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Few courses in American golf carry the weight of expectation that Harbour Town does. Designed by Pete Dye with significant input from Jack Nicklaus, it opened in 1969 and almost immediately established itself as one of the most consequential layouts in the country — a direct challenge to the era's prevailing obsession with long, wide-open parkland tests. Dye's response was tight, strategic, and ruthless: small greens, abundant water and marsh, and fairways framed by ancient Carolina pines and live oaks draped in Spanish moss. The lighthouse behind the 18th green has become one of golf's most recognizable finishing images.
The RBC Heritage has called Harbour Town home since that inaugural year, making it one of the PGA Tour's longest-running venue relationships. Arnold Palmer won the first edition. The island setting on the South Carolina Lowcountry means salt air, humidity, and a coastal landscape that softens and complicates in equal measure.
This is a course that rewards precision over power — a place where a 2-iron placed left-center tells you more about a player's game than any driver swing. Hilton Head itself is a resort destination, but Harbour Town earns its reputation on substance, not scenery alone.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage · men | 7,110 | 75.6 | 148 | 71 |
| Blue · men | 6,670 | 73.4 | 144 | 71 |
| White · men | 6,253 | 71.4 | 136 | 71 |
| White · women | 6,040 | 76.2 | 144 | 71 |
| Gold · men | 5,867 | 69.6 | 131 | 71 |
| Gold · women | 5,772 | 74.1 | 137 | 71 |
| Green · men | 5,084 | 66.7 | 118 | 71 |
| Green · women | 4,973 | 69.8 | 126 | 71 |
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