Sea Island Seaside Tee Times and Booking

The short answer

Seaside is not a public course. Play is reserved for guests of Sea Island Resort, staying at The Cloister, The Lodge or the Inn at Sea Island, and for Sea Island Club members. That makes the lodging the key that unlocks the tee time, with overnight guests given priority on the tee sheet. The good news is that staying at the Inn is a more affordable route to the same golf than the two five star hotels.

On price, an indicative 2026 round runs around 395 dollars in the spring and around 425 dollars in the late autumn peak, and that rate includes green and cart fees, range balls, a forecaddie and club cleaning, so it is more inclusive than it first looks. Rates move by season, so treat any figure as indicative for 2026 and always confirm current pricing and availability directly before booking.

How access and booking work

The first thing to understand about Seaside is that you cannot simply book a tee time as a member of the public. Play is limited to guests of Sea Island Resort and to Sea Island Club members, so the round is arranged as part of a stay. Book through the resort, and as an overnight guest you are given priority on the tee sheet, which is how most visitors play the course. The dependable plan is to reserve your lodging and your Seaside time together, well ahead for the prime weeks.

Where you stay sets both the price and the feel of the trip. The Cloister and The Lodge are the two five star hotels, while the Inn at Sea Island is the more affordable option that still unlocks the same golf, a useful lever if the budget matters more than the luxury. Decide on the lodging first, because it is the key to the tee time.

What it costs, and what is included

An indicative 2026 round on Seaside is around 395 dollars in the spring window of March to April and around 425 dollars in the late autumn peak from late October through December, when the resort is at its busiest around the RSM Classic season. That rate is more inclusive than a typical headline green fee, covering green and cart fees, range balls, a forecaddie and club cleaning, so the forecaddie who helps you read this clever links is already part of the price.

Rates shift with the season, and shoulder and replay options can lower the cost, so it is worth asking about a nine hole or replay rate if you want more golf in a day. As with any resort, treat these figures as indicative for 2026 and confirm the current rate, the inclusions and the season before you book.

When to go, and what to expect

Seaside plays through much of the year on the mild Georgia coast, with spring and autumn the prime windows for settled weather and firm turf. Originally a Harry Colt and Charles Alison links from 1929 and later refined by Tom Fazio, it stretches just over 7,000 yards across open, windswept marshland, and the breeze off the Atlantic is the defining test, exposed and ever present in a way that earns the links label. The closing holes along the water are among the most demanding and most photographed on the resort.

Most visitors pair Seaside with the resort's Plantation Course and the wider golf of St Simons Island to make a multi day trip rather than a single round. Whether Seaside is the centerpiece or part of a longer Georgia coast tour, book the lodging and the Seaside time together and build the rest around it.