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Robber's Row at Port Royal Golf Club
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A Pete Dye redesign of a George Cobb and Willard Byrd original design helped take the Robber's Row Course at Port Royal Golf Club toward the head of the pack on Hilton Head. Dye added or redesigned 43 bunkers on the front nine, changing par from 35 to 36 and did some shortening on the back nine to change par from 37 to 36.
The golf course plays little more than 6,000 yards, with a somewhat-friendly 124 slope rating from the tips. Players will have to do some work on their approach shots, as the Cobb/Dye design keeps its greens well protected with bunkers.
The golf course is a scenic delight, however, and in a nice move, you get history lessons at the tee boxes to help let you know the past of the area you are playing, which was once an important location in the Civil War.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6657 yards | 73.3 | 134 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 6657 yards | 78.7 | 137 |
| Blue | 72 | 6311 yards | 71.6 | 129 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 6311 yards | 76.8 | 133 |
| White | 72 | 6001 yards | 70.3 | 116 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6001 yards | 75.0 | 129 |
| Green | 71 | 4884 yards | 68.8 | 111 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 72.3/125 | 322 | 484 | 405 | 207 | 384 | 576 | 357 | 173 | 420 | 3328 | 441 | 441 | 159 | 387 | 472 | 188 | 265 | 425 | 508 | 3286 | 6614 |
| Blue M: 71.1/123 | 300 | 455 | 387 | 197 | 361 | 541 | 346 | 160 | 387 | 3134 | 426 | 424 | 137 | 368 | 448 | 160 | 256 | 413 | 488 | 3120 | 6254 |
| White M: 69.5/120 W: 74.8/138 | 278 | 441 | 364 | 175 | 324 | 485 | 310 | 154 | 376 | 2907 | 392 | 409 | 128 | 358 | 444 | 149 | 250 | 390 | 479 | 2999 | 5906 |
| Member M: 68.8/117 | 278 | 441 | 349 | 169 | 324 | 485 | 310 | 154 | 320 | 2830 | 372 | 365 | 128 | 330 | 444 | 149 | 250 | 385 | 479 | 2902 | 5732 |
| Black M: 67.5/110 W: 71.8/128 | 237 | 410 | 349 | 169 | 315 | 477 | 285 | 143 | 320 | 2705 | 372 | 365 | 104 | 330 | 390 | 130 | 225 | 385 | 439 | 2740 | 5445 |
| Green M: 64.9/107 W: 69.3/116 | 208 | 355 | 329 | 143 | 264 | 460 | 280 | 129 | 296 | 2464 | 282 | 303 | 104 | 324 | 384 | 84 | 217 | 293 | 432 | 2423 | 4887 |
| Handicap | 13 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 17 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
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Nice course, good condition for the winter season
Enjoyed the round!!
5+hr round
Very long day on the course. Waited every freaking hole. Ranger came around once and said he would correct. The weight never saw him again and we waited and waited and waited and waited.
Good course to play
Was in decent shape. Fairways were a bit sparse in places but that may be the time of year. Greens and tee boxes were good. Some local knowledge needed on a few holes. Will have to play it again.
Greens are in great shape
The greens were the truest and quickest I have played here. Hoping you can keep it going all winter!
Good Value
Played Robbers Row for the 2nd time, and the 1st in about 10 years today, and was pretty pleased with the round. First, I got a deal on golfnow for $61. I think the current rack rate is $95 before noon and $65 after noon. The staff was extremely friendly. The course was in good shape. Most tee boxes were chewed up, and it seemed like the markers needed to be moved. However, fairways were good, and the greens were outstanding. Smooth and quick and true. The layout is pretty tight on most holes. And the greens are very small and undulating. There is some water in play. Seems like 2 or 3 of the par 3s required forced carries over water. There were several other holes with water in play. On alot of these holes there was a bailout to one side of the water, but that area was usually really tight. All in all, a pretty good course for the average golfer, and a good value with the hot deal I got. I dont know if I would think the same if I had paid $95, but def worth the afternoon rates. I would go again for sure.
Great But....
The course was a great layout. The boxes and fairways were a little bit beat up. greens we're great.overall a great value and experience. Only feedback I would give, need more tee boxes . We had a woman who was hitting straight balls for 75 to 100 yards. Her husband 150 from the senior. Problem was a a average distance between white tees and theirs was 30-40 yards at most. She commented multiple times that there was no advantage for her an her husband. They're short game was good and they were obviously quality golfers. We were following two women and they seemed to hit the ball well, but again without an advantage we were waiting throughout. Not their fault. A couple of times they picked up and drop further down to keep up the pace. Adding a fifth forward box would help move the game faster and not frustrate the fairway golfers who no longer hit as far as they used to.
Long time ….
Hadn’t played Port Royal in quite a long time… and still remembered most of the holes. Had a great time, played on pace and we’re paired with a lovely Canadian couple… would play again when I can. Thx Port. Royal staff, inside and out!!!
Pace of Play Brutal
Played Barony last year and it was great. Was looking forward to Robber’s Row this year but the pace of play not only was frustrating and annoying, but it was impossible to get a full round in. I teed off at 1:20. At 5:30 we still had 4 holes to play. Couldn’t see anything and rode in.
Very disappointed.
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kujive,
Thank you for your review and rating. Our apologies for the 5 hour round. Our pace of play is typically 4 hours and 15 minutes barring any weather related delays. That said, we appreciate your feedback and we'll work harder on managing pace for all of our guests. Hope to see you again in the spring. Happy New Year,