Palmetto Hall Country Club · Hills Course
108 Fort Howell Dr, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926, 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.
Palmetto Hall Country Club · Hills Course is an 18-hole golf course in Hilton Head Island, SC, playing 5,006–6,918 yards from 6 sets of tees (slope 110–139, course rating up to 73.8).
It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 184 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 48 bunkers, with water on 3 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.
An Arthur Hills design golfers find challenging but fair, with generous fairways that let you swing freely off the tee and the difficulty concentrated in elevated, well-contoured greens. A strong Lowcountry sense of place, often called underrated and more enjoyable for the average player than the sister Cupp course.
Consistently praised
- Wide fairways that invite confident, aggressive driving.
- Clever, well-contoured green complexes and a classic moss-draped Lowcountry setting.
Worth knowing
- The greens and their mounded aprons are the real defense, so position matters more than length, and ponds come into play on roughly a third of the holes.
Golfers recommend
- Favor aerial approaches; the elevated greens do not accept much ground-game run-up.
- Easier and more relaxing than the Cupp; play the Hills first if pairing the two.
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, 6257 yds
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #5, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #1, #14, #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 | 438 | 1 | Tough |
| 2• | 4 | 395 | 15 | Birdie |
| 3• | 3 | 192 | 13 | |
| 4• | 4 | 437 | 3 | Tough |
| 5• | 5 | 490 | 5 | Reachable |
| 6• | 3 | 191 | 17 | |
| 7• | 4 | 397 | 9 | |
| 8• | 4 | 382 | 11 | |
| 9• | 5 | 546 | 7 | |
| Out | 36 | 3468 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 398 | 6 | |
| 11• | 5 | 526 | 12 | |
| 12• | 4 | 378 | 8 | |
| 13• | 3 | 158 | 18 | |
| 14• | 4 | 442 | 4 | Long 4 |
| 15• | 5 | 521 | 14 | |
| 16• | 4 | 403 | 10 | |
| 17• | 3 | 190 | 16 | |
| 18•• | 4 | 434 | 2 | Tough |
| In | 36 | 3450 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 6918 | 73.8 | 139 | 72 |
| Blue | 6582 | 72.2 | 134 | 72 |
| White | 6257 | 70.6 | 128 | 72 |
| Black | 5621 | 67.8 | 117 | 72 |
| Palmetto | 5221 | 65.9 | 114 | 72 |
| Forward | 5006 | 65.1 | 110 | 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 10-13 · 100/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #14 (7) · #5 (4) · #7 (4) · #10 (4). Water on 3 holes: #2, #10, #11.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Palmetto Hall Country Club · Hills Course?
- Palmetto Hall Country Club · Hills Course plays 5,006–6,918 yards across 6 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Palmetto Hall Country Club · Hills Course?
- Its slope rating ranges 110–139, with a course rating up to 73.8. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Palmetto Hall Country Club · Hills Course?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White tees at 6,257 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Palmetto Hall Country Club · Hills Course walkable?
- It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 184 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Palmetto Hall Country Club · Hills Course have?
- Palmetto Hall Country Club · Hills Course has 48 bunkers, and water comes into play on 3 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.