The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Tradition | 72 | 7300 yards | 75.6 | 133 |
| Blue | 72 | 6650 yards | 72.3 | 128 |
| White | 72 | 6200 yards | 70.4 | 122 |
| Green | 72 | 5690 yards | 67.9 | 116 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4955 yards | 69.1 | 120 |
| 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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| Professional M: 75.7/140 | 535 | 487 | 230 | 460 | 398 | 166 | 540 | 414 | 465 | 3695 | 405 | 395 | 518 | 175 | 472 | 400 | 580 | 215 | 445 | 3605 | 7300 |
| Blue M: 73.0/134 | 515 | 445 | 145 | 425 | 370 | 150 | 500 | 395 | 425 | 3370 | 375 | 365 | 485 | 155 | 415 | 370 | 520 | 185 | 410 | 3280 | 6650 |
| White M: 70.7/127 W: 76.3/132 | 480 | 415 | 125 | 395 | 350 | 135 | 470 | 365 | 395 | 3130 | 360 | 330 | 460 | 140 | 380 | 340 | 500 | 165 | 395 | 3070 | 6200 |
| White/Green M: 69.7/126 | 480 | 400 | 125 | 360 | 350 | 135 | 470 | 340 | 365 | 3025 | 330 | 330 | 460 | 140 | 350 | 340 | 475 | 165 | 350 | 2940 | 5965 |
| Green M: 68.5/120 W: 73.7/127 | 410 | 400 | 110 | 360 | 320 | 120 | 440 | 340 | 365 | 2865 | 330 | 305 | 420 | 125 | 350 | 315 | 475 | 155 | 350 | 2825 | 5690 |
| Red M: 65.2/112 W: 69.6/118 | 385 | 360 | 100 | 335 | 270 | 105 | 375 | 290 | 345 | 2565 | 270 | 260 | 370 | 100 | 330 | 265 | 385 | 130 | 280 | 2390 | 4955 |
| Handicap | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 6 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2024 #8)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by Doug7538592 on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by hockeycop1 on 04/30/2023
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Photo submitted by u5488871 on 03/12/2023
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18 th Photo submitted by GerardRyan on 11/10/2022
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Fairways not mowed. Photo submitted by crimedog2011 on 09/08/2022
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six some Photo submitted by thedufffer on 04/03/2020
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BEAUTIFUL LAKES AND VIEWS Photo submitted by Boglejrgolf on 12/01/2017
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GATOR WALKED THRU THE BUNKER Photo submitted by Boglejrgolf on 12/01/2017
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Photo submitted by Kris4451163 on 07/01/2013
Nice course except for crowning of holes
Nice course with good layout and challenging holes. For some reason every green has crowned holes which makes holes more challenging than they.need to be. I find this adds 5 to 8 strokes to my score at this course compared to similar courses where the greens keeping staff knows how to finish off a hole properly.
Try Other Courses
This course is the closest to Latitudes, I found the course conditions to be less than desireable compared to other courses in the area. Save your money & explore other options.
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Thanks for the 5 stars!
Course was in great condition. Staff was very friendly and helpful
Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!
Player Friendly Course
Course was in great condition and fun course to play. The fairways are player friendly extra wide. The course greatest defense are the sand traps. I would recommend the course for golfers of all abilities.
Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!
HHLakes
I really enjoy playing at HHLakes golf course .last few times course was in really great shape fairways green greens are really nice bunkers can use some improvement but really great shape overall always look forward to playing this course with friends and family
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes.
Enjoyed the experience
Terrific course with exceptional staff. Rangers were super friendly and enjoyed the bit of chit chat we had between a couple holes. Greens recently aerated but still played good. Great design with wide fairways but still require accuracy. Will definitely make a plan to come back and enjoyed my round thoroughly.
We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 5 stars. We're delighted to hear how much you enjoyed the pristine course conditions. We work hard to provide an exceptional experience, and it's very satisfying to hear from golfers like you who appreciate our efforts. We will inform the entire team so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!
Fun course
A great layout and length for all handicap and skill levels. Very forgiving out of the tee boxes. With challenging shots to score. The greens are recovering from being aerated but in good shape. The fairways were a little damp from previous rain so the roll out on drives was not there. The sand is thin and compact like a beach course waste areas but very playable. I would highly recommend this course to play. Will definitely play it again when on town.
Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Quality Golf
My family of four which includes 20 year old and 15 year old sons had an extremely pleasant Golfing experience. Our original date was booked and paid in advance through GolfNow but the weather forecast was so bad that Ms. Dawn rescheduled a better day so that vacation plans were not ruined. After that we got the very best hospitality and customer service from Mike who happily answered all our questions. The course was in good shape all around. We got to see a couple alligators on the edge of the water brook before the first hole. We will definitely return with the family on our annual Hilton Head trip.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us your wonderful review! We're happy you chose The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes during your family vacation. We look forward to having you all back on your next trip!
Very pleased
What a wonderful course! The grounds are well maintained, and the holes are very picturesque. The staff was very friendly and helpful, too…smiles from everyone. This is a course set up in a growing retirement community, and it’s well thought out and challenging. The distance between some of the holes is significant, so you only want to use carts (not walk). And the carts are electric and new…very nice. My son and I had a great day on our vacation! Thank you HHL!
We're glad you enjoyed the quality of our course staff here at The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes! We look forward to having you and your son back again on your next vacation!
Hilton Head Lakes "Green- Scape"
The course is well maintained with pretty natural "green-scapes" ..lush & scenic as well as challenging on some holes. The Golf shop staff are very accommodating as well as professional and you will be completely satisfied with any lessons given by the professional golf staff.
How incredible to be playing golf amidst some truly beautiful wildlife.
We're glad you recognized the quality of our course staff! We hope to see you back again soon.
The tale of two nines
The front nine was an average but fair layout thru the area with homes bordering the course. The fairways are wide and fair. Great for all types of golfers. The back nine was in a nature park. Beautiful layout, no homes. One of the nicest 9 hole layouts in the HHI area.
Pleasantly surprised
Interesting layout. The greens were quick and rolled true. Front 9 plays close to some houses at times but the back nine is wide open. Very pleased with my round.
We're glad you enjoyed The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes course layout!
We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!
June 11th
FINALLY! A local course with greens that were up to PAR! Tee to green the best course (condition) that I have played in 3 months.
Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes.
Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes, and we hope to see you again soon.
Very Dry Right Now
We have had unusually little rain here and the course conditions reflect that. Fairways are dry and hard. Lots of run out. Greens had been punched and sanded recently and were dry. So not much hold or bite to them. I expect this will all get better after some rain. Good layout. Flat but not a walking course due to the distance between holes.
Over-priced & Under-conditioned
The only reason I played was based on the reviews on Golfnow….which are inaccurate to say the least. The course is a pretty good track, but nowhere near one of Fazio’s best routings. The fairways are reasonably smooth but very thin, greens were sanded and only about 50% grass…although they did roll fairly fast. Overall impression was just “meh”….I get the distinct impression that spring and summer are not really the best time to play anywhere on HHI, fall & winter may be the preferred time.
I get the impression you kind of suck at golf and it doesn’t matter what course you would play
Practice makes perfect, so make sure to book your next tee time at The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes soon!