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Canongate at Pinecrest has private golf and a full teaching program. It has a clubhouse with pro shop, restaurant, men’s and women’s lounges, swiming, tennis and the Hank Haney International Junior Tennis Academy. |
Private Golf in Bluffton with low fees and the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy
Canongate Golf Club at Pinecrest in Bluffton is the best private golf value in the Hilton Head area and the most economical. Members enjoy a first class golf course and a comfortable clubhouse with a restaurant but do not have the high costs of other private golf clubs. The club is affordable to young and working families as well as retirees, many of whom also are members of other more expensive clubs.
Private Golf does not have to be expensive
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A young golfer on the range at Canongate. Members enjoy unlimited range privledges. |
- The initiation fee for Canongate is just $750.
- During August, 2008 the club is offering an initiation fee of just $550!
- New members in August get the first three month’s dues free!
- During August, prospective members may play at round at Canongate for $35 without having to reserve with the membership office. After August, trial rounds are available at a higher price with the cost of play applied to fees when you join.
There are two membership plans:
- The Associate Family Membership is just $99/mo or $1,088 annually. You pay greens fees of $7 on weekdays and $9 on weekends. Cart fees are $13 for 18 holes and $6.50 for 9 holes.
- The Full Family Membership dues are $186/mo or $2,050 annually (a savings or $182/yr on the monthly payments). You pay no greens fees and a $13 cart fee for 18 holes and a $6.50 cart fee for 9 holes.
These are prices that working families and retirees can easily afford. Many members of the Hilton Head area’s far more expensive private clubs also have second memberships at Canongate and the Club has about 300 members overall.
The Canongate Golf Club is located on the Bluffton Parkway about 10 miles from Hilton Head Island and about 30 miles from Savannah, Georgia.
The Canongate Clubhouse, Amenities and Programs
- A fully-stocked pro shop Men’s and women’s lounges with showers and a restaurant

The Canongate-Pinecrest swimming pool
- 4 PGA certified staff professionals who teach lessons and oversee monthly tournaments for Members as well as the Club Championship and Member-Guest Championship
- Driving range, practice chipping and putting area
- A mandatory range program of $150 per year + tax
- Canongate Members can play as members at other Canongate golf clubs that are located in the Atlanta, Georgia area
- The restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch every day. Members have a $10 food minimum per month
- Tennis courts, swimming pool, fitness center, basketball court and playground.
The Canongate Private Golf Course
The course was designed by Ricky Roquemore and opened in November, 2004. Roquemore has designed many private and public golf courses that include the Magnolia, Buena Vista and Palm courses at Disney Golf Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
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Pinecrest homes along the fairway at Canongate Golf Club in Bluffton. Home prices start from about $200,000. |
I had the pleasure of playing the Canongate Golf Course recently. The course is beautiful and has many fascinating holes. Canongate at Pinecrest is an excellent golf club and an outstanding value overall.
The course has five tees with ratings and yardages:
- Red 70.1/120 – 5,153 yards
- Gold Men 67.2/120, Women 72.2/127 – 5,529 yards
- White Men 69.3/125, Women 75.2/134 – 6,079 yards
- Blue 72.3/133 – 6,685 yards
- Black 73.0/138 – 7,079 yards
The Home of the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy (IJGA)
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Two IJGA players after 18 holes at Canongate |
Canongate at Pinecrest is the exclusive training center for the Hank Haney International Junior Tennis Academy and each IJGA student is a Member of the Club. The IJGA training program is not part of the Canongate instruction program but is its own golf academy. But, as Assistant Golf Pro J.D. Moss explained, having some of the top juniors in the world training at your club has a positive influence on all of the Canongate Members.
The Pinecrest Community
- The Gables has patio homes with golf views from 1,100-1,700 square feet. Owners pay a fee the exterior care of their homes and lots. Homes have a starting price of about $180,000.
- The Woodlands has a variety of homes from 1,400-2,500 square feet.
- The Crossings has 66 homes with sizes to 3,200 square feet.
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Economical Private Golf at Canongate in Bluffton, South Carolina. Memberships at Canongate are optional to Pinecrest owners. You do not have to own at Pinecrest to be a member of the Canongate Golf Club. |
Pinecrest shares a swim and tennis club with the Canongate Golf Club but membership to Canongate is not included with Pinecrest ownership. You do not have to be a Pinecrest homeowner to be a Members of Canongate Golf Club.
For more information about membership at the Canongate Golf Club at Pinecrest, call Martha Burleson at 843-757-8963. For more information about Pinecrest or any other community or home for sale in the Bluffton or Hilton Head area, call Richard Kadesch of Go Gated Realty ®, the Gated Community Specialist ® today!
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Richard Kadesch, Owner and Broker-in-Charge The Gated Community Specialist ® Go Gated Realty ® Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Rich@gogated.com www.GoGated.com 1-800-333-5025 Read Some of My Clients’ Success Stories |
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Marina and the Country Club of Hilton Head. Residences close to recreational amenities are highly desired by many people and there are very few locations anywhere with this kind of convenience. This area is for primary and second homeowners only. Hilton Head Plantation does not allow vacation rentals.
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course that was the the local qualifying site for the 1999 and 2005 U.S. Opens. It also has six har-tru clay tennis courts, a large fitness center with an aerobics room, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, meeting rooms and formal and casual dining. The Country Club of Hilton Head was founded in 1986 and is owned by ClubCorp. Members may enjoy benefits of ClubCorp affiliate clubs and resorts throughout the United States.
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The Dolphin Head Golf Club in
received renovations to over 50 sand bunkers and to four putting greens under the supervision of golf architect Clyde Johnson. The clubhouse has a pro shop, men’s and women’s locker rooms, dining room and the Manager’s office. The dining room is open for lunch daily for dinner five evenings per month. Social events are held throughout the year.
Hampton Hall is a gated, private golf club community in Bluffton, South Carolina just 8 miles from the bridge to Hilton Head Island. The community has 1,000 acres and opened in 2005. A total of 801 Social Members will enjoy top recreational amenities with a country club ambiance. Amenities include the new 22,000 square foot lakeside community clubhouse that opened in the fall of 2007. The clubhouse has a dining room, spacious function rooms, a lounge, a billiards room and meeting rooms. Steve Johnson, General Manager of the Hampton Hall Club said, "The Community Clubhouse is the perfect complement to Hampton Hall’s exclusive lifestyle. It’s going to be a wonderful gathering place for community activities and special events." Other amenities include the indoor swimming lap pool, the fitness center and the outdoor swimming pool and tennis club. These club amenities are enjoyed by all Social Members of the Hampton Hall Club and cost $2,518/year. This is a mandatory fee that includes the community POA fee. Membership in the Hampton Hall Golf Club is optional. There are 151 equity members as of February 19, 2008. There willl be no more than 438 equity golf members, according to Hampton Hall Club Membership Director Marley Knowles.
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