The Harbour Town Golf Links, which is home to the PGA Tour's MCI Heritage Classic, offers eighteen memorable holes that require classic and demanding shots. The fairways were built on flat terrain and are lined by pine trees. The small greens are slightly sloped and have medium speed. The signature hole is #18, a 478-yard, par 4, requiring a long tee shot to a wide landing area jutting into Calibogue Sound. The customary rule is to aim your tee shot at the lighthouse, but beware of the out-of-bounds stakes lining the right side of the fairway. "Golf Digest" rated this course as the #1 "Best Public Course" in the state for 1996. The same publication rated it as the 2nd "Best in State" course for 1995-96, and 3rd best for 1997-98. "GOLF Magazine" ranked this course 9th in the category of "Top 100 Courses You Can Play in the U.S." for 1998, 26th among the "Top 100 Courses in the U.S." for 1995, 29th on the same list for 1997 and 41st in 1999. "GOLFWEEK" chose it 24th in the category of "America's 100 Best Modern Courses" for 1997, 16th for 1998 and 20th for 1999. "GOLF Magazine" even selected it to their 1998 list of "Top 10 PGA Courses You Can Play."