PGCC – Hilton Head is PGCC's newest campus located in Bluffton, South Carolina. Just across the bridge from world famous Hilton Head Island, Bluffton is a historic Lowcountry town with more than 40 golf courses located within a half hour's drive! With its sub-tropical climate, sunny skies and variety of courses, the Hilton Head area boasts a year-round golf season and is recognized as one of the premier golf resort destinations in the World. The brand new campus features a computer lab, library, club repair facility, fitness area, pro-shop, classrooms and 2,000 square foot indoor golf studio!!! The campus provides the ideal learning environment with the perfect blend of technology and history. The golf studio will feature state of the art full swing and putting analysis systems to be used for both classroom and individual instruction. PGCC – Hilton Head students play on some of the finest championship courses in the Hilton Head area. George and Tom Fazio, Arthur Hills, Rees and Robert Trent Jones, Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, George Cobb, Gary Player, Fuzzy Zoeller and Willard Byrd have all designed courses in the area, which sees more than 1 Million rounds annually. What better place is there to learn the business of golf? While courses played will vary based on availability and course conditions, click below for a selection of the regular courses PGCC students will play:  | Oyster Reef Golf Club www.oysterreefgolfclub.com Located on the Hilton Head Plantation, the "Oyster Reef" course offers a traditional layout, winding through a pine forest where thick stands of live oak and pines line the fairway. Sixty-six bunkers are well placed off the elevated tees and guard undulating 2 and 3-tiered greens. Carved out of 190 acres of breathtaking low country terrain, Oyster Reef Golf Club's spectacular 18-hole championship course is surrounded by winding lagoons, lush vegetation, and scenic views of the Island. Ranging from 7,014 yards from the championship tees to 5,288 yards from the forward tees, the course rewards and tests golfers of all skill.
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| Port Royal Golf Club www.portroyalgolfclub.com 54 holes of legendary golf nestled within one of Hilton Head Island's most pristine plantations along the Atlantic coastline. The 18-hole "Barony" course, designed by George W. Cobb, features 6,530 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 71.2 and it has a slope rating of 124. The 18-hole "Planter's Row" course, redesigned in 1994 by world famous golf course architect Pete Dye, features 6,520 yards of golf from the longest tees, and undulating greens to challenege even the strongest of putters. The course rating is 72.1 and it has a slope rating of 128.
|  | Shipyard Golf Club www.shipyardgolfclub.com Designed by George Cobb and built in 1970, the Clipper course, with plenty of sand and water hazards, may be the most difficult of the nines. This requires a good long game and a soft touch around the greens. The Galleon, the original nine holes, meander through large oak and tall pines. Accurate placement of approach shots into heavily guarded greens is absolutely necessary. Designed by Willard Byrd and built in 1982, the Brigantine course provides scenic and water hazard filled nine holes. With slight dog-legs and well-placed bunkers, this course requires shot-making and a good short game. |  | Palmetto Hall Plantation www.palmettohallgolf.com Palmetto Hall Plantation contains two 18-hole courses, built by Arthur Hills and Robert Cupp respectively. The Hills course was instantly dubbed a classic by Golf Magazine - rating it one of America's Top 10 new courses. Heavily wooded with towering pines and moss-draped oaks, the lush fairways roll past crystalline lakes. Protected greens, many edged with bunkers, provide a constant challenge. The signature hole, the par-4 18th, offers a daunting finish to a spectacular game. The Robert Cupp Course is a stunningly original design that tests the even the best player, but accommodates higher handicappers as well. Cupp, Golf World's former Architect of the Year, has garnered high praise for the course's flexibility, sound shot values and impeccable year-round conditioning. |
In addition to the great golf to be played by PGCC students and resort visitors, Hilton Head Island is also the home to the PGA Tour's Verizon Heritage Tournament, played every April at Harbor Town Golf Links on The Seapines Resort.
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