Sea Pines Country Club
30 Governors Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928, USA
Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Sea Pines Country Club is an 18-hole golf course in Hilton Head, SC, playing 5,359–6,398 yards from 5 sets of tees (slope 112–128, course rating up to 71.9).
It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 246 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 37 bunkers, with water on 11 holes; the back nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
The only fully private course inside Sea Pines, an Arnold Palmer and Frank Duane original later reworked by Clyde Johnston, known for narrow tree-lined fairways and water on most holes in the precision spirit of neighboring Harbour Town.
Consistently praised
- Tight, tree-lined fairways that reward accuracy over power.
- A quieter, members-feel alternative to the resort courses inside the same gates.
Worth knowing
- Water is in play on most holes and the course is not long, so it is about placement, not distance, and access is members-and-guests only.
Golfers recommend
- Treat it like Harbour Town: club down and prioritize position off the tee.
- Sort out club access ahead of time rather than expecting a walk-up tee time.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the Blue tees, 6010 yds
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #2, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #5, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 396 | 7 | |
| 2• | 5 | 494 | 13 | Reachable |
| 3• | 4 | 345 | 15 | Birdie |
| 4• | 3 | 150 | 17 | |
| 5• | 5 | 539 | 1 | Tough |
| 6• | 4 | 330 | 11 | |
| 7• | 4 | 367 | 5 | |
| 8• | 3 | 182 | 9 | |
| 9• | 4 | 376 | 3 | Tough |
| Out | 36 | 3179 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 344 | 16 | Birdie |
| 11 | 3 | 150 | 18 | |
| 12• | 5 | 533 | 12 | |
| 13• | 4 | 328 | 6 | |
| 14• | 5 | 565 | 4 | |
| 15• | 3 | 163 | 14 | |
| 16• | 4 | 373 | 10 | |
| 17• | 4 | 350 | 8 | |
| 18• | 4 | 413 | 2 | Tough |
| In | 36 | 3219 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 6398 | 71.9 | 128 | 72 |
| Blue | 6010 | 70.3 | 122 | 72 |
| Blue / White | 5835 | 69.4 | 120 | 72 |
| White | 5543 | 68.3 | 115 | 72 |
| Green | 5359 | 67.4 | 112 | 72 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
Climbs & drops
Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Tue 07-14 · 82/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #16 (4) · #1 (3) · #2 (3) · #3 (3). Water on 11 holes: #1, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #12, #14, #16, #17, #18.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Sea Pines Country Club?
- Sea Pines Country Club plays 5,359–6,398 yards across 5 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Sea Pines Country Club?
- Its slope rating ranges 112–128, with a course rating up to 71.9. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Sea Pines Country Club?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Blue tees at 6,010 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Sea Pines Country Club walkable?
- It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 246 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Sea Pines Country Club have?
- Sea Pines Country Club has 37 bunkers, and water comes into play on 14 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.