Golf at Rose Hill Plantation Hilton Head

Yesterday I went off Island to play a course called the Rose Hill Golf Club. The day started out cloudy and cool but cleared and warmed up as the round went on.

The course is surrounded by nice looking homes but we mostly stayed out of their yards. The cost was reasonable $37.50 including round, cart, tax, hot dog, bag of chips and a soft drink.

The couple I was playing with told me that there was a resident alligator who had staked out the ninth hole. As you approach this short par three, you can pick out the hazards pond in front of tee box, three sand traps protecting the green and oh yes, an alligator on the far bank.

Here’s what he looks like when you get a little closer – but not too close!

The only thing that continues to surprise me is how close other wildlife will settle down near an alligator. These birds were about 15 feet from him, apparently sunning themselves after a short swim in the pond.

Then after a short snack break on to the tenth, a par four with a beautiful pond and fountain right off the tee, on this dog leg left.

A couple of holes later we spotted another gator with turtles and a heron enjoying the warm sun.

We saw two more – this one lazing on the rough behind a green, and another one -- the largest we saw -- but he was too far away for a picture with the iPhone.

I had a pretty good round, and enjoyed the company and the wildlife, at Rose Hill Golf Club.
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Hilton Head Golf Planters Row

The third course at Port Royal is Planters Row, and like the others, the vistas are very pretty.

The trees in South Carolina are beautiful and abundant. Fortunately I didn’t go into to them too often.

This course also had a lot of wildlife. mostly birds like this Heron.

And this guy balancing on one leg, and I didn’t put a ball into the pond.

Then there was this guy. and unfortunately I did shoot a ball into this pond. I did not even get close for a look!

Hard to believe that it’s the end of January and I’m in shorts and looking at these views and enjoying my bad golf.
 
 Here's another great view.

 
It’s not a bad way to spend the worst months of winter.
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Hilton Head Golf Robbers Row

Robber’s Row is one of three courses at Port Royal Plantation golf course. It got its name from a street in Port Royal during the Civil War. In the plaque below, you can see the description of the original main street:
“Saloons, tattoo parlors and theaters were built here…with the hope of fleecing the…Union troops stationed here.”

The next couple of pictures will give you an idea of how pretty the course is. It has a few long par fours but is an enjoyable course.

I played reasonably and as you can see didn’t have too wait long, because the course was almost empty.
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This hole was a short par 3, looking back to the tee from the green.

There are houses all around, with fountains and other waterways improving the views.

I’m not sure what the dome in the distance is, but the view was great.

Of course, there are lots of water fowl around, enjoying the warm January weather.

I saw these ducks too. She seems a little upset! Maybe her husband was spending too much time on the golf course.

And here is her beau, trying to figure out what he did wrong, this time.

A great way to spend a January day. Much better than shovelling snow.
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Hilton Head Golf in January

This is the first time I’ve golfed in January and it was a great day. I played the 18-hole round in about three hours and didn’t see another golfer until the 10th hole.

The club is called Port Royal Plantation and has three courses. The first one I played was Barony.

The fairways were a little brown and the grass seems to be a different type than the courses up north, but I really enjoyed myself.




The tee boxes and greens were in great shape as you can see, in the photo below.



The course is surrounded by beautiful trees and homes – a great setting.



There are lots of birds too, and for these guys, it seems to be feeding time.



As I said the views were great – here is another picture of the course, with its stately trees.



The cost for a tee time after one PM is as follows

• $38.00 for Cart fees; 
• $1.00 for Green fees and 
• $ 0.08 for Tax

That's a grand total of $39.08. All in all a great day.