The Carolinas Club Ledger  ·  Hilton Head and Bluffton

Hilton Head, Bluffton and Beaufort: what it costs to belong.

16 clubs on file. 13 with a figure inside eighteen months, 2 that publish nothing, 1 with only older figures on file.

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The market that publishes. Six clubs here print a full 2026 schedule on their own sites, and 2026 was the year most of them moved the number up.

The Table

Year-one entry, ranked.

# Club Headline category Initiation Dues, 12 mo. Year one Source As of
1Palmetto Bluff Club (Palmetto Bluff Golf Club)Bluffton, SCGolf Club Tier I$300,000$22,000$322,000Reportedas reported by The Island Packet (syndicated on AOL)
club not yet asked
2026 (effective May 1, 2026)
4Colleton River ClubBluffton, SCFull Membership$165,000$31,542$196,542Club-publishedthe club's own site2026
5Spring Island Club (Old Tabby Links)Okatie, SCMember$150,000$24,150$174,150Reportedas reported by John Sells Hilton Head (brokerage)
club not yet asked
2026
6Berkeley Hall ClubBluffton, SCEquity Membership$125,000$28,104$153,104Reportedas reported by Simply Grand Properties (brokerage)
club not yet asked
Jul 2026
9Belfair (Belfair 1811)Bluffton, SCBelfair Family Membership$100,000$24,749$124,749Reportedas reported by Simply Grand Properties (brokerage)
club not yet asked
Jul 2026
11Long Cove ClubHilton Head Island, SCMember$75,000$20,867$95,867Club-publishedthe club's own site2026
13Wexford PlantationHilton Head Island, SCMember, improved property$70,000$23,380$93,380Reportedas reported by Live in the Lowcountry (brokerage)
club not yet asked
2026
15Callawassie Island ClubOkatie, SCOwner Participation (one-time Capital Contribution)$75,000$16,260$91,260Club-publishedthe club's own siteJul 2026
16Haig Point ClubDaufuskie Island, SCSignature Golf / Signature Club$65,000$20,745$85,745Reportedas reported by homeshhi.com (brokerage)
club not yet asked
Sep 2026
17Dataw Island ClubSt. Helena Island, SCResident Membership, Improved Property$60,000$6,012$66,012Club-publishedDataw Island Club member portal (public page)2026
20Oldfield ClubOkatie, SCClub and Association initiation$45,000$12,376$57,376Reportedas reported by Simply Grand Properties (brokerage)
club not yet asked
Jul 2026
21Moss Creek (Moss Creek Owners Association)Hilton Head Island, SCProperty Owner Member (Membership Certificate)$45,000$8,775$53,775Club-publishedthe club's own site2026
22Hampton Hall ClubBluffton, SCSocial Membership$35,000$6,372$41,372Club-publishedthe club's own site2026 (effective December 2025)

Rank is the club's position on the full 28-club table. "Reported" figures come from a dated brokerage sheet or a club statement in the press; the club has not yet confirmed them to us.

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