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Plantation Lakes Course

Plantation Lakes Golf and Country Club

Millsboro, DE, USA
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9 holesPar 363,320 yds35.7/133

About this course

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.

Rankings

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192

Best in USA

Quick facts

Location
Millsboro, DE, USA
Access
Public
Year built
2015
Holes
9
Designer
Arthur Hills
Par
36
Length
3,320 yards
Difficulty
35.7/133
Course Vaults score
7.9

Getting there

Plantation Lakes Golf and Country Club lies in the quiet coastal plain of southern Delaware, most easily accessed via Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport in Maryland, roughly thirty minutes to the south, or Philadelphia International for those connecting from major hubs about two hours north. The drive from either direction unfolds across flat, agricultural lowlands dotted with poultry farms and pine stands, the landscape growing increasingly rural as you approach Millsboro. Route 113 serves as the primary artery, a straightforward north-south corridor that eventually gives way to the club's gated entrance, where manicured fairways emerge from the surrounding farmland like a private oasis carved into Delaware's understated countryside.

FAQ

Common questions about Plantation Lakes

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Plantation Lakes has a Course Vaults score of 7.9 out of 10 based on 10 logged golfers.

Plantation Lakes was designed by Arthur Hills.

Yes. Plantation Lakes is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Plantation Lakes is 36.

Plantation Lakes plays 3,320 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Plantation Lakes is 133.

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