Hilton Head National Golf Club
60 Hilton Head National Dr, Bluffton, SC 29910, 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.
Hilton Head National Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course in Bluffton, SC, playing 5,583–6,549 yards from 3 sets of tees (slope 116–130, course rating up to 72.1).
It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 249 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 43 bunkers, with water on 4 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.
A Gary Player and Bobby Weed design on a natural, house-free tract off-island, with a reputation as a strong-value, second-shot course where small elevated greens do the defending.
Consistently praised
- Golfers love the peaceful, undeveloped setting with no houses or condos lining the holes, just woods and marsh.
- Long valued as a genuine bargain compared with the island resort courses.
Worth knowing
- A second-shot course: fairways are fairly open off the tee but the small, elevated greens punish loose approaches, so length matters less than accuracy.
Golfers recommend
- Average players should use the white tees; the blue and black tees ramp up the difficulty considerably.
- Plan to ride, as cart-path-only play is the norm.
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, 6109 yds
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #3, #6, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #8, #16, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 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 | 387 | 13 | |
| 2• | 4 | 417 | 5 | |
| 3• | 5 | 507 | 3 | ReachableTough |
| 4• | 3 | 181 | 17 | |
| 5• | 4 | 412 | 7 | |
| 6• | 4 | 290 | 11 | Driveable |
| 7• | 3 | 138 | 15 | |
| 8• | 5 | 562 | 1 | Tough |
| 9• | 4 | 370 | 9 | |
| Out | 36 | 3264 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 344 | 14 | |
| 11• | 4 | 422 | 8 | |
| 12• | 4 | 434 | 4 | |
| 13• | 3 | 166 | 16 | |
| 14• | 4 | 377 | 12 | |
| 15• | 3 | 165 | 18 | |
| 16• | 5 | 537 | 2 | Tough |
| 17• | 4 | 400 | 10 | |
| 18• | 4 | 440 | 6 | Long 4 |
| In | 35 | 3285 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 6549 | 72.1 | 130 | 71 |
| Blue | 6109 | 70 | 123 | 71 |
| White | 5583 | 67.7 | 116 | 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: Tue 07-14 · 81/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #6 (8) · #13 (5) · #3 (4) · #9 (4). Water on 4 holes: #1, #9, #10, #14.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Hilton Head National Golf Club?
- Hilton Head National Golf Club plays 5,583–6,549 yards across 3 sets of tees, to a par of 71 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Hilton Head National Golf Club?
- Its slope rating ranges 116–130, with a course rating up to 72.1. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Hilton Head National Golf Club?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Blue tees at 6,109 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Hilton Head National Golf Club walkable?
- It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 249 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Hilton Head National Golf Club have?
- Hilton Head National Golf Club has 43 bunkers, and water comes into play on 5 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.