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4.2
709 Reviews (709)
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1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.1
84.1%
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625 out of 709 reviews
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4.2
29 Reviews (29)
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Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
82.8%
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4.3
51 Reviews (51)
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.3%
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44 out of 51 reviews
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Course Highlights
The Cupp course at Palmetto Hall delivers a uniquely challenging layout with wild, decision-demanding greens that reward creative short-game play. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play consistently enhance the overall experience here.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7079 yards
Slope 149
Rating 75.2

While Hilton Head is chock full of courses designed by some of the greatest names in golf, just one of them was designed with a computer to give it lines straighter than an arrow throughout.

The Robert Cupp Course at Palmetto Hall can be one of the most interesting and eclectic courses you'll play, as well as possibly one of the toughest. From the back tees the course plays to 7,079, with a slope rating of 144.

Named as Golf World's top designer in 1992, Cupp created a course that is visually challenging as well as challenging to play. With sand traps looking as if they were drawn in by, well, a computer, this is a course you'll tell your friends about, though you may not tell them your score.

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Course Details

Year Built 1993
Fairways Celebration Bermudagrass
Greens Celebration Bermudagrass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bob Cupp (1993) David Johnson (1993)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - " Bird Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

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4.2
709 Reviews (709)
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Reviews 96
Handicap 5-9
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Arthur Hills course in great shape

Just want to start by saying the staff was very good at Palmetto Hall. I requested to switch from the Robert Cupp course to the Arthur Hills course. Staff recommended I see the starter and he made some adjustments and let our group off on the Hills course. Pace of play was a little slow but happy we played the Hills. Greens were very tough today due to the position of the pins. Truthfully they were in the toughest positions I have ever played here. Some might say they were illegally placed as there were several holes where the pin was positioned on a hill. Depending on the direction of your putt, if you were short on a up hill putt it would roll all the way back to you or further. If you were slightly long on a down hill putt, well you could face a 30-40 foot up hill putt. All members in my group had multiple 3-putts and even a couple of 4 putts. All in all, although very challenging on the greens, the day was a good day to golf. Just over 4-1/2 hours to complete.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Driver needed...

Long hitters will like this set-up... One hole had a rolling church pew fairway and one a square green ~ course design aspects that livened up the round. Didn't score well but not the courses fault!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course for the value

This course is challenging but not too challenging, good for the average golfer. There are some areas of the cart path that are unfinished but other than that it is a really nice course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Was shocked many of the greens were lost, played there around Christmas and they were great - everything else was great but check the status of the greens before playing- it will take time to get them back

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 96
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

A little disappointed with greens

Typically this is a top rated course to play. Not too sure what happpened, but a few of the greens were damaged. It’s too bad, because this is always a favourite in the Hilton Head area. We also got stuck behind a group of elderly couples, who slowed the pace of play to a crawl by our 4th hole. Decided to skip the par 3 8th hole and the game moved along well after that. That front 9 took almost 3 full hours and we skipped a hole. The back 9 was played in just under 2. Wish there was a Marshall out there. Unfortunately when we ended the Pro Shop was closed as it was around 5:30-5:45, so I couldn’t let them know. All in all, I would come back to play here as the layout and staff are excellent.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Layout

We really like the layout. It was very pretty and the course was quite challenging

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day of golf

Enjoyable day at Palmetto Hall Cupp course. Course was in great shape for this time of year - especially the greens. It was one of those days when we had no one in front of us and the group behinds us we rarely saw.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

The course was in good condition for this time of year. Lots of water, and some long carries over water.

Greens had been sanded and some not in great shape.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I 'll be back...

Wow!... What a great course! Visually, the course is stunning and the layout is quite challanging. We were a group of kids handicappers and played from the white tees.... Glad that we did, because it allowed us to enjoy the round, but still be challenged as golfers!

This was our 3rd course in 3 days and was the BEST of the lot (Shipyard came in 2nd and Indigo Run was last due to fairway quality). This was the most expensive of the 3, but still fairly priced.

I will look forward to playing again in the future!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

First Time on A Cupp Course

It was my first time on the Plantation Hall Robt. Cupp course. I was pleasantly surprised with the layout and condition of the course. Being the second group off, the pace was very good. I'm sure later it would be slower. The overall course condition was very good. The design of the course, and the difficulty was perfect for an intermediate experienced golfer. I would recommend this course to other golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good day of golf

Course was in good condition. Greens are being worked on, a little inconsistent right now.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 96
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Beautiful and fast paced day of golf

Staff friendly and attentive to my group. Suggested I play Arthur Hills instead of Roberts Cupp, since I had my wife and grandson with me. Less carry holes on Arthur Hills. Turned out to be a great decision. Pace was unbelievably good. We played in 3 hrs 15 min as a threesome. Course in great shape, although these traps had pebbles in with the sand so it was a little tougher hitting out of. Overall we loved it and my grandson who is 11 played well and shot 113. He played the forward tees with my wife, while I played the back tees. Set up nice for low or high handicappers. Definitely a good choice if looking to play on the island at a reasonable rate.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wet

Course is a good lay out. However weather had been wet and cold. Yet the greens and fairways left something to be desired. I cannot say If was staff or weather. Should have been more yardage markers. It was cart path only when I played, unfortunately the cart path is the roughest part on the course. Club house is very very nice and food and service was excellent.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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