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3.6
954 Reviews (954)
5 Stars
276
4 Stars
448
3 Stars
150
2 Stars
57
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.4
64.0%
Recommend this course
812 out of 954 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.2
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.7
Value
2.6
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
40.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 30 reviews
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3.4
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
50.7%
Recommend this course
34 out of 67 reviews
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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
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
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

Reviews

3.6
954 Reviews (954)

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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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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3/12/2023 round

Greens are horrific, basically unplayable due to the infestation of poa grass. I have this course many times over the years. This is by far the worst I have ever seen it. See attached photo.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

This is the only course that my wife and I play more than once during our 8 weeks here. We love this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Biggest Gator Ever

Very nice layout. Overseeding made greens tough . But biggest Gator I have ever seen crossed the cart path beside us on the 15th tee.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

should get our money back

course conditions are terrible. greens are overrun with some weed that makes them unplayable. the course should have told us before we booked our tee time. the fairways don't have grass either, just weeds. the sand traps sand were all crusted, like a cement layer on top. golfnow should NOT list this course until it gets fixed. i can't see the greens getting any better unless they are weed killed and regrown. that could take upwards of a year. we were ripped off, they shouldn't be charging to play this cow pasture.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrible Greens

I liked the course layout but the greens were terrible. They should not charge $55 when the greens are this bad. The greens were the worst I've ever played. It was like playing bumper pool when you putted or chipped. There was a weed/grass/poa annum all over the greens and the ball would shoot off in random directions, never knowing which direction the ball would roll.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bumpy Greens

The course is battling a weed that cannot be rectified and the greens were horrible. The fairways weren't much to speak of either.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Terrible Greens

Green are painted with weed numbs all over the green these greens should be a two putt max

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
First Time Playing

Terrible greens - save your momey

We were very disappointed at the quality of this course for the money we paid. ($67.50 each). The tees and fairways are clumpy which is expected this time is year (February). But the greens were in terrible condition. At first we thought they were over seeded with something they were trying to grow but it was actually some kind of invasive grass everywhere. It was like playing plinko! And huge patches of ground under repair on the greens. Will never go back. We e played several other courses in the HH/Bluffton area in the past few weeks and this was by far the worst.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens are Trash!

For the price I paid for this course, it was horrible. Best thing about the day was the friendly staff. Very nice course layout, but the greens were horrible! Our ball was rolling like it was on top of popcorn popping! Nice clubhouse but it wasn’t open. I’ve golfed way better courses for the price I paid to play. I recommend if you go here to call ahead and ask if there greens have recovered first.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

Nice lay out and especially liked layout on back nine but greens were in poor condition making for a disappointing round.. Staff was friendly but unable to confirm if water was available ( drink at your own risk)

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Course design is very good

The greens were in bad shape, I wish we would have been told about the condition, we might not have played if advised..

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/16/2023

Hi,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Missing Greens

Course layout is great. Back 9 is scenic. Greens are a mess. Like playing on painted dirt. Po Amun everywhere. Played this course last year and it seems it took a turn for the worse on the most important part of the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 02/16/2023

Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Gone Down Hill

This course used to be one of my favorites. They had the course in great shape and it was really fun to play. Played there yesterday with some out of town friends and was really embarrassed that I had taken them there. Greens were poor to fair all the way around. No over seeding on the fairways. No water or cups at any of the tee boxes. The course, as I found it yesterday, is well on it's way to being a third tier course (Not recommended) and was definitely not worth but I paid to play it yesterday!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/11/2023

Hi! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 7
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played

Greens

The greens were terrible. 3 foot putts bouncing left and right forget making a longer putt.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Poor condition of golf coarse

The greens were terrible, many bare spots. Ridiculously priced at $70 for LOCAL rate, asinine! Won’t be back for a while and warning my friends.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
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Commented on 01/13/2023

Hi,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/05/2023

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 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 12/12/2022

Hello. 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 and thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!

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