Harbour Town Golf Links
Harbour Town Golf Links is the course most people mean when they picture golf on Hilton Head Island — a Pete Dye design inside Sea Pines Resort, built with Jack Nicklaus, and the annual host of the RBC Heritage. It plays shorter and tighter than the big resort layouts around it, trading raw length for precision off the tee and around small, well-defended greens — the same test PGA Tour players face every spring. For the rest of the island’s courses, see the full Hilton Head golf courses directory.
Photos of Harbour Town Golf Links
A Hole-by-Hole Tour
View from the 18th Hole
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Harbor Town Golf Course Details
- Location: Lighthouse Lane, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC
- Designer: Pete Dye, with Jack Nicklaus
Hilton Head Harbor Town Golf at Sea Pines Resort
The course sits inside Sea Pines Resort’s Harbour Town village, on the southern tip of the island, alongside the marina, shops, and restaurants that share its name. Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus opened it in 1969, deliberately built to reward course management over power — narrow, tree-lined fairways, small greens guarded by railroad-tie bulkheads, and a finishing stretch along Calibogue Sound that’s as demanding as anything on the PGA Tour schedule.
Par, Yardage & Course Ratings
View Score Card| Tee | Par | Yardage | Slope | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage | 71 | 7,131 | 147 | 75.6 |
| Dye | 71 | 6,640 | 141 | 73 |
| Sea Pines | 71 | 6,251 | 136 | 71.3 |
| Jones | 71 | 5,208 | 124 | 70.7 |
Hole-by-Hole Yardages
Hole 1
Par 4Home of the RBC Heritage
Every April since 1969, the PGA Tour has come to Harbour Town for the RBC Heritage — South Carolina’s only regular Tour stop, played the week after the Masters. The course’s par-4 18th, playing straight at the red-and-white Harbour Town Lighthouse with Calibogue Sound running down the left side, is one of the most photographed finishing holes in golf and a genuine risk-reward test, not just a scenic backdrop. Search interest in this course spikes hard during tournament week — worth knowing if you’re planning a visit, since tee times and nearby lodging book up well in advance of that week each spring.
Where Is Harbour Town Golf Links?
Harbour Town Golf Links is on Lighthouse Lane within Sea Pines Resort, at the southern end of Hilton Head Island, SC — a short walk or shuttle ride from the Harbour Town Lighthouse, marina, and village shops. See the Sea Pines guide for the wider resort, or the Harbour Town guide for the shops, dining, and lighthouse around the course itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Harbour Town Golf Links?
Harbour Town Golf Links is on Lighthouse Lane inside Sea Pines Resort, at the south end of Hilton Head Island, SC, next to the Harbour Town Lighthouse and marina.
Where is the RBC Heritage played?
The RBC Heritage is played at Harbour Town Golf Links, inside Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, SC — it has been the tournament’s home course every year since 1969.
Who designed Harbour Town Golf Links?
Pete Dye designed Harbour Town Golf Links, working with Jack Nicklaus on the layout. It opened in 1969 and has hosted the RBC Heritage every year since.
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