Sea Island’s most dramatic layout, Seaside is routinely ranked among the top 100 courses in the United States. Beautifully manicured fairways and greens, sweeping dunes mixed with native grasses, wildflowers, and bunkers. And a wind that creates a different golf experience daily. Seaside is an ocean-side links course that combines a beautiful natural setting with a golf course that is both challenging and fun. It’s tough to have a bad day on a course like this.
A Tom Fazio re-design of the 1929 classic by famous golf course architects Harry S. Colt and Charles Alison, today’s course ties the original Seaside with the old Marshside course, transforming two nines from “18 holes that didn’t match into 18 matchless holes,” according to Sea Island touring professional Davis Love III. Along with the Plantation Course, it is the home of the PGA TOUR’s RSM Classic, a FedEx cup event hosted by Love.
As Seaside nears its 25th anniversary in 2026, a thoughtful restoration will soon be underway to honor its legacy as a premier Tom Fazio design. Led by Love Golf Design and executed by MacCurrach Golf Course Construction, the project will preserve the course’s original character while introducing some enhancements. The course will be closed July 7-August 4, 2025 and May-October 2026 to complete this work.
This starting hole is a slight dog-leg left with bunkers protecting the right side of the fairway. After a good tee shot, the player is left with a slightly uphill second shot to a raised green protected on the left by a greenside bunker.
Hole 2|Par 4
Blue
398
White
388
Green
353
Black
310
Gold
295
From the tee, there is marsh and bunker to the left and water on the right. The second shot to this green can provide a test, with a bunker and water protecting the right side and a peninsula green providing a difficult back pin placement.
Hole 3|Par 3
Blue
204
White
190
Green
175
Black
163
Gold
140
A bunker guards the front of the green on this par 3. Missing the green to the left makes for a challenging up and down for par.
Hole 4|Par 4
Blue
421
White
411
Green
392
Black
344
Gold
336
This spectacular par four requires precision off the tee, with marsh on the left and a lake to the right. The second shot to this green is not easy, as a bunker protects the left side of the green and chipping swales fall off on all other sides.
Hole 5|Par 4
Blue
388
White
365
Green
340
Black
340
Gold
290
A tee shot on this sharp dog-leg right can set up a short iron second shot for the longer hitters or a mid-to-long iron for those playing it safe. The green is protected by a greenside bunker on the right as well as marsh running the right side and behind the green.
Hole 6|Par 3
Blue
164
White
137
Green
125
Black
120
Gold
105
A downhill par three protected by a bunker in front and water behind the green, this hole is made tricky by swirling winds and requires the right club selection.
Hole 7|Par 5
Blue
531
White
520
Green
483
Black
451
Gold
451
The lone par five on the front side is flanked with water to the right and dunes to the left. A good tee shot, depending on the wind, can leave a player the opportunity to reach this green in two shots. A large fairway bunker complicates a second shot lay-up due to a large fairway bunker left and dunes to the right. The green has substantial movement and is protected by marsh long and right.
Hole 8|Par 4
Blue
360
White
338
Green
315
Black
302
Gold
260
This short par four provides players with many options off the tee. A 3-wood or long iron off the tee will leave a short, slightly uphill iron in for a second shot. A false front protects front pin locations and a large right greenside bunker protects back right pin locations.
Hole 9|Par 4
Blue
410
White
400
Green
390
Black
360
Gold
348
A bunker protects the left side of the fairway in this long par. After a good tee shot, players will be left with a mid-to-long second shot to a green protected by a large greenside bunker to the left.
Hole 10|Par 4
Blue
399
White
385
Green
373
Black
363
Gold
298
Not an extremely long par four, this hole requires two solid shots. With water left and a large bunker to the right, a solid tee shot is a must to be in position to attack this raised green protected by a large bunker both front and right.
Hole 11|Par 4
Blue
415
White
385
Green
355
Black
338
Gold
279
Facing bunkers that flank both the right and left sides, longer hitters can carry the left bunker leaving a short iron in for the second shot. The green tilts from back to front and is protected by bunkers right and left as well as marsh long.
Hole 12|Par 3
Blue
213
White
195
Green
183
Black
160
Gold
136
This long par three is at the mercy of the wind. Playing to the center of the green, regardless of pin position, will be the aim of all players. A large bunker protects the right side of the green making it attractive as players must negotiate the marsh short and left.
Hole 13|Par 4
Blue
409
White
388
Green
372
Black
279
Gold
274
This signature hole plays once again at the mercy of the wind. Players have to negotiate the marsh running the entire left side of the hole while paying attention to three large fairway bunkers protecting the right side. An uphill shot to a green protected by a large front bunker makes birdie on this hole a bonus.
Hole 14|Par 4
Blue
407
White
364
Green
354
Black
310
Gold
305
This long par four is set up by the drive. Players must play far enough left to avoid the large oak trees that can inhibit the second shot on this hole, while avoiding the marsh to the left. Wind off the ocean is always a factor here and, while there are no bunkers guarding the green, marsh runs the entire left side, making the swales right of the green a common place to play third shots.
