absolutely beautiful course layout with trouble if you can’t keep it in the middle.
The fairways are generously wide in the landing zones and the greens were true and rolled perfectly.
#9 is a par 3 that has an elevated tee box and has you shoot back into a peninsula green surround def by traps and the marsh…photo below- this might be the prettiest hole I’ve ever played.
The staff was very nice and the porch overlooking 18 is a gem to have a cocktail and share your stories of your favorite hole.
Repairs are underway on the cart path and some of the sprinklers, but overall these were few and far between.
Thank you to the course for a far more valuable experience in relation to my green fees for the day. I’ll be back!
The course is very challenging. Many shots over water or hazards. It's a shot makers course yet it's fun to play especially the second time around. The greens were in excellent condition. My only disappointment was that some parts of the fairways were a little thin on grass. Could be just the time of the year. Overall, a challenging and fun course to play.
Picturesque, challenging
This is a challenging course but well laid out and picturesque. Friendly staff. Deserves more than 31/2 stars.
Fun Layout
Course has some memorable holes, several with approaches over water including #1. #9 is a brutal par 3, with a long approach over marsh to a small, elevated green. It was generally in very good shape, and the pace was great for a 10am tee off. We were a threesome and rarely waited for the group in front. A very good bargain!
Slow Play
Course was great and staff very friendly.
My issue was there were three carts and 6 players in front of everyone holding up a number of two and four player groups. They were extremely inconsiderate and no one on the course to police them. Every joke from 11 to 18 this group play as a group of 6.
Great Value
Meets the high standards of coastal SC golf courses at a reasonable price.
Intriguing layout. Punishing for errors. Thrilling for not. They type that makes you think allot about how you would play it differently next time.
Staff is professional, courteous and volunteers everything you need to know.
Cresent Point Golf Course is a good layout
November 8, 2024 is the first and only time I played this course. A lot of local knowledge is necessary on this course. I would recomend this course to a friend subject to bugs and weather and expectations.
Prior to playing I spent about an one and a half hour on the driving range working on ball contact, putting and bunker play. The practice range for irons and metals is ok. Balls for practicing are $8/ bag (approx. 35 balls) The practice putting green was in very poor condition. (Lots of bare ground and ponding). The practice bunker / chipping green was also in poor condition (Lack of sand in bunker and chipping green was like a high mowed fairway) As I discovered the practice facilities did emulate many of the conditions on the golf course, so I guess practicing what you will be playing on makes sense.
There are several blind fairway water hazards that cannot be seen from the tee boxes that cross the fairways. The greens were very slow and somewhat bumpy. Due to weather conditions it was very difficult to read the green grain, and there was limited ball roll due to wet fairways (sometimes plugging). Fairways were defined by Bermuda Grass rough about 3" deep or swamp and many sand bunkers had shallow sand and/or hardpan.
The riding golf carts were nice and did have computer screens which assisted somewhat however the graphics on the screen did not relate to understanding how far hazards, bunkers, green sizes, ball carries over obsticles, or dogleg clearances were.
There were several tee boxes available. They include: Champion Chip (gold) , Palmer (Navy Blue),Member (White), and Club (Green) markers.
I played the Palmer tees at 6447 yds. (with the limited roll the course played long for me at 74 years.)
I am used to Poa and Bent Greens and fairways. It was a real challenge for me.
The "No See Ums" (Small bugs that bite any bare skin) were very plentiful. It had just rained, and the course required cart paths only. The result was a lot of walking. I did not have any bug repellent, so it was a very undesirable situation. I had my fill of protein from what I breathed in.
I had an opportunity to play the next day, however I was so covered with bites, welts and bug bite blisters, I decided it was not worth it.
I will be returning in the future however I must be very aware of weather conditions and find out under what situations causes the infestation of "no see ums" and when they will be dormant if possible.
Now that I have a better idea of the layout and yardages / carries etc, I am sure I will have a more enjoyable time.
Beautiful
The course is in great condition, & a bit of a challenge for mediocre players, but fun & beautiful.