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Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.6
81.4%
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4.0
49 Reviews (49)
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Conditions
3.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
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4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
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Conditions
3.5
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Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
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4.6
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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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Reviews 14
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Conditions Excellent
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Commented on 10/23/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, RG0C7D8B2B8580A94DE. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club!

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Reasonable price versus on Island courses

Enjoyed my round - threesome played in 3 hrs. and 15 minutes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/23/2023

Hello, u314160888150. Thank you for visiting us at Rose Hill Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course has improved over the past year. Greens are slow but in great condition. Grass is still thin in places. Based on price I would play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/18/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u000005270123. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club!

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Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Hidden gem

Rose Hill GC has come a long way. Greens are shaping up nicely. They are a bit easy -- as they rebuild some, hopefully they will put some undulation in them. Fairways are so-so -- some good, some need some work. Overwatering and poor drainage is impacting many on the front 9. Tee boxes -- hopefully these get the next round of attention. But the focus on the greens has produced awesome results. Highly friendly staff. Food -- independent restaurant -- not in line with what golfers need. Keep that in mind. Beer and food are $$$.

Only complaint on the layout... hole #11 is too long into the wind out of the west!

I appreciate that the par 3s are varying distances. They are pretty hard par 3s compared to the rest of the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/18/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, KMADAD. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club!

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/18/2023

Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyed layout

Needs a little work. Most of the greens were very nice. Wet but not managements fault. I will return.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/16/2023

Hello, u906211456. Thank you for visiting us at Rose Hill Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Donna Loved the Course

I loved everything about it. Very friendly staff and the course was challenging and in great shape. Next time I’m in that area I would definitely play there again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/13/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, donna5401. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club!

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Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better, but …

I've played Rose Hill twice before in the past 5 years and the conditions were awful. I believe they have new ownership and/or management now.

Course conditions are MUCH better than they were, and I would dare to say very good. Still some weeds on the fairway, but playable. Greens were very good. Bunkers acceptable. Tee boxes mostly good but need cutting shorter. Rough was challenging as you could walk right past your ball and not see it.

They were short on carts and i had to wait 10 minutes past my tee time before i had one.

My biggest issue is the food and drink situation. No beverage cart at all. The restaurant at the course is separately owned and operated and for whatever reason don’t offer quick bites for players. I showed up early to grab a bite and waited almost 30 minutes for a $20 hotdog.

Want a quick bite to go after 9 holes? Too bad.

Overall, worth the price for golf but eat first and bring water.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/11/2023

Nice thing is... you can bring your own food and drink. And just bring a water bottle -- they have a water station at the driving range, and water containers at a few tee boxes. Agree a food/bev cart would be nice. It's unfortunate the restaurant isn't interested in "grab and go" or catering to golfers. But don't fault the course for this. Maybe the course could at least have some snacks at the pro shop?

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/09/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, maryanne30. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value, good course

Course in good shape and was the best value in the Hilton Head area. The only problem was all the fees that Golf Now charged. It was better not to go through Golf Now. I thought Golf Now was supposed to be finding golfers good deals.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/13/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, lhurt3. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Well worth the price

Clubhouse staff was welcoming and friendly. Course was in great shape and clearly had been upgraded since spring.

Pace of

Play was great and Marshall kept checking on pace of

Golfers

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/13/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u228761558. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

Played Rose Hill Golf Course as a guest on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. The course was great. Greens were outstanding. The lay out was great and the course was very fair. I strongly recommend playing this course. Next time I am in Hilton Head, I will play this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/13/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314160577373. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Pretty good

The fairways and greens were fairly good . Greens were slow. Could be from the time of the year..

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/27/2023

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our golf course. We appreciate your feedback regarding the fairways and greens, and we apologize if the greens were not as fast as you were expecting.

Thank you for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/27/2023

Hi,

We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Rose Hill Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Good for the beginner

The staff at the golf course were exceptionally friendly and actively monitored the entire course in real-time. While some might find this level of supervision slightly bothersome, I personally appreciated their dedication to maintaining the course's condition.

As a beginner, I found the course's level of difficulty to be quite manageable, which was perfect for me. However, I must note that more experienced players may not find it challenging enough.

Overall, I had a positive experience at the golf course. Thank you!

DK

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Hello, dongkyunna. Thank you for visiting us at Rose Hill Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/25/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u186841214. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Getting better

First time playing Rose Hill in a while. The course itself has improved but still needs some TLC. The greens are in good shape except for the occasional weed in the way. They roll true and a little slow. The tee boxes needed to be mowed especially if you don’t use a tee on par 3s. The fairways are descent but still have patches of weeds or dead spots. The sand traps are in need of the most care. They were mainly packed mud with no loose sand to get under. They need to be broken up and churned restore to descent play. The last comment is the rough is need of mowing. The depth when I played was half an inch taller than a ball (I checked by dropping a ball at my feet). Several times shots 3’ off the fairways were found only by looking straight down. Frustrating and slowed paced of play.

I will be back in 6 months to see if new management has upkept course over the winter. The course is on the mend.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about your recent experience at Rose Hill. We appreciate your observations and apologize for any shortcomings you encountered during your visit. We are constantly working to improve the course and will take your comments into consideration as we strive to provide a better experience for our guests. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future to see the progress we have made.

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Vastly improved

I played this course several times during the winter of 2023. The conditions were not very good at that time. The course has improved immensely since then. The fairways are in great shape. The tee boxes also. The greens are very good. Could not rate the bunkers as it was very rainy the previous several days and the bunkers were compact and some had water in them. The staff are extremely helpful and very friendly. It was a great day even though my golf game was not so good. :) I will certainly be back and highly recommend the course as a great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/15/2023

Hello Howard,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you experienced with the course conditions during your visit. We're glad to hear that the course has improved since then and that you found the fairways, tee boxes, and greens to be in great shape. We hope to see you again soon and we appreciate your recommendation.

Thank you for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Impressed with Rose Hill Course

First time playing rose hill due to concerns over ratings but absolutely loved the course. Probably my favorite layout of the handful of courses I've played in the area. Course conditions were good considering tropical storm had come through within the week. Greens were slow but chalked that up to all the rain but almost all of them were in very good condition. Staff was friendly and pace of play was great. Didn't run over anybody or anyone catch us for a holiday. The only thing I would pick at would be the pro shop only had complimentary waters so had to wait until 11 for restaurant to open to get anything else but with the new management this may improve.

Overall I will return to play and would recommend anyone to give this course a chance.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/15/2023

Hello Jro,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your experience at Rose Hill. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the layout of our course and found the staff friendly. We apologize for the inconvenience of not having more beverage options available at the pro shop and will take your feedback into consideration to improve. We appreciate your recommendation and look forward to welcoming you back for another round of golf.

Thank you for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Grerat Day

Great course. Challenging for all levels. The only course we could find that offered a 9 hole rate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Rose Hill Golf Club.

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