Barony at Port Royal Golf Club

About
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.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Gold | 72 | 6543 yards | 71.9 | 137 |
Gold (W) | 72 | 6543 yards | 77.5 | 136 |
Blue | 72 | 6223 yards | 70.3 | 125 |
Blue (W) | 72 | 6223 yards | 75.7 | 132 |
White | 72 | 5964 yards | 69.2 | 121 |
White (W) | 72 | 5964 yards | 74.3 | 129 |
Green | 72 | 5183 yards | 70.3 | 122 |
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: 71.8/135 | 368 | 170 | 523 | 395 | 346 | 179 | 378 | 362 | 513 | 3234 | 339 | 524 | 426 | 358 | 161 | 489 | 203 | 365 | 408 | 3273 | 6507 |
Blue M: 70.7/128 | 356 | 170 | 499 | 375 | 339 | 168 | 365 | 339 | 476 | 3087 | 331 | 512 | 411 | 348 | 151 | 466 | 187 | 347 | 394 | 3147 | 6234 |
White M: 69.5/126 W: 75.0/140 | 333 | 158 | 483 | 365 | 328 | 158 | 352 | 327 | 467 | 2971 | 319 | 500 | 390 | 326 | 136 | 449 | 172 | 336 | 383 | 3011 | 5982 |
White/Black M: 68.9/122 | 333 | 158 | 483 | 340 | 328 | 158 | 321 | 327 | 460 | 2908 | 319 | 458 | 368 | 326 | 136 | 449 | 172 | 336 | 355 | 2919 | 5827 |
Black M: 67.7/114 W: 72.3/132 | 291 | 121 | 422 | 340 | 310 | 134 | 321 | 288 | 460 | 2687 | 282 | 458 | 368 | 298 | 125 | 439 | 155 | 306 | 355 | 2786 | 5473 |
Green M: 66.2/108 W: 70.8/123 | 291 | 121 | 422 | 290 | 304 | 127 | 316 | 288 | 403 | 2562 | 282 | 396 | 363 | 256 | 107 | 409 | 142 | 301 | 350 | 2606 | 5168 |
Handicap | 9 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 6 | |||
Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 7 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by u000004619964 on 06/03/2025
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No course maintenance, high price Photo submitted by mzWkNv3Q9upyM6fbk6Na on 04/02/2025
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Photo submitted by u314159660094 on 11/23/2024
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Photo submitted by StevenGeisel on 05/24/2024
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Photo submitted by u314161799849 on 07/07/2023
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Generous fairways Photo submitted by Honorman on 01/19/2023
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Photo submitted by u8104361 on 03/08/2022
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Photo submitted by u314159666753 on 10/21/2021
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Friendly Gators! Photo submitted by u314161219653 on 03/10/2021
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Photo submitted by u314161219653 on 03/10/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159725214 on 05/02/2020
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Photo submitted by u314159725214 on 05/02/2020
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Photo submitted by adaberne7 on 06/23/2019
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Photo submitted by adaberne7 on 06/23/2019
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Photo submitted by adaberne7 on 06/23/2019
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Photo submitted by adaberne7 on 06/23/2019
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Photo submitted by ckuhlman on 03/15/2018
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Barony course Photo submitted by JIMMYLAW77 on 01/10/2018
Great round with my dad
Overall great experience; a few rough spots on greens likely from heat in August.
Good Place to play
Course was in good condition. Tee time was on time. Played with my 17 yr old daughter on a junior rate (not shown on-line).
Enjoy this course and play every year. The challenge with this course all is ball placement, not distance. Caught a group of recreational golfers playing very slow. They tried and we were a twosome so some tolerance for vacation golf. Staff and crew very friendly and helpful. Overall a good experience.
BAD GREENS
Been here many times...over last 25 yrs...worst shape I have ever seen...greens are slow with bad spots...patchy grass..
Asking 100 00 is ludicrous and not the rapper...worth maybe 40...
Fairways were good...
Young hs worker was great...older attendants did not soeak..guess who I tipped..
D O NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY
Scenic and a fair test of skills
I really enjoyed the layout. There was a variety of scenery with some residential and some natural settings. The greens were still a little bumpy from earlier aeration but still rolled fairly true. I did have a close encounter with a gator on the 13'th hole while looking for a playing partners ball - stay away from the high grasses left of the bunker near the green. Look forward to playing again next time at Hilton Head.
It was a fun course but the maintenance crew always seemed to be on the home we were playing.
Nice course
The course has a good layout for a novice golfer like me. Was nice and wide open. The only thing that I didn't like was it was cart path only with 106 heart index. Not their fault, but it was tough out there that day
Rained out !
I didn't get to play because a thunderstorm started 20 minutes before my tee time.
Nice course, but…
…nothing special. No GPS on carts, Greens were aerated and sanded heavily, yet no advance notice, staff would be considered friendly for a course in the Northeast, but not the south, tee boxes need some work, etc. average experience for an area that has many exceptional experiences.
Terrible
If you enjoy doglegs and aerated, sandy greens, this is your place. Every single hole has a dog leg. Like you had room for 14 holes but had to make 18. Not a good experience and I won’t be back.
Not Worth the Money
Save your money, and find a more affordable course. For a course to cost nearly $150 to play a single round, one would expect the course to be perfect. While the fairways were pretty meticulous, the green had many black spots and dimples, were folks did not repair their divots, and looked more like a course you’d pay less than $50 for a round. The day that I went out, they were also doing maintenance, which is not unusual for an early tee time, however, we were not told beforehand. Clearly, they had just mowed the fairways, and had blower tractors out. They followed me from box to box, shutting down their tractor to allow me to tee off, then driving in front of me blowing dirt and grass clippings in my face. I don’t intend to play this course ever again. At this rate, I could find the same course conditions and play two rounds, and even if the experience was the same, at least I spent a lot less money. Quite honestly, writing this review makes me wish I had asked for my money back.
Best condition in years!
Challenging course, beverage cart made two rounds which helped in the heat, and the best course maintenance shape in years. Fun to play.
Hidden Gem!
Just finished playing Port Royale Baroney course and had a very enjoyable day. Course was in great shape, greens were 10 on the stimp and pace of play was excellent as we didn't have to wait on one hole and we were a 2-some. A lot of dogleg lefts and water coming into play. It's a fun course to play and a great value for the price. I highly recommend.
Pace of play.
Front nine played quickly. Foursome jumped in front on back nine, slowed pace considerably.