Harbour Town Tee Times and Booking
Harbour Town Golf Links, the Pete Dye classic that hosts the RBC Heritage, is the resort course at Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island, so anyone can book and play it. The keys are dynamic pricing and resort guest priority: rates move with the date and Sea Pines guests get the best access. Here is exactly how to book, what it costs, and when to reserve.
Photo: Harbour Town Golf Links via Google.
The short answer
Harbour Town is the headline course at The Sea Pines Resort, so booking is refreshingly simple: you reserve a confirmed tee time in advance through the Sea Pines golf booking system, online or by phone with the leisure golf sales team, and turn up to play. There is no membership requirement and no ballot. The wrinkle is that Sea Pines runs dynamic pricing with no fixed rack rate, so the green fee shifts with the date, the season and the time of day, and resort guests staying on property get priority access and the widest choice of times.
That priority is why many visitors book a Sea Pines stay and play package rather than an outside round, especially for the busy spring season. Harbour Town is a famously tight, tree lined Pete Dye design that finishes at the iconic 18th along Calibogue Sound beneath the candy striped lighthouse, so demand is high. Everything below was checked in June 2026 and is indicative, so always confirm the current booking arrangements, rates and guest benefits directly with the resort before travelling.
How to book Harbour Town, at a glance
Here is the booking picture for Harbour Town and the indicative cost for 2026.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where to book | The Sea Pines Resort golf booking system online, or by phone with the leisure golf sales team; stay and play packages bundle rooms and rounds |
| Ballot or reservation | Confirmed advance reservation; there is no ballot |
| Pricing model | Dynamic pricing with no fixed rack rate; the fee varies by date, season and time of day, with twilight rates lower |
| Indicative green fee | Roughly low to mid 400 US dollars in summer, rising past 600 in the peak spring season, twilight lower (2026) |
| Resort guest priority | Sea Pines guests get priority access and preferred rates; outside play is subject to availability |
Booking details and fees verified in June 2026 from The Sea Pines Resort information and are indicative. Dynamic pricing means figures change without notice, so always confirm the current rate and availability directly before booking. Check Harbour Town tee time availability.
When to book through the year
| Season | Conditions and demand | How early to book |
|---|---|---|
| Spring (Mar to May) | Peak season, mild and busy, dearest around the RBC Heritage | Several months ahead |
| Summer (Jun to Aug) | Hot and humid, lower rates, family season | A few weeks to a couple of months |
| Autumn (Sep to Nov) | Warm, settled and popular, a strong second peak | One to three months |
| Winter (Dec to Feb) | Quietest, cooler but playable, lowest rates | Short notice often fine |
Booking Harbour Town, step by step
Start with your dates and decide whether you will stay on property, because a Sea Pines stay and play package usually unlocks priority access and a better effective rate than an outside round. Go to the Sea Pines golf booking system, search Harbour Town for your dates, and compare the time slots, since the dynamic price moves through the day and twilight times are cheaper. Harbour Town is a par 71 of around 7,100 yards, designed by Pete Dye with Alice Dye and a young Jack Nicklaus and opened in 1969, a tight, strategic test of small greens and tree lined corridors that has hosted the PGA Tour every year since.
If you want more than one round, ask about the resort's multi course packages, as Sea Pines also operates Heron Point and the Atlantic Dunes course, both designed by Pete Dye and Davis Love III respectively in their reworkings, which round out a Hilton Head golf stay. Read the cancellation policy at checkout and keep your confirmation handy. For how the course itself plays, see the full Harbour Town Golf Links profile and the companion Sea Pines Heron Point profile.
On the day, and building a trip
Arrive in good time, check in at the golf shop, warm up on the range and savor the walk to that famous 18th green by the lighthouse. Carts are standard, and the course rewards position over power, so plot your way around the dogleg corridors rather than forcing it. Hilton Head is an easy, polished golf destination with a deep bench of courses, so Harbour Town slots naturally into a wider trip.
Pair it with the best of the island and the South Carolina Lowcountry; our roundup of the best golf courses on Hilton Head and the wider list of the best golf courses in South Carolina set out the options, and a tailored Hilton Head golf holiday can handle the tee sheet and the lodging for you. For the wider picture, see our guide to golf in the United States.
Plan a Harbour Town golf trip
We know the Sea Pines booking system, the stay and play packages and how to build Harbour Town into a wider Hilton Head and Lowcountry trip. Tell us roughly when and how many are travelling, and we will secure the tee times and the lodging and build an itinerary that matches the rounds to the budget, with no obligation.
Harbour Town tee time questions
How do you book a tee time at Harbour Town Golf Links?
Harbour Town Golf Links is the resort course at The Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, so you reserve a confirmed tee time in advance through the Sea Pines golf booking system online or by phone with the leisure golf sales team. There is no membership requirement and no ballot. Resort guests staying at Sea Pines get priority access and the best availability. Book as soon as your dates are firm, especially around the spring season, and confirm current arrangements directly before travelling.
How much does it cost to play Harbour Town in 2026?
Harbour Town uses dynamic pricing with no fixed rack rate, so the green fee moves with the date, the season and the time of day. As an indicative 2026 guide, summer rates have run in the low to mid 400 US dollars, while the peak spring season around the RBC Heritage has pushed past 600 US dollars, with twilight times lower. Stay and play packages at Sea Pines can change the math. Prices change without notice, so always confirm the current rate directly before booking.
Do Sea Pines resort guests get priority at Harbour Town?
Yes. Guests staying at The Sea Pines Resort receive priority tee time access and preferred rates at Harbour Town Golf Links and the resort's other courses, which is why many visitors book a stay and play package. The course is open to outside play too, subject to availability, but resort guests see the widest choice of times. Always confirm current guest benefits and availability directly with the resort before booking.
When is the best time to book Harbour Town?
Spring and autumn are the prime seasons on Hilton Head, with mild weather and the course at its best, and spring around the RBC Heritage is both the busiest and the most expensive window, so book those dates months ahead. Summer is hot and humid with lower rates, and winter is quietest. Whatever the season, reserve as early as your dates are firm to secure the time you want, and confirm current availability directly before travelling.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Booking, pricing and course facts verified from The Sea Pines Resort information in June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.