Hilton Head Island has been a golf destination since Sea Pines Resort opened Harbour Town Golf Links in 1969, and the island now hosts over 20 courses in a compact, beautiful setting. Home to the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage each spring, Hilton Head attracts instructors and players who appreciate traditional, strategic golf on Lowcountry layouts carved through Spanish moss-draped maritime forest. The season runs year-round, with spring and fall drawing the most visitors. Local pros excel in coastal course management—reading wind off the Atlantic, playing tight tree-lined fairways, and developing the precise iron play and short game that Hilton Head's courses demand. It's one of the most distinctive golf environments in the Southeast.