Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run Hilton Head
Golden Bear Golf Course Hilton Head Island Tee Times and Course Details
A classic parkland layout in Indigo Run, where well-placed water and bunkers reward accuracy over raw length.
- Designer:
- Jack Nicklaus
- Opened:
- 1993
- Phone:
- (843) 689-2200
Golden Bear Course Handicap Calculator
Enter your Handicap Index and pick a tee to see your Course Handicap at Golden Bear Golf Club, the number of strokes you get here.
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How this is calculated
Course Handicap = Handicap Index × (Slope ÷ 113) + (Course Rating − Par), rounded to a whole number. For example, a 14.2 index on the Black tees (73.7 / 136, par 72) is 14.2 × 136 ÷ 113 + (73.7 − 72) = 18.8, which rounds to 19. Some formats and events apply a percentage allowance on top of this number, so check your event’s rules.
The Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run Scorecard: Par, Yardage & Course Ratings
View Score Card| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handicap | 13 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Black | 404 | 551 | 416 | 199 | 373 | 444 | 409 | 183 | 508 | 3,487 | 396 | 446 | 213 | 423 | 179 | 512 | 387 | 434 | 537 | 3,527 | 7,014 |
| Blue | 381 | 534 | 398 | 167 | 347 | 420 | 387 | 163 | 489 | 3,286 | 366 | 430 | 190 | 404 | 163 | 491 | 375 | 418 | 520 | 3,357 | 6,643 |
| Gold | 349 | 507 | 358 | 148 | 327 | 383 | 365 | 146 | 479 | 3,062 | 349 | 414 | 159 | 376 | 135 | 472 | 340 | 385 | 492 | 3,122 | 6,184 |
| White | 303 | 441 | 316 | 114 | 299 | 371 | 306 | 116 | 415 | 2,681 | 341 | 381 | 132 | 332 | 106 | 403 | 271 | 344 | 446 | 2,756 | 5,437 |
| Green | 276 | 407 | 282 | 83 | 257 | 317 | 306 | 70 | 402 | 2,400 | 293 | 352 | 132 | 294 | 106 | 403 | 271 | 307 | 416 | 2,574 | 4,974 |
| Tee | Par | Yards | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7,014 | 73.7 | 136 |
| Blue | 72 | 6,643 | 71.9 | 133 |
| Gold | 72 | 6,184 | 70.2 | 129 |
| White | 72 | 5,437 | 67.4 | 115 |
| Green | 72 | 4,974 | 65.2 | 106 |
Yardage, par, handicap, course rating and slope by tee. Tees and yardages can change, so confirm with the club before you play.
Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run Scorecard and Yardages
Hole 1
Par 4Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run Overview
Golden Bear Golf Club is a Jack Nicklaus design built in 1993 inside Indigo Run, weaving through the plantation’s upscale residential community and Lowcountry forest. Tight fairways, live oaks, and lagoons put a premium on accuracy over length, with a short, dogleg-left par-4 5th as the course’s signature hole and a risk/reward par-5 18th closing the round over water. For the island’s other seventeen courses, see the full Hilton Head golf courses directory.
A Nicklaus Design Inside Indigo Run
Golden Bear Golf Club takes its name from Jack Nicklaus’ own nickname, and the course reflects his classic parkland style — well-placed water and bunkers that reward accuracy and course management over raw length. It plays through Indigo Run, a residential plantation on the island’s north end, with tight, tree-lined fairways and four par 3s across the round.
The signature 5th hole is a relatively short dogleg-left par 4 with a stunning elevated view of the green, while the par-5 18th closes the round with a dogleg left over water — one of the best finishing holes on Hilton Head, forcing a real layup decision before the approach.
Golden Bear Golf Club, Hilton Head Island, SC
Golden Bear Golf Club is on Golden Bear Way inside Indigo Run, on the north end of Hilton Head Island. The course is a public, daily-fee facility despite sitting inside a private residential community — tee times are open to any visitor, not just Indigo Run residents.
Part of Indigo Run golf, which has two Nicklaus courses.
Golden Bear Golf Club Reviews
The course itself is well liked: reviewers describe it as beautifully kept with strong greens and fairways, and a layout that is challenging without stopping being enjoyable. Staff are called friendly and attentive, and the round is widely rated good value for the money. The complaint that recurs is pace of play, which golfers report can drag.
Praised
- Beautifully kept greens and fairways
- A challenging but enjoyable layout
- Friendly, attentive staff
- Good value for the money
Common complaints
- Pace of play can be slow
Our summary of 455 reviews.
Frequently Asked Questions
Updated
Who designed Golden Bear Golf Club?
Jack Nicklaus designed the course, which opened in 1993 inside the Indigo Run community on Hilton Head Island. "Golden Bear" is Nicklaus’ own longtime nickname.
How long is Golden Bear Golf Club?
It plays 7,014 yards from the Black tees at a par of 72, down to 4,974 yards from the Green tees — see the full tee-by-tee breakdown above.
Is Golden Bear Golf Club the same as The Golf Club at Indigo Run?
No — they’re two separate courses that happen to sit inside the same Indigo Run community. Golden Bear is the Jack Nicklaus-designed public course; The Golf Club at Indigo Run is a different facility.
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