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 | 559 | 435 | 207 | 443 | 542 | 459 | 147 | 472 | 3681 | 509 | 315 | 231 | 440 | 360 | 504 | 170 | 452 | 417 | 3398 | 7079 |
| Blue M: 72.2/136 | 370 | 524 | 386 | 186 | 405 | 513 | 411 | 138 | 378 | 3311 | 493 | 303 | 188 | 415 | 338 | 478 | 160 | 425 | 392 | 3192 | 6503 |
| White M: 70.1/131 W: 75.7/144 | 348 | 468 | 363 | 156 | 360 | 491 | 375 | 119 | 360 | 3040 | 474 | 290 | 171 | 385 | 318 | 464 | 143 | 383 | 357 | 2985 | 6025 |
| Black M: 68.7/125 W: 73.9/141 | 348 | 468 | 326 | 156 | 315 | 420 | 317 | 119 | 360 | 2829 | 474 | 290 | 133 | 343 | 318 | 464 | 143 | 321 | 357 | 2843 | 5672 |
| Black/Green M: 66.4/116 | 317 | 401 | 326 | 156 | 315 | 420 | 317 | 119 | 341 | 2712 | 402 | 240 | 133 | 343 | 318 | 464 | 143 | 321 | 303 | 2667 | 5379 |
| 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 W: 71.8/130 | 317 | 401 | 326 | 127 | 315 | 420 | 317 | 101 | 341 | 2665 | 402 | 240 | 133 | 343 | 263 | 392 | 120 | 321 | 303 | 2517 | 5182 |
| Forward W: 66.0/117 | 268 | 357 | 279 | 127 | 250 | 359 | 277 | 101 | 240 | 2258 | 349 | 240 | 133 | 250 | 183 | 364 | 98 | 255 | 247 | 2119 | 4377 |
| Orange M: 62.6/110 | 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 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
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HH VACATION
My first playing this course and I can say this is a nice course. A little pricey as for cost to play, but will play here again. The staff from the pro shop, starter and the bar staff were on point as for first class service. My only compliant is that the yard markers were hard to find. We didn't keep the balls in play so the ball markers didn't matter. LOL Will come here again.
First time pleasantly surprised
Regularly visit Hilton head but had not played palmetto hall. The cupp course was in good shape, fairways and tee boxes were great. We were told the greens were recently re done and punched. Could not tell that the greens had been punched and they rolled great. There were a few spots that looked damaged along the fringe on a couple holes but nothing effecting put play. The layout was challenging but fair off the tee. Lots of trouble to be found. Some green complexes were challenging, small and hard to keep the ball on the green if out of position. Can’t wait to play again the next time in town.
So-so
No one said greens were aerated.
Back nine was worse.
Clubhouse grill was very slow in attending to customers.
Based on this I paid too much for a round of golf with my wife. No highlights and relaxation to this golf outing. Disappointed
I would recommend this course
The Robert Cupp Course was fun to play. Now granted the the greens had just been aerated making the course tougher but that’s golf and the club had reduced green fees. Overall I enjoyed playing the course and so did my wife. We didn’t have a problem with pace of play. We were the second group off and passed the foursome ahead of us on the second tee. Played our normal three hour round.
At this time there is a lot of work going on. The course will be great when the new owner gets done with the work. At this time it is not great.
Very good course / Very high cost
Much improved course from 2 yrs ago. But owners seem to want to recoup their investment in one year.
Lower green fees might result in more players. Teed off around 1:00, with 6 holes open in front of us and 7 supposedly open behind us, so pace of play was excellent but player "load" did not seem to justify green fee. Will play elsewhere on HH until fee is more reasonable.
Great golf course!
Really enjoyed the course, beautiful conditions and great staff! Nice pro shop too!
Good condition, considering
Fairways were good, greens were very good considering it's April. Pleasantly surprised to see a beverage cart on a Tuesday, although two drinks set us back 20 bucks, not counting tip. Bar and restaurant looked nice but closed at 4 so we were unable to give it a try. Would like to have had GPS on the carts. Got a good deal on Golf Now, otherwise a bit pricey. Definitely worth what we paid, though.
Plantation Hall Robert Cupp Course
Staff was very friendly, course is extremely dry, most greens under some kind of repair. Fairways were very dry and sandy. Conditions were poor compared to other courses in the area.