Michigan Golf Journal December 2020

Michigan Golf Journal Hilton Head Island recreation and outdoor leisure. More than a million rounds of golf are played on Hilton Head annually — more golf per capita than any place in the country. While some of its top courses are private, Hilton Head has earned its reputation as one of the world’s finest golf destinations. The breathtaking natural beauty of the area attracted some of the game’s most legendary architects — names such as Robert Trent Jones, Davis Love III, Rees Jones, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus, George Fazio, just to name a few. Hilton Head Island is also home to the RBC Heritage, an area tradition at Harbour Town Golf Links at The Sea Pines Resort, where the world’s best golfers try to tame one of the most challenging stops on the PGA Tour. Hilton Head is shaped like a boot. Sea Pines Resort, home of Harbour Town Golf Links and two other storied layouts, is located at the “toe,” or the south end of the island. The late Pete Dye’s masterpiece at Harbour Town remains a lasting monument to southern coastal golf and a bucket-list golf course for any aficionado. Atlantic Dunes by Davis Love III is a complete reconstruction of Sea Pines Resort’s historic Ocean Course performed by the popular five-time Heritage champion. Not to be outdone, Sea Pines Resort’s original Sea Marsh Golf Course received Bear Creek 18th Hole