Golf - Palmetto Dunes Resort

Palmetto Dunes
Golf
George Fazio
Robert Trent Jones
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54 holes
So much more than
ARTICLE BY
Paul deVere
When golfers say that
playing at Palmetto
Dunes is “cool,”
they mean it both
figuratively and literally.
While the resort’s three courses—Fazio,
Jones and Hills—offer a great challenge to
golfers at every level of play, it’s the air conditioned
golf carts that have really made a
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Coolest golf
ontheIsland
hit. Introduced last summer, the Coolwell G2 Climate Control
Systems that have been added to the carts are a great treat
while playing on a sultry summer day in the Lowcountry.
Another attention-getting feature for golfers at Palmetto Dunes is
the “Segway Personal Golf Transporter,” also introduced in 2006.
Scooting around the fairways on these two-wheel scientific marvels
is not only fun, but play is faster and golfers are eight inches taller,
making it that much easier to see down the fairway. There is no more
dropping off your partner in a golf cart and saying, “Wait here while
I go look for my ball in the trees.” You just quietly roll on over and
start looking while your partner hits another one down the middle.
At one time or another,
virtually every major golf
publication, from Golf
Magazine to Travel & Leisure
Golf, has named Palmetto
Dunes to its “best of ...” lists.
While these two innovations definitely suggest golf at Palmetto
Dunes has something different and exciting to offer, that would miss
the much bigger picture: the entire golf program.
Let us put the cool back in your golf game
with the newest in golf transportation!
Ride in air-conditioned comfort
with the Coolwell’s climate control system,
or go for the ultimate cool with a Segway
personal golf transporter.
Either way, it’s one cool game of golf.
Probably the most visible person on the large golf staff is director
of instruction, Doug Weaver. His weekly, local television show is very
well-received by islanders and visitors alike. The list of instruction
programs he and his staff offer is one of the most comprehensive
in the Southeast. Along with the traditional private lessons and
one-, two-, and three-day golf schools, Weaver and the teaching
staff offer specialty clinics for virtually every golf shot, family golf
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schools, women’s golf schools and a variety of
junior programs. Palmetto Dunes’ commitment
to junior golf is so strong that junior tees were
added when the Robert Trent Jones course
was renovated in 2002. In 2003, the Jones
course was named South Carolina Golf Course
of the Year by the South Carolina chapter of
the National Golf Course Owners Association.
Weaver and the
teaching staff offer
specialty clinics for virtually
every golf shot, family
golf schools, women’s golf
schools and a variety of
junior programs.
There are even free golf tips on the Palmetto
Dunes website, including several short video
clips, featuring Weaver giving pointers on the
golf swing.
Palmetto Dunes is a popular pick for a variety
of tournaments, from the Celebrity Golf
Tournament to NCAA college golf. This year
marks the second time in a row the Amateur
Golf Tour (AGT) chose Palmetto Dunes for its
major championship. The Arthur Hills course
will be the host for the two-day event to be
held October 27-28. The AGT is the largest
amateur network of its kind. Over 600 golfers
are expected to play in the 13th AGT Championship.
All three courses at Palmetto Dunes
will be involved, plus courses at Port Royal and
Oyster Reef.
At one time or another, virtually every major
golf publication, from Golf Magazine to Travel
& Leisure Golf, has named Palmetto Dunes
to its “best of ...” lists. A variety of websites,
where golfers’ rank their playing experiences,
always seem to rank the Palmetto Dunes program
close to a perfect five stars, whether it’s
course condition or service. A typical comment
from GolfInsider.com: “Golf couldn’t have been
better. Great people. It felt more like a club
than a resort course.”
But maybe one of the best recommendations
came from Tom Marshall, a visitor from Trenton,
NJ. He and three friends have made what
he calls his “September golf pilgrimage” to
Hilton Head Island and Palmetto Dunes for 12
straight years. After complimenting Director
of Golf Chip Pellerin and his staff for another
“great week of golf” Marshall said, “I’ve met
so many Hilton Head residents playing here. I
think that’s about the best compliment you can
give a golf course. If the locals like it so much,
you know you’re doing something right.”
For a complete look at Palmetto Dunes golf
program and to check out Doug Weaver’s tips,
visit www.palmettodunes.com, or call 785-1138.
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George Fazio
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