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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 layout, slow greens
The Robert Cupp course was originally designed with angled corners. Meaning, tees, fairways, bunkers and greens were square or rectangular. That has changed over the years, but there are some remaining examples. The course was wide open when I played (few people there). I joined up with 2 other Golfnow players. It had rained the day before but, as with other beach courses, it drained very well. The course design and playability is good, but the greens were so slow it made the experience lass than pleasant. I don't understand it. They are bermuda greens, in April! Why can't they cut the grass shorter. Anyway, the greens are in good condition, except for the speed. Come on, Brown Golf, you can do better.
Great course
Enjoyed the course, challenging but not impossible.
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Great value
The Robert cupp course is a great value. The course was fun and challenging but not too tough. I'm a double digit handicap and really enjoyed this course. Cart path is well marked and impossible to get lost.
Thank for playing with us. We're very happy to hear you enjoyed your round! We hope you will join us again in the future!
One of the best in HH
I played four courses this year in HH and this one was great. Very fun and beautiful. The pro shop was terrific. I played a total of five times this year and the Cupp course was the one I played twice. I recommend it.
Very slow pace today
Too slow. Greens were a bit severe, slop,, tricked up. We're slow as well. Condition not bad. The Hills course was much better.
The course was an average shape. Apparently they could not seed it because of the hurricane. Overall layout of the course is nice. Reasonably challenging. Staff friendliness and welcoming left something to be desired. Pace on the front nine was good but horrible on the back nine. We left without finishing 18
Cupp course
Great layout, conditions worse than I have previously experienced -dry, patchy tees, greens not cut. May be some kinks need to be worked out with new course management(Brown group). It would be a shame if they don't keep up this nice layout.
Great course.
This was early spring golf for me so the Bermuda was still dormant and it didn't seem to be greatly over seeded. But that's just part of playing this time of year. I like the course layout and the pace of play was good. It is a good mix of challenging holes in easy but interesting holes. I would definitely play here again
Palmetto Hall - my favorite courses
I have played many courses on Hilton Head, but with the obvious exception of Harbour Town, i love both courses at Palmetto Hall - Cupp is my favorite but Hills is a close second. Layout is spectacular and challenging. Staff are friendly, so definitely enjoyable. I also paid 50% of the fees to play Sea Pines Atlantic Dunes the day before and frankly I think they have the rates mixed up. That said, I heard rumors that the group that has taken over the Palmetto Hall typically "run their courses very cheap" and course condition suffers, however, at this early stage, no complaints - greens were spectacular and recovered well from last year. the range is poor quality and I wonder if that is an indication of how the course condition may evolve. I hope not as phenomenal courses and a destination I choose every time of come to the island (3-4 times a year).
Bad service
They were backed up due to some early morning freeze. However was optimistic to play the course. Friendly in pro shop. We called to place an order on #8 and was told to not worry it would be ready when we made the turn. My girlfriend went in and said the staff were not only rude but didn't even seem interested and they were just sitting around eating food. Course is decent but they need to water. Wouldn't recommend to someone I liked.
An Arthur Hill design is literally a "hill" design.
Good routing and variety, which makes for a good experience. These greens have the Hill signature (lots of slope) 18 times. Its a difficult, but fair test.
Great condition for time of year
Course looked beautiful for what time of year it was. Greens and fairways in great shape. Staff was very helpful when they had to delay tee times due to frost. Would love to come back in the summer to see everything again.
COLD DAY
TEMPERATURE IN THE LOW 50 WITH WIND. NOT A GOOD DAY FOR GOLF, BUT THE STAFF, BAG MEN AT THE DROP OFF AND STARTER DISPLAYED A VERY FROSTY ATTITUDE. THEY DID NOT WANT TO BE THERE AND THEIR ATTITUDE CERTAINLY REFLECTED THAT TOWARDS US. WE DIDN'T WANT TO PLAY IN THE COLD EITHER, BUT CAME TO HILTON HEAD FROM DENVER FOR GOLF AND SET THE TEE TIMES IN ADVANCE. WISH THE STAFF COULD HAVE PROVIDED A LITTLE WARMTH & FRIENDLINESS.
COURSE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THE SEASON AND WE HAD A GOOD ROUND, PACE OF PLAY WAS GOOD,BUT THE COURSE WAS NOT FULL.
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Required precise shots in the wind and cold but is was sunny!
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We appreciate your playing with us and your feedback. You are correct in saying the greens are not quite as fast as we would like just yet but be assured they are well on their way! As the warm weather evenings are becoming consistent enough for our green to come out of their dormant state we can begin the process of firming, shortening, and grooming the greens to a faster speed while maintaining overall good health. As you can imagine this is not an overnight process. While mowing them a bit tighter would get us there quickly it can damage the greens and cause issues in weeks to follow. We want to make sure our greens are in good condition for the season.
We hope you will come back and see us over the next couple of weeks as we are only getting better everyday!