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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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Need a Marshall on the course
A foursome, two men and two women we’re playing as two twosomes. The men would tee off, and the women would follow when the men were 1/2 way down the fairway. Had the back nine completely backed up. Ended up finishing at dusk due to this inconsiderate, no golf etiquette group! A Marshall would have made a huge difference in this play.
kitchat,
Thank you for your rating. We're glad you had a great experience while visiting Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We look forward to seeing you again during your next visit to HHI.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Fun course
One of my favorite courses at Hilton Head. Very playable.
Civil war historical markers are unique
u993189329,
Thank you for your rating and review. Glad to hear we're one of your favorite courses on the island. Both are fun to play and they're in good shape too. As you mentioned, any fan of history will enjoy the historic markers on our Robber's Row course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Greens
Greens were in poor condition. It looks like they hadn’t been cut for a few days.
u000005743425,
Thank you for your review and rating. We did over-seed our Bermuda greens in early November. Therefore, we weren't able to mow until the over-seed matured. That said, it has matured and the greens are rolling very nicely. Hope you have a chance to play again in the coming months.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Great staff, very user friendly,
So glad they had started that cared and were helpful.
guitarstan,
Thank you for your rating and review. Our staff takes great pride in delivering excellent service and we appreciate your feedback. Hope to see you again during your next stop in HHI.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Enjoyed Robber’s Row
Great staff and clubhouse. Greens were slow and fuzzy and pace of play was slow. Other than that, interesting course layout and very enjoyable.
u000005118170,
Thank you for your review and rating. We always enjoy hearing from locals. We did over-seed in early November which explains the fuzzy greens. That said, our greens are tighter now and we hope to see you again over the winter months.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
u355297812,
Thank you for your rating. We're glad you had a good experience while playing Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. Look forward to seeing you again soon.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Everything much improved over a few years ago. Nice job
u314162296283,
Thank you for your review and rating. We've been working hard to make improvements to the overall experience and your feedback is appreciated. Hope to see you again soon.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Nice courxe
I like this one slightly better than Barony. It has a few more dogleg rights, which fits my shape. Also, you can get a history lesson reading the markers at various tee boxes on the course.
Greens were very good, rest of the course was good for the time of year. Played with a lovely couple from Canada, who were happy to have the border open.
Weather WS great and the let the carts off the path. Only issue was very slow group in front of us. They fell over a hole behind and never caught up. No marshal or anyone to speed them up. That seems to be a persistent problem at port royal as we had the same problem when we played Barony - although on that day we had to keep the carts on the pat.
A very nice place to play which just needs some pace of play enforcement.
Corey465289,
Thank you for your review and rating. Robber's Row does favor a left to right shape and the historical markers are pretty cool too. Glad you had a good experience.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
JTerryMoore,
Thank you for your rating. We're glad you had a good time playing Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
u541937413,
Thank you for your review and rating. We're glad you had a great experience while visiting Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We look forward to seeing you again.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
u000007216423,
Thank you for your rating. We're very happy you had a great experience while playing Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We hope to see you again on your next visit to HHI.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
jkandy,
Thank you for your review and rating. We are glad you enjoyed your experience at Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We hope you return during your next visit to HHI.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Pete KC
Don’t know why it took us 25 years to play this course. Staff was friendly and efficient. Course was interesting and challenging. Conditions were very good. Pro shop selections were current, well merchandised, distinctive with good quality. Clubhouse, patio, and restaurant were impressive. We will be back!!
Pete,
Thank you for your review and rating. I'm glad you found us after 25 years. We look forward to seeing you again on your next visit to HHI.
Thanks again,
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
neelon,
Thank you for your rating. We appreciate your feedback. We hope to see you again on your next trip to HHI.
Jay Rusch, PGA
General Manager & Director of Golf
Lawrencetax,
Thank you for your review and rating. We're glad you had a great experience 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
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Sheetschuc,
Thank you for your rating. 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