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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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Great conditions, forgiving layout.
Robber's Row was in great shape including consistent and receptive greens. The layout is very forgiving with generous fairways and minimal hazards, making for a very fun round.
Slow Pace of Play
Course was in good shape and enjoyed the layout. The pace of play was ridiculous. The team boxes were backed up several groups due to a group that was three holes behind pace. We got to know the group in front of us well because of the backup. They would always say see you on the next tee box. For the price paid you would expect them to keep the pace of play moving.
slow play
5 hour round. The ranger tried hard to move people along but to no avail. Tee boxes were in terrible shape, fairways ok, some greens need work.
Slow Pace
The Marshal did not keep the pace of play moving. Every tee box was backed up. Long round of golf and for those with later tee times would not get 18 holes of play.
Will give it a second chance
Had an 8:30 tee time. They gladly took my $155 and then nobody told me they were running 45 minutes late until I got to the first tee. The front 9 then took wayyy too long. Haven’t had that experience on HHI to date and hope it doesn’t happen again. As for conditions, the tee boxes need more grass and the greens are spotty.
Slow play
Didn't see a marshal on the course and one foursome had everything backed up pretty well on the back nine.
We enjoy the historical markers on the course and the staff is very friendly.
u7062771,
Thank you for your review and rating. Robber's Row is a great course and the historical markers are very informative. Glad your staff interactions were positive. We're always trying to manage pace of play but sometimes we fall short. Appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
ET30XP8l0vafn4EHC6ij,
Thank you for rating your experience. We're happy to hear you had an excellent expereince while playing Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We hope to see you again during your next trip to HHI.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Course was in excellent shape. Very friendly staff.
u312417381,
Thank you for your review and rating. We're glad you had an excellent expereince while playing Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We look forward to seeing you again.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Course dried out. Facilities very tired. Needs a lot of updating.
Charles,
Thank you for your review and feedback. Sorry to hear your expereince wasn't as positive as it could have been. We are always trying to improve course conditions through maintenance practices as well as with capital projects. Hope you have an opportunity to play again in the future.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Really enjoy this course
We have played this course for two years when we come to our timeshare and really enjoy everything about it. Thanks for having us.
u1828803029,
Thank you for your review and feedback. We're happy to hear you had an excellent experience while playing Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We look forward to seeing you again next year and thank you for spending time with us.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Very mediocre
Greens and tee boxes in very poor condition. No starter at first tee. Any question asked of staff seemed like an imposition. No Marshall to be seen and extremely slow round even accounting for it being a resort course-that’s what marshals are for. Cart girl came around a few times and couldn’t swipe credit cards. Had to type in the numbers manually which didn’t help pace of play. Not her fault, but sounded like it’s been this way for a few weeks.
Could be a fun short layout if they took better care of it and ran it like a legitimate course.
u323288377,
Thank you for your review and feedback. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy your experience while visiting Port Royal. We have had a lot of rain over the last few weeks but our courses are are shaping up nicely. Would you email me the day and time you played? My email is jrusch@heritagegolfgroup.com.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Nothing special
Ok golf course in average condition. Cart path only which contributed to pathetic pace of play. Rangers we’re present but didn’t/couldn’t do anything to address the situation. This will be the overriding memory of the course. Overall not worth $100 per person.
u199181452,
Thank you for your review and rating. Hopefully you will be able to play both courses when conditions are drier. I think you'll find them to be a lot of fun. We'll continue to work on pace of play efforts too. We appreciate you playing at Port Royal.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
u8316229,
Thank you for your rating. Is there anything specific you enjoyed most about your visit?
Hope you see you again soon!
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Beware of rain check policy!!!
Played 8 holes before rain and lightning started. There were no alerts for lightning and when we arrived back at pro shop they acted like there was nothing wrong with weather.
They provided course credit which was prorated for the holes we didn’t play. They did not refund the entire green fee. They said there was no limit as to when we could use the credit but the problem is that we are from Canada and not sure if we will be back.
stripes1999,
Thank you for your review and feedback. We're sorry you had stop playing due to poor weather. Did you enjoy the eight holes you were able to play? Please feel free to contact me via email at jrusch@heritagegolfgroup.com to discuss our raincheck policy and other potential solutions.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
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u434749709,
Thank you for your rating and feedback. Would you mind contacting me to discuss in more detail? My email is jrusch@heritagegolfgroup.com. I hope to hear from you soon. Have a great weekend,
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf