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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)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
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1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
94.4%
Recommend this course
17 out of 18 reviews
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3.9
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
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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Reviews

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
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 09/13/2021

u314162143984,

Thank you for your rating. Is there anything specific you enjoyed most about your visit to Port Royal? We hope to see you again.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 09/13/2021

colereissig,

Thank you for your rating. Is there anything specific you enjoyed most about your experience at Port Royal? Thanks for playing and we look forward to seeing you again.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great golf course

I really enjoyed my round at Robbers Row. The course was in good shape and the greens were very fair - fast enough!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

WaltB

Course and greens were in excellent condition. Greens are possibly 9-10 on the stemp meter

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 09/08/2021

u000001754080,

Thank you for your review and rating. We're glad you had a great experience while playing Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. Our courses are in really good shape and we look forward to seeing you again.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hot Rate to play on the Island - Worth it

Staff was accommodating to me and my rider. They walked me through the course telling me what holes to take less than driver, and then allowed us to go off alone, no pairings. They told us upfront that we would only see the drink cart once, so make the most of it. Tee boxes and fairways needed some water, but were nice. Greens were awesome. If people would fix their pitch marks they wouldn’t have small dirt spots. But even with that, the hole cut was always on a good portion of grass, and seemed to roll true. We had a great day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 09/08/2021

Leewilli7,

Thank you for your review and rating. We're happy to hear your interactions with our team were very positive. Glad you had a great experience. Look forward to seeing you again.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 09/08/2021

u314162132947,

Thank you for your review and rating. Is there anything in particular you enjoyed most about your experience at Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club?

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great layout

This course allows for recovery from missed shots and protects it's greens with sand traps but are playable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 09/08/2021

GroundPounder1,

Thank you for your review and rating. Our courses are fun to play and are in very good condition. We look forward to seeing you again.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 09/08/2021

u314162115666,

Thank you for rating your experience at Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We look forward to seeing you again.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great golf day

First round of golf that I played on beautiful Hilton Head Island. The course was everything I hoped it would be. I will be playing on Barony tomorrow hope it is superb also

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 09/08/2021

u314162082221,

Thank you for your review and rating. We're glad you had a great experience while playing Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. We look forward to seeing you again.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 09/08/2021

Spartan81,

Thank you for rating your experience. We're glad you had a good time at Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course and staff

Great value for $$

Cart guys were really good!

Cart girl was friendly

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 09/08/2021

smithmich,

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

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Robbers Row

Course was fine. Very disappointed in a course and location like this on HHI that there was no on course beverage service given that the course was a loop and no turn to clubhouse. Very unusual

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/25/2021

u314161986148,

Thank you for you feedback. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy your experience. As mentioned, our courses don't return to our clubhouse but we do offer on course beverage services. However, it appears our cart attendant may not have been out when you played. Either way, we are sorry that you were disappointed with your experience.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

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

Challenging but fair

Very challenging course. Beautiful greens. Lots of Watertown and sand. Some tight fairways with hanging trees coming into play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/25/2021

u314162075215,

Thank you for your review and rating. We appreciate you taking time to post your feedback. Glad you had a great experience while visiting Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/25/2021

u314161924091,

Thank you for your rating. Is there anything specific you enjoyed most about your visit to Port Royal? Hope to see you again soon,

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/25/2021

u872985068,

Thank you for your rating. We're happy you had a nice experience at Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/25/2021

Robert,

Thank you for your rating and feedback. Our courses are in really good shape and we're glad you had a great time. We look forward to seeing you again on your next trip to the island.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/25/2021

u314160602833,

Thank you for your review and rating. We're glad you had a great time playing at Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. Is there anything specific you liked best?

Look forward to seeing you again,

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

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