Port Royal GC
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4.2
1282 Reviews (1282)
5 Stars
449
4 Stars
578
3 Stars
183
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
25
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
85.7%
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4.1
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.0%
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4.2
51 Reviews (51)
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24
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
84.3%
Recommend this course
43 out of 51 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and a smooth pace of play consistently make rounds here a pleasure for visiting golfers. The course layout rewards accuracy and strategic shot selection, with conditions that regularly impress players.

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
1282 Reviews (1282)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 10
Bunkers 7
Narrow Fairways 7
This course/club is great for:
Playing Multiple Courses 7
Seniors 6
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 6

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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First Time Playing

Greens were recently aerated. No advanced notice. Charged full price for virtually unputtable greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/22/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Barony at Port Royal Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

Decent course

The course was average in my opinion. The layout was good but they had just done a core aeration which was unfortunate because that was not communicated to me at the time of the booking. The weather didn’t cooperate either so was not able to get in a full 18. We also had another group insert themselves in front of us on the back nine which slowed down play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/22/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Barony at Port Royal Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

The course was nice. Tee boxes were not in very good shape but the course overall was good. Great lay out. Only complaint was there was little water to drink on the course at it was over 90 degrees. I would hope for better.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Robbers Row yes Barony No

Play Barony course today because Roberts Row (which is well maintained)just been aerated so we thought we’d give it a try. The course is really in very mediocre shape and the greens on the front nine are eaten up .

Fir the money, there are many other better places to play.

They needcto start taking care of that course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/22/2022

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Barony at Port Royal Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Probably the time of the year,

We played on a day when the temperatures were in the 90’s. We thought about playing more expensive courses at Sea Pines Plantation, but figured all the courses would have some stress burn this time of the year. All in all, we had a good time, but for $135 per person, we thought the course would have been in better condition. The staff was awesome and they truly went out of their way to ensure the experience was great - so kudos to them.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/22/2022

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Barony at Port Royal Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good layout

Aesthetically pleasing course. Challenging but not so hard for someone that is on vacation just looking for some fun on the golf course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pace of play was horrible

Our tee time was 11:16, did not tee off until 11:45.Starter said it was a resort course, tee times were always behind. waited on every shot every hole. got to hole number 2 (par 3) there were (4) foursomes waiting on tee box. no rangers anywhere. we finally “gave up” on hole 15 at 4:30pm.

very disappointed, would not recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/22/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course, but...

Nice course but greens still bumpy from aeration. Course layout favors draw tee shots mostly. But overall nice course and excellent staff.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good layout but bad timing

Based on previous golfnow reviews that said course was in excellent shape I decided to book a tee time for 5/31 for a foursome. When we arrived at the starter, we was informed that the course had been plugged and sanded. The starter did offer to squeeze us into the robber row course if our group played medium to fast pace. Being our first time their and father in law very slow pace we proceeded to the barony course where the starter said no one was teeing off before us or within an hour after us. Arrived at first tee and a group of two was on tee box and while waiting another group of two feel in behind us. Pace of play ended up being a little slow due to first time players in front of us. On top of greens, there were several holes with recent re-sod around greens and sand boxes. Few tee boxes were beat up on the par three. There were a few greens that had not been plugged and they were very slow with some type of weed trying to grow in. Fairways were in good shape. I enjoyed the layout with multiple dog legs that required you to think about your shot. I should have hit an iron or fairway wood of the tee for most holes as a driver is a little to much. Overall I would play this course again but it will be some time to let the staff work on it. Even on the hot deal for $75 per person I felt it was too much for course condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/22/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Barony at Port Royal Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/22/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Barony at Port Royal Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good resort course, great challenge.

Have played here on multiple occasions. Always a treat and the staff couldn’t be any friendlier or helpful.

Course is always in good shape and a pleasure to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/22/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Barony at Port Royal Golf Club.

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