I’ve played this course multiple times over the years, and what I remember as a walkable, fun layout traversing the Palmetto Dunes waterway has unfortunately turned into a poor value. Pros: • Excellent staff: Greeted the moment I arrived, bag taken care of immediately, and the pro shop was friendly and welcoming. • Surprisingly good pace of play even with cart-path-only restrictions due to overseeding. • The layout is genuinely enjoyable and very walkable. • Complimentary range balls are always appreciated. Cons: • Course conditions are trending in the wrong direction. The greens were extremely fuzzy, slow, and several showed clear signs of damage. • Maintenance presence was overwhelming. Despite the already-rough conditions, it felt like there was a maintenance crew on nearly every hole—almost as if they were following me throughout the round. Bottom line: I enjoy this course and want to keep liking it, but the value just isn’t there right now. In Hilton Head, pricing should be in line with other lower mid-tier options like Shipyard. Anything over $100 feels overpriced given current conditions, and $150+ is flat-out highway robbery.

We played this in October and the course was immaculate!! Our group of guys was worried we wouldn’t get to play because it rained for hours in the early morning, from like 2-6 am and our tee time was at 9 am. We called and asked if the tee times were still good to go and they said “Absolutely!” With a shocked expression because they knew they were open rain or shine. We went early to check on the conditions of the course and honestly you would’ve never knew it rained unless you looked in a few low spots between holes where water puddled. Otherwise the tee boxes, fairways and greens were perfect! Of course we had to play cart path only but it’s fine we enjoy walking! We decided to play two man scrambles in our group of eight and had a blast with fun competition on a beautiful course!

Ed was great, our group had no golfing experience and he made us feel welcome while teaching us the basics. This is a must for first timers and vacationers that want to indulge in all hhi has to offer! If time permitted we would have done another lesson!

As a Lowcountry resident it is great to have two excellent Arthur Hills courses on the island. Played the Palmetto Dunes course on 1/24/26 and the course was in very good shape. Tees and fairways very lush for this time of the year. Some of the greens had bare areas and under repair but nothing to deter playing. Once spring comes they will be lush and rolling true. The course is challenging but fair. It winds through the beautiful lagoons of Palmetto Dunes with water coming into play on over half the holes. It’s not overly long but it has multiple tee boxes and you can play a combo box if the hole is too long for you which is awesome. If you are looking for unique layout which is challenging and fair for all abilities I highly recommend this course.

Fairways for the most part were great a few were brown. Tee boxes for the blue/white were atrocious. A few greens were in bad shape. For the price I was expecting top notch. Some huge houses luckily didnt hit any. Saw a gator.