Robber's Row at Port Royal Golf Club
About
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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Excellent Customer Service - Shared review with Barony
I'm not a big golf course reviewer, However, the mixed reviews I saw on GolfNow and the extremely positive experience I/We had at Port Royal; I had to tell. I've never experienced a friendlier shop staff than I encountered at Port Royal, The head pro came out from behind the counter to welcome us and make us feel welcome. Another staff member volunteered a couple of local places to have dinner that night which turned out to be an outstanding find! What appeared to be primarily a members club, they went out of their way to make us visitors feel welcome and appreciated.
Both courses play from the same clubhouse, which has a little bit of an awkward start as the first tee for both courses is kind of distant from the clubhouse and starter. However, they used this to great advantage staggering people over to the respective 1st tee as appropriate. When we arrived at the first tee we were surprised that there was a second set of starters again, who's primary mission was to ensure that we got off to a good start. These were the best marshaled courses I've encountered in a long time. We were in position all day playing both eighteens in about 4 hours, however, they were visible and always with a question "how's it going" "having a good time",
This was February, and while we had fantastic weather, cold starts but shirt sleeves by the end of the day. The course conditions were average/normal for this time of year. Greens were thin but rolled very well. Fairways were also very thin as Bermuda doesn't grow in the winter. No overseeding except tee areas, however, I'm not a huge fan of overseeding as it makes the spring transition very tricky and you could tell these courses were all about the spring with pre-emergent already evident on the fairways. All in all VERY enjoyable couple of 36 hole days at Port Royal, Definitely will be in our Winter Golf Trip to SC rotation.
Great day!
My husband and I really enjoyed our day of golf at this golf course!
u314162460774,
Thank you for taking time to rate your experience at Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We're very happy you had an excellent time. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Hilton Head Golf in February
Great weather with reasonable golf at all Heritage Golf Courses here in February. Better then being up North in winter weather
u314159773217,
Thank you for your review and rating. The weather has been great this winter. Glad you had a nice experience at all Heritage clubs. We appreciate you spending time with us and look forward to seeing you again.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Always a great experience
My favorite course on Hilton Head Island. Always in good shape, extremely friendly and competent staff. We had a frost delay, but the staff worked diligently to get folks out on the course as quickly as possible. Their great attitude made the wait easier. The course has some very challenging holes, but it does not beat you up.
I always go several times when on the Island.
genehoward,
Thank you for taking time to rate and review your experience. We're happy to hear you had an excellent time and to hear this is your favorite golf course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
In great shape for february
Tee boxes, fairways, and greens were all green. Fairways were in good shape and very playable. Greens were quick but in great shape.
u314162477260,
Thank you for your rating and review. We're glad you had a good experience while playing Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
nice day at Robbers Row
Playable course, especially for women. Vwery friendly staff.
diggspat,
Thank you for your review and rating. We're glad you had a good experience while interacting with our team as well as playing Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Good & interesting course but overbooked
Course was in good shape and staff was good, but
tee times were scheduled too close --- so on almost every hole we waited
Staff came out an apologized, but it was a 5+ hr round
whlead,
Thank you for your review and rating. We're sorry your experience on our course wasn't as positive as it should have been. We were very busy this particular day and we'll work harder to provide a better pace of play moving forward.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Pleasantly surprised
Having played this course a couple of years ago I had measured expectations. But I pleasantly surprised to find this course in excellent winter contrition. The fairways were green and the greens and tees were in good condition. It was obvious that some money has been spent. The layout has always been challenging and picturesque but the course conditions were greatly improved. Traps (yes I found a few) were in excellent condition..
Having played just about every public course on the island Robbers Row has moved into the top 10% for me.
Slightly better than average.
Amenities were fine. Decent but not great price to play. Friendly staff. Excellent warm up facility, but course is nothing special. I'd call it slightly better than average as in c plus or b minus.
A great course and an even more amazing staff
I have played Port Royal on several occasions and always found it to be in great shape, a good value with friendly helpful staff. But based on our experience yesterday the staff are better than friendly and helpful. They are AMAZING.
My wife and I were at the tee box on the second hole and realized that her phone and purse were missing. We frantically returned to the Clubhouse and began searching for them. The staff immediately jumped in to help out. This was despite the fact that they were very busy getting golfers out on the course. All the staff from the General Manager, to the head of the cart staff to the cart staff themselves were comforting, scouring the carts and the general vicinity for the missing items. They even went out on the course to check with carts that had recently gone out. We can't thank hem enough for their efforts and THEY FOUND THE MISSING ITEMS. Needless to say Port Royal will be our go to course from here on out.
genehoward,
Thank you for your rating and review. We sincerely appreciate your feedback and support of our club and staff. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
u716739345,
Thank You for your rating and review. I'm sorry your experience was only fair. Is there anything specific we could have done differently to improve your experience? I look forward to hearing your response.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf