Sea Island Golf Club

100 Retreat Ave,

St Simons Island, Georgia GA 31522

  • Office

    +1 (800) 732 4752
  • Pro shop

    +1 (912) 638 5118
  • Fax

    +1 (912) 634 3121
  • Golf pro

    Jack Lumpkin, Craig Allan, et al.
  • Academy

    Sea Island Golf Performance Center

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland (including tidal creeks and lakes) and residential.

  • Designer:

    In 1998 Rees Jones combined and updated two of Sea Island's four nine-hole layouts (Plantation & Retreat). This created the resort's Plantation course, which was later substantially reworked by Davis Love III and his brother Mark Love (Love Design) (2019).
    In 1999 Tom Fazio combined and updated the other two Sea Island nine-hole layouts (Seaside & Marshside), to produce the Seaside course.

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7058
6037
5194
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
74.7
69.6
70.4

At the same location:

The three 18-hole championship courses at Sea Island are: Seaside course (par-70; 7055 yds from back tees); Plantation course (par-72; 7058 yds) and Retreat course (par-72; 6490 yds).

Location

Latitude:

31.139612

Longitude:

-81.401971

How to get there:

83 miles S of Savannah.

Sea Island Golf Club (Plantation course)

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.

Est. 1928

Sea Island Resort (Plantation course): The Sea Island Resort on St Simons Island is home to three top-quality championship golf courses. The highly-regarded Seaside course was created in 1999 when Tom Fazio oversaw the combining of the resort's nine-hole Seaside and Marshside layouts. A year earlier Rees Jones had combined the former Plantation and Retreat nines, to form the Plantation course. The newest of the Sea Island layouts is know as the Retreat course.

The Plantation layout is routed through avenues of ancient live oak and cedar, with danger lurking where water threatens in the form of tidal creeks and lakes. Rees Jones called the Plantation course a "parkland by the sea" ... Atlantic Ocean vistas combining with the layout's lush natural scenery.

Expansive fairways are one of the hallmarks of this parkland-style course as it winds through both marsh and forest. Along the way you'll enjoy views of the ocean, tidal creeks and lakes, live oaks and cedars, and blooming flowers. Sea Island's Plantation course, especially after its 2019 revamp by Davis and Mark Love, is a championship layout that now ranks with some of the best in Georgia.

Stay&Play at Sea Island: a variety of luxury onsite accommodation is available at the Sea Island resort (see Where2Stay section below).

List of courses: Georgia

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Contact club/resort for information about Stay&Play packages and golf rates.

Other information

Caddies and forecaddies available.

Practice facilities

Excellent

Did you know?

In 1926 Sea Island resort founder Howard Coffin purchased the Retreat Plantation, a former cotton plantation on St. Simons Island. Coffin knew that space for golf courses was important to his venture, given the game's popularity with the resort's future guests.

The Retreat Plantation was originally owned and managed by Anna Matilda Page King (1798-1859), the wife of the frequently absent planter and slaveowner Thomas Butler King.

Published ranking

Plantation course:
Georgia's 27th best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).

Where2Stay

  • The Lodge at Sea Island Golf ClubAAA 5-Diamonds

    100 Retreat Ave, St Simons, GA 31522

    +1 (855) 572 4975

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    Located between Sea Island's Seaside and Plantation courses, the 40-room Lodge is equal parts intimate hideaway and Forbes 5-star hotel. The best of both worlds. Situated on the site of an antebellum plantation whose ruins are still visible, it is enchanting and welcoming. Also in the area, luxury Sea Island accommodation is also available in The Cloister, The Inn and The Cottages.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Sea Island (Seaside and Plantation courses).

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Sea Island (Retreat course).

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Ocean Forest (pvte); King & Prince.

  • Holiday Inn Express St Simons Island4 star

    299 Main St, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522.

    +1 (912) 634 2175

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    Featuring all the conveniences of home, from complimentary Wi-Fi access and a spacious workstation to expanded cable programming with HBO, standard guest rooms provide the amenities needed for a pleasant stay at this Holiday Inn Express on Saint Simons Island.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Sea Island (Seaside, Plantation and Retreat courses).

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Ocean Forest (pvte); King & Prince.

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