Plantation Lakes at Plantation Lakes Golf and Country Club

Plantation Lakes is an Arthur Hills design that opened in the late 1990s in Millsboro, Delaware, part of the state's growing collection of residential golf communities. Hills, known for his work across the Mid-Atlantic and his ability to shape strategic layouts from relatively flat terrain, routed the course through a landscape of wetlands, mature pines, and interconnected lakes that give the property its name. The design reflects his characteristic approach of creating visual interest and strategic variety through water features, bunkering, and green complexes that reward thoughtful course management.

The routing makes extensive use of the site's natural water features, with several holes playing along or across lakes and ponds. Hills incorporated elevation changes where possible and used mounding and contouring to define playing corridors and frame greens. The layout offers multiple tee positions to accommodate different skill levels, a hallmark of Hills's residential course work during this period. The bunkering style is traditional, with white sand providing visual contrast against the green turf and darker water edges.

Plantation Lakes serves as the centerpiece of a residential community and operates as a semi-private facility, welcoming both members and daily-fee play. The course fits within Delaware's coastal golf corridor, an area that has attracted golfers from the Mid-Atlantic region seeking accessible layouts in a setting removed from the more densely developed beach resort areas to the east.