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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Black M: 69.0/125 W: 74.6/137 | 334 | 300 | 125 | 375 | 420 | 148 | 302 | 354 | 445 | 2803 | 302 | 491 | 277 | 133 | 370 | 472 | 320 | 143 | 369 | 2877 | 5680 |
Palmetto M: 66.8/119 W: 72.3/127 | 334 | 300 | 125 | 270 | 380 | 148 | 302 | 296 | 445 | 2600 | 302 | 411 | 277 | 133 | 370 | 404 | 320 | 143 | 303 | 2663 | 5263 |
Green M: 65.7/116 W: 71.1/123 | 332 | 234 | 130 | 270 | 377 | 121 | 307 | 298 | 425 | 2494 | 296 | 409 | 234 | 104 | 338 | 400 | 320 | 97 | 303 | 2501 | 4995 |
Orange M: 63.0/109 W: 66.4/115 | 253 | 241 | 125 | 270 | 310 | 121 | 285 | 227 | 314 | 2146 | 208 | 341 | 231 | 104 | 296 | 360 | 264 | 99 | 244 | 2147 | 4293 |
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
Enjoyable!
Played as a single…..paired up with another single. Just a nice relaxing round. Some tough holes, some tricky holes!
78 from the Blue tees….first time there!
I’ll take it
Better places than this on HHI
Quite disappointed with this course. Good grass on tee boxes were sparse while these areas were heavy with quack grass. Layout was OK but quirky on several holes, including a short par 3 where you must play a draw to even get to the center of the green. Fairways and greens were in good condition. Bunkers were excellent. Was very disappointed that the driving range was closed so no warmup was possible. Hefty green fees for a middle-of- the week round. There are much better courses for similar green fee rates on Hilton Head Island.
Greens were the slowest i have played in years. There were no bare spot, plenty of grass…too much! It was if they had not been cut in over a week. Very disappointing. Very!
Not my preferred place but worked on short notice
This was not my first option but they had openings on short notice. The coarse is beautiful and challenging. I found the pace of play to be a little rushed which seemed odd since the club house had mentioned they where a little slow and they where following a play when your ready schedule. This is a message that was not relayed out on the coarse.
I found the fairways to be a little hard but that is not that uncommon for summer play. But at this price point I would have expected them to be a little softer. I live in Texas so I get hard fast fairways in the summer but even here ate this price you will find the fairway much softer with less bounce.
Over all I enjoyed the coarse and would have liked it better had you not felt so rushed.
Hilton Head golf
Palmetto Hall was chosen because of its proximity to Savannah. What a great track. Greens were quick and true, not tricked up. Not a bad lie in any fairway. In fact, quite a few of perfect lies. I'll play there again if I'm ever back in Hilton Head area. A real sweet find.
Better courses for the price
When visiting HHI, I expect inflated greens fees given the resort nature but to charge $160-$180 for this course is unreasonable. I played Hilton Head National the very next day, for $30 less, and it was night and day in terms of course conditions. The Arthur Hills course had weeds in the apron, gopher damage all along the fairway, the cart paths are in rough shape, no gps in the carts, tee boxes under repair and the list goes on.
A Course in a forest
A very nice golf course with an excelent lay out. Very enjoyable with wide fairways and very good greens condition.
A lot of tall trees guarding the fairways.
The tee boxes not in a perfect condition, but as we use a tee for the first shoot, is not very noticeable.
The staff is very friendly and the store with good inventory.
I will play there again any time.
Tom V
Everyone working there was very friendly. The bad part the beverage cart came through on the 4th hole and then I did see it until the 18th green, and there was no halfway house to get a drink. Very disappointing... The course was in above average condition. overall. The pace was great on the front then ran into foursomes and took over 2 hours on the back. I paid based on a hot deal would not pay over $115.
Tee boxes/score card wrong
The scorecards given to us only gave me a choice of white tees at 6257 yards (137 slope), or green tees at 5006 yards (116 slope). I am 69 years old, 17,6 index and those tee boxes were to long or too short. When we were done I voiced my concern and he told me they had a different score card for members which included a black set of tees at 5648 yards (125 slope)! That's exactly what i needed. When I asked why 2 different scorecards all he said was "we have discussed this".
It was a very expensive waste of money and I had a terrible time. I will never return and would hope others will stay away. Far better courses in the area!
Golf Now review
Your charges to me 90.00 Their charge 47.00 I will deal with them in future! Thought you were offering a deal! Sadly mistaken!
Great course
Fairways, tee boxes, and greens were in great shape. Greens were a little slow but to be expected in late August. I will take slow over burnt. Staff was great! Played at 7:30am and finished in 3 hours and 15 minutes with a threesome. Would definitely come back.
Very nice course
This is. Very nice course on HHI. Staff was very helpful and very nice. Had a fun round!
Good course, bad greens
Cool layout, friendly staff and good practice facilities, but the greens were tiny, overgrown and burnt out in spots. Perhaps it’s the time of year, but the greens were muni-esque.
Good course, greens are improving
Played while here for family vacation, played as a single and never got held up so got around in 2.5 hours which was perfect. Nice easy player friendly course, shot 75 and first time playing (4.2 hcp). Greens appear to have been recently redone within last 6-12 months so they’re still growing in so I am certain there will be considerable improvement in the roll of the green. Overall nice course, slightly above average conditions and not a super demanding or challenging course. Would recommend!