I'm decided to try and improve my game so I won't embarrass myself when I play the nicer courses of Hilton Head Island. I have not touched a golf club since August of last year. So when I decided to get back into the swing of things (intended) I paid a visit to the Executive Golf Club in Bluffton (right next to the Hilton Head National Golf Club).
It's a short 9 hole Par 3 course. No hills. Perfect! The first hole is 200 yards or so and then the rest of the holes are in the 100-130 yard range except for the 300 yard or so 8th.
The most difficult hole is the 7th, an 80 yard (the shortest on the course) chip shot with a green surrounded on all sides by water. Also, you'll want to aim to the right on the 9th to avoid losing a ball in the tall grass.
The greens are in rough shape. If you putt to within a foot of the hole, it should be considered in. This is not the course to warm up on your putting game. But if you want to loosen up and get used to swinging your irons again this is the place to do it in Bluffton.
What I like about the course is that everyone else who plays here is just like me -- they aren't very good. I went out twice in January and I was the only one on the course. There is nothing like golfing when there's no pressure on how long you take to take your next shot.
Fees are an affordable $12.50 for nine and $10 more if you go around again. So you really can't complain about the course conditions.
Note: you won't need to rent a cart (or a pull cart) here.
Phone: 843-837-6400
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