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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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Good Course
Layout of course was pretty good. Had a few challenging holes which made it fun to test your skill level. Pace of Play was fast and had rangers out there to make sure things kept moving.
Thank you for your rating and review of your experience. Is there anything specific you enjoyed most? Hope to see you again soon,
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
u31416583139,
Thank you for your rating and review of your experience. Is there anything specific you enjoyed most? Hope to see you again soon,
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Robbers Row Review
Course was okay except greens were just aerated and sanded so putting was difficult to get a true line.
u7658980,
Thank you for your review and rating. We hope you'll have a chance to come back and play when we're not aerating our greens. Look forward to seeing you again.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
This was my first time playing this course. Didn’t know what to expect. Read some not so good reviews. Loved the course. I would play again. I played in the afternoon. Finished in 3.5 hrs. Course was in good shape. A couple of the tee boxes could have been in better shape. There were a lot of doglegs and the par 3’s had water around the holes. Fun to play
u314162710326,
Thank you for your review and rating. I agree, our courses are fun to play and they are usually in good shape. We're working on some of the teeing areas you referenced. Glad you enjoyed your self and we look forward to seeing you again.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
u1667530,
Thank you for your rating and review of your experience. Is there anything specific you enjoyed most? Hope to see you again soon,
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
u314162699452,
Thank you for your rating and review of your experience. Is there anything specific you enjoyed most? Hope to see you again soon,
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Good track. Needs some TLC
A big company owns Port Royal and they put big money into the buildings after a hurricane. They need to put some money into the course. Tee boxes are poor. Water is smelly, dark green and stagnant. Most fairways are reasonably Ok. Greens are mostly good. Green surrounds are strange. Most courses cut so you can putt. Here the fairways are short cut and the immediate surrounds are longer. So if 5 yards short of the green you putt from short grass over longer grass onto the green. Basically the better alternative is chipping. A tougher shot for anyone over a 10 handicap. Cart paths a full of root heaves. The course is attractive but conditions detract from the experience.
mtaxter,
Thank you for your feedback and review. We're glad you had a good experience while playing Port Royal. To your point, Heritage Golf Group does own Port Royal and we are making capital improvements year over year. We hope you have an opportunity to play again in the future to see our improvements. Thanks again!
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Disappointed
Conditions were well below expectations. Pace of play was terrible
u314162759797,
Thank you for your review and rating. Sorry you didn't have a great experience. Hope you will have an opportunity to come back in the future.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Good course
not very difficult course to play. Fairways in good condition and greens(couple with imperfections but rolled good) . Tee boxes could be mowed better. Staff all good.
eagle4ruth,
Thank you for your review and rating. We're happy you had a great experience. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Joe Irish
Greens were good… Fairways were reasonable… Tee boxes need a good bit of work.
Joe Irish,
Thank you for your review and rating. WE're glad to hear you had a good experience while visiting Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. To your point, some of our teeing areas are thin due to shade and tree root competition. That said, we are going to re-sod some areas and limb some trees to promote more sunlight. Hope to see you again after our improvements.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Course review
The course was in terrible shape. Tee boxes were bad as well as the greens and fairways. No rough whatsoever. Way overpriced for the course conditions. Would chose to golf elsewhere next time.
u4874073,
Thank you for you review and rating. Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your round at Port Royal. Our Bermuda grass growing season was off to a slow start but I'm happy to say it's growing very well now. I recommend playing in the afternoon when we offer specials rates if the morning prices are higher than you'd like to pay.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
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Thank you for your review and rating. We're glad you enjoyed your experience while playing at Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We hope to see you again in the future.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf