Edward C. Robison III
Edward C. Robison III
Palmetto Dunes Resort: Arthur Hills
Hilton Head Island, SC•Public
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Palmetto Dunes Resort: Arthur Hills
2 Leamington Ln
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928-5150
United States
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Overview
When the Arthur Hills course at Palmetto Dunes Resort opened in the mid-1980s, there was no rough. Instead, the holes were protected by the natural mounding and contouring of the landing areas. They have since added rough, but with less than 20 bunkers in play on the entire course, the prominent mounding remains the distinctive feature. Live oaks frame many of the landing areas, which are occasionally quite narrow and semi-blind from the tees. The course is one of three layouts at this Hilton Head Island resort.
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“a fun golf course to play, although back nine goes a little overboard with some of the water holes. This def causes longer rounds at this resort course. A nice set of par 3 holes, compliment the short and long par 4 holes. Par 5 holes are all scorable and can be reached by the longer hitter"
Read More2026
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“The Aurther Hills course at Palmetto Dunes was a second shot golf course as it featured greens on the smaller size and had water prominent on seven approach shots. The water was tough on maybe four of the approaches but increasing the difficult was the small greens had little depth with a nice mix of front to back and side to side. Holes that I liked were the 8th at 156 yards that had a long green with little depth and an all-carry shot over water. The 12th at 399 yards was a reverse cap hole but water was along the entire right side of the hole and slightly in front of the green. Finally, the 17th at 380 yards was like a 270-degree dogleg left with a stream front a green that was deep but little depth side to side. What was disappointing to me was the below average condition of the golf course."
Read More2026
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“The Arthur Hills course at Palmetto Dunes was a second shot golf course as it featured greens on the smaller size and had water prominent on seven approach shots. The water was tough on maybe four of the approaches but increasing the difficult was the small greens had little depth with a nice mix of front to back and side to side. Holes that I liked were the 8th at 156 yards that had a long green with little depth and an all-carry shot over water. The 12th at 399 yards was a reverse cap hole but water was along the entire right side of the hole and slightly in front of the green. Finally, the 17th at 380 yards was like a 270-degree dogleg left with a stream front a green that was deep but little depth side to side. What was disappointing to me was the below average condition of the golf course."
Read More2026
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“Some fun, risk-reward par 5s. Excellent usage of water channels throughout the course to frame select tee shots and add risk to approaches. The Arthur Hills design shows through with berming along fairways to correct errant tee shots and also guard some approaches."
Read More2025
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“This Arthur Hills layout is an enjoyable resort course in the low country of South Carolina. While there are a number of water hazards throughout the course, there are a minimal number of fairway bunkers and the rough does not penalize the golfer severely. The rolling fairways provide ample targets off of the tee box. There are generally multiple options on the second shot to approach the greens. The greens are fairly flat with subtle undulations. The key to scoring well on the course is to navigate the multiple water hazards that either line the fairways or are necessary to carry to reach the green. Overall, the course is set up to give golfers of all levels an enjoyable experience."
Read More2023
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“Very nice layout and challenging holes. Early April conditioning was less than desirable...greens very slow and fairways extremely high so minimal roll. Course is well worth playing...just need to hope the conditioning is improved. Very fun course. PIctures are #2 approach shot and green."
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“Super fun layout. Lots of mounds in unexpected places. Playable and offers good conditions. It's a popular place."
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“Typical South Carolina golf. Good course with some challenging shots."
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“Nice resort course. Mediocre shape with the fairways soft and not firm. Green shapes were interesting."
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“The course's mounding and geometrical shapes is something you never come across and very unique. I originally thought that there was a lot of earth movement for this golf course helping to protect holes like the 1st. It had a very quirky holes but overall it was a fun beach vacation golf course."
Read More2022
