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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%
Recommend this course
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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Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

First Time to Play

We had never played this course. The golf professional was very friendly and the pro shop was clean and neat. The driving range was average. The course itself was in reasonable condition; not great but not bad. The layout was interesting and the greens were pretty small overall.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/25/2021

Boyce Lowery,

Thank you for your review and rating. We're glad you had a good 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
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Scenic Course

This is a scenic course with lots of trees, magnolias and other plants. The course is well designed and depending on the tees you choose the challenge can be varied. No GPS or many markers so you might want a range finder. Staff are friendly. Lithium batteries on new carts are slow on acceleration. Practice area decent although range was closed the day we were there.

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

henry,

Thank you for your review and rating. Our courses are beautiful and challenging. We do offer a complimentary golf app with GPS. This app is very helpful since we don't offer GPS in our golf cars. Thanks again for your feedback. Hope to see you again on your next visit to the island.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time on Island

The layout is challenging which we liked. Fairways were in good shape, tee boxes and greens need work. Staff was friendly but we saw the beverage cart at the second tee and never again through out the remainder of our round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/05/2021

dcsportsdad,

Thank you for your review and rating. Our fairways are in great shape. We are in the process of adding some sod to a few tee boxes and our greens are healing nicely from aeration. Sorry you only saw our beverage cart 1 time during your round. We'll work on improving that area of service. Hope to see you on your next visit to the island.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Perfect pace for the day!

Very accommodating; open course; doesn’t punish you for misses…long but fair.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/05/2021

u731218591,

Thank you for your rating and review. We're glad you had a "Perfect pace for the day." We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gorgeous….hit him straight

Not your momms’s golf courses. Narrow fairways so keep it tight. Greens and tee boxes were great. Very challenging. Only beef….if you pay over 100$ for a round the cart should have GPS, just say’en. But a real beauty. Ya’ll should check it out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/05/2021

oI8usAWUBJW8tunkBi14,

Thank you for your review and rating. Our courses definitely reward a straight shot. We're glad you had a great time playing at Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club. As you mentioned, we don't have GPS in our carts but we do offer a FREE App that offers all you need for course management. The app can be found on both Android and Apple app stores. Just look for Hilton Head Golf and you'll be good to go. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll be happy to help. We look forward to seeing you again.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Busy Fun Local Course

My husband in a 6 HC, I am a 19. We had fun on this course today. Somewhat challenging since we had never played here before, but not difficult. Some water and tree trouble, but easy to work around it. Fairways in good shape, Tee boxes fair to good, Greens not bad since they were aerated a couple weeks ago. Very busy in the morning and off to a slow start but as everyone spread out after a few holes it wasn't bad. Cart girl was around several times. Very friendly staff. Nice pro shop, nice practice facility and cold beer and good burger in the grill. Paired with a great guy named Buzz for the round and it was a good day. We booked thru a package-Heritage Collection

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/05/2021

Jelly6911,

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

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

PDS

Nice course…nice round…paired with some very nice people…NICE!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/05/2021

mk8q16ophx2837834,

Thank you for your review and rating. We're very happy you had a "Nice Time" playing at 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

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tee boxes were trashed, the greens had a lot of burned out dead spots and generally bumpy. The fairways were in ok shape but not for the usual price to play this course. The beverage cart came around once and said it was last call Sunday afternoon around 130. When we finished the restaurant was closed before 430.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/05/2021

cecurtis97,

Thank you for your feedback and rating. I'm sorry you didn't have a great experience. I'll share your feedback with our team and we hope you'll give us another try in the fall or spring.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun Course, Conditions Not So Good

I love Robber's Row. Played in mid June and conditions were great. This past time on July 29th the course was not looking good. Tee boxes were full of patches and dead grass, greens as well with lingering aeration marks from three weeks prior. Fairways and bunkers hurting too.

However, always a fun layout to play. Just wish they would get the conditions back on par with the other courses in the area.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/05/2021

u314161723223,

Thank you for your rating and feedback. Tropical Storm Elsa and heavy afternoon thunder storms did delay aeration recovery. That said, Robber's Row is in great shape now and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tight course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 08/05/2021

u509474626,

Thank you for taking time to rate your experience. Our courses are tight but fun to play. 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

Fun place to play.

We enjoyed the course. Very friendly staff. Well maintained facility. Good selection of cold beer on the course and after the round at the pub. We will play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 07/30/2021

u314161790117,

Thank you for your positive review. 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
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Great course. Terrible service.

Honestly the course was top notch for a resort golf course. The greens were recently punched so they rolled poorly but that’s life. The fairways were in great shape and the course was imaginative at times. All in all the golf was fun.

Now for the rough part. The cart staff and starter were friendly enough but there is no “turn”. All 18 holes are away from the clubhouse and the beverage cart is the only option for food and drink throughout the course. This needs to be told to the golfers prior to their round.

There are zero water coolers (god forbid you give free ice and water when each golfers pays $120+) and we ran out of water on the 8th hole. We saw the beverage cart on the 8th hole and never saw it again the rest of the round. Again, terrible service but I can maybe let that go. At the end of the round I mentioned this when buying an overpriced hat for my son and the grown man (50s at least) stared at me like I was stupid.

I would absolutely not recommend this course to anyone unless the price falls to $75 or less. When on vacation the expectation is to have a good service experience. This course went out of their way to do the opposite. Spend your money elsewhere. Old South, Hilton Head National, Indigo Run, and Oyster Reef are significantly better experiences. Good luck!

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Over priced

Course is over priced but less than several other island courses. Several poor tees along with greens with dead spots. No drinks or snacks available on course. Bugs were awful. Always like to be told ahead of time that greens have been aerated. Staff and clubhouse are very good.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 07/23/2021

u314161915524,

Thank you for your feedback and rating. Sorry your experience wasn't positive. We are planning on laying sod on several tees as well as 1 or 2 greens that have weak spots. Overall, the courses are in good shape but we do have a couple areas that need improvement. We appreciate you playing and hope you comeback after these improvements are completed.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Solid

The course was nice. It was aerated in June and still bumpy when we played on July 20th but they were not too bad. The layout is nice. It gives you a lot of different looks. Short tight par 4’s , long par 4’s, straight holes, dog legs both right and left, different length par 3’s. It was tight but not unfair. Overall it was a real good course and I’d recommend it to anyone to play.

Two disappointing things. Our tee time was for 8:12 AM and they were already 15 minutes behind. That is poor management. How do you get 15 minutes behind by 8:12? Also, the starter was not pleasant at all. I think his name was Richard Head..

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

u5373218,

Thank you for your review and rating. We're glad you had a nice experience while playing at Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course was in good shape. Greens aerated a couple weeks ago, but nearly healed and rolled well. Staff was top notch, friendly and helpful. It's a tight track & you must think your way around the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 07/22/2021

Todd2971824,

Thank you for your review and rating. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
960fb115-e5b2-53c9-89f9-db896c12883a
Commented on 07/22/2021

u314160258157,

Thank you for your positive rating. We appreciate you playing and hope to see you on your next visit.

Jay Rusch, PGA

General Manager & Director of Golf

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