2020 Golf Vacation Planner HILTON HEAD ISLAND Experience The Best in South Carolina Lowcountry Golf www.HiltonHeadGolfIsland.com Pictured: The Jones Course at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort No Place Does A Golf Trip Like Best Island in the U.S. Condé Nast Traveler - 2019 The Golf Island #1 Island in the Continental U.S. Travel+Leisure Magazine’s 2019 World’s Best Awards Hole #15 - Atlantic Dunes by Davis Love III Image Courtesy of The Sea Pines Resort / Rob Tipton The award-winning Hilton Head Island- Golf rules year-round in the Hilton With more than 6,000 villas, condos and We invite you to experience the Bluffton area of South Carolina is home Head Island-Bluffton area, with 15 on- homes on the rental market and two- uniqueness of a Hilton Head Island- to 24 fantastic golf courses, world-class island courses, including the famous dozen hotels and inns...six of them AAA Bluffton golf vacation. One trip and beaches and an unparalleled variety of Harbour Town Golf Links at The Sea Four Diamond award-winners...stay and you will agree that it is a truly amazing vacation accommodations, amenities Pines Resort, and 9 off-island layouts. play golf packages can be custom built to place, with incredible amenities on and and activities. Some of the world’s best golf architects align perfectly with your specifications. off the course, perfect for individuals, have left their mark in the sand here... groups and families. It will exceed your Conveniently accessible by car or by Robert Trent Jones, Davis Love III, Rees Off the golf course, you will find expectations...guaranteed. plane into either the Hilton Head Jones, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Pete activities for all ages, all close by. Play Airport or Savannah/Hilton Head Dye, Jack Nicklaus, George Fazio...just tennis and pickleball on a championship International Airport, Hilton Head to name a few. Hilton Head Island is court. Bike more than 50 miles of public Island shines as one of the world’s also home to the PGA TOUR’s RBC pathways that cross the Island. Play in For more information visit premier golf vacation destinations. Heritage, an area tradition where golfers the ocean with the kids or just relax on HiltonHeadGolfIsland.com are encouraged to “get their plaid on” for sugar-white sand beaches. this star-studded event. 2 3 What’s Inside... Build Your Dream Golf Vacation www.HiltonHeadGolfIsland.com North American Golf Destination of the Year Voted by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators - 2016 Image Courtesy of The Sea Pines Resort / Rob Tipton MILEAGES & WEATHER TRAVEL ROUTES NEW AIR SERVICE 7 INSIDER GOLF TRIP TIPS RBC HERITAGE Runway COURSE LOCATOR MAP to the Your One-Stop Planning Resource GOLF COURSE DIRECTORY Fairway ACCOMMODATIONS Be on the first tee within Golf Course Guide Golf Package Offers Accommodations DINING minutes of landing on The Golf Island - Page 8 - facebook.com/HiltonHeadIslandGolf On the Cover: Holes 10 & 11 - The Jones Course at twitter.com/LowcountryGolf Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort 4 For Complete Golf Package Information - www.HiltonHeadGolfIsland.com Get Your Free Golf Vacation Quote at www.HiltonHeadGolfIsland.com 5 BLUFFTON PKWY. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CROSS ISLAND PKWY EXIT 5 Driving Mileage to The Golf Island Methods of Travel to The Golf Island Atlanta, GA ..................299 mi. Miami, FL .....................554 mi. Cities in blue offering direct Baltimore, MD ...............636 mi. Myrtle Beach, SC ............221 mi. flights to Hilton Head Island Boston, MA .................1041 mi. Nashville, TN .................556 mi. Charleston, SC .................95 mi. New Orleans, LA ............676 mi. Charlotte, NC ................254 mi. New York, NY ................867 mi. Chicago, IL ....................944 mi. Orlando, FL ...................289 mi. Cincinnati, OH ..............668 mi. Philadelphia, PA .............720 mi. Cleveland, OH ...............778 mi. Pittsburgh, PA ................717 mi. Columbia, SC ................152 mi. Raleigh, NC ...................334 mi. Detroit, MI ....................905 mi. Richmond, VA ...............489 mi. Greenville, SC ................247 mi. Savannah, GA ..................45 mi. Indianapolis, IN .............788 mi. St. Louis, MO ................903 mi. Jacksonville, FL ..............203 mi. Tulsa, OK ....................1082 mi. Louisville, KY .................650 mi. Washington, D.C............596 mi. BY CAR: Interstate 95 is our direct link to the rest of civilization. There are several exits that provide access to Hilton Head Island, but the best (i.e., most direct) is Exit 8 via U.S. 278. You’ll head east for about 30 minutes on this four- lane highway; along the way, you will pass the University of South Carolina’s New River campus and Sun City Hilton Head, and skirt the outer perimeter of the town of Bluffton before reaching the bridges to Hilton Head Island. BY AIR: The full-service Hilton Head Island Airport is offering new service by American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta from select cities. The airport also caters to private and charter air service, and is within 15 minutes of all of the Island’s major resorts. The Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport is just Weather in the Lowcountry 45 minutes from Hilton Head Island via I-95 North and U.S. 278. The airport is serviced by Air Canada, Allegiant, American Airlines, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, January ............. 