Bluffton Golf Courses
Berkeley Hall Golf Club
Bluffton South Carolina golf runs from public daily-fee courses to private clubs behind the gates. This guide covers 24 courses and clubs in the Bluffton area: 7 that sell public tee times and 17 private clubs. Some have an Okatie, Hardeeville or Beaufort address but are grouped here because they are a short drive from Bluffton. For Hilton Head Island’s own courses, see the Hilton Head golf courses directory.
Public Golf Courses in Bluffton SC
These Bluffton public golf courses sell tee times to visitors, so you can book them without a membership. The first group has a Bluffton address; the second is close by. Pinecrest Golf Club, off Bluffton Parkway, has been closed since December 2025 until further notice; our Pinecrest page covers the neighborhood around it.
Public courses in Bluffton
18 holes · Par 71 · 6,773 yds · Slope 149
Elevated tees and marsh-view holes make this one of Bluffton’s most scenic public rounds.
Designer: Arnold Palmer
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18 holes · Par 71 · 6,580 yds · Slope 131
Just over the bridge from the island — a local favorite for pace of play, conditioning, and value.
Designer: Gary Player / Bobby Weed
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18 holes · Par 72 · 6,803 yds · Slope 144
Wide-open fairways and forgiving greens make this an easy, low-stress round for groups of mixed skill levels.
Designer: Fuzzy Zoeller, Clyde Johnston & Brad Bartell
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18 holes · Par 72 · 6,772 yds · Slope 141
Panoramic marsh views along the Intracoastal Waterway, generally regarded as one of the area’s best-value rounds.
Designer: Clyde Johnston
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18 holes · Par 72 · 6,588 yds · Slope 131
Set inside Rose Hill Plantation under a canopy of century-old live oaks — one of Bluffton’s more scenic public tee times.
Designer: Gene Hamm (redesigned by Arthur Hills, 1988)
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18 holes · Par 71 · 6,780 yds · Slope 136
A friendly, walkable layout with strategic bunkering rather than length as its main defense.
Designer: Davis Love III
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18, plus a short course · Par 72 · 7,300 yds · Slope 140
A lake-laced Hardeeville layout with its own short course for a quick warm-up round — easy to book same-day.
Designer: Tommy Fazio
Course details & par, yardage →Private Golf Courses in Bluffton SC
Bluffton is home to many of the region’s private clubs, and most sit inside gated communities. None sells tee times online; each club’s page explains who can play and how to reach it. For the clubs that also offer stay-and-play, see golf packages and deals.
Private clubs in Bluffton
36 (two 18-hole courses: East, West)
Two Tom Fazio courses, East and West, in Bluffton; host of the 2019 PGA Professional Championship.
Designer: Tom Fazio
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36 (two 18-hole courses: North, South)
Members get their pick of two full 18-hole courses on one Bluffton property.
Designer: Tom Fazio & Beau Welling
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36 (two 18-hole courses: Nicklaus, Dye)
A two-course club on the Colleton River — members choose between a Nicklaus round and a Dye round on the same visit.
Designer: Jack Nicklaus (Nicklaus Course) & Pete Dye (Dye Course)
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9 (reversible: two routings, The Hammer and The Press) · Par 36 · 3,150 yds
A reversible match-play course that alternates routings daily — no two rounds set up quite the same.
Designer: Rob Collins & Tad King (King-Collins Golf Design)
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18 holes · Par 72 · 7,503 yds · Slope 140
Closed for a full renovation and reopened in 2023 — members now play a meaningfully different course than the original.
Designer: Pete Dye (2004); renovated by Nathan Crace, reopened 2023
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18 holes · Par 72 · 6,953 yds · Slope 136
The longest of Sun City Hilton Head’s three courses, with undulating greens and collection areas that test the short game.
Designer: Mark McCumber
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18 holes · Par 72 · 7,090 yds · Slope 141
The one Palmetto Bluff course open to Montage resort guests, not just members — the community’s other two courses are members-only.
Designer: Jack Nicklaus (Jack Nicklaus Signature Design)
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18 holes · Par 72 · 6,719 yds · Slope 128
Sun City’s first course, through pines and marsh, with greens and fairways regrassed in a 2025 renovation.
Designer: Mark McCumber
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18 (executive, par 61) · Par 61 · 4,150 yds · Slope 104
An 18-hole executive course, par 61, built for a round that takes a morning rather than a day.
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27 (three nines: Dogwood, Magnolia, Palmetto)
Twenty-seven Tom Fazio holes, in three nines, on a private island in Okatie.
Designer: Tom Fazio
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18 holes · Par 70 · 6,560 yds · Slope 137
A Coore & Crenshaw course in Okatie built for walking, with a caddie program and a Lowcountry cottage-style clubhouse.
Designer: Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw
Course details & par, yardage →36 (two 18-hole courses: Cotton Dike, Morgan River)
Two courses, Tom Fazio's Cotton Dike and Arthur Hills' Morgan River, on a private gated island near Beaufort.
Designer: Tom Fazio (Cotton Dike) & Arthur Hills (Morgan River)
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36 (two 18-hole courses: Devil's Elbow South, Devil's Elbow North)
Two Fazio-designed courses, Devil's Elbow South and North, at the gateway to Hilton Head Island.
Designer: George and Tom Fazio
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18 holes · Par 72 · 7,133 yds · Slope 152
Routed through Lowcountry rice-field history in Okatie, just south of Bluffton.
Designer: Greg Norman
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18 holes · Par 72 · 7,229 yds
A Hardeeville club offering both social and resident golf memberships.
Designer: Nicklaus Design
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18 holes · Par 71 · 6,619 yds · Slope 141
A Beaufort course shaded by moss-covered live oaks, with water in play on a dozen holes.
Designer: George Cobb (1985); renovated by Jeff Brauer (2008)
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18 holes · Par 72 · 7,032 yds · Slope 152
Arnold Palmer's Old Tabby Links, a walkable course on a private Lowcountry island in Okatie.
Designer: Arnold Palmer
Course details & par, yardage →Bluffton Golf Communities
Two Bluffton-area communities have their own golf pages: Palmetto Bluff golf has three courses, and Berkeley Hall and Colleton River Club have two courses each.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How many golf courses are in Bluffton, SC?
This guide lists 21 courses and clubs in the Bluffton area, 7 public and 14 private. Some have Okatie, Hardeeville or Beaufort mailing addresses.
Which Bluffton golf courses are open to the public?
Bluffton Golf Club (formerly Eagle’s Pointe), Crescent Pointe Golf Club, Hilton Head National Golf Club, Island West Golf Club, Old South Golf Links, Rose Hill Golf Club, The Golf Club at Hilton Head Lakes. Each sells public tee times.
Are there private golf courses in Bluffton?
Yes, many. The private clubs in the Bluffton area are members-only, and none sells tee times online. Each club’s page lists how to contact it.
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