Port Royal GC
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4.2
1269 Reviews (1269)
5 Stars
445
4 Stars
573
3 Stars
180
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
24
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
85.9%
Recommend this course
1096 out of 1269 reviews
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4.4
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.5%
Recommend this course
14 out of 16 reviews
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4.3
72 Reviews (72)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.5%
Recommend this course
63 out of 72 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6543 yards
Slope 137
Rating 71.9

The Barony Course at Port Royal Golf Club constitutes 18 of this well-known island facility's 54 holes.

Playing to just 6,543 yards from the gold tees, Barony is a very enjoyable course for all skill levels. The back nine in particular is a fine mix of long and short holes. Like its sister courses at Port Royal, Barony begins and ends at the club's beautiful Antebellum-style clubhouse.

From the tee, many of the holes on Barony appear to be relatively open. But as you approach the green the real challenge of the course becomes clear. The greens are small and protected by deep bunkers and Bermuda rough, demanding an excellent touch with the medium and short irons. This is a course where accuracy, not length is the key factor.

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Course Details

Year Built 1963
Golf Season Year round
Architect George Cobb (1963)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

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4.2
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First Time Playing

Underwhelming greens.

The course is still nice.

Just felt that the greens lacked character and could’ve been in better shape. Of the courses we played, the least favorite.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Very nice experience!

Teed off 0700 Sunday a.m. so no one ahead of us and played in 3 1/2 hours. Nice track with several smaller greens and good mix of trouble (sand and water) and openness. Course in very good shape. Saw previous comment about poor condition of greens due to recent aeration but I disagree- you could barely see where they had been punched and they rolled fast and true and were fun and had some challenge. No GPS on carts so bring your range finder or fire up your distance app. All in all a very nice experience!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Aireated, not a pleasant experience.

there was no mention till after we paid, course was just aireated. We'd love to play under normal conditions.

Gary

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Barony

Biggest issue - A course of this caliber should certainly have GPS on cart. The standard is the standard and this is below the standard.

Greens were recently aerated but this was not a huge issue.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Greens were dry and rough fairways better condition then the greens,

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice Challenging Layout

I do not drive the ball long so I played the Black/Green tees Still had 11 holes where I hit fairway/hybrids into the greens. Shot 77 with 31 putts with 12 FIRs and 11 GIRs, so it was a pretty good day. Plenty of doglegs to negotiate. If you do not hit a long ball, put aside your ego and have a better chance of scoring from the forward tees. You'll enjoy it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Very enjoyable! 😉

First time playing Port Royal. Staff was friendly. Course was in great shape. Beverage carts on course. Layout allowed for various shots and used almost all the clubs in my bag. Few areas being repaired but nothing that couldn't be moved just a bit to allow repairs to grow in for future. A few sand traps didn't have much sand and were under repair. Just don't go in the sand and you're fine! 😃 I wasn't that lucky! LOL! Will definitely be back!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Disappointed

I had played this course several years ago.

The course was not the better of the existing courses back then and I believe the conditions have gone down hill.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Very fun

This is a gorgeous piece of property. Course was nice, greens rolled pretty true. Some areas are still a work in progress but the effort is there. Would play this 10x over again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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