But the seven-mile lagoon system makes for some challenging holes, and some of the best scenery on the island. Arnold Palmer designed the Crescent Pointe Golf Club on an excellent piece of land that features plenty of marshland views, a boatload of bunkers, and wonderful strands of magnolias, oaks, and pines. Look out for the par 5, 518-yard 17th hole that features marsh down the right side, a waster bunker to the left and a hidden green. Hilton Head based architect Clyde Johnston designed the course, which features spectacular views and memorable holes at a price that bust your wallet. The facility once hosted the Hilton Head Seniors International tournament.
All nines feature interesting layouts routed through lagoons and ponds.
The Creek course plays along the water and provides players with a more linksy feel a la the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. Where to Stay Pull the trigger now - on securing your accommodations in Hilton Head for resort golf and the MCI Classic for next year that is. The island's busiest week of the year leaves every hotel, motel and bed and breakfast booked from Georgetown to Savannah. Bedding down at the Motel Six with a pack of buddies is great if you are in Hilton Head with the sole purpose of catching thirty-six holes, a beer and a bed. But if you want to step it up a notch and throw down a few bones for first class accommodations that should lead to as many romantic interludes as pars, try Hilton Head's Main Street Inn.