
The Plantation at Edisto Course
The Plantation Course at Edisto
About this course
Edisto Island’s only golf course, The Plantation Course at Edisto, offers a Lowcountry golf experience rooted in casual play and community spirit. Its design embraces the natural beauty of the island, weaving through moss-draped oaks and native pines on relatively flat terrain, evoking an older style, before the era of heroic architecture in golf. While the course isn't known for hosting national championships, it is lauded by its members for its playability. The layout favors a strategic, thoughtful approach rather than brute force and is known for some surprising hole locations, and a collection of deceptively challenging par threes. The Plantation Course is first and foremost a local's course where the club's social calendar and relaxed atmosphere are as central to the experience as the golf itself. The post-round conversations often extend late into the day and often involve stories of near misses and improbable putts, cementing its role as a cherished local haven.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in SC
Quick facts
- Location
- Edisto Beach, SC, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1973
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Tom Jackson
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 6,130 yards
- Difficulty
- 69.2/128
- Course Vaults score
- 7.0
Getting there
The journey to The Plantation Course at Edisto begins at Charleston International Airport, roughly an hour's drive southwest through the Lowcountry's tidal marshlands and moss-draped oak canopies. The route traces SC-174 as it narrows and slows, crossing bridges over serpentine creeks where the mainland gradually dissolves into barrier island solitude. As the salt air thickens and the landscape opens to palmetto groves and tidal flats, the arrival at Edisto Beach feels less like a destination reached and more like a world left behind - a fitting threshold to one of South Carolina's most quietly guarded coastal retreats.

FAQ
Common questions about The Plantation at Edisto at The Plantation Course at Edisto
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
The Plantation at Edisto at The Plantation Course at Edisto has a Course Vaults score of 7.0 out of 10 based on 37 logged golfers.
The Plantation at Edisto was designed by Tom Jackson.
Yes. The Plantation at Edisto at The Plantation Course at Edisto is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at The Plantation at Edisto is 70.
The Plantation at Edisto plays 6,130 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at The Plantation at Edisto is 128.




