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4.0
1238 Reviews (1238)
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
47
1 Stars
19
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
86.1%
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4.2
26 Reviews (26)
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
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4.5
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4.0
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Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.5%
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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
1238 Reviews (1238)

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

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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!

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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
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Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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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
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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
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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
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Handicap 15-19
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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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
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Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
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Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
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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

Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/02/2022

u114532063,

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

Played On
Reviews 1
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/02/2022

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

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Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/02/2022

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

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Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Robbers Row Review

Course was okay except greens were just aerated and sanded so putting was difficult to get a true line.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/02/2022

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

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5.0
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First Time Playing

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/02/2022

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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

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Thank you for your rating and review of your experience. Is there anything specific you enjoyed most? Hope to see you again soon,

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Conditions Fair
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Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Conditions Average
Value Good
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Thank you for your rating and review of your experience. Is there anything specific you enjoyed most? Hope to see you again soon,

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