Harbour Town Golf Links
11 Lighthouse Ln, 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.
Harbour Town Golf Links is an 18-hole golf course in Hilton Head Island, SC, playing 5,084–7,110 yards from 5 sets of tees (slope 118–148, course rating up to 75.6).
It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 217 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 75 bunkers, with water on 16 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.
Pete Dye’s iconic, tree-lined PGA Tour course (host of the RBC Heritage) where accuracy and ball-shaping matter far more than distance, with tiny greens and one of golf’s most famous finishes at the lighthouse 18th. A bucket-list round.
Consistently praised
- The closing stretch and the par-4 18th along the water to the candy-striped lighthouse.
- A precision test that rewards shaping shots and smart decisions, not bombing.
Worth knowing
- Extremely tight with overhanging oaks and Spanish moss, so bombers get no edge; some find the front nine overly penal and notice the housing along holes.
Golfers recommend
- Leave the driver in the bag often; position off the tee beats distance here.
- Respect the small, firm greens and devious pins; short game is everything.
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, 6253 yds
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #2, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #3, #8, #10, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 4 par 4s over 440 yds, a course that rewards length off the tee.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 410 | 11 | |
| 2• | 5 | 502 | 13 | Reachable |
| 3• | 4 | 469 | 9 | Long 4 |
| 4• | 3 | 200 | 15 | Long 3 |
| 5•• | 5 | 549 | 5 | |
| 6•• | 4 | 419 | 3 | Tough |
| 7• | 3 | 195 | 17 | |
| 8•• | 4 | 473 | 1 | Long 4Tough |
| 9• | 4 | 332 | 7 | |
| Out | 36 | 3549 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 451 | 12 | Long 4 |
| 11•• | 4 | 436 | 6 | |
| 12• | 4 | 430 | 8 | |
| 13• | 4 | 373 | 10 | |
| 14• | 3 | 192 | 18 | |
| 15•• | 5 | 588 | 4 | |
| 16• | 4 | 434 | 14 | |
| 17• | 3 | 185 | 16 | |
| 18•• | 4 | 472 | 2 | Long 4Tough |
| In | 35 | 3561 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage | 7110 | 75.6 | 148 | 71 |
| Blue | 6670 | 73.4 | 144 | 71 |
| White | 6253 | 71.4 | 136 | 71 |
| Gold | 5867 | 69.6 | 131 | 71 |
| Green | 5084 | 66.7 | 118 | 71 |
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: Fri 07-10 · 79/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #5 (12) · #9 (7) · #17 (7) · #6 (6). Water on 16 holes: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10, #11, #12, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Harbour Town Golf Links?
- Harbour Town Golf Links plays 5,084–7,110 yards across 5 sets of tees, to a par of 71 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Harbour Town Golf Links?
- Its slope rating ranges 118–148, with a course rating up to 75.6. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Harbour Town Golf Links?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White tees at 6,253 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Harbour Town Golf Links walkable?
- It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 217 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Harbour Town Golf Links have?
- Harbour Town Golf Links has 75 bunkers, and water comes into play on 20 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.