Harbour Town Golf Links, Golf course in Hilton Head Island, United States.
Harbour Town Golf Links is a public golf course in Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, designed by Pete Dye with Jack Nicklaus in 1967. Its narrow fairways run between overhanging oaks, pines and palmettos, and the two closing holes follow the shore of Calibogue Sound, where a weathered wooden retaining wall holds the bank above the water and the tide changes the hazard line.
Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus began designing the course together in 1967, aiming to create a challenging tournament layout. The opening followed two years later, bringing professional tournament golf to Hilton Head.
The RBC Heritage takes place here every April, South Carolina's only PGA Tour event that follows the Masters. Professionals and spectators travel to the island for the tournament, filling grandstands along the waterside holes.
The course stays open all year, including during October overseeding and the June-to-August aerating of the greens. The final two holes run along Calibogue Sound, where the water line shifts with the tide; the hazard line is permanent, but shots can be played off the sand at low tide. Wind off the water affects both holes, and the par-three 17th usually plays into a headwind.
A red and white striped lighthouse stands beside the final hole, serving as a reference point for approach shots. The hole runs directly along the Sound and closes out the round with views across open water.
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