City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 430 William Hilton Pkwy.
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 1000 William Hilton Pkwy.
48. Barnes & Noble
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (843) 342-6690
Address: 20 Hatton Place
Description: This branch of the nation’s largest bookseller opened in July 1998 and offers islanders and visitors more than 175,000 titles, a mind-boggling selection of magazines, and a cafe where you can sit, read, and drink juice, tea, or coffee and munch on gourmet cookies. Special features of the 20,250-square-foot store are the storytime sessions for children on Wed and Sat at 10 a.m. The store’s Special Order Express service will order any book from more than 1.2 million in print, and deliveries usually take place within seven days. This spacious store is just off William Hilton Parkway between mile markers 3 and 4.
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
50. Country Club Of Hilton Head (Public)
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (843) 681-2582
Address: 70 Skull Creek Dr.
Description: Many of the greens on this par-72, 6,543-yard course at Hilton Head Plantation run near the Intracoastal Waterway, and the 12th is right on it. Designed by Rees Jones and built in 1985, the course has two holes that are almost 600 yards, including the uphill, par 4, 556-yard 18th. Greens and fairways are Bermuda grass. Greens fees are $92.
51. Golden Bear Golf Club (Public)
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (843) 689-2200
Address: 72 Golden Bear Way
Description: What a great name for a golf course! Interestingly enough, the chief architect of this Jack Nicklaus design was not the Golden Bear himself but the late Bruce Borland. Players of this 6,643-yard layout at Indigo Run will find a real challenge in the 11th hole—it runs 430 yards and features a long dogleg to the left and water on the left side of the green. This par-72 course has fairways and greens of Bermuda grass set among lagoons and stands of pine and hardwoods. Be wowed as you tackle the course amid towering pines and mature cypress. Among the amenities are a bar and grill. You’ll spend $65 to play this course.
52. Oyster Reef Golf Club (Public)
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (843) 681-1745
Address: 155 High Bluff Rd.
Description: This course was rated one of the top 25 new courses in America in 1983 and was designed by Rees Jones. The sixth hole at Oyster Reef—a par 3, 160-yarder—overlooks Port Royal Sound, giving golfers a fine view of that majestic body of water on the northern side of Hilton Head. The par-72 layout, which is the work of Rees Jones, covers 6,440 yards at Hilton Head Plantation. The greens were converted to Tif Eagle Bermuda grass in 2000. There are 9 ponds and 66 bunkers for players to contend with. At the end of a round, players can relax at the club’s bar and restaurant. Greens fees run $80.
53. Palmetto Dunes Golf Courses (Public)
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (843) 785-1136, (800) 827-3006
Address: 1 Trent Jones Lane
Description: Palmetto Dunes offers golfers three 18-hole courses from which to choose, each of them named for their heavy-hitting designers: Arthur Hills, George Fazio, and Robert Trent Jones. You can cover them on foot if you want to. Unrestricted walking is allowed at all times of the day. Rates on the Fazio and Jones Courses run $95, while the Hills Course is $148.
54. Arthur Hills Course At Palmetto Dunes
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Description: This heavily wooded par 72 was reconditioned during the mid-1990s, with all the greens being rebuilt. One of the most interesting holes is the 12th, a par 4 that’s bordered by water along one side. The course measures 6,122 yards. The fee to play is $80.
55. George Fazio Course At Palmetto Dunes
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Description: This course is ranked among the Top 100 in the country. Located inside Palmetto Dunes, it offers a 432-yard 1st hold and 462-yard 18th hole and is the only par-70 course on Hilton Head Island. The Fazio Course covers total 6,239 yards and is characterized by rolling fairways and lots of long par 4s—there are only two par 5s and three par 3s. The 18th is a challenge, ending with a hole where two bunkers provide a significant challenge.
56. Robert Trent Jones Course At Palmetto Dunes
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Description: Don’t be surprised to view kayakers paddling quietly in the lagoons that run throughout this scenic course. If you like playing by the water, you’ll enjoy this 6,570-yard course, which provides a winding lagoon system tied into 11 holes and a great view of the ocean from No. 10. Other hallmarks of this par 72 are open fairways and large greens. Doug Weaver is the pro and will be happy to offer pointers to steer your game to perfection!
57. Palmetto Hall Plantation Club (Public)
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (843) 689-4100, (800) 827-3006
Address: 108 Fort Howell Dr.
Description: The Palmetto Hall Plantation Club offers golfers the opportunity to enjoy a Lowcountry-style clubhouse and 36-hole courses designed by Arthur Hills and Robert Cupp. The 16,000-square-foot clubhouse is a repository of historic artifacts (both Lowcountry- and golfing-related), antiques, and paintings, and features a grillroom with the aura of a club. Greens fees for the par-72 courses are $95.
58. Arthur Hills Course At Palmetto Dunes
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Description: The signature hole here is No. 18, a 434-yarder with water running up the left side of the fairway. It’s a challenging par 4. Another hole featuring plenty of water is the 5th, but the water on this beauty is on the right side. The hole runs 490 yards and is a par 5. This 6,257-yard course was opened in 1991. Walking is prohibited. If you book your reservation through Last Minute Tee Times (843-689-2262), the fee is $80.
59. Robert Cupp Course
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Description: Unrestricted walking is allowed on this 6,042-yard course, which was unveiled two years after the Arthur Hills layout. Vistas of marshlands and forests of oak and pine are features of this par-72 course, along with its straight lines and sharp angles. The course, which opened in 1993, was renovated and reopened in the fall of 2005.
60. Port Royal Golf Club (Public)
City: Hilton Head, SC
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (843) 689-1760
Address: 10 Clubhouse Dr.
Description: This golf club at the Port Royal resort community has three 18-hole courses—Barony, Planter’s Row, and Robber’s Row—plus a bar and restaurant. Greens fees run $90 in the morning, $60 after noon, and $45 after 2 p.m.