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4.0
525 Reviews (525)
5 Stars
172
4 Stars
227
3 Stars
80
2 Stars
32
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
81.5%
Recommend this course
431 out of 525 reviews
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4.2
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
0
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0
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
72.7%
Recommend this course
16 out of 22 reviews
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4.1
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
81.5%
Recommend this course
44 out of 54 reviews
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Course Highlights
The Hills course at Palmetto Hall rewards skilled ball-strikers with a challenging layout of doglegs, bunkers, water hazards, and tree-lined corridors. Exceptionally friendly staff and smooth pace of play make every round a memorable experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6918 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.7

The experience of playing the Arthur Hills Course at Palmetto Hall takes on an added dimension when you discover that the golf course was built on an old Civil War garrison. History aside, however, the Hills Course, which opened in 1991, stands proudly as yet another grand achievement by the legendary Ohio-born designer.

"At Palmetto Hall, golfers have to deal with another element when they miss their mark - the rough," said former TravelGolf.com writer Shane Sharp. "The cabbage is grown thick in the summer months, consisting of a deadly blend of Bermuda around the greens and Bahia along the fairways.

"Arthur Hills can be notorious for creating difficult courses like his course at Palmetto Hall. This course really demands accuracy or you can put some big numbers on your scorecard."

Playing the forward tees will give resort golfers enough of a challenge to keep them happy, while better golfers will be heavily challenged from the tips, which play nearly 7,000 yards, with a slope of 136.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arthur Hills (1991) Spencer Holt (1991)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - " Bird Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.0
525 Reviews (525)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 16
Water Hazards 14
Undulating Greens 13
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 14
Playing Multiple Courses 9
Locals 8
This Course's Location is:
Near the Airport 8
Convenient to the City 7
Near Local Attractions 7

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Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Interesting course to play!!

Course was in very good condition. It is difficult with undulating greens with forced carries over water. To score you need your A game but enjoyable to play!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 10/16/2018

Thank you for your 4-star rating! We'd love to know how we could have gotten that 5th star from you. We are glad you had a great time and we can help you with that A-Game! We hope that you'll book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

This course is excellent value for the money as well as challenging and beautifully landscaped.

It was awhile since we played this course and it was a great challenge. The course was in great shape overall. The greens are extremely challenging but fair. The staff was great right from getting our golf bags to the starter.

The only thing for a 15 handicap player was if you get in the rough just hit the ball back out to the fairway, don't try to advance the ball unless you have strong wrist and arms. If you hit the ball along distance you will like this course as fairway are generous.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/17/2018

Thank you for your 5-star rating! Book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was poorly maintained, but best price in the area.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course Fair

Greens were in very good shape. Front nine fairways had lots of mowed grass clippings... Back nine fairways were in much better condition.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A wonderful morning

This is a great course. It is very challenging but quite fair. I played four courses this week and it was in the best condition by far. The greens were especially good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Always a stern test

Arthur Hills will test your entire game. Demanding tee shots, giant greens with undulations,trees and water and many sand traps will demand your focus on every shot.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens were great!

The green were great and a very good layout, the was in excellent condition. Greens much better than the other courses I played this week. But no beverage carts.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

8 holes

While on vacation with the family I decided to get up early and play a quick 9 holes. I started at 7am ann's for the first 3 holes I was hitting into the ground crew who were tending to the greens. I skipped hole 4 so I wasn't waiting in the fairway anymore. I ended up getting pushed by the grounds chew the remainder of the 9 holes. I went back to the starter to go play hole 4 and was told to bad, I can't fit you in. After club rental I ended up spending over $100 to play 8 holes. They didn't bother offering a discount or waiving the club rental. I would expect better service from a course such as this.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Outstanding value

Palmetto Hall has become a go to location for me due to convenient location, consistently good course conditions, and great values. My recent trip was no different; the course was in great shape. Palmetto Hall will remain the first courses I look at when setting up a trip. Only minor negative is I like the Cupp layout at Palmetto Hall a bit better than Arthur Hills but both are great courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Arthur Hills

The greens and fairways were in great shape. The weather was hot, but the pace of play went smoothly. Unfortunately, the golf carts did not have GPS which would have assisted the round. Arthur Hills designs always does justice to a piece of land and the surroundings.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyed My Round

First time playing the course. Very playable. Yardage not marked well. Missed having my GPS. Greens were aerated. No mention of it in the pro shop. Revise scorecard to show hole by hole layout instead of aerial view. Mats on driving range of a golf instruction center were shocking to see.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course!

Arthur Hills greens were being aerated so puttting was not that rewarding but the course looked great from tee to green. Very nice layout. Guy in pro shop was excellent, friendly, and seem interested in provideing a great experience. Guy at cart house who brought me my balls for practice and handled carts was mean and rude. I don’t know if he was having a bad day or what. He acted like the last thing he wanted to do was his job. Maybe he should find another.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

Arrived at the course and was told our tee time was cancelled. The staff refused to accommodate the error and blamed golf now for not calling to cancel. Bad customer service.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Palmetto Hall

Arthur Hills course at Palmetto Hall is one of my favorite courses on Hilton Head. I've been coming here for 30 years and this is in my top five courses on and near the island. It's pretty tight so crooked drives will be penalized!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course has great greens

The course was in great shape particularly the greens which were excellent. Course layout was good,very straight forward not gimmicky,enjoyed would recommend and would play again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good coirse

I have played this course several times and as usual it did not fail to challenge me and make my game fun. Anyone who plays This course should find it the same.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Round on Hilton Head

A little confusion that GolfNow should clarify when you are making your booking. On Hilton Head there is Palmetto Dunes Arthur Hills course and Palmetto Hall Arthur Hills course. Very different courses. We booked and drove to palmetto Dunes only to be told our booking was at Pametto Hall - the Pro Shop attendant told us this happens several times a day and they even had preprinted directions to the other course.

The Palmetto Hall course was ok. Challenging layout. Average conditions. Good green complexes. We were able to get out ahead of a large group so pace of play was reasonable. Pro shop did not inform us there where no beverages or snacks available on course. Water was supposed to be very 3rd hole but that was not the case.

For $70 for 18 holes I would suggest there is better value available in the area and would look elsewhere next time.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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