When you need help with your swing, advice on the latest clubs or an objective opinion, most golfers turn to the local golf teacher in their area. Hilton Head Island is lucky, because Golf Digest just came out with a list of the best golf teachers in each state, and four of the top 10 are in the Hilton Head area, and two of them are from Sea Pines.

To come up with this top teacher list, Golf Digest distributed ballots to more than 1,000 instructors, asking them to rank their peers on a grade-point scale from 1 to 10.

Here is the top 10 list for South Carolina:

1. Carol Preisinger; Kiawah Island C.; 843-768-2582.
2. Peter Krause; Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy, Bluffton; 843-384-0881
3. Mike Schroder; Steve Dresser Golf Academy, Pawleys Island; 800-397-2678
4. Bill Mcdonald; University of South Carolina, Columbia
5. Ron Cerrudo; Daniel Island Club, Charleston; 843-971-3542
6. Steve Dresser; Steve Dresser Golf Academy, Pawleys Island; 800-397-2678
7. Krista Dunton; Berkeley Hall, Bluffton; 843-815-8494.
8. Mel Sole; Phil Ritson-Mel Sole Golf School, Pawleys Island; 843-237-4993
9. Rick Barry; Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island; 866-561-8802.
10. John Farrell; Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island 866-561-8802

Do you know of any great teachers that were left off the list? Share your thoughts.