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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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Good golf experience
Nice layout, generally clear shot selection. Greens in great shape, fairways a little thin possibly due to dry conditions. Nice layout for Club house, bag drop, pro shop and practice tee. Will play again.
Golf round
For a public course this was a great round of golf. The course was not very crowded so pace of play was quick. We had a very enjoyable round. I would play this course again!
Challenging layout
Driving range was not well maintained. No grass to hit off and very few balls were available to hit.
Course was hit by hurricane Matthew, greens were in good shape, fairways were a little spotty.
Overall great design, just need time to recover.
Come into 21st Century
It has been years since I played a course that provided no distance yardages or GPS, let alone an accurate description of hole layouts. Said they had a beverage/food cart but did not see anyone during 18 holes. Pin placement lacked the clowns and the windmills.
Very nice course!
Course was very nice! Played it for first time. Fairways were a little dry but still a great course!
Great Value & Conditions
This is a great layout. It is sort of a hidden gem among all of the other high end courses on the island. Staff was great, I was able to get out earlier than my tee time. Course is an interesting design, with geometric shaped greens & bunkers. Overall a great value.
Thank you for you feedback. We are humbled b your kind remarks as we strive to provide an enjoyable experience with friendly service. We really hope you will join us again soon!
Great value
70 years old. Course accommodates all skill levels. The fairways and greens were is great shape. Well play again
Thank you for your kind words and feedback. We are always happy to hear when our customers enjoy their days with us. Come back and see us soon!
Challenging
This course is a bit of a challenge for the average golfer. There is plenty of sand and water. The fairways are deceptively narrow because there are man made hills on every hole. So even if you stay out of the trees you may have a very awkward lie. The greens were nicely manicured but the tee boxes were a little shabby. Overall, nice course for the price.
Thank you for spending your day with us. We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your round on the Cupp Course. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and will be passed on to help continue improving our courses. We look forward to having you back with us in the future!
Interesting holes, True rolling greens
This course was a nice balance of challenge and fairness with a great range of holes, with a variety of hole lengths. I played the whites and my wife played the front tees. It was a fun course for both of us. We were able to go out as a twosome and sailed through the course in 3 hours including waiting on the last 4 holes for a foursome that we caught up to...
Thank you for joining us for your round. We are always happy to hear you all enjoyed the course. We look forward to having you with us again soon!
Course Conditions
After playing and reading some of the other reviews, frankly I don't know what some of them are talking about. The course played excellent. Greens were in great shape, quick and smooth. Maybe not PGA glass top fast but certainly not slow, and with the slopes that's probably a good thing! The fairways were a touch dry and on the browning side. Granted I know they have not had much rain in the past few months. I spoke with the golf staff in the shop and they explained that they had been doing some extensive work on their irrigation to improve what was a bit out-dated. And you could tell, some fairways were greener than others but all in all no conditions that would hinder a round. And the extra roll off the tee never hurt anyone! I highly recommend checking the courses out for yourself!
Too bad they forgot to water
Great lay- out....terrible shape...almost like they have run out of money...not worth the drive in current conditions...sad how they let this great rack crumble
We appreciate your playing with us and understand your concern. As we continue to work through an ongoing "revamping" of our irrigation system and a few unusually dry seasonal conditions we hope that you will join us again in the future as we are only improving. We look forward to having you back to see what Palmetto Hall truly has to offer!
Great course good layout but the staff was as bad as it gets!!
We were playing the course for the first time. I'm not sure if the staff thought we were regulars but nobody guided us, the logistics of the facility is confusing since there more than one course. once we finally got a cart and was headed to the right course we realized we had no score cards. So we asked the outside staffer for a score card, he was leaning against a wall with one foot o n the wall, he came to us let us know he had no score cards and that we can play without any and went back to leaning on the wall.I was a little shocked because I thought he may have made a little effort towards resolving our issue. once i saw he really wasn't going help us i asked again, he approached us and said "you might be able to get one in the pro shop". we went back to the golf shop to get score cards. they said the shipment didn't come in so we ended up with paper copies of a score card. I get it stuff happens sometimes but level unprofessionalism displayed at that facilty I would expect from goat ranch! not a Palmetto dunes facilty.
Excellent value
Enjoyed the service, course was excellent, conditions were good.
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We are very glad to hear you all enjoyed your rounds with us! I believe the entire island of Hilton Head would agree in saying we could all use a little rain this season. We hope you will join us again in the near future!