PORT ROYAL GOLF CLUB
🇺🇸 Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
Designed by George Cobb, Pete Dye, Willard Byrd
Port Royal Golf Club on Hilton Head Island features three distinct eighteen-hole courses, with Robbers Row serving as one of the resort's original layouts. George Cobb designed the course in 1967 as part of the island's early development boom, establishing routing through the coastal lowcountry terrain characteristic of the South Carolina sea islands. Willard Byrd later contributed modifications, and Pete Dye added his own design touches during subsequent renovations, creating a layered architectural history that reflects different eras of golf course design philosophy.
The course occupies relatively flat terrain typical of barrier island geography, with holes routed through corridors of live oaks, palmettos, and native vegetation. Water features appear throughout the layout, including tidal marshes and lagoons that introduce both strategic considerations and visual definition to the playing corridors. The coastal setting means wind often influences club selection and shot-making, particularly on exposed holes near marsh edges.
Port Royal operates as a resort facility, offering golf as part of a broader Hilton Head vacation experience. The club's three courses provide variety for visiting golfers, with Robbers Row representing the more traditional parkland style compared to the property's other layouts. The course serves recreational players of varying abilities, with multiple tee options accommodating different skill levels. Dining and practice facilities support the golf operation, typical of Hilton Head's resort-oriented golf culture that developed through the latter half of the twentieth century.
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Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Robbers Row at Port Royal Golf Club has a Course Vaults score of 6.9 out of 10 based on 13 explicit golfer ratings.
Robbers Row was designed by George Cobb, Pete Dye, and Willard Byrd.
Yes. Robbers Row at Port Royal Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Robbers Row is 72.
Robbers Row plays 6,657 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Robbers Row is 134.