The Landings Golf & Athletic Club

The Landings Club on Skidaway Island is much more than a private country club; it’s a community. A 6,300-acre gated community that includes 6 championship golf courses designed by such world-class architects: Arnold Palmer, Tom Fazio, Arthur Hills, and Willard Byrd. A community that includes 31 tennis courts, 11 pickleball courts, and eight bocce courts. And one of them is arguably the area’s best fine dining steakhouse, named after the King himself, Arnold Palmer. Each of the six golf courses at The Landings Club is unique in its own right but one attribute they all share is, showcasing the natural beauty of what Skidaway Island has to offer. Whether it’s playing through a backdrop of hardwood forests, saltwater marshes, or tidal creeks each course shows the philosophy of its designer. as well as the distinctive mark of its designer. Whether it’s the ‘go for broke” style of an Arnold Palmer design or the functional beauty of Tom Fazio, each course at the Landings will create fond memories. All six courses have been designated "Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries" and offer challenging play for golfers of all skill levels. Every spring, the Korn Ferry Tour makes a stop at The Landings Club for the Club Car Championship which is played on the Tom Fazio-designed Creek course. This year, the Korn Ferry Tour qualifying school had the privilege of being the first to play on the newly renovated Magnolia Course, redesigned by Brandon Johnson, VP and Senior Architect of Arnold Palmer Golf Design. Johnson has done a masterful job of recreating and redesigning holes, greens, and bunkers. Many of these new bunkers are penal; all are aesthetically beautiful. Two of the more popular courses at The Landings Club are the Arnold Palmer-designed Magnolia Course and Deer Creek, designed by Tom Fazio. Deer Creek is the perennial host of the aforementioned Korn Ferry Tour event. Magnolia, which plays out of the newly renovated Marshwood Clubhouse recently underwent a total renovation of its own at the hands of Brandon Johnson and the Arnold Palmer Design Company. The course now feels slightly more generous off the tees and many of the approaches and green surrounds allow for a wider variety of approach and recovery shots.” Many members have long regarded Magnolia’s front nine as the most difficult nine-hole stretch in the entire community. The back nine offers players some relief as long as you keep the ball in play and out of the water that comes into play on at least 6 holes. From the Club tees, Magnolia plays 6,174 yards with a course rating of 71.5 and a slope of 129. The scorecard gives an assortment of blended distances and yardages – 12 for men and 7 for women – each with its own course rating and slope. You can make this course as easy – or as hard – as you want. In June 2020 the Marshwood Clubhouse underwent a complete renovation as part of its member-approved capital plan. The new 22,500-square-foot clubhouse overlooks the two Arnold Palmer-designed golf courses and boasts a resort-style pool complex, top-of-the-line golf shop, event lawn, and Cabana Bar. Marshwood also has two new dining options — Arnie’s Tavern and Palmer’s Steakhouse. Both pay tribute to the golf legend and the influence he has had on the development of The Landings Club. Palmer’s Steakhouse is a premier dining facility by anyone’s standards and features a modern twist on typical steakhouse fare, including a few favorites from the original Marshwood menu. Another new dining venue at The Landings Club is The Deck at Franklin Creek. It’s a fast and casual dining facility that is located at the Franklin Creek Tennis Center. The Deck offers the best cup of coffee and is the perfect place to gather with friends and enjoy The Landings’ lifestyle. Over the past decade, The Landings Club has invested more than $62 million in projects and renovations large and small; very few amenities have gone untouched.

The only reason they get 2 stars is because the golf courses are nice and the bartenders pour heavy. The customer service is awful throughout most of the club, the food is pretty terrible everywhere, and the amenities/programs lack any imagination. If you’re looking to retire somewhere, there are many better options in the Hilton Head/Bluffton area or Florida. The Landings could be fantastic, but the consistently under perform and they’ve shown zero ability to improve in the 8 years we were members. We’re moving next week!

Beautiful place, great golf courses and amenities and friendly people. They strive to be the best residential golf community in the Southeast and they are succeeding