kfowlkes

After playing another local course in the morning, when scheduled an afternoon tee time at HHN and it DID NOT DISAPPOINT!! In fact, we should have played here first! Staff was friendly, lots of amenities, and the practice areas were top notch. Course has the perfect amount of trees, water and bunkers. Pace of play was outstanding and GPS on the carts was a big plus. Course is well marked and marshals make sure the pace moved along nicely. Only complain here is the restaurant/bar where the lady handled food and money without using gloves. But the facility and friendliness of the staff more than make up for that! Make sure you play this one!

Each year my friends and I (as a group of 3) schedule a 4 day golf trip. In the past we have played in Myrtle Beach, SC, Pinehurst, NC, and this year decided to play in Hilton Head. We did our research and found some courses that we thought would be both challenging and fun at the same time. We arrived at the course and just got a bad vibe from the start. We were told(over and over again) that the pace of play is a 4 hour round. There was a twosome in front of us and a foursome behind us. Pace of play was good but after the 3rd hole, the group in front of us took off. At the turn, we were at 2:10 but were warned for being slow because there was an open hole in front of us. However, we weren’t holding anyone up behind us because there was no one there. At the start of hole 10, we were told again to speed it up and when we stated that we weren’t holding anyone up, we were told that we could either speed it up or be given a raincheck. Mysteriously, a golfer appeared WALKING behind us at the start of 12. He had to be a scratch golfer (probably a club pro) because he was hitting his tee shots 270+. (Mind you I am not a hacker and shoot regularly in the mid 80’s to mid 90’s) It forced us to speed up (i.e. not really play the course) but surprisingly at hole 15, he was no longer there; gone. So we know they sent him out for the sole purpose of pushing us faster. The price was good but with the treatment, it’s not worth the return visit. Course is in good shape, is challenging but not too difficult to score well but the management team isn’t interested in people like me playing there. When I visit a course for a golf vacation, I want to enjoy the course, not play speed golf.

Played this gen on my first day in Hilton Head. Weather was perfect, staff was very friendly and accommodating and even got us out earlier than our scheduled tee time. Greens were fast but true. Course wasn't extremely long but required you to make some shots. If you missed left, right, short or long, most likely, you're in trouble!. Enjoyed the challenge and would definitely play this one again.