This Week's Golf Real Estate Moves: April 14, 2026

The azaleas at Augusta have bloomed, the green jacket has been handed out, and the PGA Tour is headed from the pines of Georgia to the palmettos of the South Carolina Lowcountry. RBC Heritage week is here, and that means the best players in the world are walking under the moss-draped oaks of Pete Dye's Harbour Town Golf Links at Sea Pines Resort, chasing the iconic candy-cane lighthouse that rises above the 18th green. There's no better week to celebrate the intersection of championship coastal golf and the kind of real estate that lets you live alongside it year-round. This week we're featuring three oceanfront and marshfront estates that each sit within one of the most storied coastal golf communities in the world: a Tom Fazio-fronted Bahamas retreat at Baker's Bay, a Neoclassical Sea Island compound with deep-water access and full Sea Island Club privileges, and a Lowcountry estate on Sea Pines' coveted Marsh Drive with front-row views of the closing holes at Harbour Town itself. Make sure you're subscribed to Best Clubhouse to keep in the loop on the best in luxury golf real estate each week, especially as Tour season rolls on.

"Cotton House" — Baker's Bay Golf & Ocean Club, Great Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas — $10,900,000 USD

Perched along hole 10 of the Tom Fazio-designed golf course at Baker's Bay Golf & Ocean Club on Great Guana Cay in the Abacos, Cotton House is a four-bedroom, four-bath turnkey retreat with more than 100 feet of golf course frontage and the kind of unapologetically coastal interiors that define the best of island living. The residence is offered fully furnished, with bold patterned wallpaper and jewel-tone palettes courtesy of celebrated interior designer Andrew Howard, whose work has transformed the 2,700-square-foot vaulted great room into a showpiece where pocket doors disappear into Robert Shelton's hand-painted palm-print walls. A turquoise kitchen anchored by an oversized island flows seamlessly to the outdoor spaces, where sizable patios on both the front and back of the home invite long afternoons of al fresco dining, sundowners at the fire pit, and lazy plunges into the saltwater pool and hot tub. Just steps away, members enjoy 6.5 miles of private white-sand beach, a full-service marina for vessels up to 250 feet, paddleboarding, bonefishing, and direct access to the calm waters of the Sea of Abaco. The current owners are a Charleston-based family with deep ties to the music industry, and the home has been featured in Robb Report as a study in how bold color and thoughtful design can elevate coastal living without ever tipping into excess.

For the golfer, Baker's Bay is widely regarded as the finest private golf experience in the Caribbean. The Tom Fazio layout stretches more than 7,300 yards from the back tees and incorporates ocean views across the majority of its holes, with the par-3 ninth plunging across an inlet of crashing Atlantic surf and the elevated 13th tee offering panoramic 360-degree views from 60 feet above the water. The course closes Pebble Beach-style, with five dramatic cliff-top holes running back to the clubhouse along the edge of the sea, and it remains the first and only Tom Fazio design in the Bahamas. Baker's Bay is the work of Discovery Land Company, the same developer behind some of the most celebrated private golf communities in the world, and is capped at roughly 300 member families across 585 acres of Great Guana Cay. Access is limited to members and escorted guests, and the community is reachable only by boat or private plane, which preserves the sense of genuine seclusion that defines life here. Ownership at Cotton House requires a separate $250,000 club membership initiation, bringing the total initial investment to approximately $11.8 million, but the combination of Tom Fazio golf, a 200-slip mega-yacht marina, and the Discovery Land lifestyle makes this one of the most distinctive golf real estate offerings anywhere in the tropics. For a look at how modern private clubs are investing in their clubhouse experience, our coverage of Cowboys Golf Club's multi-million-dollar renovation pairs nicely with the Discovery Land approach. Listed by Craig Klinger at Discovery Land Company.

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"Villa Measured" — 318 W 46th Street, Sea Island, GA 31561 — $10,900,000 USD

Known locally as "Villa Measured," Cottage 509 is a seven-bedroom, nine-bath Neoclassical masterpiece sited on one of the largest and most secluded deep-water homesites on Sea Island, a private barrier island off the coast of Georgia in the storied Golden Isles. Spanning 9,771 square feet on 0.86 acres, the estate offers long, uninterrupted marsh and riverfront views, approved dock access, and the kind of generational craftsmanship that has become nearly impossible to replicate at this scale. The home was constructed on 35 to 50-foot pilings with load-bearing masonry walls, precast concrete floor panels, and a Ludowici terra-cotta clay tile roof, finished with Medici yellow stucco, limestone columns, stone balusters, and Ron Batton custom millwork throughout. Inside, 12-foot ceilings, copper detailing, and beamed kitchen ceilings create an Old World atmosphere that feels more European villa than typical coastal cottage. The 1,100-square-foot guest quarters are accessible from both the second and main floors, and the property includes a full lightning protection system, a three-car garage, and a private tennis rebound court. The listing received a recent $1 million price reduction, bringing the asking to $10.9 million.

