Montage Palmetto Bluff is a sprawling 20,000-acre Lowcountry retreat along the May River in Bluffton, South Carolina. The Jack Nicklaus-designed course meanders through live oaks and tidal marshes, and the resort's cottages, inn rooms, and village atmosphere capture the essence of Southern coastal living.
200 rooms · 1 course · North America · Preferred Golf
A 570-yard par-5 finishing alongside a 250-year-old live oak that gives the course its logo. The hole demands a precise layup to avoid the encroaching Lowcountry marsh, and the green sits beneath the ancient oak's canopy — one of the more atmospheric closing scenes in resort golf.
Set within a 20,000-acre Lowcountry preserve along the May River between Hilton Head and Savannah, Montage Palmetto Bluff combines a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course with a pluff-mud spa and a dining program anchored by serious wine cellars and river views.
Jack Nicklaus's Signature design at Palmetto Bluff stretches 7,171 yards at par 72, with several holes running along the May River beneath a canopy of centuries-old live oaks. The course is built on eco-friendly Paspalum turf, well-suited to the tidal Lowcountry environment, and is ranked…
The 13,000-square-foot spa's signature Carolina Kur treatment uses pluff mud drawn directly from the May River in a full-body exfoliation and marine-inspired soak sequence. The facility includes 13 treatment rooms — among them a couples suite with teacup soaking tubs — along with a heated…
River House offers floor-to-ceiling views of the May River alongside a 2,500-label wine cellar and a land-and-sea menu of regional ingredients. The adjacent Canoe Club takes a river-to-table approach in a similarly scenic setting. For casual dining, the speakeasy-style Hush — located in River…
River House · Octagon Porch · Buffalo's · 5 Restaurants Total
Spa Montage · 3 Swimming Pools · Equestrian Center · Riverfront Marina · Kayaking · Fishing · Nature Preserve · Biking
March - May, October - November
Spring brings azaleas and dogwood along the fairways; fall delivers the marsh color and cooler temperatures before the short coastal winter.
Request a caddie even if you're a low-handicap player — the May River caddies carry intimate knowledge of Paspalum turf breaks that don't read the way bent grass does. Then take the resort's sunset boat down the May River: the Lowcountry marshes turn copper and gold in a way no photograph quite captures.
Private members club (property owner/resident community club, separate from resort)
Start the full applicationPrivate aviation can arrive at Hilton Head Island Airport (HHH), reducing ground transit to under 20 minutes from wheels-down to the resort entrance.
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