The CSGA Links Volume 2 Issue 3 May, 2014 | Page 14

Golf & Travel ~ Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Where to Play? Late April and early May are the perfect weeks to tee it up in Hilton Head, when temperatures are ideal and the azaleas are bursting with activity. Home to the RBC Heritage, South Carolina’s only PGA TOUR event, Harbour Town Golf Links is the course that literally put Hilton Head Island on the map. This distinguished course places a premium on finesse, imagination and shot making, rather than strength. The par4 18th hole (pictured) is one of the most recognizable holes in all of golf, and plays 472 yards from the back tees. But not to worry, Harbour Town has five sets of tees, ranging from 5,208 yards to 7,101, so the beautiful views can be enjoyed by golfers of all abilities. Needless to say, no golf excursion to Hilton Head Island is complete without experiencing this Lowcountry legend. Round Two: A relative unkn