40-59°F / 4-15C July ..................74-89°F / 23-32C Sun Country Airlines and United Airlines, with direct service to/from more than February ............ 41-61°F / 5-16C August ..............74-89°F / 23-32C 30 cities. March ............... 48-68°F / 9-20C September .........69-85°F / 21-29C April ................56-76°F / 13-24C October ............59-77°F / 15-25C BY RAIL: Train travel has become an increasingly popular option for visitors. Amtrak has daily stops in the Lowcountry village of Yemassee (about an hour May .................64-83°F / 18-28C November .......... 49-69°F / 9-20C north of Hilton Head Island) as well as in North Charleston (about two hours to June .................70-87°F / 21-31C December .......... 42-61°F / 6-16C the north) and Savannah (an hour to the south). 6 For Complete Golf Package Information - www.HiltonHeadGolfIsland.com Get Your Free Golf Vacation Quote at www.HiltonHeadGolfIsland.com 7 Hilton Head Island Airport Flights Runway The Hilton Head Island Airport is serviced by American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, each offering connecting options from 100+ cities worldwide through to the the following hubs: New Service Beginning Spring 2020 Fairway American Airlines Charlotte (CLT): Three daily flights to HHH; Year-round Washington National(DCA): Spring 2020 seasonal service Washington-Reagan Airport: Spring 2020 seasonal service Dallas Fort Worth:(DFW) Seasonal service beginning March 7, 2020 Chicago O’Hare International:(ORD) Seasonal service beginning March 7, 2020 Philadelphia International Airport:(PHL) Seasonal service beginning March 7, 2020 United Airlines Washington Dulles (IAD): Seasonal, twice-daily flights resume Spring 2020 Chicago O’Hare (ORD): Seasonal, twice-daily flights resume Spring 2020 New York / Newark (EWR): Seasonal, twice-daily flights resume Spring 2020 Delta Air Lines It’s Never Been Easier to Atlanta (ATL): Three daily flights to HHH - Year-round, all-jet service Fly to Hilton Head Island New York City (LGA): Summer 2020 seasonal service Savannah/Hilton Head Airport Flights Sunny days and breezy nights. Bike rides and golf swings. A delicious Lowcountry plate, loaded with fresh seafood. Don’t you wish you could just snap your fingers Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), located approximately 45 miles and be here on Hilton Head Island? With new American Airlines, Delta Air Lines (72 kilometers) south of the Island, is serviced by Air Canada, Allegiant, American Airlines, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Sun Country Airlines and United Airlines. The and United Airlines non-stop direct flights from seven major cities and key con- following cities fly directly into the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport: nection airports, it’s almost that easy. Allentown Denver NYC – LaGuardia Atlanta Detroit NYC – JFK Airport Contact Information Baltimore Grand Rapids Niagara Falls, NY Boston Houston Philadelphia Hilton Head Island Airport Charlotte Indianapolis Pittsburgh (843) 255-2950 - www.hiltonheadairport.com Chicago/O’Hare Lexington Portsmouth Cincinnati Louisville Toronto Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Cleveland Miami Wash., DC – Dulles (912) 964-0514 - www.savannahairport.com Columbus Minneapolis/St. Paul Wash., DC – Reagan National Dallas/Fort Worth Newark 8 For Complete Golf Package Information - www.HiltonHeadGolfIsland.com Get Your Free Golf Vacation Quote at www.HiltonHeadGolfIsland.com 9 No. 1 — Hilton Head Island is the largest “barrier island” off the Atlantic 7 Insider Tips coast between Long Island and the Bahamas, covering 42 square miles — for the Perfect Golf Trip to 12 miles long and 5 miles wide at its widest point. Manhattan is the largest Hilton Head Island barrier island on the east coast. Hilton Harbour Town Golf Links - The Sea Pines Resort Head Island’s perennial subtropical Image Courtesy of The Sea Pines Resort / Rob Tipton For Hilton Head Island locals, there exists a perpetual spring-like feel in the air. climate makes the area an ideal setting Officially, however, springtime tees off Hilton Head Island’s golfing year. So here for golf, which is why Hilton Head the south end is Shipyard Plantation, is a quick list of insider information designed to expand your knowledge of Island boasts more golf per capita than which offers 27 holes designed by Cobb The Golf Island’s numerous offerings. anywhere in the country. and Byrd that can be played in a trio of 18-hole combinations. Each 9-holer (Clipper, Galleon and Brigantine) No. 2 — Hilton Head Island is has its own merits, but there is one shaped like a foot and its major resort constant: water comes into play on developments are comprised of gated nearly every hole. Nevertheless all 27 communities. The Sea Pines Resort, are imminently and enjoyably playable.