What golf courses are in Palmetto Dunes?

Palmetto Dunes has three championship courses inside the resort: the Robert Trent Jones Oceanfront Course, the George Fazio Course, and the Arthur Hills Course. The Robert Trent Jones is the signature layout with an oceanfront hole, the Fazio is the tightest and tree-lined, and the Arthur Hills winds through the lagoons and live oaks.

How far is the golf from the estate?

All three Palmetto Dunes courses are minutes from the estate, inside the same gated resort. You can tee off early and be back at the private pool by lunch without leaving the community.

Is Harbour Town near Palmetto Dunes?

Yes. Harbour Town Golf Links, home of the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage, is a short drive south in the Sea Pines community. Staying in Palmetto Dunes puts your group in the middle of the island, so the resort courses and Harbour Town are all easy drives.

Can we play golf at the house too?

Yes. The estate has an in-home golf simulator, so your group can play world courses after dark from the ground-floor game area, then step out to the real Palmetto Dunes courses by day.

Palmetto Dunes

The Palmetto Dunes Golf Courses, Minutes From the Estate

Three championship courses sit inside Palmetto Dunes: the Robert Trent Jones Oceanfront, the George Fazio, and the Arthur Hills. All of them are a short drive from the estate, with Harbour Town nearby.

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No. 01

The Overview

Three Championship Courses Inside One Resort

The Palmetto Dunes golf courses give you three championship layouts inside one gated resort, so a golf trip here never asks you to drive across the island for a tee time. The Robert Trent Jones Oceanfront Course, the George Fazio Course, and the Arthur Hills Course each play as a different round, and all three sit minutes from the estate at 25 Starboard Tack. You can play a new course each morning, walk back to a private suite by lunch, and never leave the community you are staying in.

That is the part that makes staying inside Palmetto Dunes worth it for golfers. Your group is not commuting in from an off-island hotel before a 7 a.m. tee time. The first tee is a short drive from the door, and the estate is waiting when the round is done.

Three Courses, One ResortMinutes From the DoorA New Round DailySimulator Back Home

Three championship courses out the gate, and a simulator waiting when you get back.

Elevated view over the private pool and lagoon inside Palmetto Dunes on Hilton Head Island

The Three Courses

Three Names, Three Different Rounds

Each of the three courses inside Palmetto Dunes plays its own way, so a few days of golf never repeats itself. Here is how they differ.

The Robert Trent Jones Oceanfront Course

The Robert Trent Jones Oceanfront Course is the signature of the three and the one most groups want to check off first. It is best known for the oceanfront hole where the fairway opens straight to the Atlantic, one of the few true ocean views in Hilton Head golf. The lagoons and the wide, forgiving corridors make it the most playable of the resort’s courses, which is why mixed-skill groups tend to start here.

The oldest of the three Palmetto Dunes courses and the resort’s signature layout
An oceanfront hole with the fairway opening to the Atlantic
Lagoons in play and wide corridors that suit a mixed-skill foursome

The George Fazio Course

The George Fazio Course plays as the tougher, tree-lined test of the three. It runs through stands of oak and pine with tight corridors and few easy holes, so it rewards the better players in your group and gives everyone a real card to compare over dinner. If your foursome wants the round that earns bragging rights, this is the one to build the day around.

The tightest, tree-lined test of the three courses
Corridors framed by oak and pine
The round for the stronger players in the group

The Arthur Hills Course

The Arthur Hills Course winds through the resort’s lagoons and live oaks with water in play on most holes. It is the most scenic walk of the three, and the routing keeps you close to the Lowcountry landscape the whole way around. For a group that wants a beautiful, thinking round without the punishment of the Fazio, this is the middle path.

Routed through lagoons and live oaks
Water in play on most holes
The most scenic of the three walks

Beyond the Resort

Harbour Town and the Rest of Island Golf

When your group wants to add the island’s most famous course, Harbour Town Golf Links sits a short drive south in the Sea Pines community. It is home to the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage, the tournament played under the candy-striped Harbour Town Lighthouse every spring. Staying in Palmetto Dunes puts you in the middle of the island, so the three resort courses and Harbour Town are all short, easy drives from the same base.

Palmetto Dunes is one of the few Hilton Head resorts with three championship courses inside its own gates, and Harbour Town, host of the RBC Heritage, is a short drive south in Sea Pines.

No. 02

The Estate Angle

Real Rounds by Day, the Simulator by Night

Here is what changes the trip. The estate has its own in-home golf simulator, so the golf does not stop when the sun goes down. Your foursome plays real championship rounds across the three Palmetto Dunes courses by day, then settles the scores on the screen after dinner, playing world courses from the ground-floor game area. That pairing, real courses out the gate and a simulator inside your own walls, is the differentiator no hotel down the road can match.

For a company trip, this is the whole case for a golf retreat here. The team rotates across all three courses over a few days, sleeps in a private suite each night, and keeps the round going in the evenings without booking a second tee time.

A golf trip where the first tee is a short drive from the door and the simulator is in the house.

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In-home golf simulator at the estate for evening play after a round on the Palmetto Dunes courses

Golf FAQ

Palmetto Dunes Golf, Answered

What golf courses are in Palmetto Dunes?: Palmetto Dunes has three championship courses inside the resort: the Robert Trent Jones Oceanfront Course, the George Fazio Course, and the Arthur Hills Course. The Robert Trent Jones is the signature layout with an oceanfront hole, the Fazio is the tightest and tree-lined, and the Arthur Hills winds through the lagoons and live oaks.
How far is the golf from the estate?: All three Palmetto Dunes courses are minutes from the estate, inside the same gated resort. You can tee off early and be back at the private pool by lunch without leaving the community.
Is Harbour Town near Palmetto Dunes?: Yes. Harbour Town Golf Links, home of the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage, is a short drive south in the Sea Pines community. Staying in Palmetto Dunes puts your group in the middle of the island, so the resort courses and Harbour Town are all easy drives.
Can we play golf at the house too?: Yes. The estate has an in-home golf simulator, so your group can play world courses after dark from the ground-floor game area, then step out to the real Palmetto Dunes courses by day.

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