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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
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4.0
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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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4.0
539 Reviews (539)

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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Reviews 18
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Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Used cart

Johns Palmetto H day

The course conditions were very disappointing. The tees had a lot of bare spots, sand in the bunkers was thin & hard. Turf in the rough was very thin in many areas or just dirt. Greens were in good shape and were challenging . Fairways wre dried out and brown.. Range balls were included in the price, but there were on;y a few balls lying on the range to use for warm ups. The hole layout/design for # 12 was not pleasant. Tee time intervals were too tight and we felt rushed the whole time even though we played the 18 holes in 4 hrs. This course is not even close to being worth the $ 85 pp that was shown for a pm tee time tomorrow. Very disappointing round for the four of us.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

very challenging course

having never played this course before, and we were on our own (wife and I), it was esp. tough when you did not know where to hit your shots close to the green. There were some grass bunkers, depressions etc we could not identify from the distance . I would love to play this again with some course knowledge. Some very tough holes around water hazards, with occasional narrow landing areas. Greens are huge, well maintained. Bunkers were quite nice. A lot of activity going on still cleaning up from last years . hurricane. The pace was pretty good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Another Good Round

Course was in great shape for time of year. Pace was good and greens were fantastic. Clubhouse folks were great as always. Will be returning for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tman

Challenging layout for avg golfer. Fun to play. Playing conditions were good. Recommend playing this course for avg and above player. If first time, play it forward for most fun experience.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
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First Time Playing

Average Course

Place just seems to be mismanaged. All kinds of issues with the Ttimes, not enough carts, no on course beverage service and the course was packed.

Staff was very friendly, and helpful but that didn't help with the frustration of t times being off because of no carts. Greens were in good condition but the rest of the course needs attention. Can tell they are still working thru the remenants of the hurricane in October and it is February and the course won't be perfect. Just glad we found a reasonable rate on GolfNow otherwise we wouldn't have been very happy.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Quick round on a good course

played round in three hours. Greens in good shape with average fairways.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Our first time playing this course, so arrived one hour early to hit balls, chip & putt. No carts available upon arrival, so range balls were complimentary, which was very nice. However, the delay in getting carts did not allow our group time on the putting green, which definitely had a negative impact on our game. Also had to let some single golfers play through our foursome. Course in good shape for winter conditions & despite hurricane damage in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome Course

First time playing. Great course for intermediate players.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has management issues!

Deja vu all over again. Arrived an hour before tee time to hit a few balls and chip and putt. One person at bag drop was swamped by multiple arriving players. Swamped for two obvious reasons. He was shorthanded and there were no carts available. The driving range and chipping/putting areas are about 300 hundred yards apart. Without a cart it is difficult to use these facilities. I queried the bagboy as to how I could use the range and putting green. Knowing that I need my bag/clubs and also realizing that I might not get a cart if I'm not present. He assured me he would bring my bag to the range. Fourty minutes passed, no cart. So I walked to the first tee hoping to secure my tee time. After waiting another 30 minutes the cart appeared. Tee times were obviously backed up so the starter suggested we could play the other course, which was open. My partner accepted and we finally teed it up and were off. I noticed the starter changed the scorecard, but on the 2nd hole discovered it was the wrong one! No big deal except there are no hole diagrams on tee markers and we are unfamiliar with this course. Then you add insult to injury with slow play. This is really frustrating to recount. I play to enjoy! This experience suggests that management is either clueless or incompetent. I commented to the person in golf shop that shortage of carts occurred the last time. He was somewhat defensive in responding that they had a hundred carts, but they had 150 guests. Apparently it was too big a day. They might try to make the case that hurricane damage was the reason for their issues, but that would apply to all of HHI's courses. I won't return.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cupp course is better

Have played both the Cupp and Hills course in past 2 weeks, and the Cupp course is in better shape. Appears that Hills course received much more Hurricane damage that Cupp. Hills layout is nice with some challenging par 4s from the whites over 400 yards. Fairways are a little hard packed and some tee boxes have little to no grass. 18th is an extremely challenging hole. Good day overall to play February golf.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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

Fun course

First time playing this course. Nice layout. Good condition for this time of year.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sleeping giant

The layout is championship class, however the surroundings , paths and tees , are a little tired to say the least. The greens on the back 9 are far superior to the front nine, not sure if they have been relaid but they were excellent and fast and true. No starter and we weren't aware, despite going to the pro shop, until another player playing Cupp course told us; we weren't sure if we had been paired up or not. We were a two ball and we flew round in around 3 hours 20. My overall impression was this could or just has been a great course. Loved the narrow landing areas from the drive and the water added an interesting element. Overall a very enjoyable round of golf and would play here again

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great place to play

Really enjoyed it. Not lush green at this time of year. But fairways and greens played Great! Enjoyed and and will likely come back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great for Value

Normally course goes for 60 a round and we got it for 20. Can't beat that on the island. Two courses based out of Palmetto Hall can't go wrong with either. Greens are very tough along with rough around the greens so hit on with your irons to score low. Loved the course wish they had food around the turn, clubhouse is literally a desk and bathroom with some apparel. All in all can't beat it for 20 bucks.

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