Sea Island is the East Coast's most prestigious year-round golf resort, home to the RSM Classic and a PGA Tour player community, 8 courses in our catalog, $$$$ pricing, BQK airport, playable all 12 months.
Sea Island Resort is the PGA Tour's East Coast home base. Davis Love III, Keegan Bradley, Matt Kuchar and others live and practice here year-round. Three resort courses (Seaside hosts the RSM Classic) in one destination with a AAA Five-Diamond hotel.
8 courses
Sea Island has 8 courses in Scramble's catalog, anchored by Sea Island - Seaside Course, Sea Island - Plantation Course, and Sea Island - Retreat Course. Sea Island - Seaside Course is nationally ranked, a destination-quality round on its own. All three play within a normal trip itinerary out of the same lodging base.
Harry Colt / Charles Alison (1929), Tom Fazio redesign (1999)
Walter Travis (1928), Davis Love III / Scot Sherman redesign (2019)
Davis Love III (2001)
Joe Lee (1989)
Dick Wilson (1975)
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A 3-round, 4-golfer trip to Sea Island runs about $1,395 per person with mid-range ($$) lodging. That covers 3 peak-season green fees, lodging at roughly two golfers per room, and a daily food + ground-transit allowance. Flights are excluded since they depend on your home airport. Adjust the round count, group size, or tier on the trip calculator to see how the number moves. See the full breakdown →
Sea Island sits in Georgia. The closest major airport is Brunswick (BQK), which serves as the primary hub for most visitors. Most groups fly into BQK, rent one or two SUVs, and base out of a single resort or hotel for the entire trip.
The strongest months for golf in Sea Island are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, based on 20-year playability scores combining temperature and precipitation. Sea Island averages a 61°F high in January and a 88°F high in July, so playable conditions cluster in the shoulder months. Book early in those windows. Rates and tee-time inventory tighten as the season firms up.
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Sea Island data is part of Scramble's catalog of 128 destinations and 971 independently researched courses. Weather data from 20 years of Open-Meteo; awards compiled from Golf Digest, Golfweek, and state-level rankings.
Published June 2026. Updated when the data or Scramble’s recommendations change.