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4.0
1239 Reviews (1239)
5 Stars
380
4 Stars
543
3 Stars
189
2 Stars
83
1 Stars
44
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
78.6%
Recommend this course
1026 out of 1239 reviews
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3.7
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
65.9%
Recommend this course
29 out of 44 reviews
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3.9
66 Reviews (66)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
69.7%
Recommend this course
46 out of 66 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff, wide forgiving fairways, and a well-designed layout make HH Lakes a consistently rewarding round. Rounds regularly finish in under four hours, and recent golfers highlight the outstanding value for the experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7300 yards
Slope 133
Rating 75.6

The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes is a Tom Fazio design that is challenging, but with five sets of tees it is versatile enough for players of all skill levels. Fazio deftly utilized the native wetlands and numerous lakes that are interspersed across the landscape, incorporating them along the expansive fairways and angled greens. The tricky greens have been carefully molded and contoured to offer a variety of pin placements. In addition to the water hazards, there are also numerous strategically placed bunkers lurking throughout. The golf course will test your shot-making skills as well as your creativity. To complement the golf course, Hilton Head Lakes offers an equally impressive 36-acre, double-ended practice facility with target greens, bunkers, multiple practice greens, and even a par-3 short course.

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Course Details

Year Built 2007
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tommy Fazio

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.0
1239 Reviews (1239)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 19
19th Hole Specials 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 90
Water Hazards 84
Plays Long 42
This course/club is great for:
Locals 79
Seniors 60
Beginners 42
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 59
Convenient to the City 37
In the 'Burbs 33

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Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful golf course

The parking lot was full I drove around the lot two times waiting for someone to pull out, I had to park along the curb. The Marshall sent out the three that I got paired up with so I had to catch up with them on the 2 nd hole. I went to the bar to get some beers for the cart and no one was there. Other then that I enjoyed the 16 rounds.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wide open

Nice course with wide open fairways. There are a few challenging holes that force targeting shots to make it more challenging. If you keep your ball in play, it’s a fun track.

Staff was super friendly and the amenities were nice and clean.

The greens roles true, but did have some growth issues that looked like they were being addressed. I say give it a try and enjoy!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Really good course

I’d rather make the drive from Savannah and play at HHL than almost any of the courses around here I love it

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

This course has a nice layout with lots of water, but nothing really unusual. Several of the lakes have alligators which is kind of entertaining. There are a few tricky holes with perilously placed sand traps. Some of the greens were under maintenance with large patches of sand. The snack bar at the turn was terrible. The group I was playing with had to wait 10 minutes for someone to show up and prepare a hotdog. That was really the most negative thing about our round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 189
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times 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 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The greens were all in rough shape. They were smooth but definitely not up to par.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Nice course and friendly staff!

This place is nice, about 45 minutes from savannah but worth the drive. friendly course, plays long i recommend it

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not the experience we had hoped for

We teed off at 1:15. The greens were in very rough condition. When we got to the turn they had closed the grill. When we finished the round they had closed the entire facility. My wife had to use the restroom and was told by the cart attendant that there was nothing they could do. When you pay the rates that they charge and they close all of there amenities to their guests, you certainly do not feel welcomed. We have been coming to HHI for over 20 years and we will take our business elsewhere.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Response from on 03/20/2026:
We appreciate your feedback and are sorry your experience wasn’t as enjoyable as it should have been. We’re making improvements and hope to deliver a better visit in the future.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Poa annua greens

It's apparent that Hilton Head Lakes does nothing to mitigate poa annua infestation on their greens as once again they are coming it. It's like playing plinko, watching the ball bounce and move around. Suggest avoiding this course till the poa dies off in early summer.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 86
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

The worst greens

The course layout is very good nice conditions, except the greens are horrendous, so bad , staff are good EXCEPT THE Woman on check in so rude condensing, the group of us pre paid pre checked in I even showed her my reservation that was pre paid I had to show her my bank account before she actually accepted us, she was rude about our English accents and couple of Korean people with us. UNBELIEVABLE.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 03/11/2026:
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand this visit didn’t fully meet expectations and will use your comments to continue improving. We hope to provide a better experience next time.
Played On
Reviews 68
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Horrible greens

Great layout, wide open fairways. Friendly staff. Absolutely the WORST GREENS I have even played on. Poa annua infested and no chance of making a putt outside 5 feet. Stay away until the heat kills it iff

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Response from on 03/09/2026:
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We know there’s room to improve and are actively working on it. We’d love the opportunity to earn a higher rating next time.
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course and staff

The course layout is beautiful. The fairways are nice as well as the Yee boxes. The greens are horrible with poa anna grass making putting almost impossible, penalizing the golfer. That is why I would not recommend it to anyone at the moment.

The woman in the golf shop was rude. She did not believe our party was here because all of us did not come in

I told her we rode together and I had prepaid. She insisted that this was not proper check in procedure.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not recommended for winter golf

I do not normally do this, but this course is in abominable shape currently. I've played there before in summer, so I figured its a nice course that does not break the bank, so lets bring guests there. In the end I refunded them their money out of my own pocket, It was embarrassing. To start, bag drop no one was there (it was mid morning, no excuse), we took our bags out and put them in the rack. They did load them on to a cart when we went inside, then expected a tip (hand was out) Sorry, nope, you weren't there to do your job. Check in was ok, zero personality, if you don't like your job, get another one. No starter in site for over 30 minutes, so we finally gave up and went out. Pace was slow due to one group of 4 women who we caught after 4 holes, and they started almost 40 minutes ahead of us. We had many holes where there were 4 groups on them. Them on the green, us in the fairway, a group on the tee, and then a group sitting in their carts behind them waiting. Never ever saw the ranger, though we found them and their cart at the clubhouse after. Fringe and greens were an absolute mess with Pua Annua grass, every putt bounced the entire way to the hole. Un-puttable. Bag drop at the end, the staff were finally attendant, and they asked how things went, and my wife, told them that was the worst course I've ever played. The attendant apologized and stated they know they are having a large problem with the greens and tee boxes. (So, charge less for now!!!) Can't really argue, as the course itself was in bad bad shape overall. Does not look like they are taking any efforts right now to fix anything, yet charging the same as they do in the better seasons. I have played there in the summers and it is a nice course, but currently, I have already told many in the last 24 hours to not waste their money playing there right now.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 02/20/2026:
Thank you for your review. While we’re sorry we missed the mark, we appreciate you bringing this to our attention and hope we’ll have the chance to provide a better experience in the future.
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Disappointed!

Sorry to say I was very disappointed when I called the course today, not with the course itself but with the customer service! My wife and I come out here for Feb. and Mar, this is the only course we play more than once. I knew that for the last couple of years you have had an issue with the poa on the greens. I called today to see how the greens are this year were doing. The young lady who answered my call would not answer my question.All she would say was the course was in" good shape:, but refused to say anything about the greens. Again very frustrating from a course we loved to play!

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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