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3.4
1062 Reviews (1062)
5 Stars
302
4 Stars
479
3 Stars
170
2 Stars
72
1 Stars
39
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.2
62.6%
Recommend this course
878 out of 1062 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.1%
Recommend this course
41 out of 45 reviews
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3.7
89 Reviews (89)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
73.0%
Recommend this course
65 out of 89 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7300 yards
Slope 133
Rating 75.6

The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes is a Tom Fazio design that is challenging, but with five sets of tees it is versatile enough for players of all skill levels. Fazio deftly utilized the native wetlands and numerous lakes that are interspersed across the landscape, incorporating them along the expansive fairways and angled greens. The tricky greens have been carefully molded and contoured to offer a variety of pin placements. In addition to the water hazards, there are also numerous strategically placed bunkers lurking throughout. The golf course will test your shot-making skills as well as your creativity. To complement the golf course, Hilton Head Lakes offers an equally impressive 36-acre, double-ended practice facility with target greens, bunkers, multiple practice greens, and even a par-3 short course.

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Course Details

Year Built 2007
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tommy Fazio

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.4
1062 Reviews (1062)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 19
19th Hole Specials 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 90
Water Hazards 84
Plays Long 42
This course/club is great for:
Locals 79
Seniors 60
Beginners 42
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 59
Convenient to the City 37
In the 'Burbs 33

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Handicap 10-14
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Hilton Head Lakes

Course was in pretty good condition, especially the sand. Had to be careful on cart paths, pretty bad

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/01/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, no1putt. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love this place…fairly wide open with generous but hard greens. The green were in perfect shape & truly quite fast…loved that !!

I’m looking forward to my next visit !! Great course in every way imaginable !!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/25/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, TT0DF77C2C8E0AFE927A. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!

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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/23/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, tmchase04. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes, and we hope to see you again soon.

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Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wonderful course and staff! Well worth the drive and a great value on a beautiful course.
Fairways in excellent shape and some of the best greens I have ever putted on! Highly recommend and will be on my regular play list in the Hilton Head area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/06/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, jmorris0903. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!

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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Highly recommend this course. Best value in the area, scenic and good for all levels of golfer. Best greens i have ever putted on!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/24/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, jmorris0903. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!

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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 10/23/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u761766475. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/20/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, lauras14. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!

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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Not worth the money

Fairways are full of weeds, bunkers are bad. Pace of play was slow, no ranger. Greens were fine. No snack bar or restaurant open. Bad value for this location.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 10/17/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any inconvenience caused during your visit, and we appreciate your feedback. We will address the issues mentioned in order to improve our golf course for future customers. Thank you again for your review.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Day at Hilton Head Lakes

The course is in great shape and the staff is very friendly. Great value for the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Wonderful layout, and very forgiving

My wife and I played here this afternoon, and it was a wonderful experience!! The staff were very friendly, and the course was in fantastic condition. I just booked another round for Wednesday afternoon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/26/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, shultzhog. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!

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Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The Course is Coming Back

The course was once my favorite in the area, but the blatant neglect rendered the greens unputtable. It appeared that they just didn't care, and the poana just had run of place. My recent play was a last-minute last resort option. I was very pleasantly surprised at the condition of the greens and the fairways, the best I'd seen in a long time. I actually recommend the course to the Commissioner of my golf group. I only hope they never let the course sink back to the condition it was in only a few months ago.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/25/2023

We apologize for any negative experiences you may have had in the past when playing at our course. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that our recent improvements to the greens and fairways have exceeded your expectations. Thank you for recommending our course to others and we will continue to strive for the best conditions possible.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!

Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!

Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/11/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314162623686. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

What happened to HHL?

What a shame. When opening years ago, this was a really nice course for the average golfer; wide forgiving fairways and decent size greens, made this a great place to play. However, in the past few years I have watched it steadily decline. The last two years the greens have had a huge poanna and disease problem making them literally un-puttable and now the fairways and rough are covered by 2-3 feet tall weeds. The range is a complete joke. No grass and they never move the ropes for where you hit from. I've played here 2-3 times in the past month and every time I've come out, there are huge clumps of grass throughout all the fairways and rough, like they're waiting to long to cut them. Some of the staff are pleasant but there are some new guys that are just miserable. No food or drink available. They have some hot dogs on a rotisserie and a case with drinks. They have a whole restaurant that just sits there and opens at night only; basically nothing for golfers. I hate to see this place declining like this. It's one of the farthest from the island so it was nice for a local to play as many of the other courses near the island are jammed. That won't be a problem for this place anytime soon. If you don't want to take care of a golf course like you're supposed too, sell it to someone who does. Do not waste you money on this place until they do some work on it or get a new owner, trust me.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/11/2023

We appreciate the feedback and are sorry to hear about your negative experience. We apologize for the decline in the course conditions and the lack of amenities available. Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention, and we will strive to make improvements in the future.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Local rate

Asked about local rate, pro shop said no. No one on the course better offer a better rate for locals or you will be going bust…. Again!

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/09/2023

Going to go bust? Why the 4 star rating then? Be honest, this is a 2 star course right now. They can't offer a local rate because the course is in such bad shape that they've already lowered the price because conditions were so bad...

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wide fairways, good conditions

Like the course layout. Needs more yardage markers and water stations.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/22/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u1809644810. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Play Somewhere Else

I play this course out of convenience from time to time because it is the closest course to my house. I always regret playing here as it is more expensive than other courses and is maintained poorly. The course had been getting better but took a big step backward recently. I played yesterday and the fairways are full of weeds, the greens are in terrible shape and some of the tee boxes are also very bad. They only had one kind of soda in the pro shop and the restaurant had none. They won't see me back for a while. Funny thing is they sent me an email asking for feedback but you cannot reply to the email or even contact them through the website. They don't want feedback.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/08/2023

We apologize for the negative experience you had during your recent visit to our golf course. We appreciate your feedback and we are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
1.0
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/21/2023

Hi, We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing us.

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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Friendly staff

The staff was the friendliest I have encountered at any golf course. They made you feel at home and actually appear to be happy at work!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/07/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, u067154800! We look forward to seeing you again soon at The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes.

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