Dolphin Head Golf Course
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Gary Player, opened 1974.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 20 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 14, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- 18 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 513 | 500 | 465 | 436 | 435 | 385 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 344 | 338 | 332 | 325 | 297 | 267 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 359 | 350 | 328 | 315 | 295 | 280 |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 173 | 167 | 154 | 135 | 117 | 117 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 364 | 359 | 349 | 276 | 273 | 260 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 432 | 411 | 401 | 348 | 342 | 280 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 204 | 194 | 176 | 147 | 143 | 125 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 395 | 385 | 375 | 345 | 339 | 286 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 515 | 507 | 486 | 457 | 453 | 380 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 371 | 353 | 343 | 288 | 285 | 280 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 382 | 373 | 365 | 334 | 332 | 285 |
| 12 | 3 | 14 | 211 | 200 | 190 | 153 | 145 | 145 |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | 523 | 513 | 504 | 463 | 460 | 385 |
| 14 | 4 | 18 | 341 | 336 | 331 | 276 | 272 | 250 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 444 | 423 | 399 | 325 | 320 | 280 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 360 | 351 | 341 | 315 | 300 | 290 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 181 | 172 | 160 | 143 | 131 | 110 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 494 | 489 | 470 | 428 | 421 | 355 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6606 | 72.7 | 140 |
| Blue | Male | 6421 | 72 | 137 |
| White | Male | 6174 | 70.8 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 5513 | 68 | 123 |
| Gold | Female | 5513 | 73.5 | 126 |
| Red | Male | 5360 | 66.8 | 117 |
| Red | Female | 5360 | 71.8 | 122 |
| Green | Male | 4760 | 64.3 | 112 |
| Green | Female | 4760 | 64.8 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 515+5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 501 · 513 · 525front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 17 to reach, 112 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 233 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 236 and narrows to 26 at 286.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 343-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 332 · 344 · 358front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 219
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 201 to reach, 245 to carry
- Bunker right: 294 to reach, 314 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 201 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 201 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 219.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 359-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 348 · 359 · 370front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 219 to reach, 241 to carry
- Bunker right: 237 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker left: 305 to reach, 323 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 219 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 219 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 225 and narrows to 21 at 263.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 52 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].