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3.7
1514 Reviews (1514)
5 Stars
169
4 Stars
526
3 Stars
388
2 Stars
231
1 Stars
200
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
77.9%
Recommend this course
960 out of 1514 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.8
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.9
73.7%
Recommend this course
14 out of 19 reviews
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3.7
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
77.1%
Recommend this course
54 out of 70 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6961 yards
Slope 139
Rating 73.5

Rose Hill Golf Club in Bluffton is situated amongst plentiful live oaks draped with Spanish moss. There are also sparkling, crystal-clear lakes that come into play on several holes. The golf course is a part of Rose Hill Plantation, giving it a truly Southern look and feel. Most of the holes are flat and straightforward but there are a few tricky doglegs to keep the course interesting. The layout features formidable par 3s that will test even the best players and a notably difficult par 5 that measures just over 600 yards. The challenging holes are balanced with player-friendly features that make it versatile enough for a wide range of skill levels. Four sets of tees, the longest coming to just over 6,900 yards, make Rose Hill Golf Club even more accessible.

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Course Details

Year Built 1982
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gene Hamm Arthur Hills (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Normal dress code applies; no jeans and shirts must have a collar.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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3.7
1514 Reviews (1514)
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Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
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3.0
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Previously Played

Seen better days

Most of the course was in fair to good shape, but unfortunately 4 of the greens were in very rough shape.

The course was surprisingly light on golfers for a beautiful Sunday morning, so place was great at 3 1/2 hours.

Because of conditions, I would recommend this for beginners or casual golfers only, but bring lots of balls as it can be tight and with plenty of water to swallow up errant shots.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 104
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens in awful condition

The course greens were in bad conditions. Fairways were decent .The layout of the course is challenging but it needs some upkeep.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pleasantly Surprised

First off I was looking for a decent course to play with my teenage son while on vacation and I was not looking for Champion conditions Or prices. Due to an injury I was not sure I could complete a full 18 anyway. Rose Hill was a beautifully laid out course representing the Hilton Head look I was after, even got to see gators who were in play too. I chose and extra stroke to avoid an encounter. That staff and clubhouse were very welcoming. No, the greens needed work but the staff knows that. $26 for 18 holes? That's hard to beat, versus $160-$300 at most of the courses. If you are using this app. you' re probably not a 0 handicap and you are looking for a deal, this was one.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 145
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Terrible Greens...sorry!

Course layout is very nice...this course could be excellent BUT the greens (almost all of them) are in terrible condition...especially when you compare them to other courses in this same area of Bluffton.

The bunkers are fine...fairways need some work but passable for this time of year...but unfortunately the greens are inexcusable...worst I’ve seen here in SC....again, sorry to have to say that, but that is the current reality. As mentioned above, this could be a very nice course...IF the greens can be brought back.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great layout poor conditions

I love the layout of this course if conditions would improve I would play more often. Unfortunately I don't think they have enough money to ever improve condition very much. While other courses suffered from mold a couple years ago and came back this one has not.. Only reason I played again was price this time of year most courses around here (Savannah/Hilton Head) raise there rates and Rose Hill keeps theirs low. Greens are the worst part of course but if you want a nice track to play on and keep that in mind it is a good value.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Course has good layout and potential

The greens are almost unplayable. It is too bad as I really like the course layout. It has great potential but needs huge amount of work to make it value for money.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

No More

No starter, so we believe the 2 singles ahead of us did not have those tee times. No Marshal to speed up play. 2.5 hrs to play 9 holes, so we just walked off, Greens full of mould and patches of weeds.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

do not play

Paid 30$ to play which was 29$ too much. The rough mower was viewed stuck in a bog for the last several days. The greens had bare spots and basically unputtable. This course should be closed and given basic life support.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Condition

1) No ranger or starter. Group in front of us had 5 players. Had to call desk to get resolved. Dont know what was said to group but they still played as 5 but allowed us and group behing to play through.

2) Greens in worse condition that I have ever seen. Obvious maintenance problems.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Option for Budget, We like it!

We live on Hilton Head Island, but need to find courses that don't "bust the budget" in order to play as much as we'd like. Rose Hill fits very nicely in this equation. As far as "course conditions" the fairways are OK, but it's really the greens that have been in rough shape for a long time now. But...considering the lower cost to play, we have concluded that's only fair, and that Rose Hill is a good golfing value. The staff is friendly, and the brand new clubhouse is very nice. We've played most of the other Bluffton courses, and we feel lucky to have them available. Rose Hill is unique among them for offering a comparable course, but at a lower price. Just don't be too disappointed if you have to move your ball to a different spot on the putting surface.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very poor greens

The major problem was every green was in terrible shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 96
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens in poor shape

It’s unfortunate, but the greens are in poor shape. The staff are very pleasant, the layout is pretty good, lots of traps and water hazards. It will s set up to be a pretty good course, so I hope the greens will be better in the future. They need a lot to f work.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

NY Golfers

Rose Hill is by far the worst course we have ever played. Not one green was even in fair shape. They were bare, weeds growing on them and sand on most of them. The fairways were dirt with very little grass.It was horrible!!! We played there 8 years ago and never again. A waste of money

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

The greens are useless. You can’t truly play a game here. The greens are truly garbage. Pace of play was insane. A group of 4 people held us and 6 other groups for 3 holes. We had to skip them. They need to lower the price to play here, or fix the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Good course, but not for $40

I’m a local who has played this course probably 15 times. I used to come play once a week when I was learning and working on my game. I enjoy the layout. The back 9 can be very challenging. The staff has always been one of the friendliest of any course I’ve been to. The conditions of the course are lagging compared to the other public courses in the Bluffton/Hilton Head area. The rough is very uneven, greens are missing grass in areas and are pretty inconsistent. The course doesn’t drain super well. All of that would be okay if the tee times were priced accordingly. It’s a crime to charge $40 to play a round at Rose Hill, especially in the winter. There are so many courses in the area that charge the same or less than Rose Hill but are in far better condition (just look on GolfNow) I don’t get it. Also prices don’t go down in the afternoon like other courses. Rates were not always this high, it used to be you paid for what you got at Rose Hill, now you’re paying more than what you get. I would still play here on a deal time, but I would implore you to spend your money elsewhere.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 96
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Not as good as past years

I was hoping my experience last year at Rose Hill was just a bad day, but based on the conditions of the course today, I would have to say I was disappointed. 5 years ago I thought this course was a great value for its condition. Now, the prices and the deals are much higher and the course conditions continue to degrade. There are multiple greens in bad shape. The layout is good, but the condition of the traps and greens are poor, especially compared to many other courses charging a similar rate. If by chance you get a great bargain, then I guess you get what you pay for. What bothered me right from the start is when the golf clubs were taken from me at the drop off and then dropped onto the ground. Very disappointed. Anyway, I can only hope the greens improve and the attendants take good care of your clubs.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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