Palmetto Hall is a gated residential club at the north end of Hilton Head Island with two 18-hole courses. Its members have their own tee times, but the Heritage Golf Collection also sells public rounds on both. That makes it one of the few places on the island where you can play two contrasting designs from one car park. The Arthur Hills Course, from 1991, is the more traditional of the pair. The Robert Cupp Course, from 1993, was once rated the hardest course in South Carolina from the back tees.
Palmetto Hall Golf & Country Club green fees and tee times.
Public tee times on both courses are booked through the Heritage Golf Collection, online at hiltonheadgolf.net, or on 843-681-1750 or toll-free 1-800-234-6318. The system opens six months ahead and the group advises booking a month or more before you travel. Palmetto Hall also runs a separate membership, and members-only times are not shown to visitors. Cancel at least 24 hours before your time: inside that window the full fee is charged to the card on the booking. Package quotes for three or more days of golf go through the package team on 843-802-5877.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From US$67
Bottom of the 2026 winter afternoon range across the four Heritage clubs; prices are dynamic, and autumn mornings reach $195. Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The courses at Palmetto Hall Golf & Country Club.
Arthur Hills Course
Golf Digest named it one of America’s Top 10 New Courses when it opened in 1991. It stretches 6,918 yards from the back (73.8 rating, 139 slope), 6,257 from the White and 5,006 from the Red. In 2024 two course-owner associations, the LGCOA and SCGCOA, named it their Golf Course of the Year, and it has hosted many local and regional championships. The LGCOA singles out its finishing stretch.
Robert Cupp Course
Cupp, a former Golf World Architect of the Year, opened it in 1993. At the time its slope rating of 152 from the tips was the highest in South Carolina, a mark Golfbreaks notes has since passed to the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. From the forward tees it is far more forgiving, and the club praises its flexibility for a wide range of handicaps.
The round, in perspective.
The two courses share land but not a style. Hills built rolling, mounded fairways under moss-draped oaks and pines, with lakes in play and bunkers pressed close against large greens. Cupp went for a bolder, more modern look, with strong bunker shapes and testing greens. The club credits the Cupp with strong year-round conditioning, and both courses stay open through the winter.
Know before you go.
Public booking
hiltonheadgolf.net or 843-681-1750
Carts
Mandatory, two riders maximum
Dress
Collared or polo shirts; no denim, tank tops or leggings
Cancellation
24 hours
Rentals
Callaway sets; weekly hire $229
Make the trip work.
If you have one day, play the Hills in the morning and the Cupp after lunch from a tee forward of your usual. Carts must stay on the paths when posted, and only golfers may ride. Terrapin, the club restaurant, serves before and after rounds and has a happy hour. Rental clubs need booking in advance; junior sets from US Kids are free.
Hilton Head Island Airport (HHH) is a few minutes away on the north end of the island. From Savannah/Hilton Head International (SAV), allow about an hour over the bridges and along US 278. The clubhouse is at 108 Fort Howell Drive.
Palmetto Hall is a private community, so most visitors stay elsewhere. The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa in Port Royal Plantation is close by on the beach. Golfbreaks pairs the club with the Courtyard Hilton Head Island, a practical, mid-priced hotel in the centre of the island, and the Heritage group’s own packages use local villas and the Hampton Inn.
Make a trip of it.
Oyster Reef and Dolphin Head are inside neighbouring Hilton Head Plantation, and Port Royal is a short drive east, so the north end can carry a whole week. For an oceanside contrast, the Robert Trent Jones Course at Palmetto Dunes is about 20 minutes south. Off the course, Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn has live oaks, marsh trails and Lowcountry history exhibits.
Find your season.
The busiest months are March to May and late September to November, when the group’s spring and autumn rates apply. Winter rates are lowest, and both courses are open all year outside the published aerification dates.
It is a residential club with members, but it is not closed to visitors. Public tee times on both courses are sold through the Heritage Golf Collection online and by phone. Members have their own booking pages and tee times.
Which Palmetto Hall course is harder?
The Robert Cupp Course, at least from the back tees. When it opened in 1993 its 152 slope was the highest in South Carolina. The Arthur Hills Course plays 6,918 yards with a 139 slope from the back.
Can I walk at Palmetto Hall?
No. All four Heritage clubs, Palmetto Hall included, require every guest to take a cart, with no more than two people per cart and a valid driving licence for the driver.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
