Long Cove Club
399 Long Cove Dr, 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.
Long Cove Club is an 18-hole golf course in Hilton Head, SC, playing 3,523–7,026 yards from 7 sets of tees (slope 108–147, course rating up to 75.2).
It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 171 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 85 bunkers, with water on 7 holes; the front nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
A private Pete and Alice Dye design routinely ranked the best course on Hilton Head and among the best in South Carolina, prized for outstanding green complexes and design variety, while staying more open and playable than neighboring Harbour Town.
Consistently praised
- The green complexes are the standout, full of shaping and variety on what was flat ground.
- Strong design variety; many golfers prefer it to Harbour Town for that range of holes.
Worth knowing
- Water, waste bunkers, and strategic rough still demand accuracy, and it is a private, members-own-property club.
Golfers recommend
- Respect the greens; reading the shaping is where rounds are made or lost.
- It plays more open than Harbour Town, but stay disciplined with placement off the tee.
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 White tees, 6116 yds
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #5, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #3, #7, #12, #14, #16, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 4 par 4s over 440 yds, a course that rewards length off the tee.
- 1 driveable par 4, a chance to steal a shot.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 423 | 7 | |
| 2• | 3 | 196 | 17 | |
| 3•• | 5 | 539 | 1 | Tough |
| 4• | 4 | 384 | 11 | |
| 5• | 4 | 317 | 13 | Driveable |
| 6•• | 5 | 527 | 5 | |
| 7•• | 4 | 443 | 3 | Long 4Tough |
| 8• | 3 | 233 | 15 | Long 3 |
| 9• | 4 | 428 | 9 | |
| Out | 36 | 3490 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 409 | 12 | |
| 11• | 4 | 372 | 10 | |
| 12•• | 4 | 460 | 4 | Long 4 |
| 13• | 3 | 163 | 18 | |
| 14•• | 4 | 417 | 2 | Tough |
| 15• | 5 | 590 | 8 | |
| 16• | 4 | 460 | 14 | Long 4 |
| 17• | 3 | 205 | 16 | Long 3 |
| 18•• | 4 | 460 | 6 | Long 4 |
| In | 35 | 3536 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 7026 | 75.2 | 147 | 71 |
| Blue | 6563 | 72.6 | 140 | 71 |
| Black | 6379 | 71.7 | 137 | 71 |
| White | 6116 | 70.3 | 136 | 71 |
| Silver | 5841 | 69.1 | 132 | 71 |
| Green | 5413 | 67.1 | 124 | 71 |
| Family | 3523 | 60 | 108 | 66 |
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: #15 (12) · #6 (8) · #5 (6) · #9 (6). Water on 7 holes: #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #15, #17.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Long Cove Club?
- Long Cove Club plays 3,523–7,026 yards across 7 sets of tees, to a par of 71 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Long Cove Club?
- Its slope rating ranges 108–147, with a course rating up to 75.2. The front nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Long Cove Club?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White tees at 6,116 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Long Cove Club walkable?
- It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 171 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Long Cove Club have?
- Long Cove Club has 85 bunkers, and water comes into play on 8 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.