Hilton Head Golf Island (HHGI), comprising 26 courses across Beaufort, Bluffton and Jasper counties, invites golfers to experience pure Lowcountry golf this spring with packages from The Sea Pines Resort, Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort and the Heritage Golf Collection.
With March and April temperatures up to 10 degrees warmer than other areas of the Carolinas, HHGI offers golfers a head-start on the 2021 golf season. Between rounds, visitors to “Golf Island” enjoy award-winning restaurants, boating, fishing, biking, stand up paddle boarding and other island activities and amenities, all served with a healthy dose of Southern hospitality.
“We can’t wait to welcome golfers back this year, and our golf courses, resorts, restaurants and merchants are all ready to help make it a trip of a lifetime,” says Cary Corbitt, President of the Lowcountry Golf Course Owners Association. “Whether flying in to stay and play for a few days or driving here to relax for a couple weeks, our golf and lodging partners are available to customize the perfect golf getaway.”
Featured golf packages and experiences for spring 2021:
The Sea Pines Resort
The Sea Pines Resort, home of Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus’ famed Harbour Town Golf Links, is offering accommodation specials for the PGA TOUR’s upcoming RBC Heritage April 15-18. With a limited number of spectators this year, RBC Heritage accommodations at Sea Pines guarantee a place among the gallery at one of the TOUR’s most popular stops.
Lodging options include the Inn and Club at Harbour Town, the island’s top rated luxury hotel next to Harbour Town’s first tee and just a short walk to the clubhouse, and an array of golf villas and homes just steps from the course. Guests can purchase two tournament tickets, daily, for each room or bedroom during each night of their stay. Inn and Club at Harbour Town rates start at $599 nightly for a king or two queen room. Search villa and home rates at Sea Pines Hilton Head Vacations using promo code HERITAGE.
The package offers several additional perks: a $50 resort credit, complimentary private transportation, use of two adult bikes and parking (self or valet); complimentary use of premium beach chairs, umbrellas and towels as the Sea Pines Beach Club; and preferred rates at Atlantic Dunes by Davis Love III and Heron Point by Pete Dye. All guests also have access to the pool at the Inn and Club and Sea Pines Resort Fitness Center.
For more information on rates or to book RBC Heritage accommodations, visit www.seapines.com.
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort, home of three tournament-caliber layouts including the renowned Robert Trent Jones Course, is bringing back its wildly popular “Birdies and Beer Getaway” for 2021. Featuring three nights’ lodging in the resort’s vacation rentals and three rounds of golf on the Jones, George Fazio or Arthur Hills courses, the package is completely customizable with golf, accommodations and amenities.
New for 2021, Palmetto Dunes announces special savings for golf groups of 16 or more. Group leaders who bring a group of 16 or more, stay at least three nights and book a minimum of three rounds of golf will receive complimentary golf during their trip. All rounds must be pre-paid and are based on the applicable group rate. The offer is available for stay-and-plays booked before May 31.
For more information or to book visit www.palmettodunes.com.
Heritage Golf Collection
Heritage Golf Collection’s “Spring Fore 2021” package starts at $575 per player and features four nights’ accommodations in a spacious vacation rental villa (quad occupancy), unlimited golf on Heritage’s 81 holes of golf spanning 18-hole Oyster Reef, 27-hole Shipyard and 36-hole Port Royal, as well as unlimited range balls, cart fees and a $100 resort gift card. Showcasing layouts designed by Rees Jones, George Cobb and Willard Byrd, the Heritage Golf Collection offers golfers a variety of options, whether they prefer playing 18, 27 or 36 holes, daily.
For more information or to book visit www.hiltonheadgolf.net.
About Hilton Head Golf Island
Hilton Head Golf Island is a marketing collective of 30-plus member courses across Beaufort, Bluffton and Jasper counties in South Carolina’s stunning Lowcountry region. Golf enthusiasts relish the region’s Southern hospitality and world-class golf venues sculpted by vaunted architects Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus, George Fazio, Arthur Hills, Rees Jones, Robert Trent Jones, Willard Byrd, Davis Love III and Clyde Johnston. Home to the world-renowned Sea Pines Resort, the PGA TOUR makes its only South Carolina stop each April at Harbour Town Golf Links for the RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing.
Getting to “Golf Island” has never been easier. The destination is served by two award-winning airports: Savannah / Hilton Head International (SAV) and Hilton Head Island (HHH). Together, they offer direct flights from 20 major cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
The Lowcountry Golf Course Owners Association, in conjunction with the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Visitor and Conventions Bureau and Chamber of Commerce, launched Hilton Head Golf Island to support the island’s thriving golf market through promotion of golf rounds and packages.