For the golfer, ownership on Sea Island delivers access to one of the most decorated coastal golf portfolios on the Atlantic seaboard. The Sea Island Golf Club operates three championship courses: the Seaside Course, redesigned by Tom Fazio in 1999 and host of the PGA Tour's RSM Classic each November; the Plantation Course, redesigned by Rees Jones; and the Retreat Course by Davis Love III. The RSM Classic brings the Tour to Sea Island each fall and has become one of the most popular stops on the calendar, thanks in part to the Sea Island Performance Center and the presence of Love III himself, who has called the island home for decades.

Sea Island Club membership also opens the door to the 17,000-square-foot Golf Performance Center, the Forbes Five-Star Cloister, the Beach Club, the Yacht Club, and five miles of private Atlantic beach. For nearby Ocean Forest Golf Club, a Rees Jones design that hosted the 2001 Walker Cup, separate membership is available. Readers following our coverage of America's most storied clubhouses will appreciate that The Cloister at Sea Island remains the only resort in the world to receive Forbes Five-Star recognition for 13 consecutive years. Listed by De Loach Sothebys.

5 Marsh Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 — $7,900,000 USD

There may be no more fitting address to feature during RBC Heritage week than 5 Marsh Drive, a custom four-bedroom, 4.5-bath estate built in 2021 on an oversized 0.87-acre lot with 275 feet of Calibogue Sound water frontage, overlooking the 17th green and playing down the 18th tee and fairway of Pete Dye's Harbour Town Golf Links. This is the closing stretch of the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage, the most storied annual tradition on the Hilton Head calendar and one of the most beloved stops of the year, playing this very week from April 16 through 19, 2026. Offered fully furnished, the home spans 5,017 square feet in the Baynard Oaks enclave of Sea Pines Resort and delivers the kind of privacy, views, and craftsmanship that rarely come to market. Guests are welcomed by glowing gas lanterns and a gracious entry that opens to nearly 18-foot living room ceilings, extra-wide hallways, and exquisite crown molding throughout. The home features a three-stop elevator, a three-car garage, and a handicap-accessible guest suite above the garage, plus a primary suite highlighted by a movie-set caliber walk-in closet that is as functional as it is stunning. Outdoor living is nothing short of spectacular: a heated saltwater infinity pool, a fire pit, and a fully equipped outdoor kitchen with a remote-controlled screen enclosure for year-round entertaining. To the side, a large private garden unfolds with winding pebble pathways beneath majestic live oaks and natural Lowcountry vegetation, creating a secluded oasis just steps from the fairway.

For the golfer, Harbour Town Golf Links is one of the most recognizable courses in the world. Designed in 1967 by Pete Dye with the help of a young Jack Nicklaus, the course broke every convention of resort golf with its small greens, surgical landing zones, and the par-4 18th that runs along Calibogue Sound and finishes directly beneath the iconic candy-cane Harbour Town Lighthouse. It has hosted the RBC Heritage (previously the Heritage Classic) every year since 1969, making it one of the longest-running tournament venues on the PGA Tour. Sea Pines Resort, the original master-planned community on Hilton Head Island, was founded in 1956 by visionary developer Charles Fraser and set the template that coastal resort communities worldwide would later follow, with Harbour Town Yacht Basin designed to evoke the fishing village at Portofino, Italy. Owners within Sea Pines enjoy access to four championship golf courses, over 100 tennis courts, five miles of Atlantic beach, the Harbour Town Marina, South Beach Marina, and the 605-acre Forest Preserve. Our March 17 edition featured a record-setting $18M estate at Wexford Plantation on Hilton Head, and this Sea Pines listing represents the opposite corner of the island's golf real estate market, a front-row Harbour Town address at roughly a quarter of that price. Listed by Sea Pines Real Estate – The Cottage Group.

Coastal Living, Championship Golf, and the RBC Heritage Dream

As the PGA Tour rolls into Hilton Head this week for the RBC Heritage, these three listings capture the essence of what makes coastal golf real estate so compelling. Whether you're drawn to Cotton House and the unmatched Tom Fazio seaside layout at Baker's Bay in the Abacos, the Neoclassical grandeur of Villa Measured on Sea Island with full Sea Island Club privileges and the RSM Classic just down the road, or the chance to own a piece of Harbour Town Golf Links history at 17 Marsh Drive as the best players in the world march through the 16th, 17th, and 18th holes right outside your back door, these homes are a reminder that the best golf in North America lives within reach of the ocean. If you missed last week's Masters-themed Golf Real Estate Moves featuring Glenwild, Estancia, and The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, it's worth a read. And for a look at one of the clubhouses that defined American golf architecture, our recent tour of Seminole Golf Club and its pink stucco, Marion Sims Wyeth-designed masterpiece pairs beautifully with this week's coastal theme. Tune in next week for more hidden gems in luxury golf real estate, and contact your realtor to turn one of these dream golf course homes into your reality.

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