ResortQuest Recommends Golf

With more than 20 top-flight courses to its name, Hilton Head Island is a world-renowned golf destination. Host to the PGA's nationally televised Verizon Heritage Classic, Hilton Head attracts scores of golf legends and devoted fans of the sport each year. With its stellar roster of course designers, from George Fazio to Jack Nicklaus, players can expect some of the best golf in the country on Hilton Head Island's links.

With more than two-dozen championship courses designed by the top names in golf, Hilton Head Island is nothing short of a golfer's paradise. Robert Cupp, Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus, Arthur Hills, Arnold Palmer, Tom Fazio, Rees Jones, Gary Player and Robert Trent Jones all have signature courses here. The Harbour Town Golf Links is home to the nationally televised Verizon Heritage Golf Tournament, and the island hosts many other prestigious tournaments throughout the year as well.

The setting for golf could not be more ideal. Seaside scenery, Lowcountry terrain, salt marshes, pine thickets and backwater lagoons combine to create spectacular backdrops and serious challenges, all of which create a golfing experience unmatched any where in the world. If you're looking to improve your game, take lessons with the professionals at the Golf School at Palmetto Dunes or the Sea Pines Golf Academy.

The Palmetto Dunes Golf School is headed up by former PGA Tour player and Hilton Head celebrity Doug Weaver, its programs include daily swings clinics, a family golf school, junior's clinics, a short-game program and a women's school.

The Sea Pines Golf Academy is for golfers that are just beginning to learn the game or you've been playing for years, their Class A PGA Professionals will help you play better golf. They employ new technology that enables their students to see what needs to be improved upon and compare their grip, stance, posture and swing to an ideal model.