Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club
Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina · Hilton Head Island golf market
- Access
- membership optional
- Holes
- 54
- Architect(s)
- George W. Cobb, Willard C. Byrd, Pete Dye (1994 Robber's Row redesign)
- Gated
- Yes
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Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club operates three historic 18-hole courses inside Port Royal Plantation, one of Hilton Head Island's most prestigious fully gated, residential-only communities (no short-term rentals permitted). The club rotates member and public play across its courses and layers an optional paid membership on top of a genuinely upscale residential setting.
Golf & Course
Barony, built in 1963 by George W. Cobb, was one of the first courses on Hilton Head Island. Robber's Row, originally a 1967 Cobb/Byrd design, was redesigned by Pete Dye in 1994 and sits on former Civil War grounds with historical markers. Planter's Row, a 1983 Willard C. Byrd design, is the newest of the three, with water in play on 10 of 18 holes. In 1997, Golf Magazine recognized the club with a Silver Medal Resort award for its three courses.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Membership is optional and not required for Port Royal Plantation property ownership; the club operates a semi-private rotation model where courses alternate between member-only and public play. Property owners have a specific mechanism to retain resident-eligibility status for up to five years via a partial deposit/dues arrangement.
Living in Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club
Port Royal Plantation is a fully gated, residential-only community (no short-term vacation rentals) with an annual POA assessment of roughly $3,800 (2024), covering 24/7 gate security, the Beach House/Olympic pool, tennis/pickleball, and an arboretum.
Lifestyle & Amenities
A 15,000+ sq ft clubhouse with a 6,831 sq ft verandah and a 10-court Racquet Club (8 Har-Tru clay, 2 pickleball) support the club's tennis-and-golf dual identity.
Location & Surrounding Area
Located within Port Royal Plantation on the northwestern point of Hilton Head Island along the Atlantic coastline.
Costs & Fees
Figures below are labeled Current only when the source itself frames them as presently accurate. Everything else is labeled Historical — a source checked today does not make an old fee a current one.
Golf membership initiation
Historical — as of 2016$100,000
This figure is explicitly dated to 2016 in the source and should NOT be presented as a current fee -- confirm current pricing directly with Heritage Golf Group/the club.
Annual dues
Historical — as of 2016$8,700
2016-dated figure; not current. Confirm directly.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current initiation fee and dues directly -- only a 2016-dated figure was found this session.
- Confirm the current member/public play rotation schedule across the three courses.
Notable
- Three courses, not two -- corrects an undercount in the earlier discovery pass.
- Barony (1963) is one of the first courses built on Hilton Head Island.
- Robber's Row sits on former Civil War grounds with historical markers.
- Port Royal Plantation permits no short-term vacation rentals -- residential-only.
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