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3.9
1248 Reviews (1248)
5 Stars
382
4 Stars
546
3 Stars
190
2 Stars
83
1 Stars
47
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
77.0%
Recommend this course
1032 out of 1248 reviews
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3.6
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
65.4%
Recommend this course
34 out of 52 reviews
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3.7
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
68.1%
Recommend this course
47 out of 69 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

3.9
1248 Reviews (1248)

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 15
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is one of the best if not the best public course on 278.

I played this course quite a bit a couple years ago, then I took a break from playing. Now that I'm getting back into it this course has made a dramatic improvement and is reaching it potential. Greens and almost perfect, it never stays wet for too long. I would consider making this my home course if I lived closer. Two thumbs up

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Mulligan

Greens are in perfect condition. Tee boxes are great. Layout is wide open but still challenging. Well placed bunkers but could use a little more sand. This place is a gem.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/20/2017:
HI, Cory. We're glad that you took the time to review our course. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. We regret to learn that you were not a fan of the off-course amenities and course conditions. We are always striving to make the course as good as it can be. We're glad that you were able to play at a steady pace and see value in playing our course.
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent new course , good layout , very windy , greens excellent , staff great

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Response from on 03/17/2017:
Hey Gary, Thanks for taking the time to review our course. It's great to hear that you enjoyed the course and loved how the greens were rolling. It looks like you selected 1 star across the board but given your written review, that sounds like it may not be accurate. Please feel free to write a new review or update this one! We hope to see you again to play soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course has a friendly layout. You still have to shoot well to score well. Grass starting to come in. Greens rolled well , not slow but not fast. Good value. Worth the drive from Hilton Head. Only negative is that were out of range balls at 10a.m.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Played passing through

Early march so fairways not developed too well yet but greens nice and layout really nice. Clubhouse still under construction. Hardly anyone on the course and very close to I95 so was a great stop for us.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pleasant Surprise

We stay on Hilton Head island so thought this course might be too far away. However the few extra minutes needed to get there was well worth it. The staff were all very friendly and seemed genuinely interested in us. On gentleman, Al I believe, was particularly helpful. The clubhouse Is rather plain but they have plans for a new one. The course is very open with only a few fairways having homes bordering them. It is a developing area, so that may change. The greens were great. They had us play the back 9 first, no problem. On one of the cart paths, we came upon a diamond back snake. We waited until it slithered into the woods. We have been warned many times not to go search for a errant ball. Now I see why. Overall we all loved this course and will definitely return. Forgot to mention, we have golfed most of the Brown courses ,but prefer HH Lakes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Work in progress

Once course grows in, will be a real gem. Look forward to coming back and seeing the improvements in completion.

Staff was great, good to talk to a fellow Michigander.

Love to see the clubhouse when complete.

Worth every dime, come out and enjoy.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Big Gators!

Awesome course if you live off the island like I do. 5 minutes drive for me and because of that you can't beat it for me. Course is great, it's one of the newer ones so tee boxes are in great shape along with the greens. Pace of play seemed a little slower than usual but a couple groups let us pass thru and then smooth sailing. I wish the real club house would actually get built here because it would turn this course upside down with the amount of potential it has.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

You get what you pay for.

The course routing was a disappointment and the grasses in the fairway were thin as I expected them to be with the dry weather they have had. However, the greens were VERY disappointing as they appeared to have been ignored with watering and chemical treatments.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 02/21/2017:
Hi, Bob. Thank you for taking the time to review us. We appreciate the feedback and are constantly working to improve our course conditions. We regret to learn that the conditions were not up to par when you played. We hope that you see improvements next time you come out and play.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

great course

It was a nice sunny day, temp. 72.

The course was in great shape from the fairways,greens and bunkers.

A must play when visiting Hilton Head.

Will play again before we head back home.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape

Enjoyed the course, greens and fairways in great shape for the middle of February. Staff are extremely friendly. Never disappointed with this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course and value

Played this course twice this trip. Course has fairly wide fairways but still has some interesting holes. Condition was great. Two of us played in under 3 hours. Clubhouse is temporary but functional. After the round, the first beer was $1! This course about 35 to 40 minutes from Hilton Head but worth the drive. Fantastic value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still my favorite

I first played this course back in May 2014 and enjoyed it immensely. Wide fairways, ease of play, no real hazards to consider and the greens are very fair. The course has a wonderful split lay out - some of it through homesites and a good portion of it through the natural marshlands surrounding the course. I played from the senior tees this time and all the holes were accessible from them and it made my round quite enjoyable. My previous experience was from the men's white tees and that's what made this my favorite course, for the qualities described previously. There were some damp low lying areas, but these were few and far between. The staff at Hilton Head Lakes are very gracious and friendly. Combined with the relatively low fees all these qualities make for an enjoyable round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

just ok

the area is in development stage, lot of work going on the golf course and around the neighborhood. the greens are in good shape, fairways just fine, layout is good but could not find something to highlight the round (a signature hole) I see no reason to go back soon... sorry, maybe just because I played the Savannah Harbor course before this one?!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 01/23/2017:
We regret to see that our course layout and off-course amenities were not ideal for your round. We will notify our staff and fix things accordingly. We are happy to see that our pace of play and course conditions were good for your round! We hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Off Island and worth the drive

Course is far out from Sea Pines but a great value. Wide fairways and would be difficult to walk. I think maybe below sea level so a lot of rain will be cart paths only.

Par 4's difficult to reach in regulation for senior players white tees. at least for me 11 handicap

Club house temporary but adequate. Practice area greens,traps, and range very adequate.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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