May River and Old Tabby - Two hidden gems of Hilton Head golf
Released on = April 18, 2007, 9:34 am
Press Release Author = GolfPublisher Syndications
Industry = Media
Press Release Summary = Hilton Head golf has its secret side too. Top golf destinations at WorldGolf.com
Press Release Body = By Joel Zuckerman, Staff Writer, Golf Publisher Syndications
Some years ago, a major golf publication called Hilton Head Island in South Carolina the tenth finest golf destination on the planet. If only they could\'ve peeked a bit further behind the moss curtain.
Sure, Harbour Town, Palmetto Dunes, and Daufuskie Island give the region its tourist-golfer imprimatur. But there are some secret stashes when it comes to Lowcountry golf, the type of green-grass wonderlands that the average golf vacationer has never even heard of, let alone visited.
Here are two Hilton Head golf courses that amount to hidden gems.
May River Golf Club The May River Golf Club is a sublime Jack Nicklaus creation that has sprung to life deep within the forested confines of Palmetto Bluff. It\'s technically a resort course, but is the rarest of resort golf experiences in that it has the look, feel, playing pressure and most importantly, conditioning, of a fine private golf club.
Resort guests must stay at the nearby Inn at Palmetto Bluff if they want access to this serene and lovely golf paradise. On course, they\'ll enjoy subtle touches like crisp apples and chilled towels, or the daily tee sheet that offers exact yardages to the pin, so a golfer can use the fairway mileage markers and know the first hole is \"+12 yards,\" the second is \"-7,\" etc.
The single defining feature of May River is its complex greens. They are practically \"negative edge\" greens, meaning they morph so seamlessly from putting surface proper to the surrounding swales and collection areas, it\'s ridiculously easy to chip or even putt the golf ball too boldly and have it run entirely off the green. The bunkering is plentiful, and the waste areas and sand hazards abounding are of different sizes, shapes, depths, colors and consistency. For these reasons and many others, the May River Golf Club, with its art gallery-caliber par-3s, confounding greens and serene setting, has immediately taken a position as one of the premiere golf courses in the Carolina Lowcountry.
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April 17, 2007 Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
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