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Hilton Head Island, SC

First Tee of the Lowcountry

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Experience: 5 played 4 reviews
1.50 star(s)

A new Hilton Head course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 9, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

-The golf course has 2 sets of tees for varying degrees of difficulty
- nice mix of shots over water and open field
- was not crowded when we played
- nice new baskets
- good practice area
- the map here is really nice

Cons:

- 6 is not playable from the map location due to high water
- 5's basket was in surrounded by a foot of water for 30-40 feet out.
- new course so not everything is cleared yet
- weird vibe coming into the course (see my additional comments)
- lacks a bit of fun factor with many open holes and simple lines (even from the blue tees)
- some of the tees are in "interesting spots" (on number 3's tee, there is a grate right in the middle of where you would want to step.)

Other Thoughts:

- Let me start by saying I am glad to see another course on the island. The website was no help for me personally so I just called while on vacation and it was easy to find a time for my dad and I to play. Here's where it got interesting. This is actually at a boys and girls club on Hilton Head. Since it is so new, they are not used to disc golfers yet. The facility you walk through is locked on all sides (we had to knock on the door to get out). The young lady who let me in was nice but wanted information from us (Name, City and Zip) because they will be "applying for a grant." Not a big deal but it took a few minutes to get that done. We went out to play the course and you do not want to get into the woods or the rough at all. Lots of stickler bushes and a very deep creek run beside a lot of the holes. The course itself is placed around a ball golf course and was just OK for me fun factor wise. It's mostly open or just shoot out of a lane into the open type of holes. If other people or kids were there it would be tough to use. I am an intermediate player and shot 4 down through 9 my only time out so not super difficult (unless you find water). After hole 9 my dad and I were walking back to the building and a guy who was talking on a cell phone stopped us and told us to "check in with Nick." We told him lady already got our info and he proceeded to give us unfollowable directions to Nick's office. When we tried to go back through the building the way we came the door was locked. The sidewalk next to entrance was padlocked so we couldn't get out that way. We headed back knocked on the locked door and a lady comes up and says rather curtly, "who are you?" I replied we just finished playing disc golf and we just wanted to head back to our car. "There is a sidewalk for you to walk around." "It's locked, I replied." "Oh it is?".... She reluctantly let 33 year old me and my 58 year old dad back in so we could go through the building to the car. We were wearing dryfit polos and regular shorts so hopefully that attitude will change in the future as more disc golfers come to play. The experience was just uncomfortable for both of us....hard to explain. The receptionist was polite as we left and we never stopped by Nick's office. I don't know if it was because we were 2 adult males trying to go through the boys and girls club or what... Both my dad and I agree Hover Links is a bit more enjoyable to both of us. I tried to give a $10 donation and the receptionist knew nothing about it. So we did play for free. I did have to use the map on my phone as none were there printed in the office. It was a bit flooded when we went but playable (barely). The course definitely has some potential but the biggest key in the future will be access. It's tough to get in right now and you have to call (in my opinion) to find out when you can play. It is not worth "pay-to-play" but the donation to a good cause may be worth it for you. I would recommend Hover Links over this personally but it could be a nice little 9 hole course with better access, a little more clearing on the walking paths and some clearing of the "stickler" bushes in the rough (ouch).
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