Port Royal GC
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4.2
1271 Reviews (1271)
5 Stars
446
4 Stars
574
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
86.0%
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1098 out of 1271 reviews
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4.4
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
5
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3
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0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.9%
Recommend this course
16 out of 18 reviews
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4.3
74 Reviews (74)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
26
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
87.8%
Recommend this course
65 out of 74 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

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Restaurant

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Banquet Facilities

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4.2
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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.

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Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Couple Rates Port Royal A+

For average players playing from the black tees was perfect.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pricing

The course was well kept and the pace was good. I reserved online, but the cashier charged me an extra six dollars that I paid online. I didn’t notice until I got home. I am not sure if they would correct it or not.

Difficulty Fairly Easy
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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.

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Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Hilton Head

Good course layout. Greens were inconsistent from hole to hole. Fairways were spotty. Overall a fair rating for this round.

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

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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
1.0
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First Time Playing

Old conditions for an old course

It’s an old course and it showed, the lack of upkeep for the price paid, was very disappointing. First and last time I will play. There are much better courses to be played at Hilton Head.

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

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Lovely Day

My husband and I thoroughly loved our round. A beautiful club with great staff. Friendly, from pro shop to cafe’ to starter and staff along the way.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
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
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Course is challenging, but staff disrespectful

Played the Barony course this week. The golf course itself was beautiful and challenging. I was disappointed by the staff here, however. I was a single paired with an elderly couple. We kept right with the pace of the course and still ended up having to wait on each tee for the foursome ahead of us. Halfway through our round, a staffmember asked us if the couple behind us could play through as we “were a slow threesome”. I tried to explain that we were keeping fine pace and that we also had to wait on every hole, and yet he still pushed for the twosome behind us to play through. We let them, and sure enough they ended up waiting at every single tee right ahead of us. I completely understand if we truly were slow, but the staff member knew the course was backed up and still made us feel inadequate and catered to the couple behind “because they had dinner reservations”. Disrespectful actions, in my opinion. Also, no beverage cart service for the entire 18 holes despite them telling us they’d have one out. Won’t be back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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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 teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Barony at Port Royal Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great greens

Greens weee excellent. Rest of the course could use a little TLC. Club house and staff were great

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
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

Fun course, very slow

Course was fun. A bit disappointed by some of the grooming aspects (LOTS of sand / sandy grass between bunkers) - somewhat sloppy upkeep for a $130 round. Round also took over 5 hours.

Course layout was fun and practice facilities were awesome.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

Greens and fairways all beat up fairways hardest cement cigarette butts all over the grains very disappointed thought pain for one of the more expensive courses would get me something in much better condition than what we played.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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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!

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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Port royal barony

Fairways like concrete. Course in bad shape. For $100 hot deal it’s the worst course I have ever played.

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

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

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