About Dolphin Head

Dolphin Head Golf Club is located on beautiful Hilton Head Island inside the legendary Hilton Head Plantation. A Gary Player design, it was Player’s first course in the Hilton Head area and was open for play in 1974, making it Hilton Head Plantation’s first golf course. It was purchased from the Hilton Head Plantation Company by the Dolphin Head members in 1983 after operating several years as a semi-private facility. Since turning private, Dolphin Head Golf Club has undergone new greens, new bunkers, and a modern irrigation system, and the course has matured into an Island favorite.

Dolphin Head Golf Club is a unique golf course with two very different nine holes, giving golfers a taste of both the common tree lined fairways found on Hilton Head and the open headlands near the coastline. Player wanted to capture the natural beauty of the area and protect the many wetlands and old growth trees that have been here for hundreds of years, so he used a very unobtrusive approach to his construction. What transpired was a beautiful layout with eighteen distinctively different holes, capturing the natural settings that create the Hilton Head Island ambiance.

Although the golf is what makes Dolphin Head so special, members can also enjoy everything else Dolphin Head has to offer, from weekly lunches to annual formal dining events at the main clubhouse. Just because you do not play golf does not mean you cannot have fun. Join one of the Bridge Clubs, participate in dining events, or just simply play golf. You will quickly see what makes Dolphin Head the best choice for golf in the Lowcountry!

Dolphin Head Golf Club is located on beautiful Hilton Head Island inside the legendary Hilton Head Plantation. A Gary Player design, it was Player’s first course in the Hilton Head area and was open for play in 1974, making it Hilton Head Plantation’s first golf course. It was purchased from the Hilton Head Plantation Company by the Dolphin Head members in 1983 after operating several years as a semi-private facility. Since turning private, Dolphin Head Golf Club has undergone new greens, new bunkers, and a modern irrigation system, and the course has matured into an Island favorite.
Dolphin Head Golf Club is a unique golf course with two very different nine holes, giving golfers a taste of both the common tree lined fairways found on Hilton Head and the open headlands near the coastline. Player wanted to capture the natural beauty of the area and protect the many wetlands and old growth trees that have been here for hundreds of years, so he used a very unobtrusive approach to his construction. What transpired was a beautiful layout with eighteen distinctively different holes, capturing the natural settings that create the Hilton Head Island ambiance.
Although the golf is what makes Dolphin Head so special, members can also enjoy everything else Dolphin Head has to offer, from weekly lunches to annual formal dining events at the main clubhouse. Just because you do not play golf does not mean you cannot have fun. Join one of the Bridge Clubs, participate in dining events, or just simply play golf. You will quickly see what makes Dolphin Head the best choice for golf in the Lowcountry!