Sea Palms is the easy-going, mid-island resort on St Simons, set among the salt marshes that the poet Sidney Lanier made famous as the Marshes of Glynn. Its 18-hole course, laid out by George Cobb in 1967 and recently renovated, is shared by resort guests and the members of The Club at Sea Palms. The grander Golden Isles golf is a few minutes away at Sea Island, where play is tied to staying there; Sea Palms is the simpler arrangement, with rooms looking onto the fairways and tee times made with a phone call to the shop.
Sea Palms Resort (The Club at Sea Palms) green fees and tee times.
Starting times are made through the golf shop: call 912-434-5336 or call in at the counter. There is no published online tee sheet, booking window, handicap rule or green fee, so ask the shop for the current guest and visitor rate when you book. Because The Club at Sea Palms is also a membership club, resort guests and groups are best arranging golf at the same time as the room, through reservations on 912-638-3351 or reservations@seapalms.com. The resort runs a separate golf groups page for outings and team events. Room bookings go through Hilton’s reservation system, and stays of seven nights or more qualify for special rates, which suits a long winter golf stay.
The round, in perspective.
Cobb is remembered for building the Par 3 Course at Augusta National, and at Sea Palms he worked with a low, wet coastal site. Canopies of live oak and tall pines frame the holes, and freshwater lagoons and tidal marsh are the main hazards. The fairways are generous and the doglegs gentle, so it rewards placing the ball over raw length, and the resort gives the course as about 6,600 yards. The club rates its last four holes among the finest finishing stretches in the region. The signature is the par-five 15th, where a longer hitter can try to reach the green in two over water. The members’ practice ground, The Miracle, covers 4.5 acres but is reserved for the club’s Signature, Corporate and National members, so visitors warm up on the regular range, short-game area and putting greens.
Know before you go.
Starting times
Golf shop, 912-434-5336
Resort reservations
912-638-3351
Practice
Range, short-game area and putting greens; The Miracle is members only
Long stays
Special room rates for 7 nights or more
Check-in / check-out
4:00pm / 11:00am
Make the trip work.
The golf shop doubles as a marketplace with snacks, beer and grab-and-go food, which covers the turn. Sago, the clubhouse restaurant named after the native sago palm, was renovated in 2021 and serves Southern coastal cooking. Resort guests also have a heated outdoor pool that opens all year, five poolside cabanas in summer, bikes to hire for the island’s trails and, with members, the oceanfront pool at the Beach Club. Sea Palms welcomes dogs, which helps if the golf trip doubles as a family break, and PGA professionals on staff give lessons.
Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) is the closest, roughly 20 to 30 minutes by car via the F.J. Torras Causeway onto the island. Jacksonville (JAX) and Savannah/Hilton Head (SAV) have far more flights and are each about 90 minutes away. Sea Palms is mid-island, so the Village, the pier and the lighthouse are a short drive or bike ride south.
Sea Palms has 90 rooms and suites, most with a balcony or patio over the course or lagoons, plus private multi-bedroom villas with full kitchens that work well for a foursome sharing. For an ocean view instead, the King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort sits on the beach at the island’s south-east shore. The Lodge and The Cloister at Sea Island, across the short causeway, cost considerably more but bring access to Sea Island’s own courses.
Make a trip of it.
Sea Island’s Seaside and Plantation courses are a few minutes away, though play there is tied to staying at Sea Island; our Sea Island guide explains the arrangement. The King and Prince’s Hampton Club course, on the north end of the island among marsh islands, is the obvious public companion, and Jekyll Island’s 63 state-run holes are about half an hour south. Off the course, the St Simons lighthouse and keeper’s dwelling, completed in 1872, are now a museum, and Fort Frederica National Monument keeps the ruins of Oglethorpe’s 1730s town.
Find your season.
St Simons golf runs all year. Spring and autumn are the prime months in the Golden Isles; summer is hot and humid, with afternoon storms, so take early tee times from June to August. The resort pool is heated and open year-round, and its seven-night room rates make a winter stay good value.
Yes. Resort guests and visiting groups book starting times through the golf shop on 912-434-5336 or at the counter. The course is also home to The Club at Sea Palms, a membership club, whose 4.5-acre practice ground, The Miracle, is kept for certain member categories only.
Who designed the Sea Palms golf course?
George Cobb, in 1967. Cobb also built the Par 3 Course at Augusta National. The 18 holes run through live oaks, pines, lagoons and salt marsh in the middle of St Simons Island, and the resort describes the course as newly renovated.
What is the closest airport to Sea Palms Resort?
Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK), about 20 to 30 minutes by road. For more choice of flights, Jacksonville International and Savannah/Hilton Head International are each around an hour and a half away by car.
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.
