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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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 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 ckuhlman on 03/15/2018
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Barony course Photo submitted by JIMMYLAW77 on 01/10/2018
A disappointment, with potential.
This was my first time visiting the course, after hearing many great praises from locals around the area for about 2 years.
To say I was disappointed was an understatement. I've played a bunch of courses on HHI and many of them have similar designs (a lot of dogleg holes, narrow, small greens etc..) but this one seemed as if every hole was nearly the same. I found myself saying "Oh another dog leg left" on nearly every hole. Maybe I missed something, but I didn't feel like it was a very compelling design or very scenic. I will admit a bit of bias since this style of golf requires a lot of patience and execution which I admittedly did not have on a 88+ degree day.
I understand all courses in this area punch their greens and top coat with sand around this time of the year but there was no notification when I booked my tee time, no warning in the pro shop, no heads up from any staff member. After hearing this was a GREAT golf course for almost 2 years I was just disappointed. The practice green was in excellent shape, and I was so excited to play on greens that fast, and what we got was 18 straight holes of bumps, sand, uncut greens etc..
We were there quite a bit early for our tee time, and although I never expect to go out early if I show up early the starter was rude to me when I asked if there was any chance we could get out early, almost laughing at me.
With less than desirable course design for my game, poor green conditions during my visit, a rude staff member, no incredibly unique holes that are must plays.. I'm not sure this will be a repeat visit for me.
Poor Greens condition
Course greens had been aerated and top dressed and of course no one told us about it. Greens very slow and bumpy and inconsistent. Round took almost 5 hours. Charged $35 for my wife to ride along which I thought was high.
Port Royal
Played this course today and could not have had a worse time. Pace of play was slow and the course Marshall got irritated that we complained about pace of play. The greens were aerated but in terrible condition not caused by the aeration. I would never recommend this course to a friend or anyone. The staff (other than the pro shop employee) were rude and unfriendly. Stay away and don’t waste your money here.
Truly a resort course experience
For the price be prepared for a slow round, lots of narrow holes through a housing development, and average conditions. I played this course and Hilton Head national in the same trip, highly recommend HHN over this even though it's a bit of a drive from those staying on island. Would rather spend the extra money and play sea pines than go back here.
Nice shape. greens were in great shape. my only complaint is that there is no map of the course layout which would be helpful considering the carts don't have GPS.
Fun course!
Great conditions throughout the entire course! I was originally scheduled to play there on a Friday afternoon, but I canceled because of early morning rains were heavy. Re-scheduled on Saturday and I was fully expecting the pace of play to be slow. Hardly anyone out there, kinda strange. I’ll return!
Return from pre Covid
A very enjoyable experience.
This course has always been fun to play.
Fairways were good compared to other courses on the Island
Pace of play was good
Fun outing & good course
Enjoyable round on an interesting track in good condition. I'd recommend it.
First timer here
After being rained out the day before, I was encouraged by my wife to book a round there and throughly enjoyed the course. Challenging course that demands good drives if you want to score good. Greens were in good overall condition. I will return!