The best Hilton Head Island purchase we ever made was “Ol’ Bessie”.  That is what my wife and kids named our 1991 club car golf cart.  When we purchased her in 1993, she had already been set out to pasture by a golf course in the north east and we were told because the seasons were shorter up there, she still had a lot of life in her.  We paid $1,500 and added the back seat kit and the top and she is still going strong.  There are many reasons to own a golf cart and many areas on the Island that allow carts listed below.

Places on Hilton Head where you can own a private golf cart

The very large golf-cart friendly communities in the area include Sun City Hilton Head and Daufuskie Island.  Some of the gated communities that allow private golf carts include Wexford, Palmetto Hall, Spanish Wells, Haig Point, Indigo Run, Colleton River, Berkeley Hall, Belfair, and Leamington.  I have also spotted some golf carts in the Folly Field, Forest Beach, Jonesville Road, Spanish Wells Road and other secondary road areas.  South Carolina law says licensed drivers can operate golf carts with a special permit on secondary roads or to cross a primary road during daylight hours less than two miles from their residence.  Beaufort County Sheriff’s officials also said it is not safe to take a shortcut across a 55 mph highway in an electric cart.  Golf carts definitely fit our town’s ”eco-friendly” efforts.

Ol’ Bessies life on and off the golf course

Of course, just one of the reasons in owning a golf cart is golf.  Ol’ Bessie, our golf cart, never really had a life on the course after her retirement except when a neighbor borrowed her.  Some of the many uses have been with toddlers strapped in their car seats as we drove around and discussed our busy day, trick or treating, progressive dinners, going to a friends home, the pool, the tennis courts, to explore, landscaping, to stop and chat with a neighbor or we have even used Bessie to take our dog out for a walk (she loves the rides).

Looking for your very own golf cart?

Contact Ben Andrews at Club Car of Hilton Head 843.837.2066 or his cell at 352.348.1188.  You can also visit his website and find your very own ole bessie at www.clubcarhhi.com .  We have many communities on Hilton Head Island that allow golf carts.  If you would like to explore these, email us at robbie@robbiebunting.com or call us direct at (843)842-0805. You can also search some of our listings that are in areas noted above by clicking here.