Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills golf course - 8th
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Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills golf course - 8th
Lots of water and doglegs combined with smallish greens make the Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes a tough test. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills golf course - 1st
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Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills golf course - 1st
The par-4 first hole on the Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort has a green that's tucked away on the left. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Palmetto Dunes Arthur Hills - no. 2
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Palmetto Dunes Arthur Hills - no. 2
The dogleg left second hole on the Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes ends with this tough approach over water. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills golf course - 3rd
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Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills golf course - 3rd
More water appears on the tee shot of the par-3 third on the Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills golf course - 5th
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Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills golf course - 5th
Here's the approach after a tee shot around the corner on the par-4 fifth hole on the Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills golf course - no. 8
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Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills golf course - no. 8
The par-3 eighth hole on the Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes is just 156 yards from the back tee, but it's all carry to the green. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills golf course - 9th
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Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills golf course - 9th
The ninth hole of the Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes is short par 5, but any attempt to go for it in two comes with the risk of finding a hazard in front of the green. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills G.C. - 14th
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Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills G.C. - 14th
The par-4 14th at Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes is a sharp dogleg left. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills G.C. - 16th
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Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills G.C. - 16th
Water left of the green comes into play on the approach at the par-4 16th at the Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills G.C. - 17th
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Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills G.C. - 17th
Water again is very much in play on the par-4 17th on the Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills G.C. - 18th
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Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort - Arthur Hills G.C. - 18th
The Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Dunes culminates with a reachable par 5. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor
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Arthur Hills golf course at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort in Hilton Head Island, S.C. will test your best

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- With water on 10 holes, tree-lined fairways and plenty of doglegs, the Arthur Hills Course is undoubtedly the most challenging of the three layouts at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort.

Palmettos and mature, Spanish-moss-covered live oaks force golfers to shape their shots around corners or at the very least think their way through the golf course. And although the course is only 6,651 yards from the back set of three tees, it feels like it plays much longer.

There are many highlights on the course. The second hole tests golfers right away with a dogleg left off the tee that opens to an approach that's all carry over water. And because of the trees, reading the wind coming off the ocean can be tricky since it often can't be felt on the ground.

Mike Bailey is a former Golf Advisor senior staff writer based in Houston. Focusing primarily on golf in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America with an occasional trip to Europe and beyond, he contributes course reviews, travel stories and features as well as the occasional equipment review. An award-winning writer and past president of Texas Golf Writers Association, he has more than 25 years in the golf industry. He has also been on staff at PGA Magazine, The Golfweek Group and AvidGolfer Magazine. Follow Mike on Twitter at @MikeBaileyGA and Instagram at @MikeStefanBailey.
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Arthur Hills golf course at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort in Hilton Head Island, S.C. will test your best