Arthur Hills at Palmetto Hall Plantation
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6918 yards | 73.7 | 136 |
| Blue | 72 | 6582 yards | 72.3 | 131 |
| White | 72 | 6257 yards | 71.0 | 127 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 5006 yards | 70.6 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 74.3/147 | 438 | 395 | 192 | 437 | 490 | 191 | 397 | 382 | 546 | 3468 | 398 | 526 | 378 | 158 | 442 | 521 | 403 | 190 | 434 | 3450 | 6918 |
| Blue M: 72.9/141 | 420 | 385 | 186 | 407 | 472 | 170 | 383 | 366 | 525 | 3314 | 381 | 513 | 347 | 151 | 424 | 500 | 380 | 161 | 411 | 3268 | 6582 |
| White M: 71.7/137 W: 78.1/144 | 405 | 371 | 171 | 375 | 461 | 148 | 367 | 354 | 501 | 3153 | 371 | 491 | 328 | 133 | 412 | 472 | 365 | 143 | 389 | 3104 | 6257 |
| Green M: 65.7/116 W: 71.1/123 | 334 | 241 | 125 | 270 | 380 | 121 | 302 | 296 | 425 | 2494 | 302 | 411 | 231 | 104 | 338 | 404 | 320 | 99 | 303 | 2512 | 5006 |
| Orange M: 63.0/109 W: 66.4/115 | 253 | 241 | 125 | 270 | 310 | 121 | 255 | 227 | 344 | 2146 | 208 | 344 | 231 | 104 | 286 | 360 | 269 | 99 | 244 | 2145 | 4291 |
| Handicap | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by IDKlXwvM57FZTkCJOTOx on 06/22/2023
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Great par 3 Photo submitted by Petvetkm303 on 06/09/2023
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Horrible greens Photo submitted by gmoemeka on 11/02/2021
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Ball cannot roll straigjt Photo submitted by u3210677 on 07/30/2019
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Sand looks like rock salt! Photo submitted by u3210677 on 07/30/2019
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Photo submitted by BostonGolfTraveler on 06/04/2019
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Photo submitted by LeeviewG on 02/23/2016
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Quick round on a good course
played round in three hours. Greens in good shape with average fairways.
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.
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.
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.
Fun course
First time playing this course. Nice layout. Good condition for this time of year.
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
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.
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.