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Robert Cupp at Palmetto Hall Plantation
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 7079 yards | 75.2 | 149 |
| Blue | 72 | 6524 yards | 72.3 | 135 |
| White | 72 | 6042 yards | 69.9 | 124 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 5220 yards | 70.8 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 74.6/141 | 417 | 557 | 324 | 205 | 433 | 542 | 459 | 147 | 470 | 3554 | 512 | 315 | 219 | 440 | 360 | 504 | 170 | 448 | 414 | 3382 | 6936 |
| Blue M: 72.2/136 | 364 | 521 | 324 | 183 | 400 | 513 | 411 | 136 | 380 | 3232 | 496 | 303 | 185 | 415 | 338 | 478 | 160 | 422 | 389 | 3186 | 6418 |
| White M: 70.1/131 W: 75.7/144 | 348 | 466 | 324 | 153 | 355 | 491 | 375 | 119 | 360 | 2991 | 478 | 288 | 171 | 385 | 318 | 464 | 143 | 380 | 352 | 2979 | 5970 |
| Black M: 68.7/125 W: 73.9/141 | 348 | 466 | 324 | 153 | 315 | 420 | 317 | 119 | 360 | 2822 | 478 | 288 | 131 | 343 | 318 | 464 | 143 | 321 | 352 | 2838 | 5660 |
| Palmetto M: 67.3/121 W: 72.6/134 | 317 | 399 | 324 | 153 | 315 | 420 | 317 | 119 | 341 | 2705 | 406 | 240 | 131 | 343 | 318 | 464 | 143 | 321 | 300 | 2666 | 5371 |
| Green M: 66.4/116 W: 71.8/130 | 317 | 399 | 324 | 127 | 315 | 420 | 317 | 101 | 341 | 2661 | 406 | 240 | 131 | 343 | 260 | 392 | 120 | 321 | 300 | 2513 | 5174 |
| Orange/Orange M: 63.3/110 W: 67.5/122 | 317 | 353 | 279 | 127 | 255 | 355 | 275 | 101 | 237 | 2299 | 349 | 240 | 131 | 247 | 260 | 392 | 120 | 247 | 230 | 2216 | 4515 |
| Orange M: 62.6/110 W: 66.0/117 | 264 | 353 | 279 | 127 | 255 | 355 | 275 | 101 | 237 | 2246 | 349 | 240 | 131 | 247 | 181 | 333 | 79 | 247 | 230 | 2037 | 4283 |
| Handicap | 15 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Excellent condition...greens rolled well..fairways challenging and fun
Know will do better 2nd time around...overall excellent day.
This is a beautiful golf course!
My wife and I spent a month in Hilton Head and we played this course several times. We loved it! It was in great shape, the holes are varied, fair, and playable. It has a very nice layout. The practice facility, with included range balls, is very, very nice. It was quiet in November and we played several rounds under 4 hours. I highly recommend this course.
I will be back!
The Cupp course is simply a very good golf course!
Always a challenge .....enjoy this course alot!
Would play here anytime. One of the best on the island!
Would play anytime
Golf course was in great shape and the layout and tee blocks can challenge any player. Would play there anytime. Friendly staff made an enjoyable day.
Great Course
Excellent condition, greens were great. Some pretty tough holes will definitely have to play it again. Should play easier 2nd time around, it's one of those courses you need to play a few times to score well and it's well worth playing again.
Challenging
Pro shop staff and starter were friendly and professional. The restaurant staff was another story. We got to the course early enough to try to get some breakfast. My wife went in while I parked the car and was told in no uncertain terms that they didn't serve breakfast but had sit down lunch and dinner. Rude.
Great Course
I want to play this course again soon very challenging and fun for the game
Wonderful Course
This course is in great shape right now...the greens are fast and the fairways smooth. I try to play it every week and see the challenges in it every time out. Don't miss this one if you come to HHI.
Pleasant Afternoon
My son and I played the Cupp Course and found it to be a fair, but challenging test of both of out skills (He plays high 70's-low 80's, and I play to a 20+ handicap). We both decided we could play the course much better after having experienced it for the first time. Though there is water on most holes and the course is well bunkered, we both were able to avoid most of the hazards. Wide fairways are the norm, though some landing areas provided a challenge to approach a variety of greens and pin placements. All in all the course provided a pleasant experience and a perfect setting to spend the afternoon with my son.
Overall facility - Very Nice
Played as a single. Nice fairways and greens. Very nice club house and food.
Enjoyable
A fun and challenging course to play. Lots to look at. Great value with GolfNow. Staff were very accommodating since we arrived early but they let us tee off earlier too. Course wasn't busy so two of us got around in just over 3 hours.
Incredible value for the money
I had played here once before and found it quite a challenge. This time I played form the senior tees and found my comfort zone. The course is in great shape form tee to green. There is a variety of shots and you have to pay attention to where the pin is. For 20 dollars I could play here on a regular basis, although I know we got a sweet deal on Golf Now for a noon tee time.
Great Deal in HH area
The course was good and the greens were very good. Nice place and not overbooked. I will try to play here again.
Great value...will play again.
Great layout.......greens were fast and true.....staff was nice ....good practice short game area...Monday's however range was closed .....will play again in our 2 week stay on the island.
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Great track
Love this course. Greens are fabulous and very fast. Need to hit over water on several holes and approach shots. Need more soft sand in traps. Wish I played better. Enjoy.
We played the Robert Cupp designed course.
Back when it opened this track was unique for two reasons;
In 1992 this was the first golf course completely designed on a computer.
It had the highest slope rating from the gold tees of any golf course in the area.
The Cupp course and its companion the Arthur Hills course were purchased by the Brown golf
management team. They own over 30 courses.
The course has good fairways and tees, but the greens seemed irregular in some areas.
We played with another couple and made great progress until the 12th hole.
There were 8 foursomes backed up over three holes and no marshall to be found.
These duffers were totally lost looking for errant shots in the bush.
I asked the golf shop about the missing marshalls.
They said that they were eliminated after the recent takeover. Also, there was no beverage cart and it was a busy day.
The Cupp course is a tough test of golf but waiting for hackers is not my style.
As the preacher remarked in Blazing Saddles, "You're on your own".
The best bet is to get an early tee time and be out in front for a fun round of golf. Read less
Tough for my level
This course was beautiful & challenging. Every green is protected by water or sand. As a mediocre player my approach shots were very difficult. Every green is sloped and FAST. I still enjoyed the challenge and would definite play again. TE
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