That's offset somewhat by the deceptively wide landing areas, many of which look scary-small from the tee. A general rule is, if you think it will break, it will - and more. Yes, and they have some very tricky reads as well. 'The greens on the back will remind you of Pinehurst. 5, a great risk/reward hole.Īnd the front nine is just 'a warm-up for the back,' caddy Jim Watson said. Simons Sound and, in the distance, the smokestacks of nasty old Brunswick.Īnd, this being coastal Georgia, nearly everywhere you look there's marsh - your steady date throughout the course, changing colors with the seasons, providing both obstacles and aesthetics.Ī number of holes will stay with you long after you leave, including the 358-yard second, a marsh carry off the tee with a sloping fairway, and No. The tees are slightly elevated, offering excellent views of the Intracoastal Waterway, St. Seaside is located on the site of the old Retreat Plantation, with tabby ruins and an old slave cemetery clearly visible. You can see pretty much all of the course from there and live to tell about it.Īnd there's a lot to see. Seaside is a little more than 7,000 yards from the tips with a hair-raising slope rating of 141, though the blues are a more manageable 6,557. It isn't as wild and foreboding as the Ocean course at Kiawah Island, but Seaside can be a very trying experience, particularly when the Atlantic roars up and makes itself felt. Seaside is advertised as an ocean-side links course, and certain sections do have a wild, windswept feel to them as the course climbs over grassy dunes. Not bad in a state that boasts Augusta National, Atlanta's East Lake, Peachtree, and ultra-exclusive Ocean Forest on nearby Sea Island. Golf Digest named it one of the top 100 U.S.

Colt and Charles Alison in 1929, Seaside was given a thorough modernization by Tom Fazio in 1999. Not to demean the worthy Plantation and Retreat layouts, but the Seaside is the class of the joint.ĭesigned by Harry S. Their photos line the walls of the resort properties, along with other, lesser lights: women in old-time bathing suits romping in the surf, wealthy businessmen and dignitaries planting ceremonial trees, others just digging the scene. This venerable golf resort has been attracting celebrities for generations, with its call of the genteel in a wild setting. And if you want live spirits, let's talk Tony Blair. Hell, throw in Humphrey Bogart while you're at it, and you may as well mention Calvin Coolidge.

West/Tall Pines at Sea Palms Golf & Tennis Resort.

Tall Pines/Great Oaks at Sea Palms Golf & Tennis Resort.

Great Oaks/West at Sea Palms Golf & Tennis Resort.

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