Robert Cupp at Palmetto Hall Plantation

Large number of groups too many caused the pace of play be nearly 3 hours for the first 9 ... no staff around...decided call it for the day. Conditions have improved since the hurricane....

The course was in very nice condition. Greens were pretty fast. The undulations make them very difficult, depending on pin placement. I could see where they could be diabolical, if placed right.

Fairways and tees were in good shape. All in all a fun layout with plenty of challenge for any level of player.

The pace of play was pretty slow. It was over 5 hours for the round due to group in front of us. Ranger was checking on and recording times during the round, but didn’t appear to do anything to speed it up.

We would definitely play here when we return to Hilton Head!

Course was in the best condition of any I have played down here recently. Just challenging enough. Rate of play was good too.

Played mid day, little crowd. Nice day. Greens were perfect and faster than most on HHI. Course near immaculate.

Normally a great place to play, but got stuck behind a very slow group. On the front saw the ranger on the first hole and that was it. Proceeded to wait on every shot until the turn, when we called the pro shop for assistance. Thegroup was 2and half holes behind. The bag boy came out and asked if we had a problem. When we explained our situation, he responded with, "well, what do you want me to do?" Ended up approaching the group and asked if they could play ready golf. They did pick up the pace and we finished the round in 5:30!

Plenty challenging. Many opportunities to "wash" your ball. A few Gators around to keep you company. Overall a fun but not punishing track.

Beautiful course in great shape. Not crowded. Challenging. Play is influenced strongly by the wind.

Downside of playing on Monday is that the driving range is closed for weekly maintenance so no warm up before stepping to the first hole.

One of my most favorite courses. Layout has some very interesting holes. Course conditions were very good for early in the year. Friends here for a golf trip loved it. Staff is top notch, always friendly. Cupp designed a great course with a number of geometric features.

We haven't played in 5 months so we wanted a course not TOO challenging and not too pricey. This fit the bill. There's lots of water but you're rarely hitting over it - just running alongside it. The Fairways were really dry and brown, but that provided some extra roll. I would play this course again.

Robert Cupp gets "Gold" rating for this course design. Greens were terrific and course condition overall was great. A really good game of golf.

We had a tee time just before 3pm. Tournament finished and we had the 18 holes to ourselves. 3 hour round. Gotta love it!!

Played on St Patty Day, course was not busy but it was "understaffed" to make up for it. Lucky for us because our slow play didn't hinder any other golfers.

Lots of hillside bunks that were over done and making it difficult for older golfers to get to the greens and to the balls out in the fairways if you used the car paths. Great for young clubbers who can and need to smash the ball. Many greens with rediculas slopes where you couldn't hold the green and have 15 foot breaks. You can make greens challenging without trying to play miniature golf. Culp Missed his opportunity to place some windmills and tunnels before the cup.

Worst part of our round was one car died on 15. Called for assistance and was put on hold. Litterally waited 15 minutes with no answer. Called back to be told they were very busy. Really we hadn't seen another golfer for over 2 1/2 hours. Some 45 minutes into the ordeal drove the working cart about a mile back to the club house which was closed. Went to the cart barn and finally found the lone employee still working the course. Got a new cart and drove back the the other cart picked up the other golfers and clubs then drove the mile back to the barn. Not acceptable for any course and especially one of this "caliber".

Extremely disappointed and I cannot recommend this course to anyone. Professionalism and service are unknown concepts here.

But here in March, and not much else was in good shape. Few memorable holes. Very slow. Courses here are owned by a for profit company (Brown Golf) and it shows, in both conditioning and pace of play.

Fairways were less than pristine and greens were decent but more undulating than necessary especially 19 and 15 both par 5's where pins did not allow relatively short approach shots to get near their location due to slope.

Overpriced and staff was less than cordial.

The course was in reasonable condition on a nice but windy afternoon. I am a 19 handicap playing the white tees. a few things really detracted from the joy of playing. There were no yardage markers other than the 150. There were lots of sprinkler heads that any course presenting itself as being reputable would us. Made club choices difficult. The greens are fast and in some cases were tricked out. A pin 4 ft feet from the edge on a hill so that anything more than a careful lag putt whips past the flag and into the water hazard, Surrounding few feet of the green which may have stopped a slow rolling ball shaved short and sloping into hazard This happened twice in our group. Nonsense really. Another sidehill cup would not pass the 5 foot drop test where you drop a ball vertically beside a hole and it rolls more than 5 feet away. In one case the ball would likely have continued into the lake if we didn't stop it. Some of the greens felt like bizzaro US Open attempts. Not fun. Another elevated green behind a large bunker on a par four was 10 feet deep with the pin in the middle. A decent drive leaves 130-150 yard shot that if it flies the bunker, has a few feet to stop before heading down the other side of the green. You returning chip is most likely to catch the dramatic drop that starts a foot to the right of the pin. A good drive, a nice approach and double bogie is yours. Some of these are overcooked design features. Some are poor judgement on the greenskeeper's part. All adds up to there are more enjoyable courses to play if you are a 2 digit handicap looking for a fair golf outing.

Fairways and greens were in good condition. Some holes have very low areas adjacent to the green from which it is very difficult to recover. The architect seems to have had a penchant for geometry, sometimes to the detriment of playability. We’d come back to Palmetto Hall, but only to play the Arthur Hills course.