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1 Stars
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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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4.0
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4.1
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4.5
Pace
4.5
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4.2
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4.6
86.3%
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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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4.0
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First Time Playing

Challenging Enough

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
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5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

No Tin Cupp

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wide open

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

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What was the architect thinking

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.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good greens

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Decent Course Layout

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.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

Likely won't return.

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.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Good condition, good value, a bit quirky

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Greens - Nice Layout

The Cupp course has some very interesting holes and is really fun to play. The greens are faster than other courses in the area and run true. Pace of play started slowly but the ranger did a nice job of moving a slow group ahead us up a couple holes. There is also actual sand in the traps - traps that are maintained. Course knowledge is a plus.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
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 Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

1st play

Was told by the starter the course was “in great shape” but having played a few others in the past week I would say it was average overall. T-boxes were pretty thin as were the fairways. But got paired up with a great couple who play routinely so they were very helpful. Ran into some slow play and they helped to work around it. Never saw a Marshall to do the same. Overall a good but not great experience. Given the price ($55) it really was fair overall.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Nice course, but had wet conditions due to rain.

Course was very nice and layout was challenging. Greens were in good shape for winter conditions. Was able to play through several groups of slower golfers - everyone was very nice and accommodating. Had to end a few holes early due to heavy rain.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging yet playable for anyone.

Very much enjoyed the round based on the course layout. We were advised at the start that the course was very busy. We played with absolutely no waits. Actually thought we had the course to ourselves. Will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

hilton head winter golf

i have played this course every winter i am in HH. the fairways are brown and in good shape plenty of grass to hit off. the greens were medium speed and rolled true. the first hole is a good warm and then it gets interesting. water carries, ball positioning of the tees will require use of all your clubs. long par 4s short par 4s, short par 3s long par 3s. a good mix,

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A must course to play

It was in January not busy but a good course to play beware of water

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