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4.0
1227 Reviews (1227)
5 Stars
429
4 Stars
573
3 Stars
159
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
19
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
83.5%
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1074 out of 1227 reviews
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4.1
18 Reviews (18)
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Conditions
4.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
94.4%
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17 out of 18 reviews
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3.9
56 Reviews (56)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
80.4%
Recommend this course
45 out of 56 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff at Port Royal Robber's Row consistently earn high praise for their welcoming and attentive service throughout the round. The course layout rewards strategic play with generous fairways that still offer meaningful challenges on every hole.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6657 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.3

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1967
Golf Season Year round
Architect George Cobb (1967) Pete Dye (1994) Willard Byrd (1967)

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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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4.0
1227 Reviews (1227)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 6
Water Hazards 6
This course/club is great for:
Playing Multiple Courses 7
Seniors 6
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 6

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great course

Everything was great except the tee boxes may need some improvements.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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“Known Computer Glitch”

Was not allowed to play Robbers Row despite a written e-mail confirmation from the reservation I made a month earlier through GolfNow. I planned my vacation courses carefully with Robbers Row as one of 5 different courses I wanted to play. Imagine my disappointment, as when I presented my receipt to the starter that I would have to play the sister course and not Robbers because Robbers was only open to Members. I had played the sister course 3 days prior. I went to Pro shop to challenge, I was told “computer glitch, sorry”. Subsequent phone call to Heritage Golf I learned that they are aware of this problem with your system (that GolfNow makes courses and times available that are not and GolfNow IT has not fixed it). Please correct the problem. I was very upset I was not able to play the course I expected. Bad customer experience. Booking was easy through Golf Now. Had done it 6 times for my trip without issue.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/29/2022

u314161013170,

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry for the inconvience that we caused you during your visit. That said, please feel free to contact me directly prior to your next visit to HHI and we'll try to make it up to you. Hope to hear from you.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Robbers Row

Was a rainy am so we appeared to be the first out, pace of play was great 3 hr round, with great course conditions. Port Royal is a great surprise to play and will be back…

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great track on vacation

Terrific experience

Twosome at 1130 and had the course to ourselves

Three hours wow had forgotten how much fun never waiting is and played well too

Staff super nice too

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/29/2022

u6372622,

Thank you for your feedback and rating. We're glad you had a good visit and an excellent pace of play. We hope to see you again on your next visit to HHI.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Enjoyable august round

Course recovering from aeration from 2-3 weeks prior, so greens a bit sandy/bumpy, but still rolled well. From 9 was redesigned by Dye a number of years ago and shows his personal touch. The back nine is a tad more mundane. Overall and enjoyable round and would enjoy playing this one again at a different time of year. Staff very friendly and cordial as well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Played during 90 + heat, dead of summer. Totally understand course may not be in the best shape but the entire front 9 was terrible. Fairways burned out, greens all super soft, some areas of fairway covered in sand. Back 9 was much better save for 2 holes with terrible layouts. Not worth it for the price. If greens fee was 60-70 percent or the rate I pairs would be much more reasonable for the course. Definitely didn’t get what I paid for

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Serious Rain

We play at Port Royal annually but unfortunately the weather did not cooperate. But even after a 1 hr torrential ran, it was amazing how well the course cleared of standing water. There were only a couple of holes after about 30 minutes that you had to stay on the path. Kudos to the golf course staff for their preparation on the course. We'll be back!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Hacker friendly course.

After playing so many hilly courses back home recently, this flat layout was a welcome relief. Sand bunkers offer a little challenge but can be easily avoided with decent approach shots. The greens had been recently aerated and still were pretty sandy. They still rolled pretty good considering. All in all, a very fun course for an average scoring golfer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Decent Course but slow play was a problem.

Clubhouse and course staff were very friendly and helpful. Played mid-day on a Tuesday. We saw a course ranger twice on the front nine who appeared to be keeping groups moving at a good pace. When, we got to the back nine we never saw him again and the pace was painfully slow. Our group and the group in front of us were constantly waiting on a foursome who were not very good and played painfully slow. By the time we got to the 15th hole, both the group right in front of us and the group behind us left the course, said they were tired of waiting. They had 3 groups backed up at the 18th hole. The ranger needs to be covering the entire course to keep slow players moving.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Bad timing but fun

Unfortunately we picked a time to play just after greens and fairways were worked on.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Accommodating Staff

Generally a nice layout with options for all skill levels. We had an 8:20 tee time and the pace of play was 10 minutes behind schedule before we even started and it was slow for the first 6-7 holes then it opened up. Overall round was 4 hours 40 minutes. The last hole was an odd par 5 finishing hole. 90 degree dog leg right with - majority of the length after the dog leg. Greens were a little rough possibly due to aeration but the aeration holes were the size of dimes….much bigger than I am used to seeing and making it difficult to roll the ball and keep it on line.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Really enjoyed the round

Really enjoy this course. There’s enough to challenge all levels of golfers but it’s a fair test.

My only wish is for more concessions options. No real fast grab & go food options and the drink cart can only come around so many times.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/02/2022

Thank you for your rating and review. We're glad you enjoyed your experience at Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. Hope to see you again soon,

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

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