Harbour Town Golf Links
11 Lighthouse Lane Phone: 843-842-8484 |
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Home of the prestigious PGA Tour event, The Verizon Heritage each April, Harbour Town Golf Links is perennially ranked among the top golf courses in the world, and has been since the first Heritage back in 1969 was won by the "King," Arnold Palmer. Design consultant Jack Nicklaus also counts Harbour Town among his victories and Hall of Famers Tom Watson, Payne Stewart, Johnny Miller, Hubert Green and Hale Irwin have multiple wins here, as do Fuzzy Zoeller, Stewart Cink and five-time Heritage champion Davis Love III.
| Golf Course Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee | Par | Yards | Slope | Rating |
| Heritage | 71 | 6973 | 146 | 75.2 |
| Championship | 71 | 6603 | 139 | 72.9 |
| White | 71 | 6040 | 130 | 69.9 |
| Green | 71 | 5208 | 124 | 70.7 |
News and Notes
The Inn at Harbour Town Awards:
- AAA Four-Diamond Award (seven years running)
- Mobile Four-Star Award by Mobil Travel Guide (The only hotel on Hilton Head Island to receive this award.)
- 2009 Travel and Leisure’s “500 World’s Best Hotels” (The only hotel on Hilton Head Island to receive this award.)
- 2009 Conde Nast Traveler’s “The World’s Best Places to Stay, Gold List.” (The only hotel on Hilton Head Island to receive this award.)
Golf Awards:
- Harbour Town Golf Links – Ranked No.15 by Golf Digest magazine among America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses
- Harbour Town Golf Links – Ranked No. 24 in Golfweek magazine’s Best Courses for 2007
- Golf, Inc. magazine – Ranked The Sea Pines Resort as one of the top Ten Golf Resorts in the world. (We are ranked No. 5 on this list of prestigious golf resorts.)
- Harbour Town Golf Links Pro Shop – Top 100 Golf Pro Shop by America Golf World magazine
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Harbour Town's Signature Hole
Hole 18
In this emeral-hued finale, the famous Lighthouse becomes a beacon to landlubbers. A successful shot is one aimed toward the cherished landmark. The goal is the wide landing area jutting into Calibogue Sound. A word of advise on one of golf's most spectacular finishing holes: The long approach to the flag offers ample bailout to the right where the innocent-looking but insidious mounding has caused many a wannabe champion to lose a much-needed par.
Hole by Hole
Hole No. 1
A straight drive is imperative to stay between overhanging branches in a chute only 20 yards wide, but the fairway opens up at the landing area. A short or medium iron should reach a green protected by both sand and grass bunkers.
Hole No. 2
Long hitters can reach the green in two if they keep the drive on the left side of the fairway. Otherwise, the second shot should be positioned down the left side, to open up the green, which lies on a diagonal, for third shot.
Hole No. 3
Trees line both sides of the fairway, necessitating a straight shot from the tee. A large bunker guards the front of the green, with three more positioned to the right. A medium to short iron should get the job done, but the small green can be hard to hold.
