Couples Golf is Growing, and Hilton Head Island has the Deals
By Shane Sharp
When it comes to golf on and around Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, you likely think ‘golf buddies trip.’
Totally get it.
But “America’s Golf Island” also happens to be a top-voted best destinations for golf couples, whether traveling alone or with other twosomes. The Sea Pines Resort, Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort and the Heritage Golf Collection have rolled out their couple’s golf packages for the remainder of 2023.
Statistics prove this travel segment has grown exponentially over the past three years, and the Golf Island is responding.
Couples packages for Hilton Head feature incredible golf, tennis, pickleball, beaches and dining, and are now available to book through the remainder of 2023 at www.hiltonheadgolfisland.com.
Featured couples packages for 2023:
The Sea Pines Resort
The famed host venue of the PGA TOUR’s RBC Heritage is the perfect golf getaway any time of year with its Inn Golf Package. Featuring high-end accommodations at the Forbes Four-Star Inn & Club at Harbour Town, the Inn Golf Package includes a round of golf on Habour Town Golf Links, Heron Point by Pete Dye and Atlantic Dunes by Davis Love III. The Inn’s guest rooms cover 480 square feet and are enhanced with an inviting coastal palette that exudes Lowcountry charm. Couples can enjoy fine and casual dining at an array of restaurants including the reimagined Quarterdeck, Links, an American Grill, Coast, Oceanfront Dining, Ocean Lounge, Fraser’s Tavern and Harbourside.
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort has responded to the growing couples golf trend with its Group Golf Stay and Play Couples Retreat for groups of 12 or more. The package includes: four days and three nights’ accommodations in a two-bedroom condo or villa; three rounds of golf on the Robert Trent Jones, George Fazio and Arthur Hills Courses; two hours of tennis and pickleball court time daily (based on availability); free range balls; and discounts on pro shop merchandise and dining at Big Jim’s, The Dunes House and Alexander’s Restaurant. Complimentary bike rentals are also available, as the streets of Palmetto Dunes are ideal for biking (with over five miles of paths within the resort) while the island at large offers more than 50 miles of paved paths.
Heritage Golf Collection
The Heritage Golf Collection, owners and operators of numerous Hilton Head Island courses, has teamed with Sonesta Resort to offer the Couples Retreat. Starting at $265 per person, per night based on double occupancy, the package includes three nights accommodations in a standard Sonesta Resort guest room, unlimited rounds of golf on Heritage Golf Collection Courses, complimentary range balls and dinner for two at the award-winning, chef-driven LagerHead Tavern at Rees Jones designed Oyster Reef Golf Club. In addition to Oyster Reef, Heritage facilities include Palmetto Hall, Port Royal and Shipyard.
Getting There
Getting to America’s Golf Island has never been easier. Hilton Head Island Airport (HHH) on the island’s north end offers non-stop and one-stop service from multiple hub cities and connections via American Airlines, Delta and United. American offers daily non-stop flights to/from Charlotte and seasonal service to/from Dallas / Ft. Worth, Philadelphia and Washington National (DCA). Delta has daily flights to/from Atlanta and United provides daily non-stop service to/from Newark (EWR) and Washington Dulles (IAD).
For more general information: www.hiltonheadgolfisland.com.
