Sea Pines Real Estate Co.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

 Great golf, natural beauty and spectacular beaches—Hilton Head Island
continues to be one of the world's great golf and vacation destinations.

Nearest Airport: Savannah, GA; Regional Airport, Hilton Head Island

Amenities: 23 golf courses on the island, 12 courses on the adjacent mainland, 350 tennis courts, nine marinas, nightclubs, 200+ restaurants, 36 shopping areas, beaches, 20 miles of bicycle paths and nature trails

Real Estate: Ocean, golf, marsh and forest views; condominiums and single family homes and homesites; prices range from $170,000 to $2 million

Visitation Program: Experience Hilton Head first-hand by visiting Sea Pines Resort

For more information: 1-800-846-7829 or 1-843-785-3334

The Good Things Remain

Twenty years ago, when I was an editor for World Tennis magazine, I visited Hilton Head Island for the annual Family Circle Cup tennis tournament. It was a week I never forgot. Chris Evert and Martina Naratilova were there, as well as a young kid named Pam Shriver who showed that she was a talent to be reckoned with. 

Over the years other young upstarts such as Tracy Austin, Andrea Jaeger and more recently, Anna Kournikova, have made a splash there and the exciting unveiling of the next rising became a tradition. It’s hard to believe that the FCC will celebrate its 28^th anniversary next year. But that’s the way the island is—the good things about Hilton Head remain.

You could say the same thing about Sea Pines Plantation and the Sea Pines Real Estate Co. It’s been more than 40 years since the firm’s founding amongst what was then a sleepy, Lowcountry collection of plantations. 

The island has certainly grown up since then and the Sea Pines Real Estate Co. has had a lot to do with it. The leading real estate company on the island since 1956, it was recently ranked 5^th overall in the state of South Carolina. More than $4 billion in sales transactions have gone across the desk at Sea Pines Real Estate co. and since the end of 1998 it has averaged more than $1 million a day in sales.

Native Wildlife & Golf
While tennis and golf stars have been lighting up the courts and fairways here for years, the real attraction is the island itself. Wide sandy beaches, warm southern sun, and a vibrant ecosystem that’s been carefully preserved are the reasons nearly 2 million tourists travel to this 12-mile-long haven each year. 

The marshes, forests and beaches are home to more than 350 species of native American birds, including snowy egret, large blue herons, ospreys and white ibises, plus you’ll also see loggerhead turtles, deer and alligators.

Hilton Head Island has the world’s highest concentration of golf courses—more than 23, plus 12 more on the adjacent mainland—making it one of the country’s premiere golf destinations. Three of the island courses are ranked among the nation’s top 100, including the famed Harbour Town Golf Links at Sea Pines Plantation, which hosts the PGA Tour’s MCI Classic-The Heritage of Golf each year.

There are other Hilton Head names that you’re sure to recognize, places such as Shipyard, Palmetto Dunes, Port Royal, Wexford, Indigo Run and Daufuskie Island. One name you may not recognize is that of the new Cross Island Parkway. It is a welcome addition to the traffic-pressed roads that allowed me to zip from one end of the island to the other on a recent trip back to the island last January.

Shopping & Dining
Shopping and dining are a popular combination here, too. With 570 retail stores, three factory outlet shopping centers and numerous Island boutiques, you’ll work up quite an appetite. More than 200 restaurants assure you that you’ll find something to dazzle your palate.

To get a good idea of what’s for sale on Hilton Head Island, write to the Sea Pines Real Estate Co. and ask for its free, 64-page, color magazine called Portfolio. It features hundreds of home listings, new development news and more. Write to: Sea Pines Real Estate Co., 32 Greenwood Dr., Hilton Head Island, SC 29928.

And when you go down for a visit, look up a pair of old school chums of mine: Rob Reichel, the former Director of Tennis at Sea Pines, Shipyard and Port Royal, is one of Sea Pines Real Estate Co.’s top producers, and David Warren, Sea Pines’ Director of Marketing. Warren is proud to point out that Sea Pines Real Estate Co. now has 100 sales executives in 15 offices throughout the Lowcountry. Both Rob and David visited the island some years ago on vacation and never left. The island continues to have that effect on people. --David Lott

For more information, call 1-800-846-7829 or 1-843-785-3334.