Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
When Jack Nicklaus designed Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run on Hilton Head Island, he didn't beat the parcel into submission but used the natural landscape to create a golf course that forces well placed shots to tame the course.
If you go astray, the trees and bunkers will make you wish you hadn't. You'll come away remembering the overhanging Spanish moss or the large tree between you and the green.
The course runs to 7,014 yards at the tips but offers four other tees, down to 4,974. It creates a nice challenge, whether you're a long hitter or not. The greens and fairways at Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run are Bermuda grass, so your experience will be traditional Hilton Head Island.
The service is excellent, and the golf course is kept in great shape.
Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run - hole 10
On the 10th hole at Golden Bear golf course at Indigo Run, tees alternate on either side of the cart path into a narrow fairway.
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Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run - hole 13
No. 13 at Golden Bear golf course at Indigo Run puts water and bunkers on the left to challenge drives from the rear tees.
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Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run - hole 15
No. 15 at Golden Bear golf course at Indigo Run gives a small window for your drive. The term bowling lane comes to mind.
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Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run - hole 16
The green at Golden Bear golf course at Indigo Run's 16th hole sits amid massive bunkers.
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Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run - trees
Golden Bear golf course at Indigo Run uses trees to test your game.
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Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run - hole 18
The 18th green at Golden Bear golf course at Indigo Run on Hilton Head Island.
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Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run - par 3
This par 3 at Golden Bear golf course at Indigo Run gives little margin for error.
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Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run - fairways
Trees commonly encroach on fairways at Golden Bear golf course at Indigo Run.
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Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run - hole 4
The par-3 fourth hole at Golden Bear golf course at Indigo Run makes one conscious of trees on the right. Will a high-arcing short iron shot get tangled up in them?
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Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run - hole 5
The signature fifth hole at Golden Bear golf course at Indigo Run uses a one-two punch of water and sand near the left angled green.
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Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run - hole 8
The par-3 eighth hole at Golden Bear golf course at Indigo Run forces your iron shot to be a must-make.
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Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run - sand
Water and sand await left and the ever-present trees stand guard on the right at Golden Bear golf course at Indigo Run.
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