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4.0
1225 Reviews (1225)
5 Stars
374
4 Stars
538
3 Stars
186
2 Stars
83
1 Stars
44
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
79.6%
Recommend this course
1013 out of 1225 reviews
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3.5
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
3.8
54.8%
Recommend this course
17 out of 31 reviews
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3.9
64 Reviews (64)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
70.3%
Recommend this course
45 out of 64 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
1225 Reviews (1225)

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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/10/2021

Practice makes perfect, so make sure to book your next tee time at The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes soon!

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
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Commented on 10/14/2021

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/07/2021

Thanks for the 5 stars!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was in great condition. Staff was very friendly and helpful

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/13/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/13/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/13/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/17/2021

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.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/13/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/17/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/20/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

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!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/31/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/06/2021

We're glad you recognized the quality of our course staff! We hope to see you back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/07/2021

We're glad you enjoyed The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes course layout!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 06/24/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/14/2021

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.

Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 06/11/2021

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.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 06/19/2021

I get the impression you kind of suck at golf and it doesn’t matter what course you would play

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