Hole 15|Par 5
Blue
545
White
527
Green
511
Black
473
Gold
408
Long hitters can carry the fairway bunker stretching across the left side to have a shot at reaching this par five. Players unable to carry the bunker must play right on the tee shot and lay up for a short third shot. The raised green is very well protected with bunkers left and right, and back pin positions can provide a difficult two putt.
Hole 16|Par 4
Blue
378
White
363
Green
342
Black
342
Gold
257
This signature hole requires thinking on the tee. With a tidal creek running the entire left side driving area, players will hit their tee shots out to the right, but the farther right one plays, the longer the second shot to the well-protected green. A bunker protects the green on the front, right side, while a false front runs the entire left side.
Hole 17|Par 3
Blue
176
White
154
Green
141
Black
135
Gold
107
Once again, the wind plays a large part in this hole requiring correct club choices. Two large bunkers protect this large green that provides multiple pin locations.
Hole 18|Par 4
Blue
439
White
410
Green
400
Black
390
Gold
342
This dramatic finishing hole requires both length and accuracy off the tee. At 470 yards, players have to negotiate fairway bunkers both right and left to have a second shot into the green, protected by bunkers both left.
When you offer the finest golf instruction in the world, you build a facility to match. A place where anyone from novices to champions find a unique, multidisciplinary approach to golf instruction. World-renowned golf instructors and a team of experts at the top of their game. You don’t have to be a PGA TOUR pro to train like one. And have a great time. Because at Sea Island, having a fun day out on the course is the name of the game.
Use end key, home key, or arrow keys to navigate between tabs
Golf Schedule
Keeping our courses in top playing condition means occasionally stopping play for maintenance to give all of our fairways, bunkers, greens, and cart paths the care and attention they—and you—deserve.
We also are home to a variety of tournaments and events, including the RSM Classic.
To make the most of your stay, plan your play around course closures due to these planned maintenance, events, and other activities.
Short on time and want a quick round? Trying to fit everything in in one day? Play 9 holes on any course.
Family Fun
Start an exciting new family tradition or carry on a happily established one. Resort guests under the age of 19 never pay greens fees, only for cart and caddie. There’s nothing like a carefree day together on the course.
Come ready to play and ready to have fun. Having a leisurely round? Let faster groups play through.
At Sea Island, we’re committed to making every round an enjoyable one, so here are a few things to keep in mind during play so everyone can enjoy their time on the course.
An app can’t calculate the effect of wind, elevation changes, or texture of the grass. But a good caddie can. Part coach, strategist, course tour guide, and trusty companion.
This official PGA TOUR golf tournament hosted by Davis Love III draws top TOUR players, including the many players who live, train, and play at Sea Island.
This fantastic display for spectators and pros alike takes place on the renowned Seaside and Plantation courses at Sea Island Golf Club.
Proceeds from The RSM Classic benefit numerous local, regional, and national charities. Through this event, The Davis Love Foundation has given more than $17.6 million back to children and families in need to date.
Golf has been an important part of the Sea Island experience from the beginning.
Plantation opened as a nine-hole course in 1928, in the days when resort guests were accommodated on a nearby floating hotel, the Amphitrite, because The Cloister did not open until October of that year.
Since then, records have been set, championships have been hosted, and top touring professionals have been lured to Sea Island’s glorious setting.
But it’s the community atmosphere and the fun had out on our courses that we’re most proud of.
Enjoy the beauty and tradition of legendary Scottish Links. A beautiful ocean-side course with sweeping dunes mixed with native grasses and wildflowers. A challenging and fun course, where you’re often at the mercy of the wind. Located at the Sea Island Golf Club on Retreat Avenue.
A historic course that was re-designed to bring back some traditional features and character. Along with the neighboring Seaside Course, it is the home of the PGA TOUR’s RSM Classic, a FedEx cup event hosted by Davis Love. Located at the Sea Island Golf Club on Retreat Avenue.
Forbes Five-Star boutique hotel in a secluded private setting. The Lodge is welcoming, comfortable, and the hub of its own Sea Island world, with championship golf right next door. Make your way to the stunning Avenue of the Oaks, Retreat Avenue, on St Simons Island, off the roundabout at Frederica Road and Kings Way.
State-of-the-art 17,000 square-foot golf instruction and training facility at The Lodge, with world-renowned golf instructors, six hitting bays, and cutting-edge technology.
Comprising of rooms in the Main Building, The Cloister Wings, and Beach Club, The Cloister offers vibrant rooms and suites on the lush Georgian coast. Here you’re surrounded by activity, and close to wherever your day will take you.
A casual comfortable offering on St. Simons Island with 85 rooms, a vibrant outdoor area with heated pool, continental breakfast, complimentary bicycles, and a Topgolf Swing Suite. Located on Sea Island Road, a 10-minute drive from the Sea Island Golf Performance Center at The Lodge, The Inn is the perfect base to explore St. Simons Island and Georgia’s beautiful Golden Isles.
Hole 1|Par 4Blue400White392Green376Black366Gold343This starting hole is a slight dog-leg left with bunkers protecting the right side of the fairway. After a good tee shot, the player is left with a slightly uphill second shot to a raised green protected on the left by a greenside bunker.
