The island’s oldest corridor, rebuilt with sand, coquina and a sea breeze.
Atlantic Dunes is the second course at The Sea Pines Resort, sharing the south end of Hilton Head Island with Harbour Town. It occupies the ground of the old Ocean Course, which Sea Pines describes as the island’s first golf course, and Davis Love III’s design firm rebuilt it from the soil up before it reopened in November 2016. The result is wider and sandier than its neighbour, framed by restored dunes and crushed-shell waste areas rather than overhanging oaks. If Harbour Town is the round you plan the trip around, Atlantic Dunes is the one that shows you the ocean.
Atlantic Dunes by Davis Love III green fees and tee times.
Book through the “Book A Tee Time” link on the Sea Pines course page, or ring the course direct on (843) 842-1477. Sea Pines describes a public booking window of 90 days. Resort guests can reserve beyond that window and are offered discounted golf rates; packages go through Leisure Golf Sales on (843) 842-1904. The Villa Golf Package needs at least three nights and includes one round each at Harbour Town, Heron Point and Atlantic Dunes, and groups of 16 or more can use the four-night Lighthouse Golf Package. No fixed green fee is published for Atlantic Dunes; you see the price for your chosen slot once you search. Golfers aged 17 and under get 50% off all day through the junior special on (843) 842-1904.
The round, in perspective.
George Cobb laid out the original Ocean Course in the early 1960s, and Mark McCumber reworked it in 1995. For the rebuild, Love worked with his brother Mark and lead architect Scot Sherman of Love Golf Design. Discover South Carolina reports that the team removed 500 to 600 trees, moved 55,000 cubic yards of earth and three acres of water, and spent close to US$11 million. The corridors opened up and 81 bunkers went in. Sea Pines lists 7,065 yards, par 72, with a 73.6 rating and 140 slope from the Love tees. The 3rd has a reverse Redan green, the 9th a peninsula green, and the par-five 14th a hidden punchbowl among the dunes. The 15th, an uphill par three of up to 205 yards, plays straight towards the Atlantic and usually into the breeze. The 16th green is called the Lion’s Mouth, and the old par-five 18th is now a par four of up to 462 yards.
Know before you go.
Public booking
Up to 90 days ahead; guests earlier
Caddies
Forecaddie or walking caddie on request
Juniors
50% off all day, age 17 and under
Course phone
(843) 842-1477
Make the trip work.
Atlantic Dunes is a good first round of a Sea Pines stay because it is the most forgiving of the three: Discover South Carolina says its fairway corridors are the widest in the resort. Save Harbour Town for when you have your eye in. The course address is 100 North Sea Pines Drive, the Plantation Golf Club, which Atlantic Dunes shares with Heron Point. Avoid Heritage week if you want a quiet round: in 2017 Discover South Carolina reported a third pro-am being added here on the Wednesday of tournament week.
Hilton Head Island Airport (HHH), at the north end of the island, is the nearest, though its schedule is thin. Savannah/Hilton Head International (SAV) has many more flights and is roughly an hour’s drive or a little more, by the bridges and the Cross Island Parkway. Sea Pines is a gated community; arrive with your reservation details so the gate can let you through.
The Inn & Club at Harbour Town, which Sea Pines describes as the only Forbes Four Star hotel on Hilton Head, is the obvious base for a short golf stay. For a week, the resort rents homes and villas inside the Sea Pines gates, and the Villa Golf Package is built around them. Booking resort accommodation is what unlocks the longer tee-time window and the guest rate, which matters more here in spring than in midsummer.
Make a trip of it.
Harbour Town Golf Links is a few minutes away inside the same gates, with a compulsory forecaddie and the striped lighthouse behind the 18th. Heron Point by Pete Dye shares the Plantation clubhouse and completes the three-course package. Mid-island, the Robert Trent Jones Course at Palmetto Dunes has the island’s other ocean-facing hole. Away from golf, Lawton Stables runs horse rides through the Sea Pines Forest Preserve.
Find your season.
March to May and late September to November are the sought-after months. RBC Heritage week runs from 12 to 18 April 2027, with pro-am and practice days before the tournament rounds. July and August bring heat, humidity and thunderstorms most afternoons, so book the first tee times. Hurricane Matthew delayed the reopening by a month in 2016, a reminder that storm season runs into autumn.
Yes. Outside golfers can book through the Sea Pines tee-time system within the 90-day public window. Staying at the resort gives you earlier access and discounted guest rates, and the three-night Villa Golf Package bundles a round on each of the resort’s three courses.
How much are green fees at Atlantic Dunes?
Sea Pines does not publish a fixed green fee. Rates vary by date, time and whether you book a package, and the live price appears in the booking engine. Under-18s pay half price all day, and any caddie you take is paid separately with a tip.
Is Atlantic Dunes on the ocean?
Partly. The par-five 14th heads towards the beach to a punchbowl green in the dunes, and the par-three 15th plays back towards the Atlantic. Golf.com describes the 15th as one of only two oceanside holes on Hilton Head Island.
Who redesigned Atlantic Dunes?
Love Golf Design: Davis Love III, his brother Mark Love and architect Scot Sherman. They rebuilt the old Ocean Course, which Mark McCumber had last reworked in 1995, framing holes with crushed coquina shell and making every green bigger before the November 2016 reopening.
Last checked 10 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
