Crossroads Golf Course, Palmetto Bluff
Crossroads Golf Course Membership and Course Details
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)
- Holes:
- 9 (reversible: two routings, The Hammer and The Press)
- Phone:
- (843) 706-6580
Course Flyover: Crossroads
Crossroads is a private, reversible nine-hole golf course at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina, playing 3,150 yards at a par of 36 from its longer routing. For the island’s other courses, see the full Hilton Head golf courses directory.
About Crossroads
Crossroads opened in spring 2024, designed by Rob Collins and Tad King of King-Collins Golf Design — the firm behind Sweetens Cove and Landmand — across roughly 60 acres at the center of the Palmetto Bluff community. The course is built as two separate nine-hole routings, The Hammer and The Press, that alternate day to day and can each be played in reverse, so the same nine holes never set up quite the same way twice. Some greens belong to only one routing; others are shared between both. There are no fixed tee markers — golfers choose where to tee off within a marked grass area — and a 34,000 square-foot putting green near the first tee, nicknamed the “Himalayas,” gives the whole layout a links-golf feel drawn from courses like St Andrews. “It’s a golf course that’s never going to play the same one day to the next,” designer Rob Collins has said of the routing.
Par & Yardage by Routing
| Routing | Tee | Par | Yardage |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hammer | Championship | 36 | 3,150 |
| The Hammer | Forward | 36 | 2,235 |
| The Press | Championship | 36 | 2,950 |
| The Press | Forward | 36 | 2,205 |
Crossroads Golf Course, Palmetto Bluff Access
Crossroads is a private course reserved for Palmetto Bluff Golf Club members and their guests, with limited access for guests staying at Montage Palmetto Bluff. It’s one of three golf courses inside the Palmetto Bluff community, alongside the Jack Nicklaus-designed May River Golf Club and the members-only Anson Point. Reservations go through the resort concierge — email mpb.concierge@montage.com for membership and guest-access information.
Part of Palmetto Bluff golf, which has three courses.
Crossroads Golf Course (Palmetto Bluff) Reviews
Crossroads averages 3.9, and that middling number hides a genuinely polarised sample rather than a mediocre course. It is a King-Collins reversible nine: the routing runs in a different direction each day with a choice of two flags, which reviewers who liked it describe as brilliant and immaculately kept, some calling it the best nine they have played. The reviewer who disliked it rejected the premise outright — that pars aren't marked conventionally and it is confusing to aim at, plus expensive. Staff and caddies are named and thanked repeatedly, and the food trucks get their own praise.
Praised
- A King-Collins reversible nine that plays differently each day
- Immaculate condition
- Staff and caddies, named repeatedly
- The food trucks
Common complaints
- The reversible format confuses some players
- Expensive for nine holes
Our summary of 18 reviews.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is Crossroads at Palmetto Bluff open to the public?
No — Crossroads is a private course for Palmetto Bluff Golf Club members, with limited access for guests staying at Montage Palmetto Bluff. Reservations go through the resort concierge by email.
Who designed Crossroads at Palmetto Bluff?
Rob Collins and Tad King of King-Collins Golf Design, who also designed Sweetens Cove and Landmand. Crossroads opened in spring 2024.
What makes Crossroads a "reversible" golf course?
Crossroads is built as two nine-hole routings, The Hammer and The Press, that alternate daily and can each be played in reverse — meaning the same nine holes can set up in multiple different ways rather than one fixed layout.
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