Hilton Head Plantation Recreation
Athletics: Golf and Tennis
Four 18-hole golf courses are on site. The newest, at the Country Club of Hilton Head, has twice been a qualifying site for the U.S. Open, and is open to public play on a limited basis.
Rees Jones designed two private courses in Hilton Head Plantation. The first, the Oyster Reef Golf Course, added a clubhouse in spring 1989; but Heritage Golf Group has recently taken over the Oyster Reef and has additional plans for a multi-million-dollar renovation including improvements on the green and completely rebuilding the clubhouse. The second, the championship par-72 Bear Creek course, is limited exclusively to 250 members.
HHP’s fourth golf course is the Dolphin Head, the community’s original golf club. Gary Player and Ron Kirby are responsible for the design.
Hilton Head Plantation is home to 12 Har-Tru clay courts at the private-access Spring Lake Racquet Club; two of the courts are lighted.
Outside Fun
Seven miles of nature trails, two nature conservancies, and two miles of beach on Port Royal Sound collectively make Hilton Head Plantation the second largest plantation community on the island. Enjoy gardening at Seabrook Farms, swimming in the 25-meter community pool at Spring Lake Recreation Center, or hanging out at the Spring Lake Pavilion (all HHP residents and owners also have access to Spring Lake facilities). HHP's clubhouse has a heated indoor pool, ballroom/dining room, exercise complex, and pro shop; the Dolphin Head Beach Park and the adjacent playground/picnic area are extra features. Pinckney Island and its Wildlife Refuge are only a short trip away—you’ll pass them on your way onto the island, where Hilton Head Plantation is the first major community on the left